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  1. Sick of working short

    jannecdote replied to kristi-lpn2's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked nights in our LTAC med/surg, we got 8 to 9 patients each with usually one or two RN's. A staff RN demanded safe harbor one night, stating she was unable to provide adequate care under...

  2. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    jannecdote replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    True story. A morbidly obese woman who had died was being transported to the morgue or funeral home via ambulance here in the city. While going over a busy overpass, the back doors somehow opened...

  3. Do you work with LPNs on your Couplet Care Unit?

    jannecdote replied to breastfeedingRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I became an LPN because it was faster and cheaper than going the RN route and then I let one thing or another come up and never finished getting my RN. I regret not having the extra money, but I...

  4. Help with hopeless horrible nurse's aides

    jannecdote replied to xmaxiex's topic in General Nursing

    Here's what happened to me this past weekend. My CNA and I had a patient whose family had complained to management, administration, etc. about the quality of care Mr. X had been getting. When I came...

  5. post partum psychosis

    jannecdote replied to obeyacts2's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My question is, if she told the husband the day before that she was going to sacrifice the baby to God, why did he leave her alone with the baby? If psychosis is present or thought to be present, and...

  6. Why did you become a nurse?

    jannecdote replied to Tinuviel's topic in General Nursing

    I was very idealistic when I first got out of school and wanted to make a difference in the lives of others. After so many years, I can truthfully say that it is just another job to me but one that...

  7. Check Your Wall Clocks - Hidden Cameras

    jannecdote replied to Gomer's topic in General Nursing

    This makes me wonder now about where I work. Our night supervisor was telling us about a nurse that was stopped as he was about to leave because he had a Vicodin in his pocket. He said he had...

  8. PICC Independent Contracting

    jannecdote replied to mattsmom81's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Glad to hear that Mattsmom. I hadn't had opportunity to speak with my supervisor yet and was thinking about this thread yesterday. Good

  9. Blatant Nursing "No-No's"........what's your worst???

    jannecdote replied to anndoodle's topic in General Nursing

    omg!! if i had been the nurse who did this, i think it would have ended my nursing career--i would have died on the

  10. changing to team nursing

    jannecdote replied to lisa122's topic in General Nursing

    Team nursing sucks if the people on your team are lazy and you have to pick up the slack. I did it once 10 years ago. The RN was unit coordinator and stayed at the desk, made us aware of new orders,...

  11. Have anyone else heard of "basic care NURSES"?

    jannecdote replied to Nursingangel's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting thread. When and if the BON addresses the situation I hope someone posts an update here. I would really like to know the outcome of the whole

  12. I got placed on clinical probation today. *sob* *sob*

    jannecdote replied to sad's topic in General Students

    If you possibly can, try not to focus too much on making a mistake during clinicals because the more you focus on it, the more your anxiety is going to build and the harder you try not to make a...

  13. Nursing License number fraud question

    jannecdote replied to kelly2u's topic in Washington Nursing

    I

  14. Drug Seeker Stories

    jannecdote replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    Unusual occurence here. Got a call from the supervisor last night warning any nurses going outside the hospital to be on the lookout for a guy who was approaching people asking for needles and drugs....

  15. PICC Independent Contracting

    jannecdote replied to mattsmom81's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    I work with a supervisor who inserts PICC lines--DFW area (Arlington). Would you like me to fish around for some info? She has been a nurse around here forever, so I am assuming she picked up the...

  16. PICC Independent Contracting

    jannecdote replied to mattsmom81's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    I work with a supervisor who inserts PICC lines--DFW area (Arlington). Would you like me to fish around for some info? She has been a nurse around here forever, so I am assuming she picked up the...

  17. Arthritis.....Another one guaranteed to give you a chuckle.

    jannecdote replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    :rotfl: :rotfl:

  18. nurse's aides doing accuchecks

    jannecdote replied to panurse101's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    PCT's do our accu checks. The only problem I have with it is when they get a blood sugar that is very high or very low and chart "Nurse aware" or "Nurse notified" when in fact, they have neither...

  19. Rude Families-How do you deal with them?

    jannecdote replied to sassynurse78's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I've seen a trend over the years where patients and/or families seem to be more demanding and rude. Television programs have demystified the medical community --there are all types of programs that...

  20. Would you let your kid ride a MOTORCYCLE ???

    jannecdote replied to Oregon Runner's topic in General Nursing

    I never let my kids ride a cycle or ATV growing up. Too scared. A family at our church let their 4 year old ride a four wheeler and thought it was great that he could do that at such a young age....

  21. Dilaudid Max Dose

    jannecdote replied to laurainaz's topic in General Nursing

    We had a retired RN, frequent flyer, diabetic, non-healing foot wounds. She received lots of pain meds but her favorite was Dilaudid. She was on Dilaudid 4mg IVP q 3 hours until her last admission....

  22. Stupid People Award

    jannecdote replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    Guy walks up to the desk at the crowded clinic I worked at years ago and says he swallowed a fish bone and thinks it's stuck crossways "in my butt" because he's got pain down there. The waiting area...

  23. Holding patients in ER

    jannecdote replied to Nursinist's topic in Emergency

    These posts remind me of the days I worked hospital med/surg. I've seen nurses who were so overwhelmed they couldn't or didn't want to take report, ER waiting until change of shift to send someone up...

  24. Favorite place to work

    jannecdote replied to rtin05's topic in General Nursing

    I worked med/surg right out of school and floated to just about every department in the hospital except L&D and outpt surgery. This helped when I worked agency as I had a good solid background in...

  25. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    jannecdote replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    We had an alcholic patient in his 50's, a smoker, who was at the end of the hall on med/surg. He was wearing oxygen per nasal cannula and had been warned about not smoking while wearing the O2....