nursey nurse nurse

nursey nurse nurse

Geriatrics/Alzheimer's

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About nursey nurse nurse

nursey nurse nurse has 10 years experience and specializes in Geriatrics/Alzheimer's.


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  1. Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

    I've had patients push the call light just to see if it is working.
  2. Ativan...do i hold or give?

    It is absolutely ok to hold the lorazepam. If the Fentanyl patch is a new med for this patient, it will take him some time to get used to this med. Even though 12mcg is a low dose of Fentanyl, it is still a very potent pain med.
  3. initial LVN license

    Congratulations!!! You are officially a nurse.
  4. I am an lpn in a ltc facility. I do believe there is a stigma that nursing home nurses do not have the skills hospital nurses have. This is NOT true! On a day to day basis I do IV therapy, wound care, trach care, gtube care and so on. You will al...
  5. I've been kicked, punched, slapped, spit on, and called everything under the sun. However, I work with alzheimer's patients and they could never be held responsible for these actions. You just learn when to duck.
  6. forging initials on mar

    Thanks for the advice everyone. I'll let you all know what happens.
  7. Do you give meds without seeing the MDs order if he MAR has been checked?

    In an ideal world that would be the thing to do. However time does not permit this. Being a new nurse is terrifying. The trick to nursing is being self confident enough to be comfortable with your decisions, but not overly confident which can lead...
  8. forging initials on mar

    Apparently this type of thing has happened involving the same nurse before. If I report this, and it happens again, should I or should I not inform the state board of nursing? Do you all think that would be too much?
  9. forging initials on mar

    I think I'll do that. I guess I'm still in shock over how dumb someone could be. She must not cherish her license like she should. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe her license could be pulled for that.
  10. forging initials on mar

    I recently noticed on the MAR at the LTC facility i work in, that a nurse had put mine and other nurses initials on there. The weird thing is that she put our initials stating that a resident had been up in a chair on 11-7 shift with a self-release ...
  11. Fired and mad! Need to vent.

    You did right by your patients. They should ALWAYS come first.