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  1. Do you give meds without seeing the MDs order if he MAR has been checked?

    nola1202 replied to canadianRNeducator's topic in Patient Medications

    ditto to the above, it would be wonderful to practice the ideal nursing we learned in school, but this is the gritty real world. Also much of Nursing School was a teaching experience. Checking a new...

  2. Unsafe Staffing

    nola1202 replied to **LaurelRN's topic in General Nursing

    What's ironic, if you complain to the DON, she will whip out a staffing matrix and prove to you that you were fully staffed (and safely staffed, so suck it up and deal!) Sounds like the House sup and...

  3. gangrene in a very private area.

    nola1202 replied to nola1202's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    not getting any responses, I guess this stuff is not a big deal to WOCN's and WCC's, I'll try the Hospice

  4. bullous pemphigoid

    nola1202 replied to Ms.RN's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    bullous what??? this one's new for me, thanks for the interesting interventions, when i do see see this, i'll know what to do. no point reinventing the

  5. How can my shift deal with a nurse who is always causing drama?

    nola1202 replied to vampcna's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    As a Supervisor, I did not just fall off the turnip truck. I take everything with a grain of salt and would not write up anyone because someone "told me to." I think the person with the the issue...

  6. New Grad in LTC - Feeling Overwhelmed (21 pts)

    nola1202 replied to simpreza2's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I find charting to be significant because we have so many alert and Medicare/caide charts to complete on top of a huge number of po meds. Most have to be crushed but I have to look up and learn the...

  7. pet peeves when nursing students arrive

    nola1202 replied to sandanrnstudent's topic in General Nursing

    I like having students around. Your enthusiasm makes me appreciate the things I take for granted. I can't tell you how long it's been since I was thrilled that a Nurse actually trusted me enough to...

  8. Worst night ever!

    nola1202 replied to IdrilRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    OMG! Sounds like a page from my book! You did great to get through the shift and so far as getting staff in for the call in's. I've tried to make calls while giving meds and dealing with pt's...

  9. New RN working Rehab/LTC Im overwhelmed. HELP!

    nola1202 replied to Jamie6RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I've been a nurse for 25 plus yrs. I still felt overwhelmed, clumsy and stupid when I started in LTC. It's really hard! So many patient's, medications, treatments..and all the usual stuff that goes...

  10. I quit in the middle of my shift....

    nola1202 replied to newgradERrn's topic in Emergency

    I'm sorry this happened to you. Wish there had been someone there you felt you could trust and talk to. I think you'll find your niche, God bless, you are in my thoughts and

  11. Missing meds & I'm getting the blame

    nola1202 replied to ForeverMoving's topic in General Nursing

    Lawyer,Lawyer,Lawyer. Start with a letter from the lawyer requesting all details of how, when, where Narcotics and meds are to be picked up, and safegarded in the home. How do you know if a drug...

  12. Does this job sound like a scam?

    nola1202 replied to glenlorie's topic in General Nursing

    scam: red flag words kindly, feed me back, be awaiting your e-mail soonest,be more closer. Certified check that you send to whom? You need to buy her what? I frequently recieve e-mails telling me...

  13. MORAL DILEMA

    nola1202 replied to TonyaM73's topic in General Nursing

    I was thinking the same thing. I'm sorry the patient refused Hospice. I do think the patient had a valid point. There were obviously a lot of treatment options to return him to stability and continued...

  14. long term care facilities..computerized charting yet?

    nola1202 replied to thekid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Bwahahahaha! good one! I

  15. Weekend Supervisor in LTC Interview

    nola1202 replied to surfnbeagle's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    As one nurse said to me right after I started. "as long as you go into this knowing you will end up "driving a cart" (working the floor and giving meds) at least once a week, you'll be ok. She's...

  16. Under Appreciated and Irritated

    nola1202 replied to RexRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    My unit coordinator said right in front of me that she was going to assign a nurse to be charge even though she hated it. Reason? She was little, cute, with long hair, blushed easily and all the MD's...

  17. Just started med surg, feeling that it's not for me

    nola1202 replied to katygw's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I really get frustrated when I see someone treated badly when they are new at any job, no matter what the level of experience. There will always be people who need to impress you with how fast and...

  18. Not allowed to SIT during 12 hour shift and MORE

    nola1202 replied to katieusa's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I've heard of large chain stores like Wallmart treating their "associates" just like this. Not sitting down, not allowed to talk. The not talking part was also about trying to keep anyone from...

  19. Tulane University Hospital

    nola1202 replied to hs2005's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    same thing happened to me at tch (moderator edit of identifying information at this institution - please do not identify anyone at this institution per terms of

  20. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    nola1202 replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I keeep on mispronouncing Metoprolol...how do I say

  21. Nurses can cry too

    nola1202 replied to ooper3076's topic in General Nursing

    I understand how strange this must seem to you. I've had new ICU nurses blow up (quietly) and say the same things you just wrote. Here is what I say, and what the MD's say. "yes we could save him...

  22. Chronic lateness- what is that about?

    nola1202 replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    I notice in every orientation it is stressed that there is a 7 min grace period before or after punch in time but....I am expected to be on the floor ready to start work at 6:45 or whenever the shift...

  23. Chronic lateness- what is that about?

    nola1202 replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    I am one of those on time by the skin of my teeth people. However, I am on time and ready to kick butt, take names because I want the same courtesy on the way out. I notice if I have ten min to...

  24. Who Knew Gangrene Could Be So Much Fun?

    nola1202 replied to greenfiremajick's topic in General Nursing

    Nope LHC '84 (doesn't even really exist anymore) Should have seen me in OB seminar, they passed around examples of birthcontrol and I somehow spronggggged the diaphram across the

  25. Need advice!

    nola1202 replied to ImASuckyCMA87's topic in General Nursing

    shoot, I never even thought of that, we just shot camera phone pics of eachother...now I have to go back and review it. Lucky for me it's high privacy setting facebook page but stillll...good catch....