Not_A_Hat_Person

Not_A_Hat_Person RN

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  1. Is there anything good that being a nurse has taught you???

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to juzme's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing made me seriously doubt the existence of God, at least any God I would want anything to do with. Nursing has taught me a lot about love, resilience, strength, acceptance, and the human...

  2. Discharged at the point of death.

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to DixieRedHead's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I can see this from the family's point of view. Last month, my mother was admitted to a SNF with metastatic cancer and multi-organ failure. We all knew she wasn't going to leave alive, but home...

  3. Nurse/Patient Relationships

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to luvbug080688's topic in General Nursing

    At the agency I work for, an LNA started a relationship with her young male client. The higher-ups suspected something, and asked her about it, but she always denied it. When the client decided to...

  4. Vodka tampons?!?

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to Christy1019's topic in Emergency

    I've heard of people taking ETOH rectally. It's a great way to get alcohol

  5. Caring for the Dying muslim patient

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to zahraa ali's topic in General Nursing

    If you're a student, your school's Muslim Student Association (if there is one) or a local mosque might be able to

  6. Grief.....a really good movie to explore it

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    Hayao Miyazaki's "Graveyard of Fireflies" deals with the death of a parent and a sibling during

  7. Dealing with patient's who discriminate

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to MizzRn's topic in Home Health

    I'm a black nurse in an overwhelmingly white state. When I worked at a SNF, the face sheet in one client's chart said "Caucasian caregivers only", though he had no problem with the Filipina nurse on...

  8. Terms we will not admit to using

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to gwenith's topic in Nursing Humor

    I spend a lot of time around disabled kids. I've sometimes thought of the classroom as "The Island of Misfit

  9. This Does Not Make Sense - But happens anyway!

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    I worked at an ALF that decided that nurses weren't capable of using fire extinguishers. If there was a fire, regardless of size, we were supposed to make sure the residents were safe, then call 911...

  10. Going green makes me red in the face

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    I understand exactly how you feel. I actually try to avoid pink ribbon merchandise. The biggest killer of women is heart disease. My mother just died of colon

  11. serving alcohol to patients

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to mqurse37's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    When I worked in assisted living, we had residents who had orders for booze. One had a scheduled drink and a PRN

  12. Just when you thought you'd heard it all

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to mizfradd's topic in General Nursing

    I had chicken pox when I was 7. My husband and his twin brother managed to avoid it as kids (their 7 other siblings got it). Hubby's older brother ended up getting chicken pox in his 40s, from his...

  13. Any online RN Nursing school

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to lethag's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Many employers, and some state nursing boards, are very wary of online nursing schools. Check out your local not-for-profit brick-and-mortar colleges; many have online programs. A BSN from your local...

  14. Is it illegal to initial when.....

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to onthemark's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If the CNA does the treatment, the CNA should sign off on

  15. Charting Bloopers

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

    Have you been reading my

  16. Joys of working Private Duty

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to Ms_Bee's topic in Private Duty

    I get paid to go to the fair, go camping, go to shows, and go for walks around the

  17. too hot in the home

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to tjmschet's topic in Private Duty

    I work for a national agency, and the admission packet includes a list of things the families should provide for the nurse (ex. a chair and a small lamp). They also let the parents know that night...

  18. Attitudes against the military

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to Animal3's topic in Government, Military

    Maybe that's exactly what they think. Maybe they don't want to join the military because they don't support, or want to participate in, the current wars. I've grown increasingly irritated with the...

  19. Flu shots for homebound?

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to CabanaDay's topic in Home Health

    When my mother got her shingles vaccine 2 years ago, her MD gave her a script for it. She got it filled at a pharmacy (it had to be ordered), then taken back to the MD's office to be administered....

  20. Is home health profitable?

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to brotherbear's topic in Home Health

    I'm mostlly on the private-duty side of my agency, but I've done a few visits. We're paid $40 for Super visits and ROCs, more for SOCs, plus mileage

  21. Breast Cancer Pumpkin

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to nkochrn's topic in General Nursing

    Will departments decorate kiwi fruit for testicular cancer awareness? What about colon cancer

  22. Post-its everywhere!

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in Private Duty

    When I was orienting with my first case, 2 nurses were having a knock-down drag-out war via the communication log, complete with threats, pages ripped out, and messages about meetings at the

  23. Stupid things said by your non-nurse significant other

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to Moogie's topic in Nursing Humor

    My husband had to go to Urgent Care last week. Among other things, they gave him a script for ibuprofen 600 mg. We have ibuprofen 200 mg tabs at home, and when I told him he could take 3 of them, he...

  24. Question on practicing in a state that you are not licensed in

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to mjmcca's topic in General Nursing

    Is this company headquartered in Minnesota? I signed up with them in April, but I have yet to work a shift because they keep trying to send me to states where I'm not licensed. They've said it's okay,...

  25. how much orientation did you receive as a new grad?

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to tokmom's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I worked as a med and charge nurse at an a ALF. I got about 2 weeks of training on the med cart, and another week or 2 of charge training. My next job was the Nursing Home from Hell, where I had 17...