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  1. Could I be sued for neglect or lose my license over this?

    SunnyPupRN replied to Ccinct's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I think you advocated well in your scope of practice as an LPN. The only thing I would be cautious of is that if anyone is going to be thrown under the bus, it would probably be you. If they come to...

  2. Encouragement needed - Frustrated and insulted by hourly rates

    SunnyPupRN replied to kemansha1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yup, I've been an RN since 2003 [with a few years taken off] and I make $19/hr with 25 cent shift

  3. Agency Ignores My Requests-Should I Reveal My Illness?

    SunnyPupRN posted a topic in Agency Nurses

    I work very few hours for an agency and I have made it known repeatedly what hours I need as a PRN nurse each month. I agreed to xx number of hours on xx number of days, and the agency more and more...

  4. I'm a new grad RN and I'm offered per diem position at PSA Healthcare. Should I accept it?

    SunnyPupRN replied to FNPStudentLife's topic in Florida Nursing

    PM

  5. Seen Tendon Rupture From Cipro?

    SunnyPupRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just wondering if anyone has seen spontaneous tendon rupture in from cipro suspension, or a feeding tube completely blocked by the suspension? Had an order to administer cipro suspension via G-tube...

  6. Seen Tendon Rupture From Cipro?

    SunnyPupRN replied to SunnyPupRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you so much for your responses! Would you get an order clarification from the doctor that he/she wanted via g-tube if it arrived from the pharmacy with the label advising against it, and then...

  7. Patients afraid of needles...

    SunnyPupRN replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    ​Thank you! I've been saying this

  8. Giving meds you did not pour

    SunnyPupRN replied to mindymanders's topic in General Nursing

    INSULIN!nope nope nope

  9. 3 Strike Rule: Non-Compliant Patients

    SunnyPupRN replied to cocoa_puff's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If losing body parts isn't making a pt accountable, what makes you think higher premiums

  10. 3 Strike Rule: Non-Compliant Patients

    SunnyPupRN replied to cocoa_puff's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    How unbelievably judgmental and holier-than-thou. The word ' compliant ' itself should be thrown out. It implies that we have some charge over these people, who are actually free. Secondly, you...

  11. Are nurses allowed to turn in wanted criminals?

    SunnyPupRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder if this policy varies...at a behavioural facility where I worked, if police or parole officers called wanting to know if a parolee was there, we told them that we could not confirm or deny....

  12. If you had a reset button, would you choose nursing again?

    SunnyPupRN replied to amazingme's topic in General Nursing

    No. Or maybe if I had gone to a better school, one that I felt prepared me better for the real

  13. Does Anyone Use the HOPE Charting System?

    SunnyPupRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I haven't seen a lot of electronic charting systems, but this seems so odd. It goes from super detailed [Are both eye balls present?] to vague enough that it doesn't differentiate between rales and...

  14. I am not proud of my track record.

    SunnyPupRN replied to STARL's topic in General Nursing

    She seems to know the difference between what is ethical and unethical, though, don't you think? It just appears that for some reason she is willing to knowingly cross those lines. It would be...

  15. LPN Changing G-tube?

    SunnyPupRN replied to SunnyPupRN's topic in Home Health

    Makes sense. I know that the stoma is still usually patent once the tube is stable, but isn't it still possible for the internal tract to close fairly quickly? Also, is placement just verified by the...

  16. Attention nurse bullies... and victims!!

    SunnyPupRN replied to Xtina, BSN, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I know I felt bullied...there was another nurse who started two weeks before me, and would tell me she had seniority over me [she didn't] and complain to our boss that I didn't do work the way she...

  17. LPN Changing G-tube?

    SunnyPupRN replied to SunnyPupRN's topic in Home Health

    OK, I hear what you are saying. For the record I'm not referring to the trach at all here. And what you said, is exactly why I wondered if it WAS an area of practice - but in orientation and in school...

  18. I am not proud of my track record.

    SunnyPupRN replied to STARL's topic in General Nursing

    The first time, within your first year, hedging your bets that BON doesnt know about what else you did. On one hand you say you understand the seriousness, and on the other, you minimize the...

  19. I am not proud of my track record.

    SunnyPupRN replied to STARL's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not one to tell others what to do, but I think there's a part of you that is making the decision for you already. If things continue this way, you could be banned from participating with any...

  20. Does Anyone Use the HOPE Charting System?

    SunnyPupRN replied to SunnyPupRN's topic in General Nursing

    Poppy, Have you used other electronic charting? How different is

  21. Does Anyone Use the HOPE Charting System?

    SunnyPupRN replied to SunnyPupRN's topic in General Nursing

    Davey Do, LOL....it probably doesn't get much use. It's dummy-proof. It's really odd. Where I work, the particular tablet that HOPE is on, you have to be super careful what you check off. I've gone...

  22. How To Get Experience in Another Specialty?

    SunnyPupRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm 45, with not much clinical experience; I did a little med-surg after school when I was 33 and then we were stationed in a pretty remote area. I had my child and was a SAHM for a while, got back to...

  23. If you're familiar with I/Os, would love your feedback.

    SunnyPupRN replied to casdl's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe the OP referred to something like night sweats, where some fluid can be lost but not

  24. Forensic Nurses Week: A Celebratory Event

    SunnyPupRN replied to sirI's topic in Forensic

    I feel so draw to this specialty. I am trying to move to Tampa because there are courses in that area. Is there anything I can take online that will count toward

  25. Seizures in Autistic Pt - How to Tell?

    SunnyPupRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    How can you tell if your autistic pt is having seizures? I have a pt who has a hx of sz but has not had a verified one in several years. The seizures were staring type, probably absence sz. However,...