anndoodle

anndoodle

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  1. Dilemma: FORCED to float to med/surg - advice please!?!?!

    anndoodle posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i'm an lpn working in a geri/psych unit at a hospital in ne arkansas- been employed here since october and had 4 days orientation on the unit. previously i worked in a nursing home and before that...

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

    anndoodle posted a topic in General Nursing

    All of us at one time or another have seen or heard of a nurse doing the most idiotic or blatantly stupid thing that goes against our grain of "good nursing". What's the worst you've ever heard?...

  3. Delegating

    anndoodle replied to bluebreeze's topic in General Nursing

    ? In several places of your post, you state "the nurse will take this patient and the lpn can do this/that". Do you not consider lpn's to be actual nurses? Or is it just a typing error? In our...

  4. Delegating to aides: How do you do it?

    anndoodle replied to hollyberry678's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked at the nursing home, I knew most of the aids I was to work with before I was employed...whether through high school or just around town. I found that working "with" them, being friendly...

  5. *VENT* - Do you blame me?

    anndoodle replied to anndoodle's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you. In Arkansas, LPN's can push IV meds, hang IV meds. I have been a nurse for 17 years, so I'm not new to nursing - just new to how they actually run things on a med/surg floor. The other...

  6. *VENT* - Do you blame me?

    anndoodle posted a topic in General Nursing

    i am so furious. been a while since i've been here, so here's some catch up. had a job in geri psych, they closed the unit so i took a job in a doc's office. i'm an lpn since 1990, have experience in...

  7. *VENT* - Do you blame me?

    anndoodle replied to anndoodle's topic in General Nursing

    I think maybe I've given the wrong impression. I have been trained in IV therapy, but it's a different world on the floor than in OB. I am up on all my competency exams and certifications at the...

  8. *VENT* - Do you blame me?

    anndoodle replied to anndoodle's topic in General Nursing

    My main complaint is that I get no orientation, ie. going with another nurse through the night's routine to learn how everything is done, where everything is, etc. When they started making me pass...

  9. *VENT* - Do you blame me?

    anndoodle replied to anndoodle's topic in General Nursing

    I have filed for a transfer to a physicians clinic that will be opening this spring. The doc I previously worked for will be one of the two docs working there, and he says he's pushing HARD for me to...

  10. Oops, sorry! Son got wrong vaccination

    anndoodle replied to hotshot05's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. Lodge a formal complaint in writing, and present it to the physician in charge of the clinic. If it is a hospital based clinic, do the same with the CEO or administrator. I know one lady...

  11. Survey: Has your facility implemented nurse to patient ratios?

    anndoodle replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Wait a minute....just how does a "lady from administration" come in and pass meds? What state are you in? Or is this person a medication administration aid, which is allowed in some states? At one...

  12. Geri-psych?

    anndoodle replied to PeachPie's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Ahhhhhhh......but if they're alert/oriented x 3, they CAN be held liable for their own actions. I know a CNA who pressed charges against a resident because the resident stabbed her with a nail file...

  13. What to do when state comes in?

    anndoodle replied to sweetnurse1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This question always tickles me. The LTC where I used to work was total chaos when state entered the building...several nurses would run like chickens with their heads cut off. Basically, all you...

  14. Geri-psych?

    anndoodle replied to PeachPie's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Speak with your DON concerning this issue. If it bothers you to the extent that you feel you cannot give quality care, ask to be reassigned to another area. Or you can speak with the patient's...

  15. Geri-psych?

    anndoodle replied to PeachPie's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have worked both LTC and Geri/Psych, am still currently Geri/Psych. In the LTC setting, nurses are encouraged to chart accurately, which means if a resident pinched you, cursed you, etc. then you...

  16. Staff/Patient Ratio - 30 Patients per Nurse

    anndoodle replied to Colima's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This is EXACTLY why I quit working LTC. I was working the night shift, which should have 2 LPN's for each night. It never failed...one nurse would call in, and the 3-11 nurse would have to stay over...

  17. What Would You Do?

    anndoodle replied to cnolan's topic in General Nursing

    The psych unit where I work has oxygen supplies, but they are kept in our locked procedure room. Does your unit not do medical screenings before admission? New admits for our unit are usually sent...

  18. Where are LPN's working besides LTC/Home Health?

    anndoodle replied to onehusbandsevenkids's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I am currently working in a Geriatric/Psychiatric unit, in which there is never a boring, quiet day! I am the Med Nurse, which means I basically just give the meds and assist with whatever's needed...

  19. Lab work for final acceptance...

    anndoodle replied to beachbabie05's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Why would they need to draw labs if you're applying to nursing school? That seems a little odd. Your medical rights are protected under the HIPPA laws, just as any other patient. Nursing schools,...

  20. New Nurse being thrown to the wolves IN LTC HELP!

    anndoodle replied to Guest26407's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I've been there - done that. And if I could go back and change things, I would have never gotten into the LTC setting. Mind you, I really loved the job and the people I took care of, but the admin...

  21. Positive TB Skin Test - Please, need advice!

    anndoodle posted a topic in General Nursing

    A young woman who works in our nursing department, newly hired, had a positive TB skin test this week. She just had a TB skin test 6 months ago and it was negative. She had an xray done, and the...

  22. How can you say you're not paid well?

    anndoodle replied to malusport's topic in Emergency

    Arkansas is pretty cheap - all the way around! As an LPN, I make the average wages that a male waiter makes per day in one of our better restaurants. FYI: In the state of Arkansas, a woman only...

  23. Positive TB Skin Test - Please, need advice!

    anndoodle replied to anndoodle's topic in General Nursing

    The radiologist told the girl, herself - he called her to ask if she was a smoker, and she told him no - that's when he made the comment about her xray looking "bad". The girl then told some of the...

  24. Jobs at hospitals and credit checks...

    anndoodle replied to NO1_2NV's topic in General Students

    To the best of my knowledge, in the state where I live, if a hospital denied me employment because of my credit history that would be discrimination, just as if they denied me employment because of...

  25. OB brings med student without permission

    anndoodle replied to BETSRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    A few years ago, my sister in law was in labor. I, as a nurse, was at her side to help with anything she needed. When it came time for her delivery, the doc would not allow me to go in for the...