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  1. Admitting a med error on Facebook??!!

    nitenurse02 replied to DLS_PMHNP's topic in General Nursing

    Yes people have made similar statements regarding our hospital. We have had numerous warnings and education. We are cautioned against posting anything that could reflect negatively on our facility...

  2. Grades in nursing school vs. success as a nurse?

    nitenurse02 replied to MachThree's topic in General Nursing

    You were spot on when you said that the real knowledge comes from on the job experience. She will gain a base of knowledge in school but wont really apply it until she is out there practicing. I...

  3. Would you switch to nights to make alot more money?

    nitenurse02 replied to Maco's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked nights for seven years. And I love it. It takes a little while to get used to it and some people just cant do it. There are certainly pros and cons but I would say try it and you just...

  4. What is the schedule "Short Hour"?

    nitenurse02 replied to 3KittiesRN's topic in General Nursing

    Happy hour for short people I laughed when I read that one. I am kinda short (5'1") and I get the teasing a lot. (I can take it though and poke fun at myself a lot too.) So I really enjoyed that...

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

    nitenurse02 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    The original list was pretty funny. I agree with most of those statements. However, I have seen the argument that being called an angel is degrading a little too much lately. While I will never...

  6. Computers-You DON'T have to use ALL the features!

    nitenurse02 replied to RuRnurse?'s topic in General Nursing

    I am sorry your med pass is even more stressful! Having been a med nurse, I can attest to the fact that computers can almost make things

  7. Physical Assessments: Do Any Nurses Do Them

    nitenurse02 replied to romie's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses not doing assessments? That is scary. Nurses documenting assessments that were never done? Even scarier!! I have a stethoscope but dont always wear it (being a LPN i dont always have a team...

  8. Scatterbrain

    nitenurse02 posted a topic in General Nursing

    We have one supervisor who is as ditzy as they come!!! She will put people on low census and NEVER call them!!! I am so glad that she isn't a floor nurse. I would be so worried about the patients....

  9. Starting nursing school next Monday!

    nitenurse02 replied to AHinch1988's topic in General Nursing

    I start the last part of August. I have been an LPN for over 6 years and an now going back for the RN program. My advice, if you have the option to get your LPN and then stopping before finishing...

  10. Second guessing myself after watching foley catheter insertion video

    nitenurse02 replied to Elizabeth K.'s topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yes any pain or discomfort the pt would feel is usually temporary. Sometimes they will feel pressure or even pain from a catheter that has been inserted previously but this can usually be fixed. As...

  11. If they can ask for it..they aren't too sedated...

    nitenurse02 replied to faline1973's topic in General Nursing

    I would have done the same thing. If she cant move her upper arms to take the pills then I would have been scared to give the pills as well. And she did have access to pain meds. People like this...

  12. I GOT IN

    nitenurse02 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just got into ADN school. I have been an LPN for over six years and it is past time for me to finish my degree. I just wanted to share my news with everyone on here. I have really enjoyed this...

  13. I GOT IN

    nitenurse02 replied to nitenurse02's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all the

  14. There's a Mousetrap In My Med Cart

    nitenurse02 replied to 99percentangel's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    As I read this I have thought about how many times I have been in tears or near it passing meds. It is sometimes scary and difficult, but somehow we get it all done. Most of the time without...

  15. What Was The Most Difficult Patient You Ever Had?

    nitenurse02 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    A couple of pts come to mind. One is a 20 something frequent flyer who used to go to another hosp till her primary doc quit attending there. Now she comes to us. She comes in with exacerbation of...

  16. 24 Things ER Nurses Know All Too Well

    nitenurse02 replied to RN_in_SC's topic in Emergency

    She may not ever do it, but I can assure you that most of us have wanted

  17. a lpn wihout previous experience, lock in a retail job

    nitenurse02 replied to kantuta's topic in General Nursing

    Do not lie on your resume. Nurses rely on integrity to do their job. We ask patients to put their lives in our hands. We should be trustworthy people. I would try starting in a NH. Then with some...

  18. Tell me about your shifts, I'm curious!

    nitenurse02 replied to harborview's topic in General Nursing

    There is not really a typical anything in nursing! :0 but here are my two cents anyway. It really depends on the facility that you work at. There are 8 hour shifts, 7-3 3-11 11-7 Then you have the...

  19. Hallway beds?!?!?!?

    nitenurse02 posted a topic in General Nursing

    we have started something at our small town hospital that i wonder how many of you have seen. we are admitting patients to the hallway. we will be renovating our er in the next year so they will not...

  20. Interesting Christmas Tales

    nitenurse02 replied to Shawana's topic in General Nursing

    Ok this story is not a nursing story per se, but it certainly falls into the Christmas category. I had just started at my hospital as a brand new LPN. I was young and scared to be on my own. My...

  21. grief

    nitenurse02 replied to terrajai's topic in General Nursing

    You will always have those residents that grab your heart. Even in the hospital where we only know these people sometimes just a few days, we get attached. This is normal. Grief is real no matter...

  22. Whatever happened to rules likes these?

    nitenurse02 replied to cpkRN's topic in General Nursing

    Amen!

  23. Drug rant: Legalized Dope Dealer, RN

    nitenurse02 replied to alkaleidi's topic in Emergency

    i work on the med/surg floor and we certainly see our share of the drug seekers. we have one who comes in with exac of chrohns who sets her cell phone to go off 20 min before meds are due to remind...

  24. Good Nursing Fiction

    nitenurse02 replied to ArmyWife1015's topic in General Nursing

    Bed number 10 by Sue Baier. a wonderful book written from the pt's perspective on how the good and bad of nursing affects a pt. we had to read it when i went through my high school cna class....

  25. Unfriendly Nurses.....

    nitenurse02 replied to NurseDianne's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have been a staff nurse for more than 5 years now. Personally, I try to be friendly to new hires and travelers. But I have seen some nurses get pretty bent out of shape with agency nurses. Some...