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  1. Loaded gun

    rngolfer53 replied to indianahope's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Yep, until the gun was safely stored during my visit, which starts the moment I pull up to the house, not when I walk into the bedroom. Safely stored means unloaded for starters. I own guns, am not...

  2. Horrible Death - What could I have done better?

    rngolfer53 replied to HospiceMama's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I have only been in hospice 7 months, but I've had two cases where family members were simply unteachable. In one case it was, at least in part, because of financial issues, along with misinformation...

  3. FDA Reverses On Roxanol.

    rngolfer53 posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Seems the FDA got it wrong on the manufacturers of 20mg/ml morphine. They will evidently not be removed from the market. You have to scroll down a bit on the linked page: http://www.pallimed.org/ So,...

  4. Warning-DNR forms are worthless

    rngolfer53 replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    It can vary depending on municipalities as well. There is one smaller community near where I live that has city-run EMS, and they only recognize their own DNR forms. Of course, few who live in the...

  5. FDA Reverses On Roxanol.

    rngolfer53 replied to rngolfer53's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Yes, that was me, in one of my many DB aliases. I've got more a/k/as than most Mafia

  6. Had to leave early- what to tell the patients?

    rngolfer53 replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    I'd just say I suddenly got ill, but am OK

  7. Night time munching...

    rngolfer53 replied to SweetLemon's topic in General Nursing

    If he ever came back, he would be NPO. That'll teach

  8. Know it all Nurses

    rngolfer53 replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Most of the really smart people I know, in various fields, are often quite humble about their expertise. Perhaps because they're actually smart enough to realize how primitive the state of knowledge...

  9. Ready for a day off

    rngolfer53 replied to kmarie724's topic in General Nursing

    BTW, did your husband have his documentation done, or did he have to stay past his shift? How about hourly rounding at your house? I'm sure he "has the

  10. Prescription narcotics or benzodiazepines while working?

    rngolfer53 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't say or imply that you were taking drugs at work. Your post stated you "considered" which implies a question. You also stated you didn't want to ask anyone at work. Again, a question. So, I...

  11. Ready for a day off

    rngolfer53 replied to kmarie724's topic in General Nursing

    You are

  12. 90 day performance review!

    rngolfer53 replied to americanTrain's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I'm not sure what you mean by not having taken any time off for yourself. Do you mean you haven't taken one day of vacation? If so, schedule some time off. After 8 months you need and deserve it. I...

  13. Terminated.....stressed and relieved at the same time.

    rngolfer53 replied to Lorie P.'s topic in General Nursing

    I would suggest that you contact a lawyer used to working with your BON. Yes, what you did was wrong, but there is no sense in paying more of a penalty than you have to. In time, you might consider...

  14. briefs or diapers

    rngolfer53 replied to nrsman1's topic in General Nursing

    "Depends" is a pretty useful euphemism. Doesn't seem to provoke a negative

  15. First Aide?

    rngolfer53 replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    Remember your ABCs and you're well on the way to being a good first aid provider.

  16. Nursing Home residents health issues

    rngolfer53 replied to Nursebabe2009's topic in General Nursing

    Take the Medicare ratings with a block of salt. I visit quite a few nursing homes at night, and there are some real gaffes in the ratings some of them receive. I've seen highly rated places that reek...

  17. is being a Hospice Nurse dangerous?

    rngolfer53 replied to newyorkgrrrrrrrrrrrl's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I work midnight to 0830, so I'm in "prime time" for criminal activity. This morning, I was at a nursing home that is 1 block from a drive-by shooting that happened a few days ago. Since very few...

  18. Roxanol being pulled from the market by FDA

    rngolfer53 replied to doodlemom's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Not sure that families in the home, where many Pts prefer to remain, are going to love this idea. And I still can't help but wonder why the FDA suddenly has this twist in their shorts. Call me...

  19. On A Roll

    rngolfer53 posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I seem to be on a losing streak. It seems like every home visit I make now is at a place where smokers predominate. They're watching, or have just finished watching, their loved one die of a...

  20. Roxanol being pulled from the market by FDA

    rngolfer53 replied to doodlemom's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    If this was aimed at only one or two manufacturers, I would think that perhaps they were just negligent about filing. But when it's nine companies, then I think there's something else going on. At...

  21. Prescription narcotics or benzodiazepines while working?

    rngolfer53 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would be very careful about taking something w/o a current script. If you're tested for any reason, you could be in some serious hot water. Talk to your doc about your situation and see what he/she...

  22. Grammar errors at the workplace, just for fun :)

    rngolfer53 replied to mama_d's topic in General Nursing

    A few years ago, I was doing training for EMTs, and we set up a scene with a non-responsive Pt. One of the trainees, with a great sense of humor, asked the "spouse," "When was the last time you were...

  23. LPN taking home meds

    rngolfer53 replied to Angela.RN2B's topic in General Nursing

    I appreciate that you would not want to be seen as a "informer," but read your last sentence again. "She could have killed my sisters only child." You're right about that, and the danger she poses...

  24. Does "your" instead of "you're" drive anyone else nuts?

    rngolfer53 replied to *ac*'s topic in General Nursing

    Be careful, please. You can injure your rotator cuff with vigorous patting of your own

  25. Does "your" instead of "you're" drive anyone else nuts?

    rngolfer53 replied to *ac*'s topic in General Nursing

    I remember when schools taught the difference between contractions and pronouns. Second or third grade was the time frame, I