nicenurselpn

nicenurselpn LPN

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  1. Advice needed (sorry so long lol)

    nicenurselpn replied to nicenurselpn's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your replies and thoughts in this matter. My daughter is 17 and lives with me. I have thought long and hard from the start of this pregnancy of what to do in case she goes into labor...

  2. Why is it so bad to be an LPN ????

    nicenurselpn replied to hair_tie's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I am d**n proud to be an LPN!!! I worked my tail off to work fulltime, take care of my family and go to LPN school fulltime as well!!! At one time, I had thought of getting my ADN so I could have...

  3. The "bully" nurse

    nicenurselpn replied to MikeyBSN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    the place i work at currently has nurse bully who has surrounded herself with "minions". the nurse is very volatile and very very confrontational. she has a history of threatening other nurses and has...

  4. Change of shift- acute patient issues?

    nicenurselpn replied to Trubie's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have the philosphy that all of the kids in my building are "all of our kids" I dont want to hear someone say "that is not my patient". Burns my rump everytime!!! Teamwork is the key!!! Wendy

  5. Change of shift- acute patient issues?

    nicenurselpn replied to Trubie's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I agree with the above post!! Always Always report chest pain!! If the doc says to send them out, get them outta there!! Better safe then sorry!! It is your license on the line. And document...

  6. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    nicenurselpn replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    Fran: It put my heart at peace to know that once we leave this realm, our spirits or energy goes on!!! I like to think that he is in Heaven, running and doing the things that his poor little body...

  7. Thoughts on Christmas scrubs...Yea or no way?

    nicenurselpn replied to GoECU's topic in General Nursing

    I wear Halloween scrubs and Christmas ones too!! They are all bright and colorful, and since I work with a pediatric population, they are totally appropriate!! But of course I wait till the first week...

  8. My first day!

    nicenurselpn replied to anonymous1919's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Glad to hear you had a great first day!!! :) Wendy

  9. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    nicenurselpn replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    One more..... 15 years ago my precious baby boy died at the age of 5 years old. He was severely mentally handicapped and multiple medical issues from birth. (he is the reason why I am a nurse) He...

  10. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    nicenurselpn replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    I used to watch Ghosthunters alot, until they started having ridiculous celebrity guest stars on their investigations! I now watch Ghost Adventures on Travel channel :). I once worked in a nursing...

  11. Rant about ungrateful, demanding patients

    nicenurselpn replied to KSU-SN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Makes me glad I dont work in the hospital! I work in a LTC setting with severely disbabled children and young adults :). When my hubby was in the ICU (for a severe Mallory-Weiss tear and severe blood...

  12. Rant about ungrateful, demanding patients

    nicenurselpn replied to KSU-SN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    hehehe. You definetly handled it better then me!!! I promptly would have told her that her arms arent broke, and how did she clean herself at home?? I have seen these types too.... I really feel sorry...

  13. Hating the med pass

    nicenurselpn replied to NotFlo's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Where I work at, we schedule patches (Scop etc) on the times the resident gets their shower, for example if they are a 3-11 shower, the patch gets changed on that shift. We also schedule nail trimming...

  14. Giving residents non-prescribed meds?

    nicenurselpn replied to prinsessa's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I value my nursing license way too much to do this type of thing. On new admits we had "house orders" like for Tylenol, MOM or colace, or Mylanta or Tums etc. O2 in an emergency situation is fine, but...

  15. What kind of nurse are you?

    nicenurselpn replied to EricaSAFJAF's topic in General Nursing

    First job fresh out of nursing school was in a LTC/Rhab center for 2 years. I loved working there, but my heart was in peds. I work now with severely disabled children and young adults some of whom...

  16. Nurses, have you been been spit on, pushed, scratched and verbally or assaulted?

    nicenurselpn replied to Brian's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have been pinched, kicked in the abdomen (happened when I came back to work after having a lap surgery) bitten by a lol, and threatened by irate family members. The scariest one was when a psychotic...

  17. Days you are glad you are a Nurse

    nicenurselpn replied to Getreal2011's topic in General Nursing

    The days I can make one of my "kids" smile and laugh makes me glad I chose this profession. I try to remember those moments when I am stressed and feeling pulled in a million different directions!! I...