DizzyLizzyNurse

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  1. New Grad LTC Seeking Advice

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to kasendamiles86's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm a LTC nurse on a floor of 46. I've worked there since I was 19 so I decided to try out other jobs just for something new. I worked at a nursing home just like the ones you guys are describing....

  2. Gender ratios for emergency c-sections?

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to Libitina's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was confused for a split second when I read the title too

  3. Is it time to throw in the towel?

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to Destiny12's topic in General Nursing

    I've been told this,

  4. I could use a little advice...

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to Hooligan's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Sherri I love your

  5. Need some feedback please!

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to gganta's topic in General Nursing

    $24,000 a year for a FT RN job? That doesn't sound

  6. I'm mad and sad(about pt's family)

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to singleye's topic in General Nursing

    i have no words. i have an estranged grandmother and mother and my stepbrother has nothing to do with his drug addict father. his father is terminally ill and my brother refuses to see him. i...

  7. can you make it all the way through nursing school on dishonesty alone?

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to Desire2Learn's topic in General Students

    Gee I'd hate to use up all that energy and time going to school and cheating, just to fail the

  8. I'm mad and sad(about pt's family)

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to singleye's topic in General Nursing

    I've found with the miracle of modern medicine that people we now treat for bipolar didn't have medication (or it didn't work well) and, even though they are now nice and sweet, they were horrifically...

  9. Do you cry a lot in nursing school?

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to CaliforniaRNnow's topic in General Students

    I've cried out of frustration or anger in the privacy of my car or

  10. Anyone else apply to Frontier?

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to nlt284's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Just wanted to say I was looking at some home birth businesses run by midwives in my area. One of the websites had resumes posted by the CNM's. The one who owned the business was a Frontier grad I...

  11. I never want to hear those words from you again

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm sorry. I'm very bitter towards my facility right now. It used to be a fantastic place to work; I loved it. Over the past couple years it's become about the $$ and now I hate working here. I'm...

  12. I never want to hear those words from you again

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I had an administrator come to the floor all ****** off because he kept hearing call lights going off and wanted to know "Why isn't anyone answering those?" I had to explain to him that when there is...

  13. Help me PLEASE!!

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to gina9525's topic in General Nursing

    If you want it do it! I work FT and go to school FT. It's hard, but at least I'm not as worried about money as I would be working less. I had a guy in my LPN class in his 60s. If you tell yourself...

  14. Felt like a complete idiot at work yesterday

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    Scary! And sad. What happened to the

  15. I never want to hear those words from you again

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    And we're not allowed to tell any residents or family members when we're short staffed. So if we have 2 aides to take care of 43 residents how are we supposed to do the 6 - 8 showers assigned on the...

  16. I never want to hear those words from you again

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I wish I could give this 1000 kudos. How about 2 LPNs passing meds to 43 people? How do you do that in 2 hours? (Hour before, hour after.) And of course sometimes someone will have pills ordered...

  17. pregnancy question

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to bdbrdb's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations!!

  18. Pacifying a difficult family that will not listen to reason??

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to Work in Progress's topic in General Nursing

    People get angry when they feel like things are out of control. Sometimes they say and do things they wouldn't normally do. I had a woman on my floor who had been just checked by her nurse. As the...

  19. How do you know if you are doing a good job?

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to twokidsmom,rn's topic in General Nursing

    If your manager says you are doing fine, believe them. You'd hear about it if it were

  20. LTC Nurses Bottom of the Barrel

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to jjnmrsmom's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work for a nursing home that is privately owned by a guy who owns several. Some of them specialize in certain things. One specializes in vents. There is not RT. We were supposed to specialize in...

  21. Hardest part of nursing school is...

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to RedXIII_'s topic in General Students

    I had worked in LTC for a while so I was used to working with Alzheimer's patients who don't talk by and just sit there. I talk to them while I take care of them. So I pretend the manikin is one of...

  22. My Patient Died today

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to us2uk4u's topic in General Nursing

    I work in LTC and usually the only time I cry at all is if I knew the family really well. And I don't bawl or anything; just tear up a bit. Usually the person is old and it's been only a matter of...

  23. So tired of crappy treatment by seasoned nurses!

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    What former post is this? I've seen it mentioned a couple times

  24. I should be ok.... right ?

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    Hehehe I couldn't help it! How did you get this job? I always see advertisements for flu clinics but never ones actually looking for the

  25. L&D interview questions and advice

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to loving2's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hopefully this is me in 6 months!!!!