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1. Pre-pouring meds

   PHTLS replied to momrn50's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   You don't know nothing about me, kid. Don't make assumptions. Belittle? please. I'm speaking that damn truth. Maybe if you have more experience, you'd understand. As for the turd comment? Well......

2. Pre-pouring meds

   PHTLS replied to momrn50's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Duh...of course it can be done. But you try doing everything by the book 5 days a week (excluding overtime and doubles) and see if you can keep that up. Don't work hard, use your brain. What? you...

3. Pre-pouring meds

   PHTLS replied to momrn50's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Listen. I work acute and LTC and you know what? I've notice the habits of both types of nurses the past 14 years. That's 14 years! I know what I'm talking about it. What? you think I'm a post-dot.com...

4. Roll Call for all Military and VA Nurses and those considering the Service

   PHTLS replied to RNPATL's topic in Government, Military

   Hoo-ah! Are you motivated and dedicated? Army Reserves by-the-by. Graduated from good ol' Fort Sam ( Delta Company or Psycho Medics) back in the early 90s as a 91 Bravo. Currently a Whiskey Mike Six....

5. Facility Soap Opera

   PHTLS replied to Chad_KY_SRNA's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Thank god my co-workers and I are one big family. We don't have crap issues like that at my hospitals and we watch each others back ( CNA'S, house keepers, kitchen, managers, visitors, licensed, docs,...

6. Giving meds in a timely manner

   PHTLS replied to debbiemig's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Of course! What do these "State" people think? We're super nurses. If you want to be perfect all the time, go get a home health job where you only have one patient to take care of. Better yet, work...

7. Giving meds in a timely manner

   PHTLS replied to debbiemig's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Who cares! just do the best you can. What are you? a

8. Pre-pouring meds

   PHTLS replied to momrn50's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Either way, 99% of nurses working LTC don't give a rats butt about assinine policies (this is the damn truth too). Here's one policy at my hospital: Never take medication from another resident to give...

9. Pre-pouring meds

   PHTLS replied to momrn50's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Uhh..yeah. I'm sure we're all going to go out and smoke every day, have a fracture, and leave our pills lying around (label that damn cups) without bothering to tell the replacement nurse what's in...

10. Pre-pouring meds

    PHTLS replied to momrn50's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Damn right. Ever try assembling an AIDS patient's cocktail meds? Takes me like 5 minutes to get all those anti-viral meds ready along with their other meds (pain meds, psyche, vit, stool softners,...

11. Pre-pouring meds

    PHTLS replied to momrn50's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Look, you're not in a acute setting( residents tend to be more stable), so it's cool. Just as long as you don't make major medicine errors, you're fine. Now, if the States

12. CNA in Telemetry

    PHTLS replied to kddex's topic in Cardiac

    Well, my manager says that she attended an inservice warning nurses about cell phones screwing up IV pumps, but the telemetry thing was

13. paracetamol

    PHTLS replied to sofaraway04's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Well, Tylenol makes you sweat and wouldn't dehydration lower a pt's

14. Not a real nurse??

    PHTLS replied to xmaxiex's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    ]You forgot

15. passed passing meds test

    PHTLS replied to WildShot's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Oh yeah? What meds were these? I hope one of them isn't Colace ordered Q.. ERR..every