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  1. Quick question about IV starts.

    flashpoint replied to CrazierThanYou's topic in General Nursing

    There are some creams that have a numbing effect, but most of them take quite a while before they are effective. In my experience, lidocaine burns initially, so injecting it seems silly...I would...

  2. Please! I need advice from all the nurses or anyone

    flashpoint replied to lovnur36's topic in General Nursing

    Your best bet would be to call the BON in neighboring states...if you live in Denver, you aren't too far from Cheyenne, Wyoming or North Platte, Nebraska...both cities have testing facilities. Best...

  3. Can I be a CNA?

    flashpoint replied to curious1991's topic in General Nursing

    I'm under five feet tall and looked about twelve years old until I was about thirty. I managed being a CNA, an LPN, and a paramedic. I've had a few patients refuse me because of my size or age, but...

  4. "I Don't Care if You are Sick...Come to Work Anyway!"

    flashpoint posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Last evening I was woring as the charge nurse in my small town LTC (I'm done with MDS...they wanted an RN in the position). Anyway...at about 8:15 PM, the phone rings...I pnder not answering, but we...

  5. do other careers get "write-ups" as much as nurses?

    flashpoint replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in General Nursing

    Nope...I got called into the manager's office each time and had to give my side of the story and come up with some sort of corrective action so it didn't happen again. And when I was asked to resign,...

  6. do other careers get "write-ups" as much as nurses?

    flashpoint replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, "write-ups" are primarily used as part of a learning process...they may lead to discipline, but not usually. When someone gets "written-up," the DON and the administrator get together...

  7. are there alot of cliques on your nursing floor?

    flashpoint replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    Of course...and I am glad that I am not a part of some of them. I work in LTC, so it is way different than a hospital. I also don't work in the town that I live in...that makes it sort of nice! We...

  8. Can anyone share some cheat sheets, tracking forms, etc?

    flashpoint posted a topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    I need all the help I can get!

  9. Help!!! How has Nursing evolved over the past 10yrs??

    flashpoint replied to Emile's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of facilities are using more UAPs and similar assistants...nursing assistants, techs, paramedics, sitters, "comfort aides", etc...but a lot have eliminated them completely, so... There are more...

  10. Has Your Facility Ever Tried to Have a Set Schedule?

    flashpoint posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Scheduling has been what seems like a HUGE challenge since the day I started working at my LTC. The DON seems to take forever to get the schedule out...like putting it out on Friday afternoon...

  11. How to determine if a self toileting dementia resident is constipated?

    flashpoint replied to DPRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Oh! Brilliant idea!

  12. How to determine if a self toileting dementia resident is constipated?

    flashpoint replied to DPRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We have this problem with one resident...the others leave some sort of sign for us...LOL. We ended up disconnecting the chain from the handle in the tank of the toilet...she can't flush. It's a bit of...

  13. Questions for those who Don't Pass Meds in the DIning Room

    flashpoint posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We're in the process of getting the med carts out of the dining room... How do you handle your med passes... What about the ones who want their meds with their meals? Do you just need to care plan...

  14. Unreasonable family members in the nursing home?

    flashpoint replied to TreehuggerRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well...yeah. My parents would be furious if I even attempted to help them go to the bathroom...they have told me many times that they do not want me to care for them...when the time comes, they would...

  15. easy way for charge nurse to assign patients?

    flashpoint replied to hotshot12345's topic in General Nursing

    I think there are too many potential variables...this nurse can't take care of this patient because they are cousins...this nurse is pregnancy so she can't take care of the isolation patient...this...

  16. Could high BP/Pulse during physical keep me from getting job?

    flashpoint replied to 09NewGrad's topic in General Nursing

    It probably won't keep you from getting a job...you might have to get something from your doctor that says you are ok to work. I applied for a job and when I did the physical, my blood pressure was...

  17. ALL NURSES this affects all of you

    flashpoint replied to AnalegnaRN's topic in General Nursing

    My facility doesn't mandate it, but...if you decline the seasonal flu shot for any reason other than a medical reason not to get it and if you miss work for diagnosed influenza, they will consider it...

  18. Ten Things A Nurse Doesn't Want to Hear

    flashpoint replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Excuse me? I do not use the computer I work! I do, however, have contests with my coworkers to see who can go the longest without answering lights...the annoying "ping, ping, ping" got to me, so I...

  19. Scheduling Woes

    flashpoint replied to deleern's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    When I was the scheduler, I built an Excel program that calculated hours for each person and calculated the number of people scheduled for each shift. If I had it on this computer, I would send it to...

  20. What time do you expect your relief nurse to show up?

    flashpoint replied to KarynicaRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I expect my relief to just show up on time...report starts at 2145 and I expect them to be sitting in the report room ready to take report at that time. If they are the type that shows up early and I...

  21. Discussing scheduling problem during interview

    flashpoint replied to DeLana_RN's topic in General Nursing

    As someone who used to have a role in the interviewing and hiring process (and as the former scheduler) I would want to know in advance what you were available for...if you couldn't possibly fill our...

  22. So...who gets the job?

    flashpoint posted a topic in General Nursing

    There is a bit of a dilemma where I work..I'm not involved in it, but I am curious about what other nurses think and abotu what supervisors (other than mine) would do. Here's the story... One of the...

  23. So...who gets the job?

    flashpoint replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    This isn't the first time this happened at this facility...they did the same thing with a DON a couple years ago...same with a laundry supervisor. Just

  24. So...who gets the job?

    flashpoint replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    It doesn't really make sense to me...we aren't unionized or anything, so that can't be it. It seems odd to me that once you resign and someone is hired to replace you that it is that easy to keep the...

  25. So...who gets the job?

    flashpoint replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    LOL...it happened to me once and I was furious. I applied for a job, was offered the position and accepted...the day before I was supposed to start, they rescinded the offer...my previous position...