SleeepyRN

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  1. Do you ever hold Lantus?

    SleeepyRN posted a topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    My understanding is that you do not hold lantus. (I'm a new grad just started in LTC). BG WAS 126 after having dipped tp 67. I raised his glucose to 126 and administered the Lantus. I'm an RN, and the...

  2. Pet Peeve

    SleeepyRN posted a topic in Patient Medications

    This is random but I just wanted to get this off my chest. First, before a CNA gets offended, I have to say I love CNAs. I was a CNA myself, and it is hard, under appreciated work. My pet peeve? I...

  3. Debilitating Anxiety

    SleeepyRN posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    Hi everyone, I am in desperate need of help. Please bear with me. This is a little lengthy. Without going into specifics and telling the whole story (simply because it would be an even longer...

  4. How do YOU handle these situations?

    SleeepyRN posted a topic in Rehabilitation

    I'm admitting right off the bat that this, at the surface, sounds like a pretty silly question. But I'm asking anyway. I work in a facility that follows rules pretty strictly. (Which is very...

  5. Does having a medical coding cert give you a better chance to get in nursing school

    SleeepyRN replied to KZ2016's topic in General Nursing

    I unfortunately know too many people who got into coding and never was able to get a job doing such. Let alone from home. My opinion: Become a CNA, and aim for a position in a hospital by

  6. Does having a medical coding cert give you a better chance to get in nursing school

    SleeepyRN replied to KZ2016's topic in General Nursing

    My nursing program had very specific prerequisites. You coyld have all the certifications in tbe world, but if you didn't have competetive grades in very specific classes, you wouldn't get in....

  7. Do people expect you to act a certain way because of your chosen profession?

    SleeepyRN replied to Cats&Tea&Climbing's topic in General Nursing

    In response to OP. Yes. Absolutely. You're a nurse, you shouldn't eat that. You're a nurse, you shouldn't speed, you know what can happen (SO DOES THE GENERAL PUBLIC!!!) You're a nurse, you should...

  8. Do people expect you to act a certain way because of your chosen profession?

    SleeepyRN replied to Cats&Tea&Climbing's topic in General Nursing

    While you are correct that we all have a choice in how we react to any situation, I found the comment less useful than understanding. I mean, this is the right place to come to to vent such things....

  9. Irrational patients

    SleeepyRN replied to Smilie0809RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Nice anecdote, but when it's patient after patient, day after day...it can really wear you down. That's why its nice to have a place such as this where others can relate and we can just vent. Then go...

  10. Obese Nurses

    SleeepyRN replied to Goldentreasure's topic in Health, Stress Management

    ROTFL

  11. Vent about toiletting patients

    SleeepyRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I will start off with a disclaimer that I am NOT saying that nurses should not have to toilet patients. I'm pretty new to a sub acute rehab facility. 3 months there now. Many of the patients,...

  12. Piggy back off "Irrational Patients"

    SleeepyRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I wanted to start a threat that piggy backs off the Irrational Patients thread. I think the situation OP described wasn't a good example because in that case, the patient's behavior could have had a...

  13. Initial Drug Test

    SleeepyRN replied to Damiapa's topic in General Nursing

    EXCUSE me? I have never smoked Marijuana or done illegal drugs in my entire life. I have never smoked a cigarette nor do i drink. But I certainly don't look down on those who do. Their "issue" is a...

  14. Best practices: Controlled substance handling

    SleeepyRN replied to c3poshideout's topic in Patient Medications

    OP stated "the remainder of the ampule." I took it to mean the remainder of what was inside. I misread the

  15. What to do in critical patient situations?

    SleeepyRN replied to nurse_shelly's topic in Rehabilitation

    There is NO MD, NP, PA on call after 9? Forget that. I wouldn't work

  16. Leaving Bedside Nursing

    SleeepyRN replied to Deebuzz's topic in Nursing Career

    Well, when something is sucking the life out of you and turning your soul char black, it can affect your marriage. It certainly is affecting

  17. Hipaa violation

    SleeepyRN replied to Betty52's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Oh, man. I can't stand people like that. As a naive new grad, I made the *incredibly* poor judgement of telling a patient who was super talkative, and asked about me all the time, something about...

  18. Best practices: Controlled substance handling

    SleeepyRN replied to c3poshideout's topic in Patient Medications

    Forgive me if this has been said. I would have notified a nurse Manager immediately and have the sharps container removed and locked up until it could be safely opened to prove it was in

  19. Initial Drug Test

    SleeepyRN replied to Damiapa's topic in General Nursing

    So is speeding. Get off your high

  20. Initial Drug Test

    SleeepyRN replied to Damiapa's topic in General Nursing

    False positive causes: Ibuprofen; (Advil, Nuprin, Motrin, Excedrin IB etc) Naproxen (Aleve) Ketoprofen (Orudis KT) Promethazine (Phenergan, Promethegan) Pantoprazole (Protonix) Riboflavin (B2,...

  21. Discussion about T.O.s

    SleeepyRN replied to narn's topic in General Nursing

    Yep. I recall from nursing school repeating the order back as basic protocol, not just a suggestion. And this not only verges on practicing medicine, it IS practicing medicine...prescribing without a...

  22. Words You Hate

    SleeepyRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in General Nursing

    Nurse Manager,

  23. Obese Nurses

    SleeepyRN replied to Goldentreasure's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I hope it's not the case in the future, but there is a difference between smoking and being overweight. Not hiring smokers completely eliminates multiple smoke breaks. Patients don't smell smoke on...

  24. Irrational patients

    SleeepyRN replied to Smilie0809RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You took the words right out of my mouth. It's easy to judge a situation and carefully think of what we'd do and say in a certain situation from the safety of our computer. Because of all the bashing,...

  25. I don't have time to pee!

    SleeepyRN replied to bossman's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly