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noctanol

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  1. Punched in face, kicked by resident

    noctanol replied to favthing's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i work in a restraint free facility and if you feel threatened by a resident all you can do is lock them in their room (which off course, they can open), other than that you have to just leave them...

  2. Now with Changes in Ecomony which is better ADN or BSN

    noctanol replied to proudmommy's topic in General Nursing

    In my facility, a BSN gets payed a dollar more and gets considered for managerial positions first. i work in an

  3. Do you have a resident you cant stand?

    noctanol replied to sarafina's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    she seems like a trouble patient, why doesn't the LTC get rid of her, she will eventually sue the facility or the nurses. We've had one or two such patients. One of them was alert and oriented X 3 and...

  4. Nursing Home and Hospice abuse

    noctanol posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    long story but i try to cut it short. Have you experienced or do you have a patient in your facility that you think or believe that hospice is just in for the money, i mean they don't need hospice....

  5. Patients and the race card

    noctanol replied to CanadaEh's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Funny that most of the nurses in this post seem to brush the matter under the carpet and think that it is ok and other people are not aware of what the "race card" is. It is simply racism, YES, i said...

  6. ER. A Clinic?

    noctanol replied to JSlice.'s topic in Emergency

    LMAO, how do you tell someone a minor health problem is not an emergency? OK, i live in houston, TX and if you do not have insurance or money then the only place that you can be treated is the...

  7. Are all nursing homes the same?

    noctanol replied to nd deb's topic in General Nursing

    Not all nursing homes have this issue, its a common one though, i dont think its poor work ethic, do you have prn staff that can come in, have others come in to work overtime etc. i have called in on...

  8. just want an answer please!!

    noctanol replied to kiwibaby's topic in Ob/Gyn

    it depends on what type of UTI, i am not 100 percent on this and i cannot guarantee my answer but i am leaning more towards yes, some UTI's interfere with hormone balance( googled it). Being that...

  9. Hospice

    noctanol replied to sistasoul's topic in General Nursing

    NO, it depends on what you want to do, think of hospice as a hospital with different roles, if you want to be an administrator you will probably need one, to be an intake/admission or other regular...

  10. What are the pre-req's for RN if you have some LPN?

    noctanol replied to mspinksuga's topic in General Students

    Just curious but why are you not taking the bridge/articulation? These classes do not count for anything if you are not taking the bridge and thats why most people prefer to do the bridge program, its...

  11. serious question, need reply: policy on rape

    noctanol posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work in a long term care facility, to cut story short, a female resident, about 80 yrs claimed she was sexually assaulted at night, thrown to ground, clothes teared and fingered (sorry for being...

  12. how do i become a dialysis nurse

    noctanol posted a topic in Texas Nursing

    how do i become a dialysis nurse. i need the specifics. all the dialysis nurses i talk to give me a run about story. how do you train to be a dialysis nurse. is there a program. simple answer will do....

  13. Is this legal?

    noctanol replied to netglow's topic in General Nursing

    Since when did it decome illegal to ask someone if they are pregnant? Usually this is done when there will be xposure to xrays, chemo etc. List of conditions is required so that the employer can cover...

  14. At my boiling point...you are NOT a Nurse...of ANY kind!!!!

    noctanol replied to nursehunnie's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    when arguing with idiots make sure the idiots are not doing the same, this is a stupid topic, CNA is a profession. Close this thread

  15. New Grad with no experience feels like being discriminated

    noctanol replied to strawberrypie's topic in General Nursing

    this is a job fair, employers come there with the hopes of getting the cheapest labor i.e not having to train someone. mistake number 1 "do you have any experience" and you answer no. always answer...

  16. LVNs training RNs???

    noctanol replied to JStollRN's topic in General Nursing

    Need not say no more, you hit the nail on the hammer, what is with this issue of LVN training an RN. First and foremost take into consideration the number of years that a person has been working....

  17. I Need A Volunteer(s)

    noctanol replied to GaGal777's topic in General Nursing

    i didnt say an interview has to be in person, if you are a nurse you should already know this, please read my reply, i stated 1 on 1, this can be through chat, phone, text message etc. you need to ask...

  18. has this ever happened to you

    noctanol posted a topic in General Nursing

    today i was at the dentist getting my molars filled. anyway to cut the story short, i was under nitrogen gas and had my mouth wide open, dental assistant to my right side with the suction tip in my...

  19. IV Certification Austin, TX

    noctanol replied to AdalynnsMom09's topic in Texas Nursing

    did you ever find one? be very careful with people offering IV certification. We had one at our workplace, was relatively cheap but didn't learn a thing. They came with manikins (hand models) and the...

  20. I Need A Volunteer(s)

    noctanol replied to GaGal777's topic in General Nursing

    since you are a pre nursing student. How about going to the nursing office/department, pull one of the instructors aside, since they must be nurses to teach in a nursing program, and tell them you...

  21. annoying family members

    noctanol posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    family member came to nurses station wanting to know why mothers hand is bruised. (Quick explanation due to the fact that my bladder is full, just barely finished my rounds, dealt with crazy family...

  22. I prefer working with new grads,or non-hospital nurses

    noctanol replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    hospital nurses, especially when working with nurses who have never worked in hospitals thing or feel they are superior. Case and point, me, hospital nurse comes and supervisors tell me to train her...

  23. LVN jobs in Houston texas

    noctanol posted a topic in Texas Nursing

    hello, fellow nurses and students. i recently graduated from nursing school, did my Nclex and found out through quick results that i passed:yeah:. i have a graduate vocational nurse permit online and...

  24. serious question, need reply: policy on rape

    noctanol replied to noctanol's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i wish there was a procedure like this, mayb ill bring it up and we can look at getting some of those forms. all we have is the normal fall/incident investigation report and its more narrative than...

  25. Ever hear of such a thing?

    noctanol replied to LatinGirl's topic in General Nursing

    most hospitals are computerized ( i dont know if yours is) and the medications, wound orders and diet are TYPED and then printed. it might not be in the MAR but in the dietary sheet or something like...