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  1. Nursing Work Ethic

    dorrybnursing replied to luvbug9956's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a nursing home and all of the behaviors that you mentioned occur on a regular basis. We even have "no call, no shows" that somehow keep their jobs. One day management came by to tell us...

  2. Offered the ONLY full-time day shift position (actually just told I was taking it)...

    dorrybnursing replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    I don't want to be the lone voice of caution here, but it sounds like these people may like to pit one employee against the other. Watch yourself. (from one who has been

  3. LTC tips please!!!...

    dorrybnursing replied to RNOTODAY's topic in General Nursing

    Some things you do right away, if someone needs a bedpan , they need it right now, you are standing right there, do it. But something that is not urgent or is going to take a few minutes, you don't...

  4. Nutmeg high?

    dorrybnursing replied to occc2010rn's topic in Emergency

    I was working on the renal floor about 3 years ago had a guy about 18 whose kidneys had completely shutdown due to nutmeg toxicity. He said he found it on the net as a medicinal remedy. His parents...

  5. Can LPNs Flush P.I.C.C. lines in TN

    dorrybnursing posted a topic in Tennessee Nursing

    My facility is telling me that this is ok without being credentialed. I think they are wrong . Does anyone know for

  6. You're working HOW MANY shifts?!

    dorrybnursing replied to HisTreasure's topic in General Nursing

    I work M-F 11-7 at a NH, and I do Private Duty Sat 7-7 and Sunday 11-7. I have done this since March. I did take a week of vacation in July. I work with some nurses that have worked 16 hours per day...

  7. Med error,I'm suspended,I need advice,please!

    dorrybnursing replied to Mama2-3's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I don't think anyone was trying to justify mama2-3's mistake, we all know that giving meds we did not draw up is an absolute no-no. We were commenting on the fact that the punishment did not seem to...

  8. LTC patient to nurse ratio

    dorrybnursing replied to SueNYC's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I work in the Chattanooga area work 11-7 with 47 residents & 2 or 3 CNA's. I am a brand new nurse (as of 2/05) I started at $15.50 per

  9. LPN's just glorified nurse aids in LTC? Huh?

    dorrybnursing replied to onehusbandsevenkids's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work in LTC and we only have a RN on call at night not even one in the building. Of course we don't hang blood in the facility, but after a LPN is certified we can do IV pushes. It is the same in...

  10. Just Found Out I Passed!!!

    dorrybnursing posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I looked on the TN bon website and there I was. I had 85 q's on the PN exam but in the back of my mind I kept thinking maybe I failed. Now I'm on to an LPN position on the renal floor where I have...

  11. Just Found Out I Passed!!!

    dorrybnursing replied to dorrybnursing's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I looked on the TN bon website and there I was. I had 85 q's on the PN exam but in the back of my mind I kept thinking maybe I failed. Now I'm on to an LPN position on the renal floor where I have...