enchantmentdis BSN, RN

enchantmentdis is a BSN, RN and specializes in Hospice, ONC, Tele, Med Surg, Endo/Output.

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1. What are some of the most ridiculous requests you have heard?

   enchantmentdis replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

   As a hospice field nurse there was an 80 year old man married to a woman in her 30s. Gigantic member. His wife was a mail order bride he proudly said. Anyway. He had a catheter fetish. Yes, he had to...

2. What are some of the most ridiculous requests you have heard?

   enchantmentdis replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

   The hospice pt's daughter's house was dusty, cluttered, dishes in the sink, and musty sheets, stained rugs: she refused our hospital bed when i coudn't get the DME company to provide a brand new one....

3. I saw another nurse assault a patient

   enchantmentdis replied to morman's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   You are a mandated reporter.

4. Hospice Admissions nurse

   enchantmentdis replied to neonurse97's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   Be prepared to be in constant contact with your Service Center and management. You will have an admission that you will be driving to then you will be re-routed somewhere else because the one you were...

5. This isn't the hospice I used to know

   enchantmentdis replied to jeannepaul's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   I have families tell me right up front, "She's not dying. We want diapers and meds. When she's gone can we keep the

6. Vent about toiletting patients

   enchantmentdis replied to SleeepyRN's topic in General Nursing

   Actually, those "few" lazy CNAs are why you are doing lots of answering the call lights and toileting pts. Management needs to re-place the "few" lazy CNAs. I do not miss acute care for this

7. I want to throat-punch my co-worker

   enchantmentdis replied to Annie Wilkes RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I'm just glad I do hospice and don't have to watch annoying co-workers act passive-aggressively all day. So glad to be done with acute care--10 years away, oh happy

8. I want to throat-punch my co-worker

   enchantmentdis replied to Annie Wilkes RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Yeah. Saw movie a bazillion times. You identify with her then? Hmmmmm. Don't want to tick you off then. Just

9. why do many MAs and CNAs call themselves nurses?

   enchantmentdis replied to murseforever's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Because you haven't blocked them

10. why do many MAs and CNAs call themselves nurses?

    enchantmentdis replied to murseforever's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Actually, people like this CNA, I do as follows: I mention to them to consider the LVN or RN program. To that I have heard over and over, each time I ask a CNA to do this, "No way; way too much...

11. What keeps you going as a nurse?

    enchantmentdis replied to guitargirl88's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I stay because I have a 19 year old daughter in college. I stayed in a career I've disliked and tried to make work since 1994 for my child's sake. It's stable employment, being an RN. Yes, the money...

12. Which nursing specialty has the most autonomy/independence? Apart from nursing practioner

    enchantmentdis replied to Zyrv's topic in Nurses Rock

    I like hospice case management because I am alone practically all day; driving to/from pt's homes and facilities. If a patient's condition changes I text the doctor for the orders I need. It's great....

13. Mispronunciations That Drive You Nuts

    enchantmentdis replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    We're having ground rounds in 10 mins. Where is my neurolologist? Can I have some ice crisps? Abdominal

14. Mispronunciations That Drive You Nuts

    enchantmentdis replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Sugar for diabetes----ugh, I hate that

15. Mispronunciations That Drive You Nuts

    enchantmentdis replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Phenobarbritol.