sasha2lady

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  1. Do you send meds along on a Leave of Absence?

    sasha2lady replied to DPRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We got a form from our pharmacy called a LOA form....when a family comes in to take mom out for 2 nights we have to fill out this form..it has places on it for us to write in what the meds are, how...

  2. Does Anyone From Your LTC/SNF Meet Patients Prior To Admission?

    sasha2lady replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hmm.....we have a social worker and a "marketing" person who take in our admits.....we, the nurses have NO idea an admit is even coming 99% of the time til we see them roll in on a stretcher or...

  3. Why do many nurses look down on LTC?

    sasha2lady replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I ve always liked LTC, Im an LPN and if I was an RN I would never ever work in certain areas.....such as a hospital, an office, dialysis, peds, or OB.....LTC is all I know and I enjoy it. What I dont...

  4. what do you think of this policy?

    sasha2lady replied to Ms.RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We have this exact same policy where I work....initiated by our DON....I have yet to follow it because I work 2nd shift and she is NOT an MD. I am the nurse for so and so.....they depend on me and MY...

  5. Taking patients outside to smoke?

    sasha2lady replied to herring_RN's topic in Addictions

    If the facility allows smoking then its kosher. We do it where I work. Right now we have only 2 residents that smoke but its under a covered

  6. IV fluid mishap...worried

    sasha2lady replied to blueeyes87's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Honest mistake. DId the pt perk up any? When I had my son, I recieved 7000cc of IVF...Lactated Ringers from 6am til 2pm that day. All I can say is thank God for foleys! I wondered after about the...

  7. Sleeping aides at work

    sasha2lady posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I had the pleasure tonight of walking in a room that is supposed to be for charting by aides and nurses and discovered one of our slackest aides with her head down eyes closed fast asleep . I stood...

  8. Sleeping aides at work

    sasha2lady replied to sasha2lady's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    ahhhh...well...the communication has went straight to the sewers since our DON took over 3 yrs ago.....all communication we had in the building nursing wise....left when she came in. You can talk and...

  9. How much sleep/ rest do you get?

    sasha2lady posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'm a 2 nd shifter and I like to sleep in(that stopped when my son was born almost 3 yrs ago) and I usually stay up late. I've had issues with fatigue for about 6 yrs and I still feel tired in the...

  10. How much sleep/ rest do you get?

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

    Im thinking about keeping a log book of what time I lay down and what times I wake up for about 3 months just to see what kind of pattern Im in. I tried to quit my cokes a few years ago....gave me the...

  11. Wound tx's

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

    Good news! Its HEALED! YAYYYYYY...and no more odors. Ya cant beat that with a

  12. Manipulative Boss?

    sasha2lady replied to Born2BWild's topic in General Nursing

    umm....Im having trouble understanding this.....how can any nurse be bored that works in a hospital? Are you doing desk work? What exactly is boring you? Maybe Im just crazy. Ive never had a boring...

  13. FED UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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

    Well....fellow nurses....its happened AGAIN!....Another patient of this nurses was sent out by nurses on the other units because she would NOT assess her pt in respiratory distress......moving...

  14. How much sleep/ rest do you get?

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

    That sounds like me.....even when I do sleep I dont feel like I have. Between a toddler and work....its like I work 16 hr shifts daily. My husband is leaving out Next week for his first long haul...

  15. Staying late to complete your work

    sasha2lady replied to sunnycalifRN's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a new nurse...I would end up staying til after midnight most nights to wrap my work up. Mainly because I was new, slower and didnt understand how to do the paperwork fully...and then it...

  16. Most embarrassing mistake you've ever made

    sasha2lady replied to sunnycalifRN's topic in General Nursing

    When I was an aide...I had a new male resident....a woman at his side...she was getting ready to leave and bent down and kissed him like a wife would...on the lips and did that whole I love you...

  17. I work with some immature nurses.

    sasha2lady replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    Been there ! We have an employee complaint hot line...and we all got called in and asked if we called it....it was a complaint about mgmt or something...anyways...the nurse that was with me..thought...

  18. Feasible to get Thanksgiving and Christmas off as new RN?

    sasha2lady replied to ATLbubbles's topic in General Nursing

    Unless you work in a docs office you can count on being at work for holidays the majority of your nursing career..or unless you end up in upper mgmt. Hospitals and SNF's are open 24/7 which means so...

  19. what does PRN staffing REALLY mean??

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

    The interview went well I think. They are checking my references and background and will let me know something soon maybe. I'm willing to give this home care a try. It would help me gain more...

  20. what does PRN staffing REALLY mean??

    sasha2lady posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I just need to vent here for a minute.....Ive been in LTC for nearly 10 yrs now...the past 3 of which as an LPN. It was my understanding in general that PRN means..'AS NEEDED"....correct? Now...as far...

  21. resident in pain, what to do?

    sasha2lady replied to pansylvr523's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    What about ultracet or tramadol? Non narcotics. But someone needs to get the picture to this dtr I had one who had a fx hip and her dtr wouldn't allow her to ask for vicodin so me and this pt made us...

  22. Incompetent nurse

    sasha2lady replied to JeanthePHN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Omg! Wrong injections to kids ok. I have a 2 yr old and I'll be the first to say that if I found out my son had the wrong stuff by an incompetent nurse the whole staff would be in a lawsuit cause I'd...

  23. Charting question..

    sasha2lady replied to vivibonita's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I was told by a rn to never chart " will continue to monitor" she said it's ok as long as you word it " will continue to monitor and chart any changes" from notes ive read I'm the only nurse at work...

  24. LTC patient to nurse ratio

    sasha2lady replied to caringone30506's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    On third at my place it's 2 lpns and 3 aides if noone calls in for 80 residents most of which are

  25. LTC Issues and unemployment

    sasha2lady replied to paytonsmom's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Wow I thought my job had bad mgmt but after reading your story it makes mine see not so bad. What did the state say? Have you followed up with your complaint? I'd call corporate also and an...