angeloublue22

angeloublue22 BSN, RN

Addictions, psych, corrections, transfers

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  1. You are NOT allergic to...

    angeloublue22 replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    I had one patient tell me she's "deathly allergic" to Tylenol but takes Vicoden routinely. I asked what she meant by "deathly allergic" and she said, "I get nauseous." I then tell her that Vicoden has...

  2. Nurses and their pens

    angeloublue22 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    When I first became a nurse I would lose all of my, at least 5 pens within the first 4 hours of my shift because people kept stealing them. This is embarrassing, but I actually stared labeling all my...

  3. The power of crafts

    angeloublue22 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have always been a creative person and when I became a nurse I wanted to incorporate my creativity into patient care. Ah, how that dream went "splat" as soon as I realized I would have 24 patients...

  4. Help! I need group ideas!

    angeloublue22 replied to angeloublue22's topic in Addictions

    Wow, those sound great! Thank

  5. Worst/silliest/are you serious pt complaint you've received?

    angeloublue22 replied to odaat's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I had a psych patient become angry because he thought someone gave him heroin. I asked him what made him think that someone gave him heroin. He said, "there is white powder all over me." Side note: he...

  6. Be honest, what pt behaviors do you find annoying?

    angeloublue22 replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

    It's annoying when a patient doesn't listen to advice when they specifically ask for it and then get angry when they have a bad outcome because they didn't listen. Just a quick example. I had a...

  7. Nurses Fight Back! Why Some Hospitals are Despicable

    angeloublue22 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    I was a brand new nurse and my first job was ICU psych. I had 2 days of training. The first day, the nurse who was supposed to train me that day refused right there in front of me. She had only been...

  8. Flight Nursing: Behind the fancy helicopter

    angeloublue22 replied to Jamiejill7's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    I actually had a nursing instructor that was a previous flight nurse. She broke both of her feet and ankles jumping out of the helicopter too early. She was never able to be a floor nurse again after...

  9. Well, I didn't expect THAT answer...

    angeloublue22 replied to jadelpn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Tonight I just had an mentally unstable African Americam gentleman respond to the question, "Do you have any allergies to food or medication?" The answer, "Yeah, I'm allergic racist white people like...

  10. Lincare Advice

    angeloublue22 posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I just got an interview with Lincare and I cannot find any reviews on what it's like to work for them as an LPN. I was wondering if any of you had heard

  11. Finger prints for Washington License

    angeloublue22 replied to angeloublue22's topic in Washington Nursing

    Thanks everyone but I just found out I don't need to get finger prints. lol. Thank

  12. Finger prints for Washington License

    angeloublue22 posted a topic in Washington Nursing

    I have my LPN license for Oregon and since I can't seem to get a job here I decided to get a Washington license too. I have already taken the HIV/AIDS course and I new I need to get my license...

  13. New Grad and I can't find a job

    angeloublue22 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    So I graduated in October with my LPN. I have probably sent out close to 30 resumes and filled out about 10-15 applications and have not heard a peep. I even have my school's career service center...