BearyPrivate

BearyPrivate

LTC

Member

  • Content

    94

  • Visitors

    4,759

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    2

All Content by BearyPrivate

  1. Do you say you're a nurse...

    BearyPrivate replied to picurn10's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Personally, I proudly state I am an LPN. We can do the same thing RN's can do, the only difference is 2 extra yrs of shcool, can't hang blood, and can't push IV meds. I have been a proud LPN for 16...

  2. Can I have a kiss???

    BearyPrivate replied to Deb123j's topic in General Nursing

    We have alot of elderly horny male residents in the home I work:no:. It comes with the territory, not that it doesn't freak me out b/c it does:uhoh3:. All female staff gets propositioned in one way or...

  3. The Careless Nurse...

    BearyPrivate replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in General Nursing

    You must be referring to the RN that works day shift at our joint.:chuckle:chuckle:chuckle:chuckle:chuckle No, seriously though, there are those nurses that sit at the desk all day long charting...

  4. I have never been nasty to a student until now!!!

    BearyPrivate replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    We have a strict no cell phone use in our facility. You had every right to be fuming my

  5. Rather work with men or women?

    BearyPrivate replied to Runman1914's topic in General Nursing

    Doesn't matter as long as the person pulls their

  6. Pericare.....

    BearyPrivate posted a topic in General Nursing

    Do any of you have to watch the CNA's Perform pericare:coollook:. Just wondering about this, since State was in, and our facility almost failed:madface:. It took state surveyors coming in 3...

  7. Dumbest thing you've done in nursing??

    BearyPrivate replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

    I followed a second shift nurse years ago. She told me in report she had to place a Foley in one lady, when the Foley was placed all that returned was yellow fluffy stuff. She asked if I would go look...

  8. Do family members injuried bother you more than patients?

    BearyPrivate replied to Marie-SC's topic in General Nursing

    I personally don't have problems seeing my family members in such a way. I was a nursing student when my husband had a chainsaw incident. He sliced into his anterior thigh pretty deep. I acted fast....

  9. Rude Preceptor

    BearyPrivate replied to ladylikeRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You should go to the NM and ask for a different Preceptor. You are trying to learn the procedures. If this person is not helping you then she is hindering you during the learning process. That's...

  10. My doubts about a future in nursing

    BearyPrivate replied to NewJA's topic in General Nursing

    I really needed to hear that tonoc thank

  11. You Know the patient is going bad when...

    BearyPrivate replied to Nurseboy1's topic in General Nursing

    When the patient has a coccyx decub the size of a football and your cleaning the site while the cna is holding pt over, the cna says he just turned white as a sheet, then you hear it his last gurgled...

  12. nursing home querries

    BearyPrivate replied to frap's topic in General Nursing

    I am confused about "staying there,and staying only with my family". Do you want to live in a nursing home or work in one? Working in a nursing home as a nurse is very fulfilling for me. I have all...

  13. New nurse here...slapped today by patient.

    BearyPrivate replied to Bonny619's topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient pull a pair of scissors on me. The patient was w/c bound and paraplegic, A&O x 3. Not only did I call the police, I called my NM and my ADM. The patient was sent to a Psych unit...

  14. Sterotypes of Nurses Continues and Is Getting Worse

    BearyPrivate replied to nursinginga's topic in General Nursing

    They've got nerve. In this day and age I cannot believe this is going on. What about feminine rights? They shouldn't be able to get away with that.

  15. when your patient is a nurse

    BearyPrivate replied to aeauooo's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe this nurse should be reported for verbal abuse. Something to think

  16. How much is your pay?

    BearyPrivate replied to rainbowcak3's topic in General Nursing

    19.09/hr Humansville, Mo. LPN 15 yrs,. I stopped working overtime d/t health and

  17. Got the phone call, not the letter

    BearyPrivate replied to Penny8611's topic in General Nursing

    Two pats from a fellow nurse. You will be in my prayers as

  18. Pericare.....

    BearyPrivate replied to BearyPrivate's topic in General Nursing

    I hope to hell you let you NM know. Poor patient probably needs IV ABT after all those

  19. Wanting to Be a Charge Nurse

    BearyPrivate replied to MissMelMcRN's topic in Nursing Career

    Wow, I have been a charge nurse for 15 yrs. You summed it up alot better than I did,

  20. Back to nursing, have low confidence

    BearyPrivate replied to MommyandRN's topic in General Nursing

    Listen, if you knew it 2 yrs ago, you know it now. Hopefully, the other nurses you work with will come round, if not it's their loss, not yours. Remember management hired you, they wouldn't have if...

  21. pt enjoys pericare too much...

    BearyPrivate replied to moz's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Our LTC therapy dept. just got in pericare brushes for our pts. They are similar to the lufa brushes you see in bath and beyond but have a velcro type pad on the end of the wand were the pt can wipe...

  22. Wanting to Be a Charge Nurse

    BearyPrivate replied to MissMelMcRN's topic in Nursing Career

    I really want to give you the long version but afraid I may scare you away from nursing altogether. Keep your chin up and I really hope you consider it, just because I say all those things don't mean...

  23. Wanting to Be a Charge Nurse

    BearyPrivate replied to MissMelMcRN's topic in Nursing Career

    Short version. Have to be LPN, RN. Have to be in charge of CNAs, make sure they are performing their job, etc. Have to give prescribed medications, be able to perform treatments. Have to have a...

  24. treating patient anxiety

    BearyPrivate replied to leigh.anne's topic in General Nursing

    amen, the dr gave an ativan order for a reason. sounds to me like you are questioning just to act above your practice, give the prescribed ativan for heaven sake and leave the poor pt

  25. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    BearyPrivate replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This is not Burger King you can not have it your Way. Actually, I would love to make that a poster and put it on every ward. Have a diabetic female pt. She uses the call light to tell us that her...