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  1. LPN Day Shift Supervisor?

    sheilagh replied to Karynica, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked the unit desk,and yes I am an LPN. As previously stated,I handled all the desk responsibilities(admits,discharges,orders,assignments,etc)but if a clinical question came up I would refer...

  2. New face of addiction in America

    sheilagh replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I could have told you that! I was a "pain clinic" customer for a while till it didn't meets my needs and I started diverting. The Doc gave me a 10 min exam and then I never saw him again,but the pills...

  3. Called narcotic in! NOT ME!!!

    sheilagh replied to rninmi's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Luckily for you the pharmacist has the caller id number,tell them to call the police. If I were them I'd fill the script and wait to see who picks it up,then let the cops pick them up! We work...

  4. Never seen anything quite like it (the things visitors do...)

    sheilagh replied to NurseKatie08's topic in General Nursing

    I once had a daughter walk in while we were coding another patient to tell me her Mother's pillows were too hard,could we find softer

  5. I need feedback plz

    sheilagh replied to sheilagh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    :yeah:Just for the record,you guys are awesome! I always know I will have honest feedback,and generally take away a little something every time I visit this board. I haven't got any call backs...

  6. Funny things that pts say

    sheilagh replied to jRN4now's topic in Nursing Humor

    Ltc and new elderly female with pelvic fracture. I'm doing my assessment and when I ask what she was doing when she broke her hip,she looks right at me,blushes a little and says'" well hon,all I can...

  7. Nurses I hate to follow ...

    sheilagh replied to maestrotee's topic in General Nursing

    OK,I've got 2 that will make your mouth drop..... 1.AAO x3 elderly female vent patient,ltc resident who though she had fragile skin had thankfully through proper nursing care NEVER had a decub.I get...

  8. What's your favorite "Done with a ton of shifts in a row" routine?

    sheilagh replied to AOx1's topic in General Nursing

    :yeah:I use to have a friend that got off around 11am,would head right to the beach and sleep,setting her alarm to flip every hour and reapply sunscreen. That was until her watch alarm failed her one...

  9. Patients with drug issues vs. the doctor playing dumb about it!

    sheilagh replied to nursey07's topic in General Nursing

    just a quick comment:I am no big cheerleader for fentanyl patches.I learned while doing hospice work that it takes 12 hours for the blood level to be therapeutic after a patch is applied.Many Dr's...

  10. IPN evaluation

    sheilagh replied to metnaj23's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I am assuming you put something on your app to the BON that required them to see you in person and the subsequent IPN eval? Be very straightforward and courteous with IPN,they can be your best friend...

  11. just to make ya smile !

    sheilagh posted a topic in General Nursing

    For some reason a funny memory popped into my head when reading a post today,thought y'all might get a laugh. When in nursing school,and I was studying the cranial nerves, and my grandmother happened...

  12. Nurses who were in the Field prior to 1950

    sheilagh replied to nursemanit's topic in General Nursing

    My grandmother was always telling me how they were allowed 1/2 day off for laundry and 1/2 day off for courting...but had a 10 pm curfew! she spoke of endless bedpans,of all the nurses rising when the...

  13. Caught stealing drugs

    sheilagh replied to vonxojn's topic in General Nursing

    I was caught diverting and it saved my life...opiates were my choice. I thank all those around me daily for my sobriety,if you do come across anyone that needs help I hope the people judging remember...

  14. Today was a good day

    sheilagh posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    Today was the kind of day that two years ago,while taking the first steps toward recovery,I would never have been able to fathom.A good friend of mine gave birth to a 7lb 6oz 19inches long beautiful...

  15. Narcotic discrepancy

    sheilagh replied to catlynLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Definitely talk to the Vet, A.S.A.P. best case,you save a dog from wrong medication and all that entails. The vet may see that they need to retrain or let someone else do the script fills.Worst...

  16. My name is Sheilagh and I am an addict

    sheilagh posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    I am sooooooo happy that this forum is up and running,it is wonderful to have a safe place to discuss issues that to a non-addictive person would seem bizarre or inconsequential.Ok,my story in a...

  17. Say What??????!!!!!!!!!!

    sheilagh replied to gt4everpn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I worked with a nurse that called pharmacy to ask if she could give 2 B6 po vitamins to her patient instead of B12 shot that was ordered because she couldn't find the B12 in the

  18. Nurses Who Are Drug Addicts

    sheilagh replied to jill48's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Definitely report your suspicions to your NM and let her or him follow up.Their are many warning signs,but most you don't see until you look back and go " Doh!",frequently absent from floor or...

  19. No Peds courses in nursing program...vent!

    sheilagh replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    You may want to check with whatever state you plan on applying thru to see if your program has the required peds hours you need to be eligible to write the NCLEX. I say this because their was a nurse...

  20. Complete and total disregard for Visiting Hours! (vent)

    sheilagh replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    I agree visiting hours on a non-critical unit with shared rooms is needed, as certain care i always try to plan during times when privacy is a little more assured...bath,extensive dressing...

  21. "I'm NOT going to support his habit...." LONG

    sheilagh replied to tencat's topic in General Nursing

    Scariest thing I ever saw....I was a newbie nurse on med-surg and 1 of my pt's was a 22 yoa female with an abcess lateral to left knee.She was receiving 1 percocet q3-4hrs prn.Orythopedic surgeon...

  22. "I'm NOT going to support his habit...." LONG

    sheilagh replied to tencat's topic in General Nursing

    As a former active addict and as a nurse I fully understand your dilema. My thought also while reading your post was are they active users? if so, is the PMD doing anything to eleviate the withdrawal?...

  23. "Men should be EMT's or Doctors!"

    sheilagh replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

  24. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    sheilagh replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    This one is about a doc actually and we laughed for weeks on this one. Secretary asks me to read an order the doc wrote because she must be reading it wrong....well she wasn't, he ordered a CHOCOLATE...

  25. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    sheilagh replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds a little like one of my incidents. We had a pt on tele who every night about 9pm would begin what appeared to be a loud very aggressive sundowners.Problem is he is 36 yoa and during the day is...