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  1. RN put ear drops in moms eyes...help!

    southern_rn_brat replied to miss h.m's topic in General Nursing

    the first thing you did was consult your "lawyer

  2. "blown" IV's

    southern_rn_brat replied to scrmblr's topic in Emergency

    I just got out of the hospital last night with a PE. When I was in the ER on Saturday they stuck me over 10 times to get my IV. I'm fat and have horrible veins:o Im not angry, it is what it is and...

  3. Chemically Dependent Nurses

    southern_rn_brat replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

    keep coming

  4. weekends only and sick time

    southern_rn_brat replied to flower615's topic in General Nursing

    I work weekends. We get paid more per hour as our incentive. Then if we work extra during the week we also get paid more per hour but $1 less/hour than the weekend pay. So I make as much working a...

  5. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    southern_rn_brat replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    haha! I was feeling very bad one day and had to work. I went in without a bit of makeup on. I had been working the same floor at a LTC for 2 years so my patients knew me very well. I went to give my...

  6. I don't want to judge, but I don't want to fall for ED abuse either!

    southern_rn_brat replied to ParrotHeadRN's topic in Emergency

    My first husband was treated shamefully by our local ERs for years. Just picture this....he had long hair, rode Harleys, had tattoos. About once a month he would wake up screaming in abdominal pain,...

  7. Question for all you LTC Providers

    southern_rn_brat replied to MadRedneckRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I dont feel that is "dumping her" there. If the family is visiting more than three times a day, that is a bit excessive. I mean no disrespect to anyone with my post. While reading the OP, I was...

  8. Customer Service?

    southern_rn_brat replied to ragtoprn's topic in General Nursing

    preach it sister, preach it! I love the phone calls from OUT OF STATE family members yelling at me "my mother has been wet for hours!!" and momma is as demented as anything. Then they argue with you...

  9. Customer Service?

    southern_rn_brat replied to ragtoprn's topic in General Nursing

    I am sooooooo sick of hearing about customer service!!!! What ever happened to taking care of the patient and doing what was best for him??? Who are we taking care of...the patient or the family...

  10. Am I Wrong?

    southern_rn_brat replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    omg! Does the doc even realize his patient has more than one sleeping med ordered? No way jose should she take all that no matter what is ordered! you done good girl. Talk about a chemical...

  11. I failed the interview personality test/survey!

    southern_rn_brat replied to PeachPie's topic in General Nursing

    so how did you answer THAT

  12. Is a DON position realisitic?

    southern_rn_brat replied to mattseviernd's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm in agreement with the other nurses that say you need experience first. Every DON I've ever had has worked in almost every position there is in a facility. You cant learn how to be a DON in...

  13. Looking for support and respect with little to no results

    southern_rn_brat replied to mrparhamrvt's topic in General Nursing

    You ask why? Have you reread your own post? It is very confrontational. IMO it puts anyone who reads it on the defensive. Maybe it is your

  14. Anyone work weekends only?

    southern_rn_brat replied to teresab_2000's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked weekends for over 2 years now. I took the position just to help out until we hired a weekend supervisor and it wasnt log before I claimed the position as mine!! It's THE best schedule...

  15. Drug Testing At Hospitals

    southern_rn_brat replied to crazylilkelly's topic in General Nursing

    girl, you need to quit blaming your employer. you were the one taking the drugs, were you not? and that is illegal is it not? accept your consequences and move on. hopefully you will get in a good...

  16. Myers-Briggs Type

    southern_rn_brat replied to piscesguy's topic in General Nursing

    I just went thru this program the Catholic healthcare partners offers called Risen. anyone heard of it? It was this totally awesome seminar about understanding your personality type, understanding...

  17. Ooooooooh, I am SO ticked off right now!!!

    southern_rn_brat replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Last weekend I had a patient go very bad. I called the ambulance and we started prepping her for transfer and doing what we could at the facility. They are usually there with a couple of minutes for...

  18. Myers-Briggs Type

    southern_rn_brat replied to piscesguy's topic in General Nursing

    ISTJ checking

  19. Drug Testing At Hospitals

    southern_rn_brat replied to crazylilkelly's topic in General Nursing

    This is probably the wrong thread to say this on but I am so excited I just had to share! I am 2 years 5 months and 7 days clean and sober and today my narcotic restrictions were lifted! so I have...

  20. HX of drug abuse

    southern_rn_brat replied to zoeintx's topic in General Nursing

    Be honest and be positive! You have ALOT to be proud of! Let that come through in your

  21. DPH Reportables

    southern_rn_brat replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Is it reportable maybe because of "potential" harm? with the new guidelines, who the heck knows anymore? as for the salt peter...I worked in a facility that had a retarded man that gave other male...

  22. suspension

    southern_rn_brat replied to bradleau's topic in General Nursing

    sure it sounds like a cute tshirt...one most of us would wear AWAY from work, but it is our responsibility to follow the dress code at our jobs and appear professional to patients. I dont believe I...

  23. Port a cath question

    southern_rn_brat replied to CyndieRN2007's topic in General Nursing

    Never use anything smaller than a 10cc syringe on a port or a CVL. Anything smaller has too much pressure behind it. Hope that

  24. suspension

    southern_rn_brat replied to bradleau's topic in General Nursing

    is this a joke?? you wore a tshirt to work that said "biteme" and wonder why you were

  25. ANOTHER new CMS guideline

    southern_rn_brat replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    We got such a G tag on our survey this year:angryfire It started out a D tag from the survey group but once they got back in the office their supervisor made it a G