NurseDirtyBird

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  1. Unsafe, possibly illegal situation at my workplace

    NurseDirtyBird replied to Rivalicious's topic in General Nursing

    You are following the direct orders of a physician. The MD is who delegates the care to you. As far as there being an RN, I worked in an assisted living facility at one point where the care manager...

  2. Why Are Nurses So Critical of Other Nurses?

    NurseDirtyBird replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yeah, I think you might have something there. I don't believe there is a such thing as a completely altruistic motive, and the main reason many people become nurses is helping people makes them feel...

  3. Can a LPN delegate to RN?

    NurseDirtyBird replied to roxs752's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    In my facility, when LPNs come across something that is outside of their scope of practice, they go find an RN to do it. They aren't delegating, they are making sure the task is completed by someone...

  4. Nursing school struggle with a mental disease

    NurseDirtyBird replied to myallnursesusername's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Stress is bad for everyone, but is a huge trigger for those of us with mental illnesses. It sounds like perhaps a visit to your doctor is in order. Lack of motivation and apathy can be symptoms of...

  5. Racial Refusals In Nursing

    NurseDirtyBird replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    How is explaining that there is clearly a difference in values between one generation and another profiling? Nobody said all elderly people are racist. Just the ones that complain about (insert your...

  6. "compassionate" Atheists...

    NurseDirtyBird replied to Anona-mouse's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Clearly they don't enforce TOS pertaining to trolling as much as they should...this post is still

  7. Racial Refusals In Nursing

    NurseDirtyBird replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I work in LTC and this reminds me of an elderly patient I had. He was absolutely adamant that no nurses or aides of color attend him - that was the gist of what he said anyway. The thing was, he...

  8. what would you do?

    NurseDirtyBird replied to marchedout03's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Jerks everywhere,

  9. Caring as Facade profession

    NurseDirtyBird replied to souleater11's topic in General Nursing

    I have compassion for my patients and provide the best care I can. Most times, I can sympathize with them. I treat them as the people they are, and not just another task, with respect for their...

  10. Why did this happen to me?

    NurseDirtyBird replied to sarit's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    The way it is, they might as well just tattoo CRAZY on your forehead when you get your diagnosis. It would save a lot of people the time of "monitoring" you, talking behind your back, and making up...

  11. Medical terminology according to patients

    NurseDirtyBird replied to nursefrances's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've had several little old ladies refer to their breasts as "The ladies," or "The girls." As in, "Let me get the girls out of the way for

  12. "Some people have a job. We have a calling."

    NurseDirtyBird replied to Irish_Mist's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My 'calling' was, "Well someone has to do it. Blood and guts don't bother me, so I suppose I

  13. Roaches ON the patient

    NurseDirtyBird replied to nekozuki's topic in Private Duty

    Please, please call CPS. That poor baby needs to be out of

  14. Getting Recognized by Former Patients On The Street

    NurseDirtyBird replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    I had a couple patients a long time ago start conversations with me in the grocery store. After that, I took a cue from my LEO husband and made myself pretty unrecognizable. I don't wear makeup...

  15. Rant: the first patient to make me truly disappointed in myself.

    NurseDirtyBird replied to renardeau's topic in First Year After Licensure

    There are jerks* everywhere. Jerks at the store, jerks on the roads, jerks in a restaurant, jerks at home, and jerks in the hospital. The world is ruled by jerks. You can't win them all over. As...

  16. Your most embarrassing experience with a patient

    NurseDirtyBird replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was making rounds one evening on a rehab floor and peeked in on a male pt. He was passed out cold (lots of pain meds), with a dirty movie on his phone still playing and his "instrument" in his...

  17. New Nurse

    NurseDirtyBird replied to GeoffH's topic in First Year After Licensure

    #1: Brain sheet. If your facility doesn't provide one for you (mine does - shows names, age, DX, MD and allergies, with blank space to fill in other info), I know some of the Admins or Guides have...

  18. Nursing students on medication

    NurseDirtyBird replied to kjnsweets's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Thank you for that. I can appreciate what you are saying as well. Because of the nature of psychotropic medications, meds like citalopram shouldn't be prescribed for job related stress. I think I...

  19. Nursing students on medication

    NurseDirtyBird replied to kjnsweets's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    First off, let me tell you now that there are a LOT of nurses working with psychiatric disorders, probably a bunch work with you. We don't tell people at work because they give us the side-eye,...

  20. Being an LPN

    NurseDirtyBird replied to anime5an4lyfe's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Yeah, LPNs do assess, but it's not officially recognized as an assessment. It's pretty clear it's the same darn thing on paper, but an LPN "collects data," rather than "assesses" according to our...

  21. Nursing students on medication

    NurseDirtyBird replied to kjnsweets's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    NO. There are nurses with real disabilities, not just "stress," who require these medications in order to lead productive lives. These nurses are fully capable of performing their duties while...

  22. Being an LPN

    NurseDirtyBird replied to anime5an4lyfe's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    LPNs perform nursing tasks under the supervision of an RN or MD, no matter where you go. RNs will generally form the care plan for the patient and carry out the plan and delegate tasks as necessary...

  23. What's in your nurse bag?

    NurseDirtyBird replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    Water bottle, tea (not a coffee drinker), ibuprofen and lunch in my bag. Two pens, Sharpie, penlight, scissors, stethoscope, and hand lotion in my pockets. Extra set of scrubs in my locker, because...

  24. Nursing students on medication

    NurseDirtyBird replied to kjnsweets's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Yeah, you pretty much have no right to judge people's performance as a nurse based on what prescriptions they are taking. I know nurses with chronic pain issues who have been on pain medication for...

  25. Discouraged

    NurseDirtyBird replied to LPN197538's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Is there another way you can word it? Medication error and time management issues? Those happen to everyone and it's pretty easy to learn from those mistakes. I wouldn't be dishonest about it, but...