southernbeegirl

southernbeegirl BSN, RN

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  1. LTC/rehab facility: ?'s --LPN Scope of Practice

    southernbeegirl replied to SlightlyMental_RN's topic in General Nursing

    dont be offended. double checking insulin is a common practice in nursing. unfortunately, it's impractical in a LTC many times mostly due to

  2. LTC/rehab facility: ?'s --LPN Scope of Practice

    southernbeegirl replied to SlightlyMental_RN's topic in General Nursing

    the original admission assessment must be done and or cosigned by the RN. after that the LPNs are quite qualified to perform the assessments. i consider myself to just be the resource person for my...

  3. Whats in YOUR lunchbox???

    southernbeegirl replied to SweetLemon's topic in General Nursing

    i work Fri, sat, sun too (14-16 hrs on sat/sun). i take2 Slim Fast drinks per day (breakfast and afternoon snack). I also have a box of cereal and some dry oatmeal at work. i take some lean protein...

  4. Required Nursing Uniform

    southernbeegirl replied to pbstrums's topic in General Nursing

    my LTC company has done this. we are supposed to wear the same colors and same brand. they bought us 3 sets of scrubs. the thing is, our options are limited that we are allowed to order. i'm fat....

  5. Why do we do this?

    southernbeegirl replied to travel50's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    ha! i think you are ALL nuts for doing that

  6. LPN AND PROUD OF IT

    southernbeegirl replied to florianslove's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    so what was the point of this thread to begin

  7. "Staff according to acuity"

    southernbeegirl replied to jnrsmommy's topic in General Nursing

    my boss tells everybody she interviews that. and she is soooo full of it!

  8. really disappointed after my trip to the BON

    southernbeegirl replied to picurn10's topic in General Nursing

    I have been in the peer monitoring program where i had to call every day for 3 years to see if i had to go pee. there is NO way in jose that she just missed calling by a few minutes and was given a...

  9. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    southernbeegirl replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

  10. Crazy Family Members and their input.

    southernbeegirl replied to eriksoln's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    omg i'm crying from

  11. Scandal...I may have my license revoked? help

    southernbeegirl replied to enmack's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with this! even members of your state BON will recuse themselves if they personally know a nurse in a case. i would contact an

  12. Things you'd LOVE to tell the doc and get away with it....

    southernbeegirl replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in General Nursing

    omg this post made me almost pee from

  13. My Master Cardio stethoscope grew legs and walked out on me :(

    southernbeegirl replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    my husband finally had mine engraved by Littman when he bought my last one after yet another MC walked away. the engraving is so light in color that unless you know it's there you wont notice it....

  14. Stupid Allergies

    southernbeegirl replied to prowlingMA's topic in General Nursing

    omg it did the same thing to me too!

  15. Being Questioned by Paramedics? Why?

    southernbeegirl replied to jayde_RN's topic in General Nursing

    thanks, medic. i feel like we SHOULD act as a team from the bed, to the transport, to the hospital. the patients deserve that. i also got tired of hearing "that was the best report i ever got from...

  16. Being Questioned by Paramedics? Why?

    southernbeegirl replied to jayde_RN's topic in General Nursing

    working in LTC i've seen it all. from EMS guys who think we are all stupid to nurses who think the EMS is nothing but a transport meat wagon. i used to work in this horrible place. we werent allowed...

  17. Have you ever made a stupid mistake....?

    southernbeegirl replied to WannaBeNrse's topic in General Nursing

    ahahahahahaaa!!

  18. i kinda feel like an idiot....

    southernbeegirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    Last night I got home from a 16 hr shift around11pm. I smooched around on my hubby, got a snack and sat down to surf the web for a while. I started coughing, thinking "ugh these allergies suck". but...

  19. i kinda feel like an idiot....

    southernbeegirl replied to southernbeegirl's topic in General Nursing

    thanks jb! my doc called me this afternoon. she called in wellbutrin for me. she told me to take it for at least a week before i stop. she said i'd be more successful at quitting that way. i took...

  20. Have you ever made a stupid mistake....?

    southernbeegirl replied to WannaBeNrse's topic in General Nursing

    i would have peed all over myself from

  21. Patients and cell phone cameras

    southernbeegirl replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    there's a website that i love called popthatzit.com there are tons of videos on there of docs doing I&Ds on them and the docs have allowed it. i love those

  22. Challenging Residents

    southernbeegirl replied to Neats's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    off topic comment... i cant wait to hear your thoughts on the nursing dept and its issues now that you are in nursing as opposed to

  23. Have you ever made a stupid mistake....?

    southernbeegirl replied to WannaBeNrse's topic in General Nursing

    she was the best patient and she told everyone, lol. i bet, to this day, if i took care of her she'd remember,

  24. Have you ever made a stupid mistake....?

    southernbeegirl replied to WannaBeNrse's topic in General Nursing

    omg no she didnt, hahahahha! my first cath i was poking at what i thought was the meatus....it was actually the privy parts. the woman never made a sound,

  25. A couple questions about med injections

    southernbeegirl replied to mnnurse29's topic in General Nursing

    Protocols and standards do