Hygiene Queen replied to FolksBtrippin's topic in General Nursing
I was wondering about the lymph nodes, since you mentioned her surgery. That could be part of it. Trilafon can cause heart failure in older adults. I love these kind of discussions on
Hygiene Queen replied to Nicoleashley's topic in General Students
I think he started treating you bad when he met someone else because you were of no use to him any longer. Not everyone does that, but some do. You won't expect it and it's shocking. I suspect you...
Hygiene Queen replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing
I was training a really stupid CNA. I'm not being mean. She was an idiot. Anyway, we were showering a very obese woman, "Mary", that had been messed up from steroids and had a severe chronic illness....
Hygiene Queen replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing
We've had plenty of threads where we have shared stupid things we've done or misunderstood or whatever. That's not the point of this thread though. Sure, it could be something lacking... or maybe...
OP states they are not worried about future employment: If OP gets fired, they may not be worried about their current employer because they have no intention of working there, but I wonder if OP has...
If your hospital has a policy that one can refuse a second pull, then there's your answer. Take the issue up with your manager. Every hospital has their own policies. There is no way for us to tell...
That doesn't make it right... if that's true. Everybody looks up meds-- even doctors and pharmacists. Look up your meds. If you want to handle them, then do it responsibly. As for "working under"...
I used to start my shift by looking over my assignment and prioritizing my duties. Some of this involved knowing the residents and how things will go with them and working around that. I also used to...
Hygiene Queen replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing
I am over there under another name and have noticed you there. I don't participate, I'm just interested in what people come up with. Unfortunately, there are some ridiculous hand-wringers,...
You're missing the point. The point is that the policy was likely made due to unreliable aides in the past. If that was indeed the case, then those aides should have been fired. Not only that, but if...
What a bunch of judgmental slop. You're not "worried", for Pete's sake. There's always a holier-than-thou student that like to pass off their announcement that they are superior to others by...
A geropsych unit mixed with anything else. Constant complaints from the middle-aged crowd there for things like depression. Yeah, depressed younger folks really want to endure Grandpa Smith drooling...
Hygiene Queen replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing
I don't remember if I told this one on AN or not, but I once had a nightmare that I was walking down the hallway at work and one of our little tiny old ladies was shuffling slightly behind me....
Hygiene Queen replied to Grobyc82's topic in General Nursing
I always loved telling my elderly patients to "walk this way" and then launching into a Groucho Marx walk down the hall. They loved it! Other than that, I loved loved loved washing them up and tucking...