lovingtheunloved

lovingtheunloved ASN, RN

LTC, home health, critical care, pulmonary nursing

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  1. Charting in HH

    lovingtheunloved replied to AlphaPig's topic in Home Health

    I honestly don't find the charting to be all that hard or time consuming. It's a lot easier than what I had to do when I worked in a SNF. Once you learn how to answer the OASIS questions and figure...

  2. Why is it okay for Doctors to yell at Nurses?

    lovingtheunloved replied to GlowBear500's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've never been "yelled" at. If I were, you can bet that doc would think twice about yelling at me

  3. Vent thread... when to send a pt out

    lovingtheunloved replied to pppp87's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Sounds like your DON is going to find herself in some pretty hot water eventually. With an attitude like that, something's going to come back and bite her in the

  4. Working while doing nursing degree

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

    I had zero support while I was in nursing school, so I HAD to work 60+ hours a week, all the way through. It is very hard, but can be

  5. Finding your patients...

    lovingtheunloved replied to KelRN215's topic in Home Health

    I work in a small town, and hear all of the above on a routine basis. I usually just show up, and they may or may not actually be home. If it's a particularly bad area or they're notoriously crazy,...

  6. Please share your home care nursing tips/tricks with others

    lovingtheunloved replied to paradiseboundRN's topic in Home Health

    That. Is.

  7. CNA's keep removing the patients alarms off of the beds

    lovingtheunloved replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We used to have all kinds of things the aides had to initial. They just falsified everything. God I don't miss

  8. Please share your home care nursing tips/tricks with others

    lovingtheunloved replied to paradiseboundRN's topic in Home Health

    I guess I'm the only one who finds it easier to see all my pts and then chart in the office? I seem to get done faster that

  9. CNA's keep removing the patients alarms off of the beds

    lovingtheunloved replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    When I worked LTC, my aides used to "forget" to put alarms on all the time. And I agree, they don't prevent falls. They just let you know when someone has already hit the

  10. afraid ...

    lovingtheunloved replied to egibson83's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Do a head to toe assessment on each resident? Not in

  11. What kind of animal are you?

    lovingtheunloved replied to madwife2002's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    That is an utterly ridiculous, useless

  12. Residents that need constant supervision

    lovingtheunloved replied to Anne36's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    When I worked in LTC, our activities staff spent more time at the nurse's station charting their activities than actually doing any. They really just spent most of the day sitting back there...

  13. NP vs MD and other discussions...

    lovingtheunloved replied to ivyleaf's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I hate nursing diagnoses too. I find them utterly useless in the real world. If you really want MD after your name, I say go for it. There are a lot of cons like the ones you listed, but if that's...

  14. Hired at a SNF but.....

    lovingtheunloved replied to caffeineaddict's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Yep, when I was a brand new LPN, I got a day and a half. That was it. LTC is sink or swim. Here's hoping you're a good

  15. Stomach growling? Are you hungry?

    lovingtheunloved replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    My innards are very noisy. I'm eternally grateful that so many of my patients are

  16. Nursing care of abdominal aortic aneurysm

    lovingtheunloved replied to allioop4's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Always assess first. If you have no assessment, you have nothing to report to the doctor

  17. Alert and oriented man in LTC abusive to staff

    lovingtheunloved replied to frankie2286's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It's a felony to assault a healthcare worker.

  18. Anyone here who hate the holidays?

    lovingtheunloved replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I detest the holidays. I have no family, and it really sucks when you're bombarded with how much of a "family" time it

  19. doing the work of a CNA at a lesser pay

    lovingtheunloved replied to grace_lorraine87's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    How much do you think CNAs make? It ain't

  20. Interview for Home Health, input please

    lovingtheunloved replied to Barnstormin' PMHNP's topic in Home Health

    I too, have had to

  21. Please, someone tell me how to stay out of trouble and keep my job.

    lovingtheunloved replied to NurseCard's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I worked LTC for almost 8 years, and I never could find a way to stay out of

  22. In-House Transfer and Retaliation

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

    I'd trot right back to HR and let them know what's going

  23. Any ICU's ambulating vented patients?

    lovingtheunloved replied to hodgieRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    ICU isn't my area, but that sounds like it's about a 3 person

  24. Malpractice insurance

    lovingtheunloved posted a topic in General Nursing

    How pricey is it? And what's a good company to get it

  25. So I get a call from the lab.....

    lovingtheunloved replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    Our lab faxes results to our office, but half the time they don't actually call us with the criticals. We have to wait for one of the secretaries to pick them up off the fax and call us. Good thing...