ButterflyNurse30

ButterflyNurse30

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  1. I have a question to nurse that smoke

    ButterflyNurse30 replied to BOOYARN's topic in General Nursing

    I work in LTC. The patients where I work don't have to have an order to smoke. Staff members are assigned to take the patients out on their scheduled smoke breaks...every 2 hours if they want,...

  2. I'm such a hypocrit.

    ButterflyNurse30 replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    I am a smoker. I don't over do it and usually am lucky to get 2 five minute smoke breaks in a day. I am lucky to get a lunch break so these small smoke breaks are a savior for me and a few moments of...

  3. Nurse to Patient Ratio

    ButterflyNurse30 replied to flg2008's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Where are you working? I work in LTC and have about 30 patients and 2 cna's on 3to11, dayshift may have 3

  4. 5 days with days/evening switch is nuts!

    ButterflyNurse30 replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    I wish it worked out that way where I work! Then at least it would be some sort of incentive for coming right back in to work after working 3 to 11, but if that was the case, they surely would stop...

  5. 5 days with days/evening switch is nuts!

    ButterflyNurse30 replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    My schedule has a lot of flip-flopping too! I work 8 hour shifts but a lot of the time I have to work 7to3 then 3to11 the next day and back to 7 to 3 the day after that! It's so hard to do! On the...

  6. Are there any LPNs that find 40 person med pass workable?

    ButterflyNurse30 replied to momwithlicense's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I hate those little love notes about holes in the mars...I got a verbal write up the other day for like 8 holes from the night before....which was a horrible night...and I was trying to hurry to get...

  7. Are there any LPNs that find 40 person med pass workable?

    ButterflyNurse30 replied to momwithlicense's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am in the same boat. I skip my lunch break almost everytime I work. I am a floater so I never work the same hall which makes it hard to get a routine. I try to stay ahead but if one thing goes wrong...

  8. pregnancy question

    ButterflyNurse30 replied to bdbrdb's topic in General Nursing

    I worked the whole time I was pregnant...even worked the day I had him, granted I didn't realize my hurting was labor pains all shift...he turned out perfect

  9. LTC Nurses Bottom of the Barrel

    ButterflyNurse30 replied to jjnmrsmom's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am "just a nursing home nurse" and have been one for 10 years...and you know what? I love it!! I am proud to say where I work. We are a rare breed and it takes special people to do all that we do....

  10. Incompetent

    ButterflyNurse30 replied to LouisVRN's topic in General Nursing

    The same thing happened to me when my youngest son was around 3...he fell and I thought he had busted out his 2 front teeth! I was freaking out! The nurse in me was gone...and was replaced with the...

  11. Use your call light - Wisely

    ButterflyNurse30 replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I know the call light going off gets annoying to nurses but when there is someone in the ER in severe pain they just feel helpless and miserable. Sometimes it takes ringing the call bell more than...

  12. what color is your scrub-achute?

    ButterflyNurse30 replied to fungez's topic in General Nursing

    At the LTC where I work, the nurses wear dark green, the CNAs wear light green, housekeeping is khaki, and dietary is black and white. Green is my favorite color, but after wearing it everyday it may...

  13. Interviewing for LTC- soon to be grad w/ ?'s (wound care)

    ButterflyNurse30 replied to jrw03282009's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You don't have to be wound care certified to do wound care where I work. I do wound care every other weekend and work a med cart during the week and I love doing

  14. How being a CNA effected your nursing career?

    ButterflyNurse30 replied to PatMac10,RN's topic in General Nursing

    I was a cna before I became an lpn and I think it helps you realize how much work the cnas do. I feel I understand my cnas because I used to be in their shoes. And in LTC cnas are the backbone of a...

  15. And if we catch you smoking you'll be charge $25

    ButterflyNurse30 replied to Manatee111's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry but I disagree with the whole employees are forbidden to smoke thing...I am a smoker and the smokers always get called out and fussed at for smoking. I look at it this way, we would get 2 15...

  16. Describe the Ugliest Scrubs You Have Seen!

    ButterflyNurse30 replied to PacoUSA's topic in Nursing Humor

    Years ago, at a LTC facility I worked at, they got the bright idea for ALL staff, to wear the same outfit...it wasn't even scrubs...we had to wear khaki colored pants and maroon polo tops with the...

  17. Refused only 1 med but they're already all crushed together?

    ButterflyNurse30 replied to anonymous1919's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If the patient routinely refuses only one medication, maybe go in the room before you crush all of the pills and see if they are gonna take the med that day or not....and don't forget to document that...

  18. When doctors don't return calls.....

    ButterflyNurse30 replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    If we couldn't get the doc to call back where I used to work we would call the hospital to make sure he was really on call...sometimes the doctors would switch the call rotation and we would not be...

  19. Pros and cons of where LPNs can work

    ButterflyNurse30 replied to suzy2812's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I have worked in nursing homes for the past 10 years and love it! I like having the same patients and getting to know

  20. Which certifications increase pay for LPN?

    ButterflyNurse30 replied to blessnme's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Wound care certification if you work in LTC can give a small pay increase...at least it did where I

  21. need a name for ICU's softball team

    ButterflyNurse30 replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    Angels in the Outfield The Code Runners (instead of roadrunners) The