southern_rn_brat

southern_rn_brat

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  1. rules of injections

    southern_rn_brat replied to imahobbit's topic in General Nursing

    No way jose! no way would I ever give something another nurse drew up. Nor would I expect another nurse to give something I drew up. The way I teach this to the nurses that I supervise is to remind...

  2. What to do when state comes in?

    southern_rn_brat replied to sweetnurse1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    State walked in at 8am this morning:o There goes the rest of the week I had planned at the

  3. Screening your phone calls?

    southern_rn_brat replied to ADN 2002's topic in General Nursing

    since I just recently told my boss about this site, let me say, oh no, I NEVER screen my calls from

  4. addicted patients

    southern_rn_brat replied to nurscee's topic in General Nursing

    I didnt think you did and I'm sorry I made it seem that way! Pain is a sensitive subject to me because of him and I got a little melodramatic there, sorry. Sometimes I dont know when to keep my...

  5. Another Five Star Visitor Thread

    southern_rn_brat replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    hahhaaaa thanks I needed that laugh after

  6. Getting everyone else to sign their books

    southern_rn_brat replied to MrsStraty's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That sounds like a great idea! We have the same problem of getting the nurses to sign their MARs. I like the idea of them having to do the incident report. pardon me while I call the

  7. How do you calculate the staffing ration for LTC

    southern_rn_brat replied to 4rmgirlRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We do it basically the same way. Good luck to you! and YES...you are

  8. addicted patients

    southern_rn_brat replied to nurscee's topic in General Nursing

    Have they done a porphyria workup? My first husband was diagnosed with porphria. His mother had had it for 20 years but it took him 3 years of pain before a doctor actually took a history from him...

  9. The patient's family members

    southern_rn_brat replied to Foxfour's topic in General Nursing

    What a great thread! What is it about family members that think they have the right to talk to us like they do? Would they talk to members of their family or their friends that way?? what makes...

  10. Dear Abbey, about a nurse

    southern_rn_brat replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Nursing

    I'm glad I'm not the only one that thought "WTH???" when I read that

  11. reinstated license after suspension

    southern_rn_brat replied to bclily's topic in General Nursing

    I'll say an AMEN to that

  12. reinstated license after suspension

    southern_rn_brat replied to bclily's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations first and foremost!! Just be honest. It may not get you the job you "want" but it WILL get you the job you "need". It is better for your new job to know of your history, dont you...

  13. What to do when state comes in?

    southern_rn_brat replied to sweetnurse1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hide!!!

  14. Prednisone

    southern_rn_brat replied to FLoridarnl's topic in General Nursing

    sorry to be off topic but I am on day 2 of a prednisone round that started with 60mg and just wanted to whine about it:o but I sure can breathe

  15. What happens to the nurse?

    southern_rn_brat replied to jessnurse05's topic in General Nursing

    lol When I have to write people up I always give them the speel of "use it as a learning tool, correct whatever you did wrong and then you wont do it again..blah blah blah" Of course people get mad...

  16. Cameras in nursing homes?

    southern_rn_brat replied to drwatson's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If sound was included I wouldnt be just getting a write up lol I'd be looking for a

  17. What happens to the nurse?

    southern_rn_brat replied to jessnurse05's topic in General Nursing

    I'm getting written up at work this weekend. Had a family member go postal last weekend and when she told me how incompetent my nurses were I proceeded to tell her how it would be better for her to...

  18. Charting Med Errors

    southern_rn_brat replied to southern_rn_brat's topic in General Nursing

    That's the way I have always done it too. Thanks for all your replies

  19. Charting Med Errors

    southern_rn_brat posted a topic in General Nursing

    Recently I had a pt in LTC that received Haldol from the pharmacy instead of Hectoral. She received 2 doses before the error was discovered. She has ESRD and about 36 hours after the last Haldol she...

  20. So, she does drugs... (advice please)

    southern_rn_brat replied to christinaquilter's topic in General Nursing

    Because that is what I was told by a member of the Tennessee Board of Nursing. She told me that we are legally bound by our nurse practice act to report any nurse that is using drugs. The way she...

  21. So, she does drugs... (advice please)

    southern_rn_brat replied to christinaquilter's topic in General Nursing

    You are legally bound to report

  22. Holy cow - what are people thinking

    southern_rn_brat replied to Nurse Ratched's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This happened this year in tennessee too, in an assisted living

  23. Almost fired today

    southern_rn_brat replied to NP2BE's topic in General Nursing

    Good lord what a thread! NP, you are totally missing the point. Those drug parameters you keep talking about are for patients have severe psychotic episodes NOT moaning in ICU. If you tried to...

  24. What could have happened?

    southern_rn_brat posted a topic in General Nursing

    Wow. What do you think happened here? http://www.wftv.com/news/6253589/detail.html ORLANDO, Fla. -- A Sanford mother says she will never be able to hold her newborn because an Orlando hospital...

  25. Vet tech calling herself RN

    southern_rn_brat replied to Nightcrawler's topic in General Nursing

    i was just thinking the same