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  1. May 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    pistolchick replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    That's why we call him

  2. Licensed staff/skilled nursing residents

    pistolchick posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I know there exists more than one thread that discuss legal staff/patient ratios, but I couldn't find any answers specifically addressing specifically: how many SKILLED residents per licensed staff?...

  3. Dermatology

    pistolchick replied to andreasmom02's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I'm in derm, too! Once or twice a week we do procedures (usually after a superficial biopsy and we need a wider margin, though lots of cysts lately). The daily is rooming patients, assisting with...

  4. There's ONE nasty co-worker no matter where you go...

    pistolchick posted a topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Just when you think you may have finally found a little slice of nursing heaven where everyone gets along and works as a team. Okay. I'm not that innocent. There's always going to be that one...

  5. Pain assessment: do you believe your pt when...

    pistolchick replied to Morainey's topic in General Nursing

    I wanted to mention a possibility that may be overlooked. I definitely agree that: patients should be medicated for pain routinely, especially post-op. Patients should be encouraged to take pain...

  6. Pain assessment: do you believe your pt when...

    pistolchick replied to Morainey's topic in General Nursing

    This is very true. I used to like to tell people, "There is no medal for bravery." I also reminded them, as is true for many orthopedic post-ops, that because physical therapy is going to be part of...

  7. ability to lift at least 50 lbs as job requirement

    pistolchick replied to LPB79's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    In my experience, almost all nursing jobs will state "ability to lift 50 or more pounds" in the job description, but most use it as a safety net. I've HAD nursing jobs where I've lifted over 100 lbs...

  8. horizontal hostility in WOCN?

    pistolchick posted a topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    First of all, I am NOT a WOCN nor do I have any wound certification. I'd like to continue my education and eventually get certification for wound specialty, but politics and culture in nursing has...

  9. Stickers and prizes for peds

    pistolchick replied to tlackey's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I have not tried this yet, but prior to starting my new nursing job, I fantasized about making balloon animals for kids after vaccinations, etc. This is ridiculously easy to do - I taught myself a...

  10. Interview @ MD office

    pistolchick posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm interviewing for a job in a doctor's office, and have no experience. I'm ready to be asked why I'm moving from LTC to doctor's office, and I think a poetic version of the truth is appropriate:...

  11. Interview @ MD office

    pistolchick replied to pistolchick's topic in General Nursing

    I just wanted to clarify, I said food service industry, not "fast food,"... Not that there's anything wrong with it, but I've never worked in fast food. I'm talking about everything from...

  12. How come people portray nursing so negatively on here?

    pistolchick replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Nursing

    An excellent question that does not have a simple answer, but it has to do with oppressed culture and expectations. I highly, HIGHLY recommend "Ending Nurse-to-Nurse Hostility: Why Nurses Eat Their...

  13. How come people portray nursing so negatively on here?

    pistolchick replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Nursing

    I'll start with the word "complain" and go from there - I won't say we don't gripe, but a lot of the posts I see are not necessarily complaints, they're stories from disheartened nurses who wanted to...

  14. How come people portray nursing so negatively on here?

    pistolchick replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the aptly named NurseFrustrated. I got tired of staff nurses making comments about "the real world," as a student nurse. But I was doe-eyed, hopeful, enthusiastic and a perfectionist as...

  15. Heparin - syringe to use?

    pistolchick posted a topic in Patient Medications

    Drug book says 25 gauge and 3/8" syringe for heparin, no rationale. Anyone wanna fill me in? At a previous job, insulin syringes were routinely used (still 1

  16. Heparin - syringe to use?

    pistolchick replied to pistolchick's topic in Patient Medications

    I'm talking about the needle size when I'm referring to gauge/", should've been more

  17. How do you balance your med pass?

    pistolchick replied to Jag815's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If they ask you to speed it up, you only need one line: "Do you want me to do it fast, or do you want me to do it safely? You can't have it both ways." If they question why you can't get it done on...

  18. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    pistolchick replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    Omigosh. To the crushed percocet/water/central line nurse... did the patient

  19. I need two people to respond to this question about nurses and attire.

    pistolchick replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Nursing

    Wait, I wanted to make a distinction here, because I am reading a lot of comments about the lack of professionalism in "cartoon" scrubs - the OP stated "colorful print scrubs." What if the print is...

  20. How do you balance your med pass?

    pistolchick replied to Jag815's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Come join us for this almost-daily topic in Geriatric/LTC specialty... I'm sorry to sound negative, but the short answer is you'll probably never be within your time constraints. Let's assume you're...

  21. LTC is making me hate nursing!!!

    pistolchick replied to Angeljho's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Erie77 said it very well, and is correct. 40 residents is astronomically too many, and while routine may help, there ARE people who just don't like to take their meds - whether or not you knew to...

  22. Common meds

    pistolchick replied to Mommy of 2's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    stool meds: colace lactulose miralax metamucil reguloid (ick) senna/senna-s milk of magnesia (!) stool meds can be difficult to accurately regulate in LTC. You must rely 1) Your aides knowing the...

  23. horizontal hostility in WOCN?

    pistolchick replied to pistolchick's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Is this subject too hot to handle, or no one has experience? I am so anxious to hear from someone who has been

  24. Miralax & thickened liquids

    pistolchick replied to pistolchick's topic in Patient Medications

    a witty retort - lol - as in, "she's a real pistol" - not firearms! probably a silly name for someone who doesn't really believe in

  25. Miralax & thickened liquids

    pistolchick replied to pistolchick's topic in Patient Medications

    Thanks for the replies, yes, nobody else at my facility seems to notice... or mention it, anyway, lol. I've had that same thought about honey thick! Tried it and the exact same thing happens - I'm...