leslymill

leslymill

Med/surg,Tele,PACU,ER,ICU,LTAC,HH,Neuro

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  1. who is worth 842 RN's???

    leslymill replied to 68RN's topic in General Nursing

    Main reason I don't watch sports or much TV. I watch the antique Road Show . Talk about putting high prices on junk. Babe Ruth's signature only goes

  2. Job application protocol

    leslymill replied to Djuna's topic in General Nursing

    If you don't get the ER position ask that your application be submitted to another nurse manager. It is the nurse managers that do the interview to get you the job. It is not uncommon for me to ask...

  3. Comfort care med protocol??

    leslymill replied to starcandy's topic in General Nursing

    I had a pt like that with narcotics ordered Q2 hrs, unconscious and DNR. Family in more pain than they were. The doctor called right after I received report and asked, "Is she dead yet?" That changed...

  4. What do we do...

    leslymill replied to DTCC PreRN's topic in General Nursing

    Did she receive home health care or PT after the pinning? Did she receive any gait training besides be careful? Even if she is a nurse, they knew she was high risk for re-injury. Seems like a bad...

  5. Co-worker stole my ID

    leslymill replied to rmelvin's topic in General Nursing

    Jesus had a friend who did something like that. He knew it would be his last supper. I think it was the hardest thing he had to deal with. He sweat blood over it. There is hope for her, you have to...

  6. So i cant be the only one...

    leslymill replied to RheatherN's topic in General Nursing

    It is right, I guess, what my instructor said 27 years ago. Your personal relationships need to be very strong. Nursing school can make or break them. Sometimes I think that is why nursing started...

  7. If you are the patient's advocate, can you sue the MD?

    leslymill replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    He is aware we are to instruct the patient on his DX, TX, prognosis. He knows we are not to hinder but promote the Doctor Patient relationship. We are the middle man. Usually there is no big conflict...

  8. I left a patient's home crying today

    leslymill replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    Home Health is the best nursing job for satisfaction. I wish it could pay for the car, and now, the

  9. Living situation

    leslymill replied to NellieP73's topic in General Nursing

    I do remember one apartment I lived in. I ran out in broad daylight in pajamas and curlers yelling at my neighbor (who had also been one of my patients) To quit yelling at her kids I was trying to...

  10. Living situation

    leslymill replied to NellieP73's topic in General Nursing

    EArplugs. TV playing. I used to live near a train track. For the first month you jump up when one goes by, after awhile you sleep right through. Tylenol PM might help. I never use anything stronger...

  11. deferments

    leslymill replied to Medsport's topic in General Nursing

    Try debt consolidation.. I used Consumer Credit Corporation. I had to cut up my credit cards, but nothing worse than aying for stuff that has been destroyed in a

  12. help with cover letter

    leslymill replied to meggy156838's topic in General Nursing

    Though I don't have experience working in a nursing field before, take that out (I see leslie suggested that too) have learned to adapt quickly take that out(you have used the verb quick three times...

  13. Wrist blood pressure cuffs

    leslymill replied to OklaLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Not good for use in an acute care setting. I like them, but I don't trust

  14. From a student - how much of what we learn is really done?

    leslymill replied to krenee's topic in General Nursing

    I had to write tons of care plans back in 1981 to graduate. For the first 8 years of practice, actual nursing units didn't write out the care plan. It was a thought process that develops over time...

  15. Turned in notice

    leslymill replied to busy-bee's topic in General Nursing

    Gee........ you made me not even want to talk to you, but I had to wonder. DID ANYONE EVEN TALK TO HER, about the disrespectful, rude, anti-therapeutic workplace

  16. If you are the patient's advocate, can you sue the MD?

    leslymill replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    We are also the Doctor's advocate. Or So I was

  17. Nurses that write their own orders

    leslymill replied to Kanani_Ikike's topic in General Nursing

    dang, i shudder to think of what would happen if the foley wasn't irrigated? seriously. Okay not so seriously, Pt exibits signs of increasing restlessness...... Pt begins to thrash and moan....... Two...

  18. LATERAL Violence. How Nurses treat Nurses!

    leslymill replied to Medic/Nurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree with learning part Tweedy. Being single with nobody who lives with me for so many years can blind you to some of your secret faults. Communication skills are a growing art. I beleive the...

  19. Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

    leslymill replied to szccdw's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I do think the time will come when we will all agree we want BSNs. You can not work abroad with an ADN, most countries require a BSN even though their Nursing is not as acute. The UK will take diploma...

  20. Newly hired LPN is making more money!!!!

    leslymill replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    Great links. Know I know what I should have known. Employer is not always

  21. Nurse's are the greatest people on earth.

    leslymill replied to Cat1981England's topic in General Nursing

    All the praying I do at my church for atheist or stubbornly independent family members, prisoners, missionaries...etc, I would hope somedy it will pay off. One member went to see his sister on her...

  22. US needs foreign-trained healthcare workers

    leslymill replied to mhwa's topic in International Nursing

    I could care less what the employer wants. I am the consumer. I know I am probably dying if I am in a hospital..I would totally prefer an American born and a fellow citizen....any

  23. Happily Addicted to allnurses.com

    leslymill replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    I am only obsessed. If I am here after I get back into nursing, call me

  24. What do you do in clinicals?

    leslymill replied to Toots71506's topic in General Nursing

    I worked 7P to 7am for years. I loved those nursing students who come in at 4am wet from a shower and all stressed out to sit and read their assigned patients charts at 4am. It is always a good time...

  25. LATERAL Violence. How Nurses treat Nurses!

    leslymill replied to Medic/Nurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I asked God that very same question. He gives me a new answer every time I ask. " Little Lamb. I send you out as sheep to the slaughter." " Little Lamb. I send you out to deal with wolves." " Be...