tk3100

tk3100

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  1. Pizza on tuesday

    tk3100 replied to DebRN06's topic in General Nursing

    Thick as a brick, isn't she. I've had managers like

  2. LPNs Supervising RNs

    tk3100 replied to aloha551's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Speaking as an RN that obtained LPN license first, I used to become very upset whenever an RN had to sign my assessments and paperwork. I felt that I knew just as much as an RN who had practiced the...

  3. Why the Customer Service emphasis?

    tk3100 replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    Tait, it isn't about the little extra things that I think nurses try to do anyway if/when we have the time. It is about extremely demanding family members that bully staff and the managers that say...

  4. I'm gonna sue you

    tk3100 replied to jessiern's topic in General Nursing

    Anything said that is pertinent is fair game to chart in the pt's medical record. I don't care if it is a sentence full of expletives, spell them out. One cannot avoid charting vital signs that one...

  5. UAFS Program

    tk3100 replied to SecondCareer?'s topic in General Nursing

    I took the required ADN pre-reqs prior to my LPN program, as that was my eventual plan anyway (to get ADN later). The TEAS was not required at the time, just the placement test (I think it is now...

  6. UAFS Program

    tk3100 replied to SecondCareer?'s topic in General Nursing

    I am a graduate of that program. I have found that (at least the last time I read anything about pass/fail rates) the pass rate is exceptional in comparison. I was a Dec 1992 grad, so the instructors...

  7. Anyone can get into Nursing.

    tk3100 replied to indiawhitaker's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like my ex-husband about 15 years ago. He now sits on his a** at home and draws a check and visits the methadone clinic.

  8. My bad attitude

    tk3100 replied to jessiern's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Management (not in all cases, but many that I have seen) will lie to suit their purpose and put a spin on the situation. It is your responsibility to speak up if a situation is unsafe. I mean really,...

  9. Nervous about LPN pay in NE Arkansas...

    tk3100 replied to BethT's topic in General Nursing

    No not at all. I don't know if I am allowed to post the name, but it is located on north 50th st in fort smith (the only one on the street). She has about 12 years experience as an

  10. Nervous about LPN pay in NE Arkansas...

    tk3100 replied to BethT's topic in General Nursing

    My mom is an LPN working in Fort Smith and makes about $18 per hour at a nursing home. I know they pay more than the hospital, but I'm not sure about the

  11. Is this possible?

    tk3100 replied to LovebugLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Is that a fact? I have never heard this.

  12. What if men dominated the Nursing profession?

    tk3100 replied to **All Heart RN**'s topic in General Nursing

    I agree. Also, I believe there would be less abuse of nurses in general. Men just don't have the tendencies to put up with as much as women do. I realize that is not the case 100% of the time, but...

  13. Well, I am a doctor

    tk3100 replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    I had this happen last summer. Pt's son from out of town called the wife of the pt (pt is post cva and at home with sitters and home health) and "changed" the tube feeding orders to 1/2 tube feed and...

  14. What to do if discriminated?

    tk3100 replied to asdpjr05rn's topic in General Nursing

    I am not certain how things are handled in New York, but my first call would be to a lawyer specializing in employment regulations. I am sorry for your terrible experience. I do not understand why you...

  15. Need ideas on 2nd job

    tk3100 replied to hollyberry678's topic in General Nursing

    Lord have mercy!! Do you

  16. what is "grey matter"

    tk3100 replied to yuyu75's topic in General Nursing

    Leave it to the media to report fairly and

  17. "And it's all going to be your fault"

    tk3100 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    My definition of nursing is all the stuff that no one else wants to do. And you are directly responsible for the outcome of all of it. Not always, of course. But more and more as time goes

  18. What do you think of this comment?

    tk3100 replied to zenurse's topic in General Nursing

    I cannot imagine why they see it this way. Excellent communication skills are a

  19. Noticing a trend here

    tk3100 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    There are times that I swear posting on this site and reading the response of others has saved my sanity and kept me from leaving nursing altogether. I would never consider going to a website for...

  20. moving to texarkana arkansas

    tk3100 replied to medical field 1973's topic in General Nursing

    Well, what do you know? I have been a nurse in this state since 1992 and had no idea that we used med aides here. Where have I

  21. Should I go ahead and call staffing?

    tk3100 replied to emnicams's topic in General Nursing

    :wink2: I would call in, simply because you do not know exactly what it is that you may be spreading to possibly immunosuppressed patients. Everywhere I have ever worked requires a call to the nsg...

  22. What you get for nurses week

    tk3100 replied to chevyv's topic in General Nursing

    Nada. Nada @$#% thing. They are so grateful for our blood, sweat, and

  23. Most silly reason for being called in the office?

    tk3100 replied to nursebrandie28's topic in Emergency

    I was scheduled to work the weekend of halloween a couple of years ago. I went to a halloween party at my friends house that I worked with at the time. I stayed until about 0100 and then went home....

  24. I want her fired!!!!

    tk3100 replied to HisTreasure's topic in General Nursing

    I think I only want to take care of orphaned with no siblings, unmarried people with no friends or children that are intubated and heavily sedated. That would eliminate 99.9% of typical...

  25. Add'l jobs for RN's other than bedside

    tk3100 replied to jml444's topic in General Nursing

    I have done case management, and I cannot see how one can work in these positions without prior med-surg experience. So much of what you learn in nursing is learned after graduation and on the job....