hippylady7211

hippylady7211

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  1. Job advice, feeling overwhelmed- Wichita

    hippylady7211 replied to nurse4life40RN's topic in General Nursing

    Yo girl, I was overwhelmed as I said, have you thought of therapy? My self esteem was shot and I take my job so seriously that I gave myself to others and not myself and had to be taught how to take...

  2. Job advice, feeling overwhelmed- Wichita

    hippylady7211 replied to nurse4life40RN's topic in General Nursing

    My first job out of nurses training was at St. Joe's in Wichita. Might have been a good place to work BUT I was very overwhelmed as a new nurse in a big hospital and new home town. I hated hospital...

  3. blood glucose 68, still need insulin?

    hippylady7211 replied to victorsunshine's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Normal blood sugar is 60-110. I would give them the insulin, making sure that they eat (Meal) right after I give it and recheck the BS in 1 and 2

  4. Manager charting and my documentation missing!?

    hippylady7211 replied to ladylikeRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Sorry Lady, BUT RUN RUN RUN, then call the state and report. I know you want to help your residents, but I wouldn't work in a place that would mess with my license. You will need to watch your back...

  5. Helping Someone "Let Go" At Time of Death

    hippylady7211 replied to Passion4Compassion's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am sorry to hear about your grandmother. When I was a young nurse death and dying was not something that was taught. We kept our dying patients away from others and we frankly, they were left...

  6. Nurse Bashing

    hippylady7211 replied to hippylady7211's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Sorry, I reread my initial post and I did say I like to bash other nurses. And I really did not mean I like to bash other nurses. It is just that I caught myself "bashing" and thought how frequently...

  7. Nurse Bashing

    hippylady7211 replied to hippylady7211's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I got lost, who said they liked bashing other nurses? I don't as I was noticing that I had done that and wanted to know, why as a profession, we are not supportive to each other. It's I'm better...

  8. Refusing oral care!

    hippylady7211 replied to mickeypat's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Don't know if this will help but. . . Will this person gargle or rinse their mouth out? If so start off with this, and get a dental and psych consult. I read not to long ago that dental care did...

  9. The Names are changing

    hippylady7211 replied to egglady's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Have noticed that most Deb, Debbie, Deborah, Debra's were born in the 50"s. Will be seeing all you LTC young "pups" in the next 10 years or so. Also, just a thought but will be seeing more tattos on...

  10. What is your opinion?

    hippylady7211 replied to kamakasigirl's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    LTC is my choice. I am currently working on a LTC unit, however, all my patients have psych issues, schizo, abuse issues, manic/depression, etc. To many times I have seen that we have sent patients...

  11. Stege 4 Pressure Ulcers

    hippylady7211 replied to CarVsTree's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I agree with all of the posts. As I have worked long term care, we would send patients to the hospital with skin intact and return with pressure areas. In Kansas, it was the LTC facility that got the...

  12. trouble with blood glucose check

    hippylady7211 replied to turtle rain's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    :nuke:Just as a FYI, dry off your alcohol before you poke, as alcohol converts to a sugar and will raise your blood sugar. Have a great

  13. dnr in geriatrics

    hippylady7211 replied to ulmaulma's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    :nurse:Maybe it is just me but. . .As I was growing up our family discussed what we wanted done if. . .so when the time came we all knew what to do. I have been a practicing RN since 1982 and since...