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  1. A new pet peeve of mine

    PHTLS replied to TracyB,RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yeah. I'm going to give "250 cc's" of

  2. A new pet peeve of mine

    PHTLS replied to TracyB,RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You'll hate me

  3. unfair writeups

    PHTLS replied to surfnbeagle's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You should report that nurse. CNA's are not allowed to give medicine including oxygen. Then again, our hospital allows CNA's to administer Dulcolax (I'm thinking Vasovagal) suppositories, so go...

  4. What meds do you use to treat your residents sores?

    PHTLS replied to PHTLS's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Besides A&D and plastic padding (joke), what medicines are you

  5. Need rhythm interpretation help

    PHTLS replied to critcarenurse16's topic in Cardiac

    Mail the rhythm strip to me. I'LL GET ANSWERS

  6. Help with hopeless horrible nurse's aides

    PHTLS replied to xmaxiex's topic in General Nursing

    My new hospital has strict rules about how CNA's conduct themselves in the hospital. They follow them to a "T". I like the CNA's I work with. They have backbreaking work, but they keep smiling and...

  7. tired of being pulled at work!!!!

    PHTLS replied to ava'smomRN's topic in General Nursing

    I like being floated to different wards. I go to work to work. When I was younger, yeah, I probably would have objected to being pulled, but that was the old me. The old me would finish passing out...

  8. Bad day at Work

    PHTLS replied to Ortho_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Supervisor's are notorious anti-social pathologic liars. One of those types let a patient commit suicide at this former hospital I worked at, because she wouldn't order a CNA sitter for that 51/50...

  9. How to get physically/nutritionally fit for nursing!

    PHTLS replied to alphafe's topic in General Nursing

    I run 5 miles every other day when I can. If my legs are too sore from overrunning, I'll run 2 miles and walk 3 miles more. Then I go home and do push-ups and sit-ups before I hit the sack. I've been...

  10. What's your experience with Fosamax?

    PHTLS posted a topic in General Nursing

    Horror stories please?

  11. Paying Fee to become a CNA

    PHTLS replied to Sweetpea00's topic in General Nursing

    What a rip-off!No way anybody should pay that much to be a CNA. Just take the course at a local community college and get trained right. I was lucky. I got mine's for free back in 1992 and I was paid...

  12. Cried (I mean BAWLED) all the way home from Memphis

    PHTLS replied to LPNalmost!'s topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congrats! Now go get IV certified and work in med surg for 2 years to build up your skills, lose your sanity, and increase your salary potential down the road when you quit med

  13. arrogant nurses

    PHTLS replied to Purple Princess's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Whatever :rotfl: Those CNA's better answer those call lights. I was a CNA for 6 years in long term and acure care in every shift and I answered my call lights. I never once complained that the lazy...

  14. I just resigned my position! Would you?

    PHTLS replied to anndoodle's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Don't waste your nursing background. Go find something healthcare related (clinics) or get into medical records or something office

  15. nurse's aides doing accuchecks

    PHTLS replied to panurse101's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Cool. When I was a CNA, you could trust me...well, because I was good

  16. Please Help: Can you explain how to get a nursing diagnosis?

    PHTLS replied to sad's topic in General Nursing

  17. Please Help: Can you explain how to get a nursing diagnosis?

    PHTLS replied to sad's topic in General Nursing

    "Impaired skin integrity" is one obviously and then you gotta think of your nursing

  18. What's your experience with Fosamax?

    PHTLS replied to PHTLS's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the reply fellow nurses

  19. Could This Be Diabetes?

    PHTLS replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Your family health

  20. Pain when heart beats

    PHTLS replied to wonderbee's topic in General Nursing

    Get an EKG

  21. "RN" arrested for phony NCLEX scores

    PHTLS replied to Tony35NYC's topic in General Nursing

    Somedays I feel like my VN license is a fake and wonder how in the heck I ended up being a

  22. What job titles have you had working in healthcare?

    PHTLS posted a topic in General Nursing

    In the 14 years I've been in healthcare since I was 18: Combat Medic EMT CNA CARE PARTNER (CNA/Phlebotomist/EKG) TELEMETRY TECHNICIAN UNIT CLERK LVN/Emergency Department Technician Soon to be an RN...

  23. Cried (I mean BAWLED) all the way home from Memphis

    PHTLS replied to LPNalmost!'s topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    YOU PASSED! I know

  24. Abusive Cna!

    PHTLS replied to Louisepug's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That stupid CNA needs to get fired. I've been a CNA for 5+ years in acute care and long term and you don't behave unprofessionally like that to the pt's or staff/students. She's either bitter or just...

  25. Abusive Cna!

    PHTLS replied to Louisepug's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That stupid CNA needs to get fired. I've been a CNA for 5+ years in acute care and long term and you don't behave unprofessionally like that to the pt's or staff/students. She's either bitter or just...