Wishinonastar

Wishinonastar BSN

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  1. Is turning dying patients comfort care or not?

    Wishinonastar replied to C0252786's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    If the patient is on a mattress that alternates pressure sometimes it is easier and more comfortable to minimize turning, but I would hate to assume. A decubitus is certainly painful as is not...

  2. I've made a mistake, and now I need help

    Wishinonastar replied to holdyourheadhigh's topic in General Nursing

    THANK GOD. I am glad it is over. I am sure I was not the only one here gnawing my nails worrying about

  3. Surprise In My Pocket - this ever happen to you?

    Wishinonastar replied to Nurse SMS's topic in General Nursing

    950 cc! Only a nurse would measure change in cc. Love:yeah:

  4. Surprise In My Pocket - this ever happen to you?

    Wishinonastar replied to Nurse SMS's topic in General Nursing

    I think it seems more suspicious to take it back to the facility. Just wondering why it went into your pocket? I have never worked anywhere where we stuck meds in our pockets. I am sure it was a...

  5. Drug testing a RN while a patient in the er

    Wishinonastar replied to lori4367's topic in General Nursing

    I think the tight control of codeine is just terrible. You can't even get it prescribed anymore. Most everyone seems to order Vicodin which causes more nausea. No codeine cough medicine, no Tylenol...

  6. I HATE NANDA!!!!

    Wishinonastar replied to jmqphd's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Oh I agree that care plans are a valuable learning tool. So much of it does not fit reality though. And the fact that they still use them in real work situations really irks me. So much more can be...

  7. I HATE NANDA!!!!

    Wishinonastar replied to jmqphd's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    My denial is never effective. I share your distaste for NANDA and the current nursing care plan process. Ineffective care planning as related to lack of access to effective care planning

  8. should i quit?

    Wishinonastar replied to pyocola's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    There is definitely a problem with it because it is illegal, but if you can't go to lunch, you can't. We used to have to write "No lunch" on the time card to show that we did not get a break. They...

  9. should i quit?

    Wishinonastar replied to pyocola's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Why are you not paid for your overtime? Is this forced by management? If so they are breaking the law. I have done this in home care, worked on my charts at home n my own time. But this was at a time...

  10. I've made a mistake, and now I need help

    Wishinonastar replied to holdyourheadhigh's topic in General Nursing

    This is very hard to deal with. Informed consent is essential. I have found charts during audits with consents that were not signed by the patient. It does happen. The patient gave verbal consent by...

  11. Anyone else the QUIET nurse?

    Wishinonastar replied to Newgrad_STAT's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I get so sick of people insisting/demanding that we smile and be outgoing all the time. I am an introvert and I get extremely uncomfortable when people try to "bring me out of my shell". None of their...

  12. Drug testing a RN while a patient in the er

    Wishinonastar replied to lori4367's topic in General Nursing

    Ok so you go to the ER with a nasty nosebleed and they treat you with cocaine- next day you get pulled in for a drug screen.... I can just imagine this happening to me. "But I swear, they treated me...

  13. Drug testing a RN while a patient in the er

    Wishinonastar replied to lori4367's topic in General Nursing

    And here they always said it caused nosebleeds.

  14. Drug testing a RN while a patient in the er

    Wishinonastar replied to lori4367's topic in General Nursing

    COCAINE!!!! I never knew that! Lidocaine, xylocaine, procaine, yes but COCAINE???- never knew it had legitimate medical use since it was removed from Coca Cola in

  15. Drug testing a RN while a patient in the er

    Wishinonastar replied to lori4367's topic in General Nursing

    BostonterrierloverRN this is such a powerful story. Please consider writing more about it sometime as a separate post or article. I once knew a nurse who had an injury and took some Darvocet. Back in...

  16. Drug testing a RN while a patient in the er

    Wishinonastar replied to lori4367's topic in General Nursing

    This gives me cold chills. Who treats their own employees this way? What a world we live in. So sorry for you. I would pull myself together and move on to another facility that treats you like a human...

  17. Nurses eat their young - now I understand why.

    Wishinonastar replied to RN_Marie's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't see the difference between starting and preparing IVs on animals and doing the same on people. Veins are veins, and they use the same equipment- we used to donate outdated tubing to a vet...

  18. New Nurse's 1st Crash & Burn

    Wishinonastar replied to JazzyK89's topic in MICU, SICU

    How sad. It is always so hard for the family when it is fast like this. Sepsis is sneaky, especially in the elderly. The poor family is probably feeling so guilty. It sounds like you have a...

  19. Keeping A Written Record Of The Patients You've Had: Good Or Bad?

    Wishinonastar replied to All4NursingRN's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    For many years I kept a notebook with notes on home health patients- it helped me chart and to look back at things when a question came up. With HIPAA we are not allowed to do this. I was always...

  20. Are nurses required to do HHA visits in your agency?

    Wishinonastar replied to Debra,RN's topic in Home Health

    Pooped on or splashed on? No more likely than at a nursing visit. Caths, ostomies, etc. are routinely done by RNs, plus the decubiti that we go to dress and find a bit of a mess to clean first. Our...

  21. 1st Nursing Cartoon caption contest - win $100

    Wishinonastar replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    My understanding is that they hired him to cut costs. Sending out drug screens is expensive, but he is a retired drug sniffing K9 officer, so now we have instant

  22. I'm Freaking Out and Frantic! Please, Help Me!

    Wishinonastar replied to rn/writer's topic in General Nursing

    I have cried in front of co-workers. In anger, in frustration, over a horrible abusive boss. Yes I have cried and I have seen others cry. It may feel like crap when it happens, but we are who we are,...

  23. Moms who are nurses, please give me your opinion!!!!! Please!

    Wishinonastar replied to gottagetmyrn's topic in General Nursing

    In response to the comments about family size: Well that is the optimist point of view (denial), but mother nature is already trying to correct the problem with disease as is nature's way. If you...

  24. Moms who are nurses, please give me your opinion!!!!! Please!

    Wishinonastar replied to gottagetmyrn's topic in General Nursing

    I would go to nursing school and forget about another baby. The world is overpopulated and I think people have a social responsibility to limit their families. Unpopular position perhaps, but I don't...

  25. 4 med errors in one shift... Feeling terrible

    Wishinonastar replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Patient Medications

    I know I used to dream about this sort of thing. I was always terrified of med errors. I will say that in LTC it is impossible to be on time when you have so many patients on so many meds. When I...