NS_RN

I love my Merrels!~:balloons:

Hi...I am relatively new to LTC and have done acute care for ~15 years. I am just loving the change! I have been assigned as case manager to one client and need help making a nursing care plan as this is an expectation for all case managers to comple...

Wow daytonite! Thanks so much...I appreciate the time you put into your reply and have bookmarked most of those sites! Thanks again!~

and learned it the hard way! I was leaning over the end of someone's bed yesterday trimming some pretty skanky toenails.....one of them flew up and landed right in my open mouth!! Yuck yuck yuck! Can you gargle with the antiseptic handwash???? Note ...

I have had many people ring the callbell to ask where the callbell is....

My mother made me do it....15 years later, here I am.

A few questions...My gran had a NSTEMI on Sunday, and now I find myself asking stupid questions that I know the answers to. -What should the ideal INR be after a NSTEMI? hers is 2.0 on Warf. (she was on it when she had the MI, so I am thinking it sh...

Well, you know what they say... "You can pick your nose, you can pick your friends...but you can't pick your friend's nose!"

What type of report does you unit do? We currently do taped report on night shift for day shift, and day shift does written report for oncoming night shift. So 2 different types of report. Its a busy general med unit.

Full code patients who are terminally ill , have end stage disease or are over the age of 80!

well how do you spell pu$$y anyway??? LOL

1. taped 2. verbal 3. written Which do you prefer?

I'm with you on that..I suppose if you can afford to go to a restaurant where 20% of the bill comes to $80, then you can afford to tip that. I tip15% in general, and I give my hairdresser $5 regardless of what I have done.

Here's my favorite nursing joke... What did the nurse say when she found a rectal thermometer in her pocket?? "Hey! Some a$$hole has my pen!" :chuckle :chuckle :chuckle

Cats from Heaven A pastor had a kitten that climbed up a tree in his backyard but then was afraid to come down. The pastor coaxed, offered warm milk, etc. The kitty would not come down. The tree was not sturdy enough to climb, so the pastor decided t...

OMG!!thanks...that is sooooo funny! :chuckle :chuckle :chuckle

How about some spray haldol...like Off or Raid...for when you have to attack the crazies wielding a haldol filled needle. Patent pending..

OMG!!Thanks for the laugh! Keep em coming!! :chuckle :)

Is she still actively bleeding??

Thanks for replying. I have no doubt it has more to do with her personality than anything else.

Just my humble little opinion, but..... The bible was written in simple times by simple people who could not possibly have fathomed the idea that we would be using blood as a viable medical treatment in this day and age. The interpretation of it is a...

And here is the site for the College of Registered Nurses of Nova Scotia... NovaScotia Nurses

Where I work, BScN's make about $50.00 per pay (every 2 weeks) more that diploma nurses. Lots of full time nsg jobs here in NS. And its the same exam...but we no longer have a diploma program here in NS. Degree only..but when we did, it was the same...

Busy weekend at work..3 bowel obstructions. NG's galore.LOL Anyhooo...one lady we could just not get the NG down. She absolutely could not tolerate it...gagged and vomited. Tried everything. Xylocaine to lube, sipping water. Chin down. Just wonderin...

Yup..tube was chilled and she had some lorazepam s/l. Poor little old lady.