Scrawny, little guy in his 30's, wanted to "bulk up", lifting lot's of weights and taking protein supplements (vague about type and amount) adm. to fllor a couple years ago with rhabdo,.Lots of pain, angry and un co-op with staff and MD. Sent him to...
13 new grads since May, most failed their boards and are working as aids til they try again, a few of them are okay, most have an attitude, feel that "with the nursing shortage" any behavior is acceptable (poor work ethic, unprofessionalism, careless...
Drag out the payments for as long as possible, still paying $15 month for a stafford from 1996! (we're poor with 3 dependents) They're are more than happy to renegotiate to increase payback time- I've even heard of them garnishing it from Social Secu...
The nut job was back today, he tried to get me to accept a donation for the March of Dimes. I told him the hosp. fund raiser was over but I'm sure that he could independently donate on his own. Today he was wearing a headband that was really the wa...
The whole incident was kept quiet as it would have been the headline in the local newspaper police report. I agree that something be done to protect the workers exposed to this wack-o.
Yesterday at the risk mgt. mtg. (with the CEO, etc.) psycho old man family memeber of pt. busted his way in, tried to cane an administrator and threatened to kill everyone. They had to call a Dr. Strong. Yep, his wife will still be on my med-surg fl...
Michelle- I have a 14 year old son with Aspberger's, originally dx. at age 4 with mild autism. If you have any specific questions about my experiences with AS, I'd be happy to discuss them with you privately, feel free to e-mail me. ...
cnyrn replied to dietersmanifesto's topic in General Nursing
Some of my most rewarding nursing experiences have been with bariatric pts. Some will take their hospital admission (usually a problem that is secondary to their obesity) as an opportunity to make real changes in their lifestyles, are highly motivate...
Same thing at my hosp. super nurse is the one who takes the easiest assignments (the one's who are being D/c'd and the ALOC's,taking one more pt. than the rest of the staff so she won't get an admit) sits around all day and hides out in an empty room...
I am more concerned over MD writing order that is illegible and vague, requires 3 nurses and ward clerk to decipher, then a follow up phone call verify and clarify. MD gets annoyed, we say "if we could read your orders....." Next day, same old, same ...
I was a manager in LTC years ago, one Christmas we all adopted residents and bought them gifts. Well, on Christmas Eve, someone went through them all, unwrapped them, took what they liked (almost everything, blankets, clothing, real nice gifts) on C...
I agree that the CNA's resent you because you have taken the initiative to get your LPN license. They are jealous, I would be concerned they might be vicious enough to set you up. I would leave the facility (or at least that unit) This type of beha...
Our newly rvised dress code allows capris, but I haven't seen anyone wear them yet. Plus what do you do about hosiery, we're required to wear white socks or hose. It seems like it would look dorky in anycolor capris xcept white.
I could feel the ob suturing me after the last c-section, could feel the yanking and tugging, not exactly pain but pressure and pulling (had a spinal) very disturbing.
Anybody else have a co-worker who says she could be pregnant everyday? "We're Trying'" she says. Of course thsi means no isolation rooms or lifting. Don't get me wrong, we're not unkind about it, we make a joke out of it, bringing in $ Store Pregna...
Anybody else have a co-worker who says she could be pregnant everyday? "We're Trying'" she says. Of course thsi means no isolation rooms or lifting. Don't get me wrong, we're not unkind about it, we make a joke out of it, bringing in $ Store Pregna...
Use it all the time on MedSurg, often with great effect. Ever have a patient who got relief with it, then found out it wasn't a narc and decided it didn't work anymore? I've also seen this same phenomenon with Ultram (which doesn't seem to work tha...
Use it all the time on MedSurg, often with great effect. Ever have a patient who got relief with it, then found out it wasn't a narc and decided it didn't work anymore? I've also seen this same phenomenon with Ultram (which doesn't seem to work tha...
Have any of you received orders to give Lantus in the AM? I noticed it's very effective when given at HS, but one MD group at my hospital orders it at 9am and these pts glucose are all over the place, either bottoming out or >400 with no explanati...
I resent having to miss holidays and vacations with my 3 children and husband because some druggie got caught and decided to rehab in order to maintain their license, and I have to cover their shifts, I didn't see the term martyr on my job descriptio...
I resent floating and the mandatory ot to cover the nurse while they are "rehabbing."Why does their problem have to be my problem,too? Often, these thieves will try to divert the focus off themselves by accusing other staff members of being thieves....