sasha2lady

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  1. Anyone ever felt like this?

    sasha2lady replied to chellelynn25's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I work 2nd and have 30 myself plus i do my own txs, charting, summaries, skin assessments, admissions, calling the doc for everybody else most of the time and writing and processing everybody elses...

  2. Staffing concerns - short vent

    sasha2lady replied to OklaLPN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I know this feeling all too well also. I am charge nurse on my shift 3-11 and frequently what happens is that we have call ins w/ cna's..and our policy which was formed by the don is never ever...

  3. Slack, Sloppy Nurses for coworkers! VENT101!

    sasha2lady posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Ok...Just had another night with slack nurse 101! We had 4new admits @ our LTC/SNF ....well...the one nurse is older but very capable of doing her job....her pt came in w/ a very low bp, fever, and...

  4. Slack, Sloppy Nurses for coworkers! VENT101!

    sasha2lady replied to sasha2lady's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    omg....is this guy a nurse or a cna? if ur phone is able...go to a store and print out a few copies and put one on your don's door, adon's door, and the administrators door (or under it rather). thats...

  5. Giving narcs

    sasha2lady replied to HM7380's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    As long as you have plenty of factual documentation on why you gave what you gave you should be fine. that is one thing that state looks at in depth in my state...we were just informed that here in...

  6. LTC psych meds pleaseeeeeeeeeeee help with this

    sasha2lady replied to sasha2lady's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    ahh....it is soooo frustrating to deal with this psych mess. at the last meeting i went to I said that i only had the 3 real problem pts which she tried to argue with me about.....then she also said...

  7. LTC psych meds pleaseeeeeeeeeeee help with this

    sasha2lady posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Ok....I work in LTC. We have recently started using a new place that deals with our "psych " pts....now..normally the way this worked was the doc would order a psych consult and then the psych person...

  8. Slack, Sloppy Nurses for coworkers! VENT101!

    sasha2lady replied to sasha2lady's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Wellllllllll......here is an update in the past week of putting my new do in action...it seems to be working some.....when ive been getting my daily stack of unfinished labs, orders etc...ive been...

  9. Who is GENERALLY more of a "PAIN"?: Co-workers OR Patients?

    sasha2lady replied to Di Deanna's topic in General Nursing

    hmm.....id have to also say coworkers....i like my coworkers as people...but when it comes to any type of organization whatsoever they are pretty lacking, there is a huge habit of passing the buck at...

  10. Slack, Sloppy Nurses for coworkers! VENT101!

    sasha2lady replied to sasha2lady's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Thanks you guys! Its so nice to have a place where I can vent this bull.....I have to work with this gal the rest of the week..gonna put my plan of action into motion starting today! I had the RN...

  11. "Missing" narcotic please read need help!!!

    sasha2lady replied to justwannabanurse's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    This sounds slightly similar...at my facility we had a card with 10 vicodins in it to be sent back to the pharmacy....this pt was discharged....the nurse who had it handed it to me and then I handed...

  12. talking to dept heads in other depts ....sigh

    sasha2lady posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    In the ltc facility I work at we have a 2nd shift laundry/hskpr who is....well....gently putting it...she seems to be somewhat mentally "slower" to me.....Im not really sure b/c she functions sooooo...

  13. when is it too much??

    sasha2lady posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    just had an interesting night at work......had a lady elderly of course who was started on hospice crisis care b/c her o2 dropped and was brought back up.....our thing at work is that if its a hospice...

  14. when is it too much??

    sasha2lady replied to sasha2lady's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I am in NC....I couldnt sleep last night for thinking about my pt and I try not to bring work home with me. Tonight was different.....no crisis care nurse was there so i got to take my time with her...

  15. med error questions and more

    sasha2lady replied to calgirl123's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    what i do is initial and circle it and then write on the back of the mar why it wasnt given......our new thing now is that we have a new sheet for refills and so this takes more time thats necessary...

  16. I just got suspended

    sasha2lady replied to calgirl123's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    i too have seen such things done over and over and over....i think i am the only nurse on my shift who signs meds as i give them...everyone else waits til the end of the shift to sign mars and even...

  17. Nasty Doctor

    sasha2lady replied to scrubberRN's topic in General Nursing

    I had a very similar problem with an md covering for our usual doc....he is an A$$! An RN got an IV antibiotic order that was toxic for one of my pts and when i caught it and didnt give it and...

  18. I m in big trouble! I think I failed my drug screen

    sasha2lady replied to alex68's topic in General Nursing

    well....to be honest if you smoke pot why would you even bother applying for a nursing job? in healthcare we are always avail for any drug screen whether its random or preemployment ...thats nsg...

  19. Is it the nurse obligation to stay ovetime when you can't find to replace?

    sasha2lady replied to ari3sdog's topic in General Nursing

    I have the same problem ....last yr i worked doubles every single month....with no choice...i thought. I complained and complained but got nowhere....finally the administrator talked to me and we all...

  20. Med error!!!!

    sasha2lady replied to gettingupthere's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    man.....we had a very similar story a few yrs back w/ a new nurse....she gave the wrong bp meds to the wrong pt who just happened to be our md's mother in law! how ironic was that one! well...she...

  21. Error-prone abbreviations, symbols and dose designations

    sasha2lady replied to adrienurse's topic in Patient Medications

    i saw a pack of phenergan suppositories and the label said "insert 1 suppository in right nostril q 4 hours for nausea......hilarious but incorrect. id like to see how fast that would work ! and...

  22. Please interpret this med order

    sasha2lady replied to Jennabugs's topic in Patient Medications

    i see the pts here...but if it were me...id just call the doc and get it clarified to where it made more sense b/c if it confuses you chances are it has or will confuse others....i would clarify it to...

  23. tell me about coworkers that dont click

    sasha2lady posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I have a coworker who I often have to come and work behind.....she keeps changing the times on a pt's meds b/c she goes to dialysis 3 dys a wk. ....so on top of all the insulin, coumadin, and 5 bp...

  24. tell me about coworkers that dont click

    sasha2lady replied to sasha2lady's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    this one goes at 11am m w f ....but this isnt the first time this nurse has pulled this stunt. We have a really neat machine at work that looks like a huge glucometer but it tests pt/inr's ... what...

  25. What would you do ?

    sasha2lady replied to sasha2lady's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    man o man........i would LOVE to find a place thats close to my home, better benefits, and to have someone who would back the whole nsg staff up when it comes to the tyrants that come thru...