Forever Sunshine ASN, RN

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  1. Forever Sunshine

    My vent.

    I try to get everything done and make sure the residents are well-cared for. They are the reason I am there. A patient was acting up and was very combative tonight, yelling screaming cursing spitting...
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    My vent.

    I hope it does work out. I felt like I was accomplishing nothing and felt so clueless the whole night. I feel when I am charge nurse again (if I dont get in trouble for the situation with the...
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    is this considered a drug diversion?

    We do. Our narc books look worse than a disorganized high school student's history note book. Its pathetic. Pages all crumpled, folded, falling out. We have had that issue before and our DON acted...
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    how many nurses....

    Never. On 3-11 I start the medpass between 3:30 and 4. I will finish around
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    Smart Nurse vs. Dumb Pharmacy, Round One. DING! | Life of a Nurse

    I know those shoes all too well. Although I haven't ripped the head off of a pharmacy billing clerk(who probably does get to sit and eat bon bons all night).. I would have done the
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    Care of patients in their homes, private duty....?

    I do this 2x a week. I care for my Uncle's mother. Shes 95. Moderate dementia. Can't see too well and is hard of hearing. I help her with bathing and dressing, do her hair and nails, give her her...
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    Patient refusing meds, combative

    I find this necessary. This is LTC. There are patients you could try again later and later and 3 days from now, they will still refuse care. It is a DANGER.. to themselves, to the staff caring for...
  8. And its the nurse at the med-cart who is always asked 200
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    Patient refusing meds, combative

    I have a patient who is like this. I let her calm down. Then I ask her what flavor ice cream she wants. If she says No to the ice cream. I resort to juice. Apple juice she rarely says no to. I'll...
  10. Well if the nurses station is busy and bustling.. find somewhere else to do it. Such as a breakroom or a lounge area or a conference room on the
  11. #3 burst my bubble. I hear old nurses saying that years ago nurses had to offer their chair to the doctor if they entered the unit. For a nursing student to grab a chair and sit as if it was their own...
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    How do you balance your med pass?

    When I first started out my main concern was passing the right meds to the right residents. Don't be worried about being out of compliance. We have 25 residents. 120 minutes divided by 25 residents...
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    not looking "put together"

    The one thing that gets me is wrinkled scrubs. It takes 5 minutes to iron my uniform. I don't mean starch it with creases but.. make it look acceptable. I always wear my hair up and neat in a...
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    Meds Check-Off---Advice????

    I just tried to remember what my nursing instructors and inservices said about med passes. I did one in med-surg clinical, but my instructor walked me through parts of
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    Can they fire you for not picking up overtime?

    Don't pick up the phone. Don't pick up the phone. Don't pick up the
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    Meds Check-Off---Advice????

    First off verify your MAR agaisnt the doctors orders.(In LTC we don't do this as its too time consuming for the number of patients we have per med pass. Set up the cart.. pudding, applesauce, juice,...
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    PEG Help Please

    60cc piston syringe with warm water. and flush it through .. not by gravity.. by the
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    Bathing advice for contractured patient

    Use a gauze roll or washcloth (dry) and put it in her palm. We have a treatment order for a patient with a contracture like this. Get talking to her, help her with breakfast, allow her to warm up to...
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    LOL moments at work

    Oh jesus too many to remember. 5:55am. Elderly male patient- "Are there any more pancakes left" Me- "Mr Smith its way too early to even be thinking about breakfast" *His roommate is laughing at this*...
  20. I have answered the phone at home. " --- unit this is
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    Just a random vent

    I hope you asked for a new menu from the take out place lol. When I visit relatives in the hospital. I leave the staff alone. They are busy. It is their workplace, not mine. My relative is their...
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    How do you sign?

    First inital, last name, LPN. or First name, last name
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    I need to talk about my night.

    Not because it was bad, but because tonight I had to go from new med nurse to charge LPN. And I didn't even expect it. Not only was I charge nurse, but I had an orientee with me. and an agency nurse....
  24. We had pasta for dinner tonight. I unscrewed the cap of the Parmesan cheese jar. And started pouring the cheese into the cap. Like you would do for stock meds in bottles. I'm like what the hell am I...
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    Can a nurse report a MD for being rude?

    I wasn't afraid to call. Nor did I feel shot down by his attitude towards me on the phone. I just feel that since I have to follow policy and notify the MD and I should not have to be treated like a...