aloevera

aloevera

telemetry, med-surg, home health, psych

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  1. Dangerous nurses

    aloevera replied to funmom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    that is what I meant by "lazy and careless" and this behavior may lead to dangerous consequence.... yep, seen a few of

  2. Dangerous nurses

    aloevera replied to funmom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    intentionally dangerous??? no. Lazy and careless that could lead to dangerous consequences,

  3. Am I too old to just be starting?

    aloevera replied to Roxy0628's topic in General Students

    why on earth would you think that 30 is old??????? I didn't read all the posts but.....many nurses did not get their degrees until in their 30's, 40's, and even 50's.... You are going to age anyway,...

  4. Psych charting

    aloevera replied to crystalbrz's topic in Psychiatric

    no, none of us received much teaching re: charting in psych...I agree, you just learn as you go.....I always think it is a good idea to "quote" pts. remarks, especially if it helps to show their...

  5. Disresepectful hospice nurse

    aloevera replied to SunnyAndrsn's topic in General Nursing

    I re-read the OP and the only thing that was stated is that she got second hand info from the CNA that the Hospice nurse was on the phone... come on....that is not neglecting her pt. in the...

  6. Disresepectful hospice nurse

    aloevera replied to SunnyAndrsn's topic in General Nursing

    But one must remember, there are two sides to every story.... "Give so much time to the improvement of yoursef that you have no time to criticize

  7. Nurses on meds

    aloevera replied to Deevine's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    another nurse and I took a poll and we found that out of 22 nurses in our unit there were only 5 that were NOT taking any meds...!!!!! Go figure

  8. Disresepectful hospice nurse

    aloevera replied to SunnyAndrsn's topic in General Nursing

    I don't really think that it was your place to talk to the Hospice Supervisor...I used to work in LTC and several of our pts. had their own hospice nurse that would come in...granted, they all did not...

  9. Are You Kidding Me???????

    aloevera replied to RutterMama's topic in General Students

    sorry, did not read all of the posts, but couldn't you take out a low interest loan from your bank to cover the costs??? it would be worth a little interest for what you could be earning later

  10. What a terrible way to start off the new year

    aloevera replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Students

    I can tell that you are very young by your thinking..... each year you will grow older, as we all do, whether you want to or not... If nursing is a profession that you want to pursue, you should not...

  11. Becoming an RN just for the paycheck

    aloevera replied to Nellie Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Cal. sounds nice but I am partial to the east coast...I am thinking of the Keys or the

  12. Becoming an RN just for the paycheck

    aloevera replied to Nellie Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    oh, and if I could have made the same $$$ as a lifeguard or selling hot dogs on the beach, I may have done that

  13. Becoming an RN just for the paycheck

    aloevera replied to Nellie Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    well, my calling was "alone with child to support, only jobs in newspaper were for nurses and truck drivers" so guess what? I went to nursing school.... I have been a nurse for almost 30 yrs. now...

  14. benzo withdrawal......advice please

    aloevera replied to cherilee's topic in Psychiatric

    I was told by our psychiatrist that benzos take up to 18 mo. to get out of ones system.....the longest acting drug to be free of.... as for how long they are in w/d, that is different for

  15. I want her fired!!!!

    aloevera replied to HisTreasure's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, due to the fact that so many nurses just do not want to work !!! I have seen so many come and go because it was too hard and they had to get off their orifices once in a while !!! that is...

  16. I want her fired!!!!

    aloevera replied to HisTreasure's topic in General Nursing

    "National Nurses Write-In Day" sounds good to me.....but the trouble is, at the moment, I have nothing to complain about !! But wait, give me a week and I am sure something will come

  17. I want her fired!!!!

    aloevera replied to HisTreasure's topic in General Nursing

    bluemalibu.....love it, will remember how you stated it and keep for later

  18. Nurses, where do you see yourself in 5-10 years?

    aloevera replied to learning08's topic in General Nursing

    in 5 yrs. I hope to be lying on a beach in the Keys sipping Margueritas.... that is my plan, my son will be through college and I will have my 30 yrs. in... and I have already had my full....I wish it...

  19. Did I win the lottery or is it a curse?

    aloevera replied to jsuh's topic in General Students

    use as a backup study guide.... use your notes from lectures first, then follow with your books..... Lucky you, I'd say you came

  20. I want her fired!!!!

    aloevera replied to HisTreasure's topic in General Nursing

    I would think that the action of "pushing the baby in the W/C" would have been against hospital policy due to insurance regulations, but what do I

  21. I want her fired!!!!

    aloevera replied to HisTreasure's topic in General Nursing

    I hope that she quit.....I would NEVER take that from any family, staff or anyone

  22. Psych charting

    aloevera replied to crystalbrz's topic in Psychiatric

    ahh, yes...it's been a looong time since school.....all of that falls under our charting forms....we don't really chart any "plans" on our psych unit....the tx. plan is assessed and charted on daily...

  23. Psych charting

    aloevera replied to crystalbrz's topic in Psychiatric

    we have no "acronyms" for our notes...we chart: mood, behavior, S/I, H/I, compliance with meds, reactions to any new meds, appetite, sleep, voiding, B/M's, and anything unusual or significant, anxiety...

  24. Psych Staff in need of Support post tragedy

    aloevera replied to thegreenmile's topic in Psychiatric

    My condolences to you and your colleagues....Unfortunately, in the field that we work in there are many people with mental health issues themselves and things like this do occur....we always process...

  25. Seeing mental illness everywhere

    aloevera replied to Jules A's topic in Psychiatric

    "Be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble" "Give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize...