DizzyLizzyNurse

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  1. Be aware...

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to humminrn's topic in General Nursing

    That's definitely not the norm. At least in NY state. I'm in counseling now. I've been in counseling before, paid for by my insurance. I've been on anti depressants, again paid for by my...

  2. Patients hitting on nurses

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    My mother started hitting on her doctor when she came out of surgery. She told him he was gorgeous (which he was lol) and that they were going to adopt babies together lmao. My grandmother and I...

  3. How many of you are forced to clock out to stay back and chart?

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to HelloM1M1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Make sure you also contact the labor

  4. HELP!! I had a stalker and because of HIPAA I lost my RN

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to rssawyer's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I've been stalked once. It was an ex bf. He backed down when I informed him that if he ever contacted me again I would be calling the police and that I had saved his crazy texts, emails, and...

  5. Blogging---what crosses the line?

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to itsnowornever's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I know someone who lost her job at a bank (she did something with mortgages) over blogging about work so I'm very nervous about putting any "stories" down in writing. I also was posting anonymously...

  6. Patients hitting on nurses

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I got hit on by a patient's brother a couple weeks ago. He told me I looked like Kat Dennings. Um...I wish lol. Google Image Result for...

  7. Family Members and their pearls of wisdom...

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to R!XTER's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    :rotfl: when i did ltc i was made to do a bowel prep for a colonoscopy for a woman with huntington's disease. she cried and cried as she had diarrhea that went everywhere; all over the floor -...

  8. How many of you are forced to clock out to stay back and chart?

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to HelloM1M1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Have you pointed out that the facility can be held liable for lack of charting? If this were me I'd be tempted to write Unable to chart due to the director of nursing forcing me to leave before I...

  9. Guilt. How to Deal With It.

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to justbecamearn's topic in Health, Stress Management

    If you did something to cause a patient's death I'm sure something would have happened to you by now. If you don't want to post more info here, find a nurse you trust and tell them what happened and...

  10. Healthcare's Crushing Costs

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    OMG what that man went through is one of my worst

  11. Family Members and their pearls of wisdom...

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to R!XTER's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    How about the people who come up to you and say, "How is my grandmother?" Um WHO is your grandmother? Then they get made when you ask for a name. I'm sorry...I have no idea who YOU

  12. How many of you are forced to clock out to stay back and chart?

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to HelloM1M1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work at a hospital with a union and there are nurses who CHOOSE to clock out to finish charting. They "feel bad" because they are costing the hospital extra. I think they are crazy. I don't work...

  13. In too deep...now what?

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to octopii's topic in General Students

    hi everyone, i'm a first-semester nursing student in a fairly new accelerated bsn program, and i'm already starting to regret ever getting myself into this. we all regret it while we're in school lol....

  14. Why is it called "RN to BSN" - not "ADN to BSN"?

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to mclennan's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I've had to explain to this people who want to know when I'm getting my bachelor's because they don't understand that my job won't change a bit. I will not get a raise. I won't get different...

  15. Budget cuts..... State nurses earn minimum wage?

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to gcupid's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl: I'd be GONE. I wonder if the mayor is taking a pay

  16. You look too young to be a nurse

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to SwansonRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I always hear: "How much longer do you have in

  17. Nursing and sexual abuse history

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to leekaye's topic in General Nursing

    This happened to me recently, but for a different reason. I had a severely alcoholic mother who was very neglectful who died last year. Recently I took care of my first DT pt. It really shook me up...

  18. Therapeutic Lying With Dementia Patients

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to TheCommuter's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I've found theraputic fibbing to be helpful sometimes. I've had patients think I am their mother. It came in very handy if they didn't want to bathe or eat. Why put a LOL through the pain of her...

  19. Work in LTC ? - Does this nurse to patient ratio sound right ?

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to RN-UMB's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yes this is typical. When I worked nights as an LPN I was alone on a floor of

  20. Can a registered nurse live comfortably with their salary?

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to Heath9672's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    My dad bought videos for Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University. I will be taking the class shortly because I have realized that even though I am making more $ than I have ever made, I am also...

  21. This is EXACTLY why I don't like taking Verbal orders

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Wow a dr too lazy to write an order? Although those can be difficult to read, too. Next month the hospital I work at is making the dr's write their own orders on the computer. Can't

  22. Is it possible.....

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to Charon G's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Today I put in a foley in a lady who came in with really bad pressure ulcers. I had to do care on her beforehand because she had been incontinent. She drained 1700 cc's of urine almost immediently....

  23. CEUs and the Peace Corp

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to tamale29's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats on the Peace

  24. Mandating to work on days off

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to amk7223's topic in General Nursing

    So people who show up for work and are reliable should be punished for the people who never come in? Yup! People should be fired if their attendance is that much of a problem. Especially in this...

  25. Mandating to work on days off

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to amk7223's topic in General Nursing

    Not to sound immature, but F that. My job provides for my free time. I could not work a job where I'm not able to make plans on my days