Trixxy

Trixxy LPN

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  1. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    Trixxy replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    :chuckle :roll :roll

  2. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    Trixxy replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    YIKES Happystudent!! Hope you are ok!? Never...NEVER...let your mom lay on the floor for 4 days before you call the paramedics for

  3. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    Trixxy replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    I repeat...Why not buy your Depo-Provera in Mexico? That must be how little Ricky came to be!!!!

  4. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    Trixxy replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Ewwwwwwwww Lori! Potatoes are odorless, so the patient tells me. Why not buy your Depo-Provera in

  5. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    Trixxy replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Hmmmm...I'm torn between jealousy and thankfullness that your patients have taught you more! :chuckle Never...NEVER...hide your weed in a toothbrush holder and stick it up your orifice and think it's...

  6. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    Trixxy replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    WHOA!! You've learned more than me!! Never...NEVER..get off the top bunk with an erection, and slip, hitting your manhood on the bed

  7. If You Were A Patient and Had A Choice of A Hospital to Go to, Which One Would it Be?

    Trixxy replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    It's gotta be Mercy Hospital in Canton, Ohio. The doctors and nurses are absolutely fabulous...the whole hospital is on the ball. I spent a week there after my quadruple bypass..they saved my life....

  8. Nurse to resident ratio in LTCF

    Trixxy posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Need help please... Does anyone know the 'legal' nurse to resident (patient) ratio in a long term care

  9. Made to look like an idiot. (rant)

    Trixxy replied to MarcusKspn's topic in General Nursing

    Been there and done that...I think ALL of us have had to deal with a doctor with a 'Jesus' complex....too bad...sooo sad..that's why He gets paid the big bucks. You did the right thing by calling the...

  10. C.n.a / L.p.n. R.n

    Trixxy replied to Medic2005's topic in General Nursing

    Here is what I am doing. I got my LPN and worked for many years before it dawned on me that if I take 1-2 classes a year to fill my CEU requirements..I will soon have my RN. Takes a lot longer, but i...

  11. Have you ever taken care of a celebrity?

    Trixxy replied to BarbPick's topic in General Nursing

    As some of you know, I'm now working at a LTC facility...which I love. I think HIPAA is a good thing, but some nurses take it to an extreme. If one of our patients are admitted into the hospital, and...

  12. Have you ever taken care of a celebrity?

    Trixxy replied to BarbPick's topic in General Nursing

    Famous yes... I can't say

  13. Nurse to resident ratio in LTCF

    Trixxy replied to Trixxy's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    tyvm

  14. MAR unsigned

    Trixxy replied to nurse62's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You need to file a complaint with the state...it's not ok to not give a med because it's unavailable day after day after day. Stop playing with these people. Come work at my facility...you'll love it....

  15. MAR unsigned

    Trixxy replied to nurse62's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I also work in a LTC facility, and yes signatures on MAR's and TAR's get missed...whether by oversite or by getting sidetracked with interruptions. I miss some myself once in a while. I just leave...

  16. Littmann Stethescopes

    Trixxy replied to Medic2005's topic in General Nursing

    I have a Littmann Master Cardiology...love it and highly recommend

  17. In One Sentence; if you weren't a nurse, you'd be a ________

    Trixxy replied to OCCHCanada's topic in General Nursing

    :roll :chuckle :roll What a wonderful thread!! I'd be a wealthy shopper, and a food and wine

  18. Pain Medicine for a dying patient ...

    Trixxy replied to Tweety's topic in Pain Management

    After I first graduated from school, a similar situation happened to me. I was working in a LTC facility and my patient was dying and in acute pain. His VS were crap...respirations were 6. The family...

  19. Nurse to resident ratio in LTCF

    Trixxy replied to Trixxy's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I think the government needs to take a close look at this. Getting to be very

  20. Advice needed for patient saftey/concerns

    Trixxy replied to AndiMac's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Document...document...document. Write that STNA up...file a formal complaint with the facility...if not effective then call the state or an Ombudsman. Please remember these 3 words....... CYA (cover...

  21. How rude are surgeons?

    Trixxy replied to Diprivan/Vented's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    You must remember...most surgeons are perfectionists. Not an excuse for their behavior..just something to make you understand their

  22. Nurses are Overworked

    Trixxy replied to Mazieks's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    :kiss