lovingtheunloved

lovingtheunloved ASN, RN

LTC, home health, critical care, pulmonary nursing

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  1. New Grad in LTAC

    lovingtheunloved replied to mandyc8047's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    I had never heard of LTACHs until I moved to Iowa. Been at my job for almost a year, and having a SNF and HH background, it was a ROUGH transition for me. Completely different mindset, tons of...

  2. New Grads With Attitude

    lovingtheunloved replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    They're also coming out of school without a healthy fear of the reality that if they mess up, they can hurt or kill

  3. Doctor stole my stethoscope

    lovingtheunloved replied to ayejay09's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Psh. Find that fool and get it back. I've gone so far as to take a beeper hostage until I got it back. Professional? Nope. Highly effective? Yep. Ain't nobody gonna steal my

  4. Nurse in a bar... Should you help?

    lovingtheunloved replied to crc2015's topic in General Students

    Are you for

  5. Nurse in a bar... Should you help?

    lovingtheunloved replied to crc2015's topic in General Students

    Are you for

  6. What is the Registered Nurse Patient Ratio at your hospital?

    lovingtheunloved replied to LinenP's topic in General Nursing

    LTACH- 1:3-4 on days, less if we're titrating drips. Pretty much always 1:4 at night, occasionally 1:3. All subject to change based on

  7. Good Excuses for Missing Work

    lovingtheunloved replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    My cervix exploded. That's one of my personal

  8. Every Mom, Dad, Sis, Uncle Believes They Know Better Than The Nurse...

    lovingtheunloved replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    Well, you can discuss that nonsense with the physicians when they round. For now we do it my

  9. Leaving Bedside Nursing

    lovingtheunloved replied to Deebuzz's topic in Nursing Career

    I've been in direct patient care all of my 13 years in nursing, and I love it. Not to say there aren't bad days or situations, but for me the good outweighs the bad. Maybe I've just gotten lucky....

  10. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    lovingtheunloved replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    It's HIPAA. Just

  11. Funny Things Patients Say

    lovingtheunloved replied to PMFB-RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Haha you must work with

  12. Funny Things Patients Say

    lovingtheunloved replied to PMFB-RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Lost count years ago of all the CHF patients who insisted their hearts were fine, it was their legs that were the problem. And no amount of verbal teaching or written materials or sock puppets could...

  13. Nursing is my passion but I feel like I am too dumb.

    lovingtheunloved replied to Katlin1315's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing is a learned art and science. Public school didn't prepare me for nursing. Being home schooled isn't a reason not to pursue nursing. Of course I don't know all of the OP's circumstances, but...

  14. New Nurse "Grocery List"

    lovingtheunloved replied to ashrose1992's topic in First Year After Licensure

    On my unit every patient has their own everything. Stethoscope stays in the room, I'd probably be shot if I brought bandage scissors, every assessment tool except your senses are in the room already....

  15. Don't talk bad about your patients

    lovingtheunloved replied to BrendaH84's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I enjoy patient stories that are amusing or adorable, but the crap talking pisses me off to no end. I work with 2 travelers who refer to patients as ********. Really? Some have brain injuries or...

  16. Negative Post on Facebook About New Nurses - I'm Fired Up!

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

    I've worked with the type of new grad she speaks of, but in my experience that has not been the majority by far. I made the change to acute care from a LTC and home health background, and I work with...

  17. I Don't Get the Anxiety Part of Nursing

    lovingtheunloved replied to missmollie's topic in General Nursing

    New. grad, huh? You also sound young. I knew everything when I was a young new grad too. Nursing, and well, life, is going to knock you down a peg or two. And it will not be pretty. Try to reign...

  18. Can I be an RN with a mental illness?

    lovingtheunloved replied to BipolarMT's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm bipolar, and have been hospitalized three times in the last four years. They've all been voluntary hospitalizations. I know when I need a higher level of care. It's never interfered with patient...

  19. What Are The Most Creative Call-off Excuses You Have Heard?

    lovingtheunloved replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    "My cervix ruptured." Not pregnant or anything. This same CNA came back from lunch one day suddenly blind. She could put the code in to get in the door, but then was "feeling her way" around the unit...

  20. tattoos/piercings

    lovingtheunloved replied to Swellz's topic in General Nursing

    My old job strictly forbade any visible tattoos or piercings. At my current job, technically we're not allowed to have any visible tattoos of piercings, but when I saw a coworker rocking her nose...

  21. Are You A Victim?

    lovingtheunloved replied to queserasera's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I don't know that I necessarily had a handle on time management, I just plowed ahead with my to do list until it was done. I worked day shifts and night shifts, and when I would work nights I would...

  22. Are You A Victim?

    lovingtheunloved replied to queserasera's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Let me tell you, it wasn't easy. It was miserable. I didn't sleep or clean my apartment for two years. But, nobody volunteered to pay the bills for me while I went to school. I had no support...

  23. Patients afraid of needles...

    lovingtheunloved replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I once started an IV on a gentleman with sleeves, metal in various parts of his face, and a Prince Albert piercing. Cried giant crocodile tears. I was

  24. Are You A Victim?

    lovingtheunloved replied to queserasera's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I got through nursing school, and did well, while working 60+ hours a week, by taking responsibility for my own education. I had a couple of ridiculous, nasty teachers too. You get out of the...

  25. BE CAREFUL on social networks

    lovingtheunloved replied to Chico David's topic in General Nursing

    My sister is a social worker, and I'm dumbfounded by some of the things she has posted on fb about her job. Things like "my boss is an idiot," and "my client is a PIA." How she has managed to avoid...