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  1. Spinoff : What We Do, What We Used to Do

    suespets replied to NursingAgainstdaOdds's topic in General Nursing

    treating huge bedsores w/ tall floor lamps,and taping pt' butt over to the side rail(side rails now are almost non-existant) placeing m.o.m.on butt before heat lamping, for 20 mins.& don't be late...

  2. MORPHINE and Dying Patients

    suespets replied to constantlylearning's topic in General Nursing

    Iv'e been an lpn for 32 yrs,worked med surg,psych ,ob,ltc mostly. no pt. i ever cared for was in severe pain the next shift,and i do know this.I'm takeing courses now towards

  3. FT Staff + regular per diem vs. FT staff + agency per diem????

    suespets replied to roosevelt127's topic in Travel

    what is a per diem

  4. MORPHINE and Dying Patients

    suespets replied to constantlylearning's topic in General Nursing

    feelin bad that i can't get some people to understand how i feel in this issue.i have never knowingly withheld pain meds from pts in pain.when i said i might give it q6 hr,i meant one dose,cuz the...

  5. MORPHINE and Dying Patients

    suespets replied to constantlylearning's topic in General Nursing

    please excuse all the typos, i was too intense to remember to proof

  6. MORPHINE and Dying Patients

    suespets replied to constantlylearning's topic in General Nursing

    i'm hearig examples of people who, for instance, were in dior pain, or who had vss.india\cating possible pain:i'm talking about neither.i read the article ,and i wonder how you prove someone is in...

  7. MORPHINE and Dying Patients

    suespets replied to constantlylearning's topic in General Nursing

    btw, i have been told by a very sweet, very christian rn who knows how i feel about snowing people,that she would give any ms04 that i'm not comfortable with:i haven't had to call on her,& she...

  8. MORPHINE and Dying Patients

    suespets replied to constantlylearning's topic in General Nursing

    alois,tweety, you've reiterated what i'm trying to get across!i'm not saying i don't ever gi ve the stuff,but gen they die w/o my dose.or i might give it after ,say 6 hr's.not the q 3 others have been...

  9. MORPHINE and Dying Patients

    suespets replied to constantlylearning's topic in General Nursing

    as i said ,"not to a pt. who is in noooooooodistress whatsoever!no vs sign prob, no crying out, no dyspnea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!you become hospice,your talking ,you walking,your eating,your in moderate pain,...

  10. MORPHINE and Dying Patients

    suespets replied to constantlylearning's topic in General Nursing

    i don't agree w/ giving more morphine,just cuz all the other nurses are,when a pt. doesn't appear in any distress whatsoever(gen hospice pt's)then i know my dose ended their life,& vatican or...

  11. Does anyone like Med-Surg?

    suespets replied to swee2000's topic in General Nursing

    i worked as lpn on med/surg and really liked

  12. Anyone Else Experience Mobbing?

    suespets replied to WeakAnkles's topic in General Nursing

    it seems to me ,from what i've seen,it's the quiet,"loner) types that are targeted,though iVe seen the very strong , vibrantand assertive that are not mobbed maybe,but

  13. Pregnant. New job. Should I tell?

    suespets replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    i know she's already hired,but know from experience,they can "change" that. happened to me. that most likely won't accomodate,et don't want the loss of a nurse to maternity

  14. "Interesting" Things by Your Local MD

    suespets replied to VandyNurse714's topic in Nursing Humor

    nurse note read;pt.had lg b.m. ate on floor. visitor brought her cartoon of

  15. Pregnant. New job. Should I tell?

    suespets replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    keep it to your self. business is business: they would find a way to not actually hire u,supposedly (non-related to preg.)I know this 1st

  16. is this abuse?

    suespets replied to jennifers's topic in General Nursing

    . the nurse did the exercisew/o concerning herself w/ the fact that a student was watching ,most likely cuz she did'nt feel she was doing anything wrong,i would have to have seen the situation, but...

  17. Does this make sense to anyone? LONG, sorry.

    suespets replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    is it sensible to quit this job,while the boss it out on sick leave? youv'e worked there so short a time, u needn't mention it in your resum( u took some time off ,vacation, b/t jobs) on resume for...

  18. i did so many errors today.*needing comfort guys

    suespets replied to chick_pea's topic in First Year After Licensure

    re: unattended meds.reasons not to leave w/ pt. he may forget them,they may get dropped (or some lost) on floor. that takes time to replace them, so ur not saving time at all. some other pt. may find...

  19. Can a patient be a full code and a Hospice patient in NY?

    suespets replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    used to think,hospice = dnr,comfort care only, till i learned of poa who would not allow atb tx per uti of geri. pt.crude! where is the comfort in that? see obituary.... "gramma died of uti" that's...

  20. Is age 45 too old to start nursing???

    suespets replied to Toots71506's topic in General Nursing

    i'm 57,been lpn 32 yrs.i'm goin for the adn. think i'll do ok,but am concerned places won't want to hire me.know there's a law against it, but u can always make an excuse instead, plus, will i get...

  21. I'm sure you've all seen this before..

    suespets replied to David Offenbaker's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    also you will be settleling fueds w/cnas, searching for hearing aids etc, filling out fall &/or incident reports,adding to careplans re both, writing summaries,& medicare charting, dressing...

  22. Test Your Knowledge

    suespets replied to lloutcastll's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    don't understand why this post has generated so much animosity.it's not like it's mandatory that u take quiz( i know i "misspelled"

  23. HELP!!!!! care plan question

    suespets replied to dbsue1954's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    i'm thinking it's ok to list the nervousness anxietyas something to monitor. the whole idea being if condition doesn't improve,or symptoms continue, (or seems to ) you d/c it,go to something else more...

  24. Test Your Knowledge

    suespets replied to lloutcastll's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    it's nice to see an entry for we ltc lpns for a

  25. Test Your Knowledge

    suespets replied to lloutcastll's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    i don't know why my replys aren't appearing.