Sparrowhawk

Sparrowhawk

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  1. St John's Regional Medical Center Joplin Missouri

    Sparrowhawk replied to crb613's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks! I know they're wanting people tomorrow...thanks for the info. I'm having a hard time calling to sign up

  2. St John's Regional Medical Center Joplin Missouri

    Sparrowhawk replied to crb613's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks! I tried calling the red cross number but all the local lines seem to be still jammed. Do you think they're just wanting RN's to help or LPNs cut it

  3. St John's Regional Medical Center Joplin Missouri

    Sparrowhawk replied to crb613's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you. our cousins are safe. Now it is storming again...continue to pray as they're inundated, people can't even get through on the lines to sign up to help and there's so many different answers...

  4. St John's Regional Medical Center Joplin Missouri

    Sparrowhawk replied to crb613's topic in General Nursing

    I live about 45 minutes from Joplin and I'm still trying to wrap my head around it...we have family in town and haven't heard from them yet..it's gonna be a long haul. I heard a third of the southern...

  5. Would you give Lantus without BG check?

    Sparrowhawk replied to Prettybrowngirl's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn;t administer any insluing long or short w/o doing a BG check first...but most doctors don't want to hold Lantus anyway , so I can see why some don't check

  6. Unbelievable !!

    Sparrowhawk replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    Too stupid to be true

  7. Discharge presentation for a 12-month old

    Sparrowhawk replied to kdon27's topic in Pediatric

    Pretty sure, reading contextually that it is.

  8. How do you address your patients?

    Sparrowhawk replied to kool-aide, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Depends..I work LTC..they usually only recognize their first name, or grandma/pawpaw. Sometimes a good firm use of their last name if they appreciate remembering their military

  9. A day in the life of an LPN

    Sparrowhawk replied to Sophie32's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Hmm.. Get report, walk through and say hi to my residents and give hugs and talk as needed, talk with my aides and get a run down of the days plans, set up my supplies and my brain, get vitals,...

  10. Epi Pen makes a good day

    Sparrowhawk replied to ImThatGuy's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like something I would

  11. Worst 1st job experience

    Sparrowhawk replied to carmella2678's topic in General Nursing

    Um..wow. You're a new grad. They had no sense. Should you quit like that in the future? Prbly not, but you did need to get out of there. They were using you and prbly would have gotten rid of you...

  12. NCLEX ran out of time...please tell me !!

    Sparrowhawk replied to erik187's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Mine stopped at 107 and it took I think 3-4 hours..or it FELT like 4 hours... I passed..first try.

  13. Med Error

    Sparrowhawk replied to limey's topic in General Nursing

    If there was no error in count, I would let it go...cause really there's no way to prove she did or didn't...now if it happened again, I would do something. We all make mistakes...we can't be jumping...

  14. QUESTIONS For you !

    Sparrowhawk replied to IwannaBe1's topic in General Nursing

    My thoughts exactly...tho Iknow what the OP

  15. What are my Chances?

    Sparrowhawk replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    Why do you want to cut back? And so early in the job? It's possible, but...I

  16. 1st year as an RN, Am I done?

    Sparrowhawk replied to gcook21's topic in First Year After Licensure

    They fired you for THAT!? and that insane work load? Yeh..Next application say you want to explain in person, cause really..that was low of them. Unless you'd made many many errors

  17. What are things that you always need? Graduation gift ideas...

    Sparrowhawk replied to xInspiredx's topic in General Nursing

    Only problem with a pedicure..make SURE she likes her feet touched before even thinking about it. For me that would be a useless gift because I can't stand my feet being touched at all. Too ticklish....

  18. GUM! Can you chew it on shift?

    Sparrowhawk replied to SummitRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Thanks. Now I do too. I got bored on page 7. It's freakin

  19. Accidentally gave an IM intradermally

    Sparrowhawk replied to natashrn11's topic in General Nursing

    Tushie being the large area encompassing both hip and behind..I was tired and couldn;'t think of the ventrogluteal...just

  20. My patient suddenly begings c/o pain in the right side, around the rib cage.

    Sparrowhawk replied to emmanuil's topic in General Nursing

    ROFL!!! *dies laughing* ROFLLLl Sorry god..I'm

  21. Accidentally gave an IM intradermally

    Sparrowhawk replied to natashrn11's topic in General Nursing

    Yep I agree with joanna73...give it in the larger muscles..I always do B12 in the

  22. HELP!! this might as well had been a MED ERROR!!!

    Sparrowhawk replied to yikib38's topic in General Nursing

    Have you ever *made* a med error? This is no where close...chill, hang loose, and either resend them with the right date or don't worry about it...people write the wrong dates all the time...no...

  23. Calling residents affectionate names?

    Sparrowhawk replied to LPNweezy's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's splittin' hairs honestly. I call my residents either Miss Sally or John. Some days I call them hon, gramma (because that's what she calls herself to you), babe, darlin'. I would never say...

  24. All Nurses

    Sparrowhawk replied to Queen33FutureLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Massage, chocolates, steak dinners, flowers, praise and honor, dances... If you take this post seriously Immagonnasmackya. Just do their job and love on our residents like they're our grandparents...

  25. Dead body vs. Live patient

    Sparrowhawk replied to LPNweezy's topic in General Nursing

    No. THere's an instant change for