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  1. Phenergan Supp given to toddler; child dies

    jannecdote replied to Mom23's topic in Emergency

    My 10 month old grandson went in to the ER with N&V, and was diagnosed with gastroenteritis. Got very lethargic after we finally got him back to a room. After reading these posts, it makes me...

  2. Urgent - Seeking Answers from Nurses for school assignment

    jannecdote replied to northwest20's topic in General Nursing

    Good job! And very

  3. Gave pt the WRONG blood!

    jannecdote replied to codebluechic's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    When I worked as an IV nurse, I had two patients with T&C ordered. I was really busy that day and somehow mislabeled the first draw with the other patient's name. I took the first specimen to...

  4. Lowest H/H I ever saw...

    jannecdote replied to my2sons's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    My sister, who had her stomach stapled 15 years ago, thought she was dying and finally decided to go to the doctor after she had to literally push her legs out of bed in order to get up in the...

  5. Small Town Politics (rant)

    jannecdote replied to a_crftyldy's topic in General Nursing

    I lived in some small towns (Pop. 5000 or less) and I don't know if it was just my personality, or what, but I just could not jump on the bandwagon with the locals. And I lived in the area 21 years!...

  6. What was your first LPN job? Was it difficult to find after grad?

    jannecdote replied to luckymichelle's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    When I started out of LPN school, I got a job working med/surg. The pay really sucked, but I was able to float to other areas as needed and learned a lot. I started out making $7.09 base pay, but...

  7. Bah. Was gung ho, now just don't know

    jannecdote replied to suecna's topic in General Nursing

    My thoughts are, if you have multiple bachelor degrees, what the heck are you doing working as a nursing assistant in the first place? Makes no sense to

  8. need advice - delicate situation (long)

    jannecdote replied to mkf0605's topic in General Nursing

  9. Drug Seeker Stories

    jannecdote replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    I don't think it is being an uncaring nurse as much as being a realistic one. If people really want help, they can go to Rehab. There is only so much time you can give to these people in a full ER...

  10. Drug Seeker Stories

    jannecdote replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    Hilarious, but at the same time, pitiful. No wonder you never read this kind of stuff in Readers

  11. $12 an hour?!

    jannecdote replied to HisTreasure's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I guess a lot depends on where you work. A hospital in Denton was paying LVN's about that much, but they were leaving in droves--I know because I worked agency then and they really resented the fact...

  12. Feast or Famine

    jannecdote replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I'm still waiting for the overflow here. For the first time in months, we have no waiting list for ICU vent patients which is very unusual. Census has been low this past month, been called off one...

  13. new nurse, in trouble already

    jannecdote replied to lorajane's topic in Nursing Career

    Where I work, we always report these situations ASAP to the supervisor. We are told to document precisely what the patient states to the nurses, etc. This documentation will spare many problems. We...

  14. new grad RN- want to quit nursing

    jannecdote replied to sax_journey's topic in General Nursing

    Being a new nurse can really suck sometimes. You are so overwhelmed, but I guarantee you this, through all your frustrations you are already learning new things. If you do something and then kick...

  15. Scared to be "THAT agency nurse"

    jannecdote replied to erinnRN's topic in Agency Nurses

    I agree with MattsMom. Couldn't have said it any better if I had

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

    jannecdote replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    I just thought of this one from my first year in nursing. I needed to give an enema to an elderly patient who had a very large rear end. Another new nurse came to help me. We gave her about 500cc and...

  17. new nurse, in trouble already

    jannecdote replied to lorajane's topic in Nursing Career

    I would hope that management would be more willing to listen the nurse's side of the story. Usually a person that acts this acts treats all the nurses lousy. Maybe some of the other nurses there...

  18. Read the order before hanging blood

    jannecdote posted a topic in General Nursing

    An incident happened at our hospital that makes me aware, once more, of how easy it can be to do something that could possibly cost you your nursing license. I was not working when this happened, but...

  19. question for all with any charges from past

    jannecdote replied to donnar232's topic in General Nursing

    Blah, blah, blah. I like this site for this very reason. In this dog eat dog world, it's great to have a place that provides you with answers to questions when you don't know where to turn and vice...

  20. Nursing & Misdemeanors in Florida

    jannecdote replied to jlp2778's topic in General Nursing

    I was able to get licensure in Florida in 2001 with a misdemeanor terroristic threatening/criminal mischief on my record. I was really afraid, but a nurse friend of mine said that the board is more...

  21. Infection from Hell/Pain Scale Epilogue

    jannecdote replied to FZ1Tom's topic in General Nursing

    I need to make a copy of that last paragraph and post it at work!! Sometimes I actually feel paranoid because I firmly believe in giving out pain meds regularly to those who need it and I feel like...

  22. manipulative patients / drug seekers

    jannecdote replied to LuvMyFireman's topic in General Nursing

    There's a myriad of answers to this age old nursing question of treating pain. I believe in treating a patient for pain when they ask for it. Period. I am not the pain police. If what I give doesn't...

  23. Practical jokes at work

    jannecdote replied to fedupnurse's topic in General Nursing

    What about jokes that backfire? We had a nurse call a doctor and tell him that when he made rounds there was a patient in bed XX that he was asked to consult on. It was Halloween. She "made" a patient...

  24. Anyone here work night shift-past or present? Need advice pls.

    jannecdote replied to jetta1's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. I started smoking again when I started working nights after being off of cigs for 13 years. That was 11 years ago. I'm still hooked and I hate

  25. How do you orientate the "new nurse?"

    jannecdote replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, nurses get four days orientation. Supposedly, all new hires have previous med/surg or hospital experience and are comfortable with hands-on patient care. This is not always the case,...