lovingtheunloved

lovingtheunloved ASN, RN

LTC, home health, critical care, pulmonary nursing

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  1. What's Your State Hospital Policy R/T BPD/O?

    lovingtheunloved replied to autumn-moon's topic in Psychiatric

    Thunderwolf, I appreciate your knowledge and sharing it with me. I am so worried about her. She has been hospitalized a few times. She told me that she knows it's bad, but she said whatever they...

  2. Blatant Nursing "No-No's"........what's your worst???

    lovingtheunloved replied to anndoodle's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a CNA and I know better than that! Common sense would say that big thick sticky clumps probably wouldn't go through a skinny tube too

  3. Bullhead City

    lovingtheunloved replied to tantalus's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I've been here for 15 years. I'm a

  4. Warning.....Visitor Vent!

    lovingtheunloved replied to bam_bam's topic in General Nursing

    I work in an Alzheimer's unit. It's interesting when the family members are just as demented as the residents. One husband asked me who the dead lady in the corner was. He pointed to the corner...

  5. arrogant nurses

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

    I always thought that was part of our job! (I'm a CNA) The nurse will often use the intercom @ the nurses station to ask residents what they need when they use their lights, but that's only if the...

  6. CNA is a cutter

    lovingtheunloved replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in Psychiatric

    Yes, I realize what your opinion is. I don't disagree necessarily. I'm very ignorant about cutting and BPD and psychological things in general, so I'm asking. My coworker doesn't seem like an...

  7. Remembering to put up bed rails...

    lovingtheunloved replied to NurseFirst's topic in General Nursing

    At my facility, we do have to have an order for siderails, but we can use them without an order if the resident "uses them for bed mobility." So if Mr. Jones is a high fall risk, he needs his rails...

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

    lovingtheunloved replied to PHTLS's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm just a CNA, but where I work, the PCP orders a specific treatment. As far as aides are concerned we use A&D. Love that

  9. AAARRRGGGGHHH!! Stupid cell phones!

    lovingtheunloved replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Ooooohhhh, I started something here didn't I? :) Today I walked by a room and heard a CNA talking on his cell while GIVING PATIENT CARE! I took it out of his hand, stuck it in my pocket and said...

  10. What's Your State Hospital Policy R/T BPD/O?

    lovingtheunloved replied to autumn-moon's topic in Psychiatric

    The reward of a hospital stay? I work with a cutter whose worst fear is being

  11. CNA is a cutter

    lovingtheunloved replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in Psychiatric

    Does every cutter have BPD? Can a person hurt themselves and not be

  12. CNAs Passing meds

    lovingtheunloved replied to indrn's topic in Arizona Nursing

    i'm a CNA, and I'm totally against CNAs passing meds. We don't know beans about medication. I've had nurses ask me to "go give this Tylenol to Mr. Jones" and I absolutely flat refuse. It's the...

  13. Any one from rural AZ

    lovingtheunloved replied to mittels's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Kingman,

  14. Bullhead City

    lovingtheunloved replied to tantalus's topic in Arizona Nursing

    i'm from kingman. Not Bullhead, but

  15. What's Your State Hospital Policy R/T BPD/O?

    lovingtheunloved replied to autumn-moon's topic in Psychiatric

    Maybe this is a silly question, but is every cutter a

  16. Sexual relationships with patients

    lovingtheunloved replied to Tony35NYC's topic in General Nursing

    Are you freaking kidding me? How could anyone possibly think it is ok to become sexually involved with a patient? In my mind, that is abuse, even if the patient

  17. CNA is a cutter

    lovingtheunloved replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in Psychiatric

    She said she isn't getting help because a) she can't afford it b) she's "been through the whole therapy and meds thing for years" and it's something she has "learned to live with" I know her wounds...

  18. nurse's aides doing accuchecks

    lovingtheunloved replied to panurse101's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In the facility where I work, we (CNAs) have to perform an accucheck for an RN, and demonstrate that we know the acceptable range for blood sugars, and the RN signs a form that is placed in our...

  19. When is a nurse not a nurse? Situation...

    lovingtheunloved replied to Quickbeam's topic in General Nursing

    I think it is illegal to represent yourself as a nurse when you are not. I work with a fellow CNA who calls herself a nurse. But then, she has a few screws

  20. AAARRRGGGGHHH!! Stupid cell phones!

    lovingtheunloved replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Why is it that people insist on carrying their cells on the floor? They ring and they feel that they must answer it and carry on a conversation. That's why I pay for voice mail! If there's an...

  21. arrogant nurses

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

    After reading some of your posts, I have to brag about my coworkers! The vast majority of the nurses I work with (I'm a CNA) are wonderful. They aren't "above" helping us if we need it. They really...

  22. arrogant nurses

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

    After reading some of your posts, I have to brag about my coworkers! The vast majority of the nurses I work with (I'm a CNA) are wonderful. They aren't "above" helping us if we need it. They really...

  23. Patient's right to have a decubitus ulcer ?

    lovingtheunloved replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work in a demetia facility. They are all combative. If we let them refuse everything, there would be nothing to do all day. They are there because they do not have the ability to make rational...

  24. Patient's right to have a decubitus ulcer ?

    lovingtheunloved replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work in a demetia facility. They are all combative. If we let them refuse everything, there would be nothing to do all day. They are there because they do not have the ability to make rational...