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  1. Dickies Sandwashed scrubs

    butterflynurse replied to TLC RN's topic in General Nursing

    I have a pair of white flare legged dickies and I love them. Where I work we can only wear white:confused: and this makes no sense to me. I work in a nursing home and the patients like seeing people...

  2. Co-worker in need of prayers

    butterflynurse replied to butterflynurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have another update: When they did the gall bladder surgery gangrene had already set in, they now have the gangrene taken care of. Her dad said that she is still on the vent and still unable to be...

  3. Co-worker in need of prayers

    butterflynurse replied to butterflynurse's topic in General Nursing

    She was moved to Savannah instead of Macon today. The docs are saying her situation is still looking grim:crying2: Hopefully we will hear from her family soon and I will have a more detailed

  4. Co-worker in need of prayers

    butterflynurse replied to butterflynurse's topic in General Nursing

    Hi again. I'm on my way to work and should have an update later today. I'll post one as soon as I get home this

  5. Co-worker in need of prayers

    butterflynurse replied to butterflynurse's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks to everyone that has replied. She is supposed to be transferred to Macon today. Her dad said that it looks like she may not make it. I will keep everyone posted as soon as I here anything else....

  6. Looking for A Nurse to Have an online interaction with

    butterflynurse replied to GaryK's topic in General Nursing

    You can ask me questions if you want to. e-mail

  7. Nursing Home Nurses: How many patients are you respsible for?

    butterflynurse posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Just curious. At the one i work at it can be up to 48 patients for one

  8. Nursing Home Nurses: How many patients are you respsible for?

    butterflynurse replied to butterflynurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That's ok. I had fun for the last day and a half trying to guess who you could be!:chuckle Neeless to say all my guesses were

  9. Nursing Home Nurses: How many patients are you respsible for?

    butterflynurse replied to butterflynurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I don't know? Where are you

  10. Anyone work 20 hour shifts?

    butterflynurse replied to bam_bam's topic in General Nursing

    nope never worked a 20 hour shift....that would suck! I am working some 16 hour shifts in the upcoming weekends. I'm sad because my 4 month old son will be spending his 1st night away from

  11. DNR does not mean Do Not Treat!!

    butterflynurse posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    :angryfire I work in a nursing home and a lot of times when we beep a doctor that is on call for the week-end because we have a sick resident they won't let us send them to the hospital if they have a...

  12. DNR does not mean Do Not Treat!!

    butterflynurse replied to butterflynurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    thanks for your reply i think i answered some of your questions in my previous post. sometimes after a bad day i have to vent. i guess all fellow nurses must

  13. DNR does not mean Do Not Treat!!

    butterflynurse replied to butterflynurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    usually we have someone from administration on call and it's better if it's the don or adon because they are nurses also and understand what we are talking about. 9 times out of 10 the first thing...

  14. DNR does not mean Do Not Treat!!

    butterflynurse replied to butterflynurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    we do, a lot of times they say they want to do what the doc says. If it is a true emergency, fall, possible broken bone, etc. we go ahead and send them. also if the family says they want them sent,...

  15. Nursing Home Nurses: How many patients are you respsible for?

    butterflynurse replied to butterflynurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That does sound like heaven. What state are you from? I may need to

  16. Nursing Home Nurses: How many patients are you respsible for?

    butterflynurse replied to butterflynurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thank goodness we have a tx nurse. Do you have a lot of bad txs to do? I could not imagine having to do my meds, charting and txs too! It used to be that way where I work at before I was a

  17. arrogant nurses

    butterflynurse replied to Purple Princess's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I hate the fact that there are nurses like that out in this world but they are everywhere. I am an lpn. I used to be a cna so I feel I have some understanding for what a cna goes through. I never...

  18. Nursing Home Nurses: How many patients are you respsible for?

    butterflynurse replied to butterflynurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That sounds nice. The least patients per nurse in my nursing home is 27 per nurse for meds and charting and that is the "tube feeder hall" where nearly all patients are tube feeders. We have a...

  19. Nurse/patient Ratio.....

    butterflynurse replied to Ari RN's topic in General Nursing

    I work at a nursing home and am resposible for around 33 residents. I usually have 3 CNA's sometimes 4 if i'm lucky. My a.m. med pass is

  20. Nurses who are married.....................

    butterflynurse replied to nursedaisy's topic in General Nursing

    I am married and have 2 boys. A 7 year old and a 3 month old. I work dayshift(7-3) and my husband works evenings. One of us is always at home so we don't need a babysitter and both of the boys get to...