xtxrn

xtxrn ASN, RN

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  1. Psych patients on medical floors

    xtxrn replied to rn undisclosed name's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my God...... the vast majority of hospitals do not have units dedicated to psych patients needing medical care....where are they supposed to go? It's not their fault that their brain chemistry is...

  2. Why the disdain for LTC?

    xtxrn replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Abuses of chemical restraints are a problem. If there is a documented need for the meds, they are permitted. Haldol is not been an approved med for the elderly since it was created- it's for...

  3. Why the disdain for LTC?

    xtxrn replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    ahhhh - ok... you don't like ltc. you don't like confused, demented patients (the actual psych patients with overriding psych diagnoses who can't be managed in a regular ltc are sent to psych...

  4. Shhhh! ---It's all a crock!

    xtxrn replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    JMHO....visiting hours are so much better than open season on the hospitals. For noise reasons, rest, and for those patients who just can't boot people out on their own...it's a way to advocate for...

  5. OK- need some help with ancient nursing history

    xtxrn replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    LOL I know- time does fly I remember when there were very few IVs that had additives that we didn't add ourselves- including IVPB antibiotics. Just got a label and slapped that puppy up on the...

  6. The dumbest thing you've ever heard...

    xtxrn replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "Latin" term = dingus

  7. Shhhh! ---It's all a crock!

    xtxrn replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    Concierge nursing stinks- that's clear. But there are ways to minimize noise- including visitors. Get the house sup involved if needed. But the patient who is trying to get well (and not everybody...

  8. i think i got pricked with a needle!

    xtxrn replied to judyannsantos's topic in General Nursing

    Document with employee health just in

  9. Forgot to renew my BLS!

    xtxrn replied to pumpkin's topic in General Nursing

    Here's a link from the AHA.... http://www.onlineaha.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=info.bls

  10. OK- need some help with ancient nursing history

    xtxrn replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    Anybody remember the reusable needles (went with the large glass syringes)....had to be sterilized and SHARPENED-

  11. Shhhh! ---It's all a crock!

    xtxrn replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    What I heard was in the halls...the station was on the other side of double doors, as I was in a neutropenic precaution area. It's not always about blaming nurses- but the situation I was in was the...

  12. Got yelled at by MD today

    xtxrn replied to agldragonRN's topic in General Nursing

    wow... then you were basically hung out to dry. i'm sorry you had to put up with that, when you were just trying to get your patient what you assessed them to need, or the family's concerns. do you...

  13. Theme song to your Nursing career?

    xtxrn replied to sMoLsNurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    "Gone Too Soon" by Michael Jackson ended up on disability way too

  14. Got yelled at by MD today

    xtxrn replied to agldragonRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've always been taught that starvation is not painful....and this person sounds like they died from something besides starvation so that's not an issue. The patient died in a couple of hours- you...

  15. Why the disdain for LTC?

    xtxrn replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Being an agency nurse in LTC is the pits- completely agree with that :) Especially if you end up with the 'regular' staff being snotty and not giving any help about where things are, and the CNAs...

  16. Getting a new job and references??

    xtxrn replied to lovemenursing's topic in Nursing Career

    I've never told a current employer that I'm looking for another job- AND I ask the new place (if offered a job) to wait to confirm references until I have a chance to talk with my manager. And those...

  17. Why the disdain for LTC?

    xtxrn replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Amen !! The job is what you make it! If someone goes in thinking they're not going to learn anything, they definitely

  18. "Potty Talk"

    xtxrn replied to RosesrReder's topic in General Nursing

    I love this- heard it years ago, and have come out of the loo many times saying it loudly :) This is off topic, but similar.... I don't swim in your toilet, Please don't pee in my

  19. Forgot to renew my BLS!

    xtxrn replied to pumpkin's topic in General Nursing

    I found a private business that does nothing but healthcare BLS and renewals. She schedules people who are there for renewals, and goes through any new info, then tests. It was sort of a happy...

  20. "Potty Talk"

    xtxrn replied to RosesrReder's topic in General Nursing

    Re: wiping w/phone - Bwaahaaahaaaa :hpygrp: (though I've always wondered about those textured TPs.... who spends that much time with their TP that the 'ripples' actually matter Soft-...

  21. wonder how rumors work in a nursing facility

    xtxrn replied to brotherbear's topic in General Nursing

    You know, Elvis has a new album coming

  22. Why the disdain for LTC?

    xtxrn replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    THANK YOU

  23. MD not present for code??

    xtxrn replied to shhhh's topic in General Nursing

    The whole thing with charting it is to show that the nurse on that shift DID something to try and find this skanky doc, and find out where his butt was :) If you get in trouble for standing up for...

  24. MD not present for code??

    xtxrn replied to shhhh's topic in General Nursing

    And follow up when he doesn't show- trust me- if it ends up in court, they will hammer it until you cry purple tears why there was nothing about where the doc was, did the nurse call again, etc. It...

  25. Old Nursing Books

    xtxrn replied to newbienurse2011's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I kept all of them for about 5 years, and added new ones as I got jobs in specialized areas. I did sell several on an online auction site even though they were the previous edition (and made that...