nicenurselpn

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  1. "The Death Shift" (true crime book about nurse/serial killer)

    nicenurselpn replied to rph3664's topic in General Nursing

    the book is very good. i got mine from ebay. the book really goes into detail about her childhood (pretty normal, no abuse etc) it is horrible that the hospital she worked at knew what she was doing...

  2. best hampton roads labor and delivery unitfor 1st time mom?

    nicenurselpn replied to science in flowers's topic in Virginia Nursing

    My daughter just had her first baby in Jan at Chesapeake Regional Hospital. The birthcenter is very nice and the nurses were awesome!! I myself gave birth to said daughter at virginia beach general....

  3. How do you chart verbal aggression by a client?

    nicenurselpn replied to RxOnly's topic in General Nursing

    I have been in those situations before myself. I charted word for word. NiceNurse

  4. I'm having a 'me' day.

    nicenurselpn replied to carolmaccas66's topic in General Nursing

    On my "Me" day: Get up early and enjoy the quietness of the house while sipping my first cup of coffee of the day Spend some time with my 2 week old grandson snuggling on the couch Clean the house (...

  5. Do you think nursing has aged you?

    nicenurselpn replied to carolmaccas66's topic in General Nursing

    I love doing what I do, but yes nursing has aged me. I had LCPD as a kid, had multiple surgeries on my hip. After being a nurse for just 6 years, my hip started hurting really really bad. I went to an...

  6. Student Loan Defaulters ONLY

    nicenurselpn replied to Spode's topic in General Nursing

    I fell behind on my student loans when my husband was in the Icu and almost bled out. I called my lender and worked out a plan. There is a plan that can cut your student loan monthly payment. I am...

  7. Nurse Week Goodies, funniest ones you've seen

    nicenurselpn replied to WildcatFanRN's topic in General Nursing

    This past Nurses week last year at my place of employment reeked of cheapness and won the award for tacky! All of the nurses received a coupon for a free Frosty from Wendys that was expired, we live...

  8. DDNR Violation :(

    nicenurselpn posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just wanted to see what other nurses would think of what actually happened at work one day last week............ We have a patient who was made a ddnr by his parents. He is severely mr/vegatative...

  9. DDNR Violation :(

    nicenurselpn replied to nicenurselpn's topic in General Nursing

    Per the family's wishes there is to be absolutely no ambubagging this person.His dnr is pretty detailed and specific. NiceNurse

  10. Advice needed (sorry so long lol)

    nicenurselpn replied to nicenurselpn's topic in General Nursing

    She is only 17, but she recently graduated from cosmotology school and passed her state boards to get her cosmotology license. After she has the baby and has recovered,she will go back to work. So far...

  11. Advice needed (sorry so long lol)

    nicenurselpn posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am an LPN in a LTC for disabled kids. On an regular night, we have 6 nurses for the building. That includes a charge nurse who has an assignment . One night last week I got an phone call from my...

  12. nursing student needs help with colostomy care

    nicenurselpn replied to beatrice1's topic in General Nursing

    Has she tried stomahesive paste? My son had a colostomy from the time he was 2 months old. I used to have problems with stool leaking underneath the wafer. I used 2 piece colostomy bag with a wafer...

  13. Advice needed (sorry so long lol)

    nicenurselpn replied to nicenurselpn's topic in General Nursing

    My daughter is hanging in there, and I guess the lil bean sprout has decided at least for now to hang around in utero!! Being on bedrest has helped tremendously!! Off topic: due to blizzard like...

  14. Merry Christmas to the nurses who will be working today

    nicenurselpn posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas!!! Especially the nurses and nursing staff who will be working today. (I will be one of them!!) I will try my best to make this day special for my...

  15. North-East Blizzard - Everyone Becareful Reporting and Leaving Duty

    nicenurselpn replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    Virginia here. We were hit with 14 inches of snow. This area isnt used to weather like this, so it pretty much shut our area down. I spent 20 hours at work. 6 nurses and 6 cnas for a census of around...

  16. Happy Holidays!!

    nicenurselpn replied to TexasNurse89's topic in General Nursing

    Merry Christmas to all!!!!! I too will be working Christmas Day (2nd shift), I am off today though!!! I am looking forward to helping my special kids open some of their gifts tomorrow!!! Merry...

  17. The one thing I learned this year...

    nicenurselpn replied to Prettybrowngirl's topic in General Nursing

    I have learned to pick and choose my battles at work. Life is too short to stress over piddly stuff!! I have learned that co-workers who I thought were my friend, really were not after I removed the...

  18. Advice needed (sorry so long lol)

    nicenurselpn replied to nicenurselpn's topic in General Nursing

    There are a couple of nurses who have told me if I need to leave again to call them and they will come in for me. I have come in numerous times to finish up shifts for nurses who have had to leave due...

  19. Advice needed (sorry so long lol)

    nicenurselpn replied to nicenurselpn's topic in General Nursing

    I am very very sorry about your mother. If I wasnt able to get coverage for my assignment, I would have had to stay or risk losing my nursing license. Although I dont know how good of a job I could...

  20. Advice needed (sorry so long lol)

    nicenurselpn replied to nicenurselpn's topic in General Nursing

    The point is there was coverage for my end of the unit. On the unit I was working on, there was myself, a regular staff nurse, her orientee, and an agency nurse (who was worked there many many...

  21. Advice needed (sorry so long lol)

    nicenurselpn replied to nicenurselpn's topic in General Nursing

    At first she said no b/c there wasnt coverage. I got coverage, gave report, counted narcs, handed keys over to the nurse that took my assignment. After I let the charge nurse know that there was...

  22. Is it just the holidays?

    nicenurselpn replied to DC Collins's topic in General Nursing

    I like that idea myself! I am by nature a very kind and caring person. I try very hard not to hurt others. We all know how stressfull this career path is, and I try to not take it out on others....

  23. Advice needed (sorry so long lol)

    nicenurselpn replied to nicenurselpn's topic in General Nursing

    First off, I left work after I had coverage. I didnt abandon my post. Second of all who are all of you to judge my daughter? She certainly isnt the first teenage girl to find herself being pregnant....

  24. Advice needed (sorry so long lol)

    nicenurselpn replied to nicenurselpn's topic in General Nursing

    She was not left alone with an assignment to herself. The nurse precepting her just switched sides that is all. There was no comprimising her orientation at all. As this was the orientees first...

  25. Advice needed (sorry so long lol)

    nicenurselpn replied to nicenurselpn's topic in General Nursing

    Let me clarify a bit.... The charge nurse did call 2 other nurses to see if they would come in, but both said that they could not. There are 4 units in my building, and on the unit I was working on,...