lovingtheunloved

lovingtheunloved ASN, RN

LTC, home health, critical care, pulmonary nursing

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  1. I ignored my instincts...

    lovingtheunloved replied to NurseOnAMotorcycle's topic in General Nursing

    That's ridiculous. What a bunch of children. And I'm exactly the same way...competant and confident at work, with nearly crippling social anxiety. Weird,

  2. Mental Health Awareness Month

    lovingtheunloved replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Such an important issue to me. I have major depressive disorder and PTSD, and I work SO hard to be successful. I've been hospitalized 7 times, and in almost every inpatient setting I've been in,...

  3. Nurses Talk To Nurses. Doctors Talk To Doctors

    lovingtheunloved replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    I don't let anyone talk to me that way, doctor or not. Because I do home health, I never actually see the doctors, just talk to them by phone, and there have been numerous times that I've said, "Call...

  4. Cna's gone wild!!

    lovingtheunloved replied to mmdavids's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I never could figure out how to deal with the aides. And I was an aide before I was a nurse. I treated them with respect, but was direct with my expectations and addressed it quickly when those...

  5. comfort care?

    lovingtheunloved replied to RN 033's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Clearly your MDS person is nuts. Comfort care is exactly what it sounds

  6. OMG Say it correctly!

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

    HIPPA instead of HIPAA. And those people are always the ones who claim to know the most about

  7. Home Health-The good, The bad, and I'm getting out.

    lovingtheunloved replied to lsvalliant's topic in Home Health

    Boy howdy, do posts like this make me thankful to work for such an awesome agency. Reasonable patient loads, respect for personal boundaries, support and communication from the boss, good pay and...

  8. Lazy and disrespectful Nursing Assistants

    lovingtheunloved replied to lilaclover6984's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I hate to say it, but I'm SO glad I don't have to deal with CNA's anymore. A good one is worth their weight in gold, but unfortunately the lazy, negative, whiners outnumber them. And management...

  9. 1st Psych Nursing Job starts Monday, any advice?

    lovingtheunloved replied to ChelleNurse's topic in Psychiatric

    Be compassionate. Too many psych nurses act like their patients are a bother to them. Remember that if they're in that type of facility, they're

  10. Advice for taking care of an Alzheimer's patient.

    lovingtheunloved replied to andiej88's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I completely agree that she's going to fall. If someone followed me into the bathroom, I wouldn't be real cooperative either. Sugar. Give her sugar. Food usually works, and they like sweets....

  11. When a patient commits suicide...

    lovingtheunloved posted a topic in General Nursing

    Found out today that a patient committed suicide. How exactly am I supposed to deal with this? I've been completely preoccupied with it all

  12. audible brachial pulse

    lovingtheunloved replied to blanck4's topic in Cardiac

    It may not mean anything. Some people just have strong

  13. New NP in LTC

    lovingtheunloved replied to momnurse6's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Unfortunately, you can't make people give a crap. And if management allows them to work there and provide that kind of "care," there probably isn't anything you can do about

  14. Giving alcohol to a resident

    lovingtheunloved replied to fournee's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I hope somebody gives me a shot every night when I'm in the

  15. LTC-overnight visitors/family members who never leave-

    lovingtheunloved replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Anyone who is verbally abusive should be booted out no matter what time of day it

  16. Quadriplegic patient stomach issues

    lovingtheunloved replied to Farmer at heart RN's topic in Home Health

    I've taken Lactulose, and that sure gave me stomach

  17. The Nightmare known as Psychiatric Care Part One

    lovingtheunloved replied to TopazLover's topic in Psychiatric

    I've been hospitalized six times. Most of the nurses I encountered were completely uninterested in their patients, and seemed irritated by HAVING to interact with their patients. There were a few...

  18. Is this nurse in the wrong?

    lovingtheunloved replied to Novo's topic in Psychiatric

    It's crazy to try to argue with a crazy person. I think psych nurses can get to a point where everything is just routine to them, they see this stuff all the time, and forget that to the patient,...

  19. What lies were you told when you were first hired in LTC?

    lovingtheunloved replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    They told me they actually cared about the residents. Turns out that was a big fat

  20. Who actually likes nursing??

    lovingtheunloved replied to mmcnabb3's topic in General Nursing

    I love my

  21. Scents in the Classroom and Respiratory Issues?

    lovingtheunloved replied to squidbilly's topic in School

    If all else fails, she can go the passive-aggressive route and throw the damn thing in the trash. I hate when people won't cooperate about scent

  22. What makes you want to vomit?

    lovingtheunloved replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Thick, green sputum.

  23. Recurrent Wounds Scar integrity

    lovingtheunloved replied to wantingknowledge's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    I don't have anything concrete to point to, but I was also taught the whole 80% thing. And based on experience, I do find that scar tissue opens much

  24. So...uh...when will I feel like I know what the heck I'm doing?

    lovingtheunloved replied to Skips's topic in General Students

    Been a nurse for almost 6 years...there are days I still

  25. Is this a complete MD order

    lovingtheunloved replied to Lundazi's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Sounds like the doctor has an inferiority complex. He's a turd, you were