seasonedlpn

seasonedlpn

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  1. 11 Things Your Nurse Thinks (But Will Never Tell You)

    seasonedlpn replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Ah yes...the bud of innocence that blooms in all new nurses. I, too, was blissful when I first started...but so much death, rotting flesh and pain, and cynicism becomes a ready self defense mechanism....

  2. 11 Things Your Nurse Thinks (But Will Never Tell You)

    seasonedlpn replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I've become more cynical with each passing year. after over 30 years as a nurse, I can honestly say that I would have loved to tell certain patients or family members where to take their complaints!...

  3. Want be a Hospice Nurse

    seasonedlpn replied to HDNurse's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Try an agency that staffs private duty, sometimes the experience translates as home health. I started doing home care after caring for a friend's dying mother...the note of recommendation they wrote...

  4. Stupid Nurse Trick... Don't try this at home... or work!

    seasonedlpn replied to TXRN02's topic in Nursing Humor

    I'm only 5' 2"...I just can't reach

  5. Stupid Nurse Trick... Don't try this at home... or work!

    seasonedlpn replied to TXRN02's topic in Nursing Humor

    I was on call for Hospice when I got a 4AM death call.I am NOT a morning person! I stood in the closet whimpering that I had nothing to wear...then went into the bathroom to get ready. I grabbed my...

  6. How's the Hospice Business in this economy?

    seasonedlpn replied to Kabin's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I'm in California and our Home Hospice patients are coming to us later, and sicker. New Medi-Care guidelines have forced us to discharge some of our patients because they were not sick enough. The...

  7. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    seasonedlpn replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    EWWWWWWWWW!! If I read this story a few more times, dieting will just come

  8. Recommended Reading for Hospice Nurses

    seasonedlpn replied to introspectiveRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Yes, that one is also one of my

  9. Is There a Support Group Out There For Us?

    seasonedlpn posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I've been in Hospice since 1977...in my current Hospice position for 5 years. I know my job, and I love it. But, lately, I've had a few patients that have really "gotten" to me; the ones I can't leave...

  10. Question

    seasonedlpn replied to RNWithAHeart's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Pancreatic CA is usually a fast moving diagnosis. I tell my patients that a terminal diagnosis is a kind of gift. It means no midnight call from the nurse or doctor, no coroner on the front porch. It...

  11. Does a belief in a "Life after Life" help you in Hospice?

    seasonedlpn posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I've been in Hospice since 1977, it is where I feel the most useful, where I do my best work. I've always felt that Hospice nurses can deal with death on a daily basis because, by some inner Faith, we...

  12. Does a belief in a "Life after Life" help you in Hospice?

    seasonedlpn replied to seasonedlpn's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I agree. Some sort of belief system is better than no belief system. I am always enlightened by the varied beliefs we encounter, and I try to respect each and every one individually. Hospice chaplains...

  13. Squamous cell CA of Face (graphic content)

    seasonedlpn posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I have a 65 YO male with squamous cell CA of the face. After the initial shock at how far this had progressed, I'm trying to figure out how to keep the drainage at bay. The growth encompasses the...

  14. Squamous cell CA of Face (graphic content)

    seasonedlpn replied to seasonedlpn's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Believe it or not, he doesn't like the liquid morphine, says it makes him too unsteady when showering, (yes, he showers himself, to soak off old dressing) There is usually some bleeding noted, but...

  15. Squamous cell CA of Face (graphic content)

    seasonedlpn replied to seasonedlpn's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    It is definitely non-healing. He is using topical colloidal silver to keep infection down, but infection would be a blessing at this point. I do recall using a metronidazole mixture a few years ago on...

  16. Crocs Rx models

    seasonedlpn replied to gyanwn's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    My future husband was injured in Iraq...land mine. He's had extensive foot surgery, and went through many ortho shoes. He tried Crocs and now is able to walk without a cane! He showed them to his...

  17. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    seasonedlpn replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    Ewwwww!!

  18. Hillbilly medical terms

    seasonedlpn replied to mommie2bodie's topic in Nursing Humor

    what about "oldtimers" and lumbago, and "piles" and "rhumatism". I haven't heard those for a while

  19. Funniest Medical Related License Plates You Have Seen

    seasonedlpn replied to al7139's topic in Nursing Humor

    I saw one on the freeway. I suspect it belonged to a Urologist:

  20. Alzheimer's eye test

    seasonedlpn replied to Christie RN2006's topic in Nursing Humor

    I got 6 the first

  21. Patients on Medicaid

    seasonedlpn replied to DiEd's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "Two wrongs don't make one right" Yeah...but THREE LEFTS DO!! (sorry, couldn't resist.) I've found rude, unappreciative patients among the Medicaid groups...I work for a non-profit Hospice..what...

  22. Bling on the job?

    seasonedlpn replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    I always wear my wedding ring...and I clean it daily with alcohol and peroxide. If I'm going to touch "icky" stuff, I remove it. I work in home hospice, so most of the direct contact is done by the...

  23. Charting Time of Death

    seasonedlpn replied to SouthernLPN2RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Home Hospice is a whole new ball-game! Needless to say, no Doctor is around to pronounce. The family calls the answering service, then the service calls the nurse on call. At two in the morning, it...

  24. Care at the Time of Death

    seasonedlpn replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Death is as personal an experience as birth. Each patient seems to die differently, and the subjects discussed around the time of death are as varied as the patients. Sometimes I can approach the...

  25. Share Your Saying

    seasonedlpn replied to angelique777's topic in Nursing Humor

    EAT, DRINK, and RE-MARRY! Who dropped a house on YOUR sister?? Time heals all wounds....and visa versa. A good man is hard to find, and visa versa. Princess, having had sufficient experience with...