NursePaula

NursePaula

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  1. Opinions on scripting

    NursePaula replied to country mom's topic in General Nursing

    i worked in a place that wanted the departing nurse to go into the room, introduce the next nurse and say, "mrs smith this is nurse jane, she has been a nurse for x number of years and she is going to...

  2. Hospice Home care ?

    NursePaula replied to Rascal1's topic in Nurses Recovery

    another thought, what if you became too close to a patient (a nine month old beautiful little boy), and although we are trained to not do that in this case no other nurse wanted to see him because...

  3. Hand Care

    NursePaula replied to country mom's topic in General Nursing

    i worked at a carpet yarn factory in my previous life and what i found works the best is avon moisture therapy hand cream for extremely dry skin. leave it on the bedside table and slather up real good...

  4. when did you know you wanted to be a CNA or a Nurse?

    NursePaula replied to Tippy-ta-ta's topic in General Nursing

    I knew from as long as I can remember that I wanted to be a nurse. I took the long way and married, had two children, divorced and then went back to school with 2 young kids and 2 young nephews to...

  5. Pls tell me this is common in your Hospital!!!

    NursePaula replied to SurvivorRN's topic in General Nursing

    i am actually "called off" today. we can be put "on call" which amounts to being ready to go in at any time, and we are paid about 1/3 of our regular pay while sitting at home, then if we are called...

  6. Nursing STUDENT doesn't mean NURSE!!!!

    NursePaula replied to chnc1024's topic in General Nursing

    hugs to you and the little one. this must be very hard on you also, being far away, but also feeling like your cousin is your sister. being a sounding board for your cousin is important right now, and...

  7. Do You Like, Love or Dislike Your current job?

    NursePaula replied to lpnsider's topic in General Nursing

    i love my job, i love my manager and i love some of my co-workers and like all the rest except one that works the opposite shift of mine. rarely have to give or get report from her. i have had a rough...

  8. I made a med error

    NursePaula replied to Curlup's topic in General Nursing

    yes, you made a med error, but more importantly...you realized you made a med error. i always think about the errors that i am sure we all make, but do not know that we made them. by realizing the...

  9. Question about patient's death and ethical issue

    NursePaula replied to AZO49008's topic in General Nursing

    I absolutely agree with what everyone has written so far. There is not one person that I know that would want their family to be told if, at the end of their life they struggled in any way. That is...

  10. When wasting narcotics...

    NursePaula replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    i always watch, and i always make the other nurse watch me. i never want there to ever be a doubt if something comes up. by making sure that i follow the rules on this then this gives no one reason to...

  11. Organize our Nursing Stations!

    NursePaula replied to oKIMMYo's topic in General Nursing

    i work in a 40 bed surgical (post-op) floor. we have the "wallaroo" outside the patient room with the fold down "desk" where the charts stay. we are allowed to take one chart at a time to the nurse's...

  12. dry cracked heels

    NursePaula replied to birdgardner's topic in General Nursing

    Walktheline, It really works, but like the oral meds takes as long as your nails to grow out. Cut your nails, clean them up and then Vicks twice a day. About 6 to 9 months later no more fungus. You...

  13. dry cracked heels

    NursePaula replied to birdgardner's topic in General Nursing

    this is going to sound like i am off my rocker, but i swear it is true. my husband starting using vicks vapor rub for toe nail fungus and just rubbed the extra on a callous and his heels and honest to...

  14. Any experience working for Prime healthcare

    NursePaula posted a topic in California Nursing

    Hi all, I work at a hospital in Northern California that was taken over by Prime Healthcare on November 1st. Can anyone tell me what the company is like to work for in general. Do you feel like...

  15. Any experience working for Prime healthcare

    NursePaula replied to NursePaula's topic in California Nursing

    Sorry that I am so slow in saying thank you, have been very busy. I am trying to be very positive and upbeat. So far things seem to be about the same except for some of the coworkers no longer there....

  16. Blind new parents. Biggest challenge ever!

    NursePaula replied to rn4babies63's topic in General Nursing

    Here is a response "from the other side". My father was blind since 2 years old so my whole life he was blind. I am one of four children that he had. He did everything that my Mom did for us. He...

  17. Im being blackballed!..experienced nurses please reply

    NursePaula replied to 1styearsucks's topic in First Year After Licensure

    First, let me say that I am sorry that you are having a bad time of it. With that said, I can say from experience that I also learned the hard way. I actually was trying to go back to a place that I...

  18. Ibuprofen & Percocet together?

    NursePaula replied to FemmeRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I thought so! Like I said, long day though....thanks,

  19. Ibuprofen & Percocet together?

    NursePaula replied to FemmeRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It's been a long day so excuse the stupid questions, but isn't 2400 mg the max dose for ibuprofen in 24

  20. HIPPA Violation?

    NursePaula replied to AnytownUSA's topic in General Nursing

    Just recently a hospital here in town fired several people for this very thing after an audit as well as a couple of the nurses were suspended without pay for 3 days for looking in their own charts....

  21. When family members are more work than the patient.

    NursePaula replied to snowfreeze's topic in General Nursing

    I just floated to another unit a few weeks ago, and 2 of my patients families were nightmares, and to make matters worse the patients shared a room so they were feeding off of each other, then in...

  22. what kind of watch do you wear?

    NursePaula replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I wear Fossil for a couple reasons...definitely handles the water but also the Fossil bands have added links so that you can wear it higher up on the arm a bit so that when you wash your hands you can...

  23. Great license plate...

    NursePaula replied to brewerpaul's topic in Operating Room

    My Suburban is "RN BUS" and my other car is "RN PUALA" this is a play on my name that my family calls me since my son set up my computer and spelled my name wrong.

  24. colostomy

    NursePaula replied to busy-bee's topic in General Nursing

    On our floor we use both the coffee grounds and also peppermint oil on a cotton ball in a med cup....works pretty well...

  25. bereavement policy?

    NursePaula replied to flightnurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    I am so sorry to hear about your Grandma. I am feeling rather lucky right this minute (within context of course). My daughter just lost a baby at about 4.5 months and I was given 36 hours of...