southernbeegirl

southernbeegirl BSN, RN

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  1. Short Staffed, Narc Thieves, Piles Of Paperwork

    southernbeegirl replied to Vacationtime247's topic in General Nursing

    If you suspect narcotic diversion, you have to report it to the BON. You can download their form from the web and send it in

  2. What I Love About Nursing Is....

    southernbeegirl replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    i have this pt that is in renal failure and elected not to do dialysis. last night i cut her toenails for her. they had grown so long the literally curled almost back into her toes. while cutting...

  3. LTC- What do you think the issue is?

    southernbeegirl replied to sinursie's topic in General Nursing

    I've been in LTC since 1992. I started as a CNA while in nursing school. Staffing numbers tops my list. The building I have worked in for years was sold last year to a big LTC company. In this...

  4. My Thanksgiving

    southernbeegirl replied to Tweety's topic in Nurses Recovery

    woohoo congrats

  5. Where to buy custom scrubs?

    southernbeegirl replied to ThePrestige's topic in General Nursing

    SassyScrubs online are

  6. Gross Things You Wish You Didn't See (G-rated)

    southernbeegirl replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    all i could think of when i read this reply was "damn that cake looks good!" and i'm fat too so i cracked me up,

  7. Uniform Guidlines where you work

    southernbeegirl replied to Truth66's topic in General Nursing

    i had a job many years back where we wore all white. i hadnt been there long when this happnd. somebody called the DON at home and told her my pants were too thin, i had on a thong and you could see...

  8. I need to vent

    southernbeegirl replied to evilolive07's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    LTC is my love. but lately i've been asking myself that very question.why do i do this to myself when i could work in a less stressful atmosphere? it was great when i was young and just starting...

  9. I need to vent

    southernbeegirl replied to evilolive07's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You got my empathy and my sympathy! It worries me that you are such a new nurse. This is an awful big load to carry when you are just starting out. i was the house supervisor on 11-7 for a 3 story...

  10. Cookeville TN Pay Scale

    southernbeegirl replied to Biggles25's topic in General Nursing

    i dont anything about cookeville, but i'm in knoxville and ive worked with tons of nurses that commute from there to

  11. I'm worried about drawing blood and putting in IVs

    southernbeegirl replied to laybell's topic in General Nursing

    I agree...don't worry about it! It comes with practice. Before you know it, you will be a pro. i agree with the poster that said to always volunteer to do the ones nobody wants to do. thats how i...

  12. 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

    To the sister of the lady with necrotic leg ulcers that is probably going to be amputated and the sister calls and yells daily "you better not give her morphine or there will be hell to pay!!!" yeah...

  13. Three things...

    southernbeegirl replied to MissKitty21's topic in General Nursing

    ha! i'm giving all of you your wishes! i'm sending you all my talking patients WITH their family members,

  14. dry cracked heels

    southernbeegirl replied to birdgardner's topic in General Nursing

    I have this problem too but i fond the solution i tell ya! Use a ped egg and then a file. and then rub your feet with Bag Balm, put socks on and go to bed. my feet are so soft now i get feet rubs...

  15. Three things...

    southernbeegirl replied to MissKitty21's topic in General Nursing

    ooh wait, i forgot one.... NP that think they are Her Highness and are too good to pick up a chart by herself. what do i do if i come up with more than 3 things?? do i have to

  16. Three things...

    southernbeegirl replied to MissKitty21's topic in General Nursing

    Never again... talk to family members talk to family members talk to family members what would i like to do all the time? take care of unconscious patients that have no family members thats all i...

  17. Weird Interview...What do you think?

    southernbeegirl replied to michael79's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    IJ is an immediate jeapordy

  18. What would you do in this situation?

    southernbeegirl replied to mondkmondk's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    What are her residuals? That will tell you if the rate should be slowed down or maybe the feeding changed to something she can absorb better. The problem with slowing down the rate is that the rate...

  19. tales from the "charts" side

    southernbeegirl replied to achot chavi's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have one on myself. I had a patient that her daughter wanted her to have a coke every afternoon. in my defense, it had been a long day! lol, i charted "pt's daughter wants her to have a cock...

  20. Do you raid the patient fridge?

    southernbeegirl replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    orange sherbet and vanilla ice cream mixed together make one heck of a cremesicle milkshake. or so i've

  21. Timeliness of PRN's

    southernbeegirl replied to noc4senuf's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    prn means when the pt needs it, not when the nurse gets a chance to give

  22. tales from the "charts" side

    southernbeegirl replied to achot chavi's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    we had a very strange treatment nurse that charted all kinds of crazy stuff but one thing she charted we STILL laff about 2 yrs later is... i'll have to paraphrase but she was charting on a bed bound...

  23. How are all other experienced nurses coping with orienting new nurses

    southernbeegirl replied to snowfreeze's topic in General Nursing

    When I started my first job after graduation, I oriented for a few weeks with an LPN that had been there since the place opened i think, lol. She taught me everything there is to know about working a...

  24. Adjusting to the role of supervisor

    southernbeegirl replied to algebra_demystified's topic in General Nursing

    Anytime there is a new nurse or supervisor, the CNAs will ALWAYS push to see how much they can get away with. It's challenging to be the new supervisor on the job. My advice is to stay quiet and just...

  25. What's Your Passion?

    southernbeegirl replied to alwayslearning08's topic in General Nursing

    I saw the title "whats you passion" and thought "oooh, can we talk about this on here now?" but then i realized you were talking about