Lynx25

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  1. Do you answer your phone on your day off?

    Lynx25 replied to Leelee2's topic in General Nursing

    I like to pick up extra hours. I had a few 70 hour weeks a few months ago until payroll caught on... ha! However, my current employer is sulking because I am getting my WCC cert, and after I requested...

  2. Wound Treatment Question

    Lynx25 posted a topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Sorry to keep using this forum as a cheat sheet, but this wound is driving me up the WALL! It's an elderly lady with a hx of reoccuring C-diff. The facility cleared her with a single sample, but there...

  3. How do I get along well with my clinical instructor?

    Lynx25 replied to Hellostudentnurssee's topic in General Nursing

    Suck it up, graduate, it's not about you... etc etc etc. Really, just do your assignment, get your questions answered from other sources if she seriously doesn't want to help out, and get the job...

  4. Have you ever made a medication error- yes, no or almost.

    Lynx25 replied to Yiggs's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, Jesus, yes. My FIRST day on the job. Our facility has no ID bracelets, and instead relies on photos of the patient that may or may not be several years old. I mixed up two 100 year old ladies that...

  5. Wound Treatment Question

    Lynx25 replied to Lynx25's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Blegh. I have been pushing and pushing to get this person to the wound clinic.... The Unit manager and the DON say, "Oh... yeah. Maybe..." FFS,

  6. Had to bite my tongue and....

    Lynx25 replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    You guys are ridiculous. So what if someone wants to further their career? You have no idea what the future holds for anyone, the condecending eyerolls are a little much, don't you

  7. At what point do I complain?

    Lynx25 replied to ohmg's topic in General Students

    Haha- just grin and bear it. It sounds like you might have gone to my nsg school, actually. When I was taught IV's in the military, it was great fun.... they showed us once on a Mannequin... and then...

  8. Slow nurse response time is a danger to pt health

    Lynx25 replied to SoCalCrafter's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I thought she was vomiting for an hour. You waited 58 minutes? Lulz. That's on you then. Also, use your common sense- It tells you not to tap on the glass at the zoo, right? Why would you bang on the...

  9. Narc count is driving me nuts!!

    Lynx25 replied to sweetsleep28's topic in General Nursing

    Haha, I hate having pill bottles. When possible, I give them to the DON to destroy, or beg the pharmacy to repack them into blister packs. I found this one lady who had brought all of her home meds,...

  10. Preceptor gift

    Lynx25 replied to stumaxtan's topic in General Nursing

    Coffee. Coffee is always

  11. How to tell you've worked too many shifts in a row

    Lynx25 replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in Nursing Humor

    Well, I have on mismatching socks, My glasses are broken and perching on my nose like a drunken squirrel, and I just spilled MOM all in my cart and spent 20 min of my 30 min break mopping it up... I...

  12. Funny things patients say !

    Lynx25 replied to TAM's topic in Nursing Humor

    Nurse 1: Sir, I can't really give you an Ambien at 2 in the afternoon. PT: "Conservative Hussy! I'll report you!" Also: Pt1: Do you want one of my cookies, Dear? CNA1: No, I don't eat too many sweets,...

  13. nursing career without touching people

    Lynx25 replied to confusedstudent2011's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This board is going to give her PTSD. What about a family practice? They aren't too terribly hands on, are

  14. Just looking for opinions

    Lynx25 replied to Sanuk's topic in General Nursing

    Oh dear. Why wouldn't they let you buy your own style, and just stick with the same color? Thankfully my facility is quite lax... I'm wearing red pants, and a blue shirt with monkeys on it... the...

  15. Wound Dressing

    Lynx25 replied to agrj's topic in General Nursing

    I suppose it really depends on the facility. Here, LPN's write and perform their own wound care orders, and then give the doc the order to sign later. It does result in some screwy dressings...

  16. What helps you get through a shift ?

    Lynx25 replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    I work 16 hour shifts 3 days in a row. I work with a wonderful nurse, we always treat ourselves to SOMETHING nice to eat once a day. Lol, it's so bad. Oh

  17. What's your nursing kryptonite?

    Lynx25 replied to ktliz's topic in General Nursing

    Snot hanging out of noses. Everything else, I can handle, but snot doing the dangle...

  18. My patient an addict or does he actually need it?

    Lynx25 replied to Catch22Personified's topic in General Nursing

    It's super irritating, I'm in LTC as well, and we have a guy that will wake up from a sound sleep to demand Xanax because he's so "nervous" He's also on a lot of pain medications that he'll demand the...

  19. Job posting- "Must not be overweight"

    Lynx25 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    That sounds more like a cultural requirement though... everything but the BMI, don't know about that

  20. Your most annoying, obnoxious family member stories

    Lynx25 replied to JDZ344's topic in Nursing Humor

    Hahaha, LTC breeds some fun families. I have one that EVERY DAY, they come in and unwrap my super neat dressing on this ladies pressure ulcer. To top it off, I'm using Santyl on the necrotic areas,...

  21. RPN Bridge to RN or RN

    Lynx25 replied to tippler's topic in International Nursing

    I am dead serious when I tell you to just go ahead and get your BSN. I just finished up with my LPN a year or so ago, and for the life of me, I can't figure out why I thought the bridge program was a...

  22. How do you deal with an ignorant co-worker? Humble me with your advice, nurses!

    Lynx25 replied to Hellostudentnurssee's topic in General Nursing

    I don't really see what she's done wrong. I'm sure she doesn't mean to belittle you when she teaches you. Just keep an open

  23. how long should you wait before returning to school?

    Lynx25 replied to sophie<3's topic in General Nursing

    Go now! I don't know what it's like near you, but hospitals are shying away from ADN's in this area, not to mention LPNs, which is the only cert I have. I went back to school the semester after I...

  24. Wound Care Education for LPN

    Lynx25 replied to Lynx25's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    I think you might be amazing. I will call you

  25. Brand new Nurse in charge of Veteran CNAs

    Lynx25 replied to beatrice1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It was a hard situation for me- not only was I brand new- most of the CNA's were much older than me. I found for the most part, that I shouldn't have been worried. These people have been at their job...