Midwest4me

Midwest4me

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  1. Diabetic Pet Peeves

    Midwest4me replied to bjs54321's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    My husband is a type 2 diabetic but takes Insulin 70/30 twice a day(started only a few mos. ago) as well as Glucophage. He's been on an doff a # of oral antidiabrtic agents prior to being placed on...

  2. Is this my fault

    Midwest4me replied to DialysisTech's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    YOU DID NOT DO ANYTHING WRONG!!!! I am curious however as to WHY a second back-up machine wasn't brought out? I understand the first one didn't pass and the back-up machine didn't either but why not...

  3. A day in the life of a developmental disability nurse...

    Midwest4me replied to Louisepug's topic in Developmental Disabilities

    WOW I knew I had a good job---but after reading the demands and pt ratios that some of you have, I realize I have a GREAT job! I work for group homes operated by the State as a vacation-relief nurse....

  4. made a big mistake in clinical.... now what?

    Midwest4me replied to luv2shopp85's topic in General Nursing

    Quote: "So then I told her... "maybe you should get more folders"(I said something along those lines, or like get more organized or something, i cant really remember!)I was only joking though... you...

  5. Would it be too pushy to call recruiter again?

    Midwest4me replied to Lurksalot's topic in General Nursing

    No contact yet after you left a message 2 weeks ago? Of course you're not being too pushy!!! I'd have called back within 3 days or so---sometimes you just have to be a pest----or like nurse APP did...

  6. Sick of working short

    Midwest4me replied to kristi-lpn2's topic in General Nursing

    "Medication errors are very easy to make and patients have been falling. But since that weekend no one will admit to the falls because no one wants to get in trouble." Excuse me Addiern--how can...

  7. Any tips for weekend double shifts?

    Midwest4me replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    I, too, did that Baylor plan for a couple of years....(on an Altzheimers unit no less!!!). I found that the second 16 hrs (Sund)turned into 17 or 18 hrs as I triple-checked all of my signatures before...

  8. News of Mother's Death Left on Answering Machine

    Midwest4me replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    How totally unprofessional and heartless! Such news should NEVER be conveyed via an answering machine! I know first-hand how devastating that is! My husband's sister left such a message about their...

  9. Cant find a job in almost 6 months. Thats ridiculous!

    Midwest4me replied to Woman_in_love's topic in General Nursing

    You mention that you don't get any calls back. Do you follow up each application/resume with a phone call or another visit? I would sugest making follow-up calls and/or visits within a few days of...

  10. Thinking of leaving LTC

    Midwest4me replied to Schmoo1022's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    "The DON is terrible. I get 'snapped' at for working overtime (there is usually a reason for doing so), and she has written up other nurses for it. " I empathize and sympathize for I've been there!...

  11. Kids Exposed to Bacterial Meningitis

    Midwest4me replied to AggieNurse2B's topic in Pediatric

    THANK GOD! I had not read this most recent post of yours when I posted my last response. If you're interested in more info about meningitis, here is the website:

  12. Kids Exposed to Bacterial Meningitis

    Midwest4me replied to AggieNurse2B's topic in Pediatric

    So sorry to hear of this. I'll pray for your friend and her child. Yes, prophylactice treatment will be given to all those in contact with the child. That was the case with us. However, we still lost...

  13. I think I'm in big trouble

    Midwest4me replied to not now's topic in General Nursing

    I, too, applaud your bravery and your brilliance! It's a GOOD thing you didn't clock OR sign in OR accept the keys or else the DON could possibly have had you for "pt abandonment". Even had you stayed...

  14. What does this mean????

    Midwest4me replied to HomeofLove4Him's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    This is my understanding: A "non-LPN" is someone who is NOT an LPN. Those who are NOT LPNs can apply only if they ere enrolled in the Regents program on or before 8/10/94. If you are an LPN and you...

  15. Squeamish folks

    Midwest4me replied to JeanettePNP's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with earle58....for me, it's over 20 years and it's still those colostomy bags that bother me some...but not to the extent it bothers some people---we had a "temp" staff person several months...

  16. Are You A Type "a" Nurse Or Type "b"

    Midwest4me replied to kellbell1's topic in General Nursing

    The thing about the IV sticks bothered me though - isn't it a general rule of thumb EVERYWHERE that if you don't get an IV in two sticks, you have to find someone else to try? I thought that was basic...

  17. What if CNA won't work?

    Midwest4me replied to Josifek's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm sorry that there are nurses in your facility "sitting on their buns"---perhaps there were indeed some doing that. On the flip side however, sometimes we're seen as "sitting" when in fact it is NOT...

  18. What if CNA won't work?

    Midwest4me replied to Josifek's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    AMEN TO THAT! I couldn't agree more! "that's not my patient" was my BIGGEST pet peeve when I worked in LTC. :angryfire My comeback to any aide who said that was: "We are all a TEAM here. I don't...

  19. This cannot be ethical!

    Midwest4me replied to sweetcheekers's topic in General Nursing

  20. dialysis nursing

    Midwest4me replied to goldiloxrn's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Hi Goldiloxrn---it's been awhile(April 2005) since you posted that thread---did you take the dialysis job and if so how do you like it? I'm an LPN who worked indialysis for about 5 yrs and also echo...

  21. Staffing Ratios- Your Area And The Number Of Pts You Are Asked To Care For?

    Midwest4me replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in General Nursing

    I am an LPN and work with developmentally disabled/mentally retarded clients in group home settings. It's a state-operated program. There are 3-5 clients who live in each home. Direct care staff...

  22. MDS Job Offer-Need Advice

    Midwest4me replied to nursediz's topic in General Nursing

    ..whoosh....i didn't have to push for that tho thank goodness...it was already set up as hourly. and...without either of us saying anything...she informed us that we would not be pulled to the floor....

  23. Help with Interview @ a Dialysis Center

    Midwest4me replied to Cntw82BanRN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Congrats on getting your RN!:) I am an LPN, worked in dialysis for almost 5 years. The field is very fast-paced, challenging, rewarding. I worked for two different companies during the 5 years. With...

  24. Would you become a nurse again

    Midwest4me replied to Human nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Although I have learned a lot over the past 20 years of being a nurse, I would not put myself through it all again. Had I known how very long the hours could be, the abuse by supervisors as well as...

  25. Renal care/dialysis jobs - what are they like?

    Midwest4me replied to Serenyd's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    It's fascinating nursing! It is fast-paced, technical, artsy ( as you at times have to be creative with needle positioning), demanding, very rewarding. It has been a couple of years since I left the...