IowaLPN

They would appreciate food more than a poster in the breakroom. Seriously.

This is just an opinion.... I feel that you should try to find a "regular" job and not be a float nurse. When we have new grads that float in my facility I always feel badly for them know that they are going to make mistakes and probably won't be the...

This is just one of those curiosity questions meant for general discussion..... When I go through the posts for the day, I can always count on at least one mention, if not several, of OB/L&D. "How do I get a job there?" "What classes should I tak...

Abso-effing-lutely not. I'd do volunteer work, give money, actually be able to TALK to a resident rather than just throw them their pills in the morning and then not see them the rest of the shift--except to do more pills or if there's an emergency--...

Not nice, indeed. I'll admit it, I've wondered the same thing.

Totally agree with the above statement. BUT--I don't think alot of these girls who want to go into L&D are doing it for that reason. They think its an easy specialty. JMO.

I have seen this in my facililty before and I don't think its a good idea. She's your grandma so her care is always going to matter more to you than the other residents. How will you feel if a CNA passes her room to get another call light? There are...

I don't understand why a person who is complaining about the site doesn't just leave? Maybe it's just attention seeking...

This is why I can't imagine working in L&D. The nurses who do are saints. I literally can't imagine sending a baby home with some people, you know? When I see so many poster's here asking the best way to get in to L&D, I wonder, "WHY?" It's ...

Ok, so here's what happened. I worked last Friday and we had a new admit to our skilled unit. Our facility pharmacy was closed so we had to get a few meds from a local pharmacy. One of them was Pepcid 10 mg to be given daily at 2000. It was a brand ...

A.M nurse and CNA's come on at 6. I tape a detailed report for the nurse. While she listens to that, I give a less detailed "live" report to the aides. By the time I'm done with that the nurse is done listening to the tape. She can ask me questions o...

my first advice is to not call in sick! that shows them nothing good about you and your character or work ethic...

Chris Rock does a whole comedy routine about how women should be ruling the world but they dont. Why? Because women hate other women. The worst jobs I've had are where it is all women. Flame me for throwing a stereotype out there but it is totally tr...

I LOVE working 12's. I don't think I would want to go to 8's. One week I work Tue, Thu, and Fri. The next week I work Mon, Sat, Sun. Working only 3 days/wk is *fantastic*! I'm expecting my first child in Nov but I don't think my feelings will change....

Saturday 7p to Sunday 7a Sunday 7p to Monday 7a is considered my weekend.

Wow. I'm so surprised at the widely differening opinions on this. I guess to me, my job was to report what I observed. Then someone of a higher authority than me (DON, unit manager) is the one that investigates, talks to the other nurse involved and...

That's exactly what it is. Not illegal going on, I assure you. :)

The pharmacy is locked with an alarm system. You can NEVER just go in and grab what you need. There are a few meds available in an emergency box but you can't just go grab those either--you must have a Drs order obviously. There are only about 20 med...

We don't have a pyxis so she would not have gotten it out of there. The pharmacy is closed from Fri afternoon until monday morning so she wouldn't have gotten it from the pharmacy. Interesting replies! I"m wondering if people would feel differently ...

I could I also title this "Did I make a med error?" :) I have a new skilled res with an Ambien order that reads: Ambien 5 mg po Take 1-2 tabs at HS prn Twice in the last few weeks, I have given her one Ambien at about 2200 and then have found her sti...

Thanks for the input! I agree that it is a poorly written order that I should have had clarified from the beginning but I'm relieved to hear that you don't think its an error. This particular day nurse seems to be one who is always trying to catch th...

I think its inappropriate for you to be following other students around to make sure they are safe with their patients. Isn't that what the instructor is for? If you are always coming to the rescue then how is the instructor to ever know whether they...

It's crazy--they are watching things like how thick the thickened liquids are if the CNA's do a "spoon test" every time to determine if the liquid is at the proper thickness. It just amazes me because I worked as a CNA at a LTC that was a NIGHTMARE--...

I've only been a nurse for a few months and I work in LTC. The nurse I trained with has been a nurse for 30 years, many of those years on the same floor. She was able to just pull out the punch packs and pass the meds with no problem. Being overwhelm...

It's a typo sweetie. 2-3 years. Let's keep our head about us here, shall we?