Penelope_Pitstop BSN, RN

When you're a new grad, you don't know what you don't know. In home care, you're a bit of a lone wolf. A visit may be only thirty minutes or so and quite possibly just one or two visits per week. Not like a shift at a hospital or facility that is ei...

Rehab. I'm in homecare now and I don't think it's really appropriate for a new grad. Rehab is closer to "hospital nursing," also.

"My doctor told me I got diabetes from not eating enough sugar. That's how it works."

A woman took scissors to her Clintron bed because she thought her dog was trapped inside of it. (I'm glad I wasn't on call that night. This was in home care).

The first amendment does not protect the use of "fighting words." Furthermore, an employer may have a policy dictating public behavior. This isn't even necessary for dismissal in an at-will state. I don't know which states are at will.

Yes, did that woman end up wearing a bra to work? Did the deers get that nursing student? WHAT ABOUT THE PARABENS, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD???

The vast majority of actions in my state involve controlled substances. This includes diversion, intoxication and/or recreational use of non-prescribed substances, forging scripts, count errors or charting errors involving said substances. Another on...

**sniffles** No, I'm not a sister. I am an only child, I always wanted **sniff** siblings. **Sob** My husband is also an **hiccup** only child so I'm not even a **sob** sister in law **bawls**

I... Um... uhhhh.... Yeah, I got nothin'. And I NEVER have nothing...

Yes, I've also had the dream wherein a patient is forgotten all shift. My favorite, though? Well, okay, not really...but it certainly stand out! In my dream, there was a patient sitting in the hall in a geri chair. I was charting, nothing really was ...

Root Cause Analysis

Remember that in every line of work, crap runs downhill. Chances are, your management has received negative feedback pertaining to these issues, so of course, your managers let the crap slide down the hill to the floor staff. I had a manager OBSESSE...

I have seen him live four times. If he comes to your area, he is well worth the ticket price.

It's very similar to the concept of "leading the witness" in court.

Yes, that's the right way to answer! I agree completely. But what answer did you expect or want, OP?

There's a number of things going on here that concern me, but mostly I agree with JKL. If you wanted to keep your distance in a professional sense, why bring him up when your "friend" was using her computer? What did you want her to say? I mean, you ...

Excellent comments above mine. I would like to add that you are human and that is it okay to not be capable of understanding everyone. Should you always be professional and polite? Absolutely. Even in non-working matters, being polite costs you nothi...

It's a good idea to, even if you're not within three feet and in the same room. Once when I was (essentially) circulating for a central line placement in the ICU, the resident became woozy and I crawled under the drape, caught her as she fainted and ...

I agree that the friend request in of itself is not a stalker action; however, the motive and the way my name would have been found out by her? Yes, that's getting there with the stalker thing. Perhaps stalker was too harsh; however, in this case, I ...

I use pure maple syrup and a truvia/cane sugar blend as well as raisins. So it's not at all diabetic friendly by any stretch; however, all of the sugar is at least from natural sources. Let me look up the link... Simple Grain-Free Granola | Minimalis...

Disclaimer: I didn't read all of the responses. But, here are my thoughts: - that is a lot of time devoted to something that may have no positive result - if she requested me, I would not accept, but I would remember her name and if she were to appl...

Also, I must complain about our pain documentation requirements. I'm in home health and we are required to document the following at each visit: - the lowest the pain has been in the past 24 hours - the highest the pain as been in past 24 hours - th...

For a pain level up to a 6, the patient would receive 2.5. 6.5 is higher than 6. Honestly, nursing judgement would play into this for such a finely split hair. I would err on the side of making the patient more comfortable.

I round it up for documentation purposes. My favorite, though? "Oh, my pain isn't bad at all. I give it an 8."

I have a friend (more of an acquaintance, but I digress) who is in her mid 20s and has experienced multiple instances of AFib over the past few years. She has required a handful of cardioversions. She has no history of drug or alcohol use, no other c...