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  1. Dangerous patients

    dizzejan replied to dallet6's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This is why I am now unemployed.I got beat up on a nightly basis until I could take no more.My facility did nothing to protect my safety of other residents.I call the police and was written up for...

  2. RN Liability Insurance - NSO, ANA, or other?

    dizzejan replied to nf87654's topic in General Nursing

    NSO.. had it for 20 years..thankfully have never had to use

  3. Do you actually wear gloves/gowns/masks ?

    dizzejan replied to Nepenthe Sea's topic in General Nursing

    i'll make it simple..yes..always..it's not smart not

  4. Am I a backstabber or just a concerned co-worker?

    dizzejan replied to Dramqueenie1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    leave it alone..period...she will be long gone before too long.worry about yourself .focus on your internship as it goes by way too

  5. Nurse pressured to admin IV lasix by DON w/o notifying MD

    dizzejan replied to karenesn's topic in General Nursing

    Yiikes!!!.....follow your scope of practice at all times....holy cow!!!

  6. Stopping smoking? What helps you

    dizzejan replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I quit November 19th 2007..I still want to smoke at times i just dont.I have become a little OCD about the quit date and refuse to make a new date.so I cannot start smoking again.so far so good.. I...

  7. What did you think Nursing was About?

    dizzejan replied to Justhere's topic in General Nursing

    I can't remember wanting to be anything but at nurse..now a decade and a half later I want to kick myself in the behind..problem is im just too darned tired to do it....i

  8. Getting everyone else to sign their books

    dizzejan replied to MrsStraty's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    at our facility we pass meds and treatments on the computer .we have to scan a barcode for every med we pass and for every treatment we do.everything is electronically signed.no paper mars or

  9. Thank you's - memorable ones you've received?

    dizzejan replied to Liddle Noodnik's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I got a home made knitted nurse doll from my very first pt I took care of fresh out of nursing school..I have gotten many gifts since then ,but that was the one i remember the

  10. can lpn's do anything with central lines?

    dizzejan posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    hi all, im from pennsylvania. I was looking for the scope of practice for an lpn od the BON site and couldnt find much.. so I thought I'd ask an lpn..can you use central

  11. Share Your Saying

    dizzejan replied to angelique777's topic in Nursing Humor

    if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck...chances are..it's a duck.. if the shoe fits, slap it on ur piggies and walk out da

  12. Signing things you didn't do

    dizzejan replied to dinkymouse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    did you say she signed her name or your name???if she signed YOURS...whoa !! not good ...not legal...I would be livid if someone signed for me.....she needs written up..before you get written up...

  13. what do you think ,is my agency taking advantage of me?

    dizzejan replied to inwyte's topic in Agency Nurses

    YEP........

  14. would you work for a DON that you dont respect?

    dizzejan replied to johnson0424's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    RUN.......RUN

  15. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    dizzejan replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    calling the don to inform her that the entire shift has called off..only to be told to mandate your entire shift, only problem is that that shift was already mandated from the previous one!!(don't...

  16. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    dizzejan replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    a biggie with me is you can't do such and such a treatment on that wound...that will cost x amt of money...that came from the administrator.grr!! another is i'm a nurse...i know what my brother...

  17. New Nurse being thrown to the wolves IN LTC HELP!

    dizzejan replied to Guest26407's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    oh stiget99......wouldnt that be interesting.......i think pigs will sprout wings and fly first i'm

  18. What is so darned difficult about oral care?

    dizzejan replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I agree, with ya .. all I'm saying is that if we choose to work in the conditions as bad as they are.. once we take that assignment we must provide for the residents..is the staffing going to change...

  19. New Nurse being thrown to the wolves IN LTC HELP!

    dizzejan replied to Guest26407's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    not sure where you are ..but in PA the almighty PPD rears its ugly head..and the min is 2.7 nursing care hrs per resident in a 24 hr period...cna, lpn, rn's are all added into the mix...even if you...

  20. What is so darned difficult about oral care?

    dizzejan replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    sounds like you are preachin' to the choir here ..everyone is short staffed..it is the responsibility to work as a team...i do everything from the router to the tooter..and oral care is a biggie with...

  21. Ambulation in Long Term Care

    dizzejan replied to ComicRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    restraints!!! yiikes!!....my facility is restraint free.oops.different thread..i have found that rewarding my cna's with food and trinkets work wonders.......it is amazing how creative they will get...

  22. I'm going to write up a CNA tonight.

    dizzejan replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    alas ...at times we are expected to be registered babysitters............i dont have time!!!my residents need me..and the cna's that is why we are there!!!

  23. Experience taking care of the elderly

    dizzejan replied to Van_Ray's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i keep it simple....treat em all like they are your very own granny or pap and you'll never go wrong!!!give em respect and

  24. Poor mouthcare can be fatal

    dizzejan replied to Chad_KY_SRNA's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    ooohh!!! my pet peeve!!!! my cna's know the sure fire way to get me on my soapbox is to look at my folks' mouth and see any creepy , icky, thingy's..i then have an unscheduled in service ..gotta do...

  25. So, Is it really "On Me"?

    dizzejan replied to Carleyp's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    cover thy own butt...if she is making mistakes then it affects you, the residents..in short all...her impairment issue of past is on her..her lack of job performance in present is now your...