lovingtheunloved

lovingtheunloved ASN, RN

LTC, home health, critical care, pulmonary nursing

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  1. Doctors getting angry??

    lovingtheunloved replied to emtj's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've seen a doc or two who definitely need some therapy or a good right hook to the jaw. Mostly though, the docs I work with are respectful and pleasant to work with. I don't get upset when a doc...

  2. I HATE nursing! (long)

    lovingtheunloved replied to InfoNurse1595's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have any advice, just well wishes. I can't imagine how frustrating it must be to be trapped in a job you

  3. My two least favorite words

    lovingtheunloved replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

    What I hear regularly from two of my CNAs... "I forgot." Really? You "forgot" to provide oral care to the actively dying mouth breathing man with a RR of 54? You "forgot" that incontinent resident...

  4. Telling it how it is.

    lovingtheunloved replied to twistedpupchaser's topic in General Nursing

    WAY different. The Alzheimer's patient needs simple, direct communication. This man needed to hear what would happen if he chose to walk alone. I also know my residents very well, so I know how to...

  5. I shouldn't be a nurse...

    lovingtheunloved replied to nanae_snow's topic in General Nursing

    It was a mistake. You're new. The patient will not die because you didn't do an incident report. You will make more mistakes over the years. This one was not that big of a deal. Save the nausea and...

  6. Telling it how it is.

    lovingtheunloved replied to twistedpupchaser's topic in General Nursing

    Blunt works. Especially with confused people. I have a resident who just today I told, "If you try to walk by yourself, you are going to fall and bust your face open." He sat his butt back down and...

  7. Any organized, decent, LTC facilities??

    lovingtheunloved replied to spiritbeing8992's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Sheesh. The facility I work for isn't perfect, but it's an awesome place to work with awesome administration. The grass is greener over here. I'm well into year number 6 and don't plan on going...

  8. You want me to do what????

    lovingtheunloved replied to Creamsoda's topic in General Nursing

    THAT IS FREAKING AWESOME!!!!!!!!! Has nothing to do with anything, but one of my residents was constipated, and he wanted an enema, but instead he asked for an "ass

  9. The Addiction of Nursing

    lovingtheunloved replied to Flightline's topic in General Nursing

    Lol. I agree wholeheartedly. Nursing for some, is like fungus. It just grows and grows... I am one of the pathetic who is married to my job. I am, quite addicted to

  10. High Metabolism + No breaks= death, diet for skinny nurses?

    lovingtheunloved replied to phosophorus's topic in General Nursing

    Lol, you can always go with a NG tube and a pump in a

  11. This is not my job?!?

    lovingtheunloved replied to Ally0981's topic in General Nursing

    Pt safety and promoting their dignity IS the nurse's job. A big pile of crap on the floor doesn't promote either one. If I were the pt's family member, I'd be

  12. Pain sensation felt during morphine adminstration.

    lovingtheunloved replied to saulgoodman's topic in General Nursing

    We use lots of SQ ports like that. Mostly because we're mostly LPNs and can't push IV meds. But, yeah, push it slow. It does hurt going in if you push it too

  13. In your LTC dining room

    lovingtheunloved replied to LPN&momof3's topic in General Nursing

    What's the point of requiring CPR and first aid certification if the nurse has to be there "just in case"

  14. Can I be rejected for a job over the meds I am prescribed???

    lovingtheunloved replied to WVStarFish's topic in General Nursing

    Find me a nurse who's NOT on something for anxiety or

  15. Tie a knot on pt's bed keeps them alive for your shift??

    lovingtheunloved replied to LrElizabeth7's topic in General Nursing

    Psh! I don't buy it. Whatever floats your boat I guess. I've had aides tie knots in the sheets and open windows and they're still gonna die when it's time for them to

  16. Wrist B/P digital cuff vs. old manuel arm type

    lovingtheunloved replied to lexibear99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I don't let my aides use them. The time that sticks out is the man who had diarrhea and had been vomiting for 12 hours and refused to drink anything and refused IV fluids...the wrist cuff said...

  17. calling the doc

    lovingtheunloved replied to busy-bee's topic in General Nursing

    I'm lucky that I don't get my feelings hurt easily. I don't care if a doc has his britches in a bunch, as long as my patients get what they need. Besides, the stupid things they yell on the phone...

  18. Do Newbies "Eat" Their Elders?

    lovingtheunloved replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately some people are just asses, whether they are a nurse or a banker or a fry

  19. Manipulative Clients

    lovingtheunloved replied to ilovechadkrause's topic in General Nursing

    I don't care how lonely I got, I'd much prefer to wipe my own

  20. Are you happy being a nurse?

    lovingtheunloved replied to aei29's topic in General Nursing

    i'm too lazy right now to answer each question, but i absolutely love being a nurse, and i love the place i

  21. Do Newbies "Eat" Their Elders?

    lovingtheunloved replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I love the older nurses where I work. I think we complement each other very well. The older ones have decades of experience in various areas, and are always willing to teach me. They also respect...

  22. I just don't know how to do this....

    lovingtheunloved replied to locolorenzo22's topic in General Nursing

    That being said, as a newer nurse myself, if I don't understand something, I have a responsibility to my pt to take the initiative to ask for help. It is not acceptable to endanger a patient by...

  23. Nurse's Discretion Dilemma

    lovingtheunloved replied to BizzieRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Wake the docs up enough times, and they'll change their

  24. lazy charge nurses

    lovingtheunloved replied to cupcake25's topic in General Nursing

    I've made the statement on many occasions, "I don't care if I have to do chest compressions, I have to pee." I feel bad for that nurse, but she has no one to blame but

  25. Anybody else struggling with anorexia and bulimia?

    lovingtheunloved replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in Nurses Recovery

    At least you don't need alcohol/drugs to live. You're not faced with the necessity every day. Hard to do it "if you want