RescueNinja

RescueNinja

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  1. Have you ever had the kind of day

    Definitely! Hope your next shift is at least a little less
  2. April Fools Day

    I am working nights tonight and my coworkers have a bit of a fun prank war going on while they are on their breaks. I was wondering if anyone had any ideas for good April Fools pranks/jokes. Obviously...
  3. Calling residents affectionate names?

    I try very, very hard not to but sometimes when speaking to residents that I am particularly close to, a "dear" will pop out here and there. Never "sweetie" or "cutie" or anything like that though. I...
  4. We have to COUNT drugs like lisinopril and Claritin

    Threads like these make me happy that I live and work in Canada. ETA: I mean due to counting expensive drugs. Not that nurses don't steal meds here
  5. Yes. My local hospital offered this for selected 2009 & 2010 graduates. I'm not sure if they did it again this year as nursing jobs kind of disappeared over the last
  6. range order rationale

    The order says 1 to 2 (1-2) not 1 OR 2. I would give a second, but I would wait a full 4 hrs after the 2nd pill before giving another. If my pt needed more during that period I'd call the doc because...
  7. First Code Blue on my patient!

    Kudos to you! You did a wonderful job
  8. I agree completely and they should be WILLING to do the tasks. When I work LTC and help my aides with something I always hear about how I'm the only nurse in the facility that helps with changing,...
  9. Stole the words right outta my mouth! I lead and make decisions that are crucial to the care my patients and residents receive every single shift. Some are life and death and some are not, but they...
  10. April Fools Day

    Ohhh good one! Unfortunately we don't have *any* internet access other than our e-charting site otherwise I'd definitely do
  11. April Fools Day

    Good one!! I could do that even on a busy
  12. April Fools Day

    That's an excellent prank!! Did the runaway ever come back???
  13. April Fools Day

    Thanks for the suggestions, everyone! They're all very good! Unfortunately it turned out to be a shift from Hell last night so I wasn't able to get in on the action, but I will just do April Fools...
  14. Have you worked as a HCA?

    I worked as a PSW/HCA at a LTC home through school (BScN). The pay is great where I live. PSWs here only make $1-2 less per hour than the RPNs (LPNs if you're out West). Much better than pouring...
  15. Dead body vs. Live patient

    Ditto. I don't have a full-on conversation with them or anything, but I do tell them what I'm going to be doing (ie "I'm just going to wash your face now" or "we're going to roll you over now so we...
  16. Do you bag your bodies naked?

    Good for you! I would have refused as well. I, like other posters, ALWAYS leave at least a gown on the body and usually change it to a clean one after we clean up the body a
  17. Interested in RN. Need some help

    Hi there, I sent the interview back today. I noticed the e-mail address you put on here is different so just wanted to make sure you get
  18. NOA Step Down??

    Hi all, I found a job posting for a "NOA Step Down" unit, but have no idea what that is?? I googled and searched on here with no results. Anyone know what it is or have some guesses? Thanks in...
  19. NOA Step Down??

    I didn't even think of that...can you say DUH! lol thank
  20. I can't stand Dr Phil
  21. I don't like Oprah either. Isn't she the one that "discovered" Dr Oz? Those shows are big in my workplace too as well as the weather channel (24/7 - kill me) and
  22. Interested in RN. Need some help

    I'm a newish grad RN (June 2010). You're wcome to interview me. I'll PM you my email
  23. I used to like Dr Oz a lot until I realized how fake and two-faced he seems to be. He will say or advocate for something on one episode and then the complete opposite on another. I didn't see this...
  24. how did you make it through RN school!

    More caffeine pills than I can count, lots of crying, a buttload of hard work, and a little bit of
  25. morphine,dilaudid,demerol

    We very, very rarely use demerol. Morph is used a lot, but I would still consider Dilaudid our primary drug. We go through tons of