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I do appreciate everyone's input. As I stated before, I'm going to continue to stay out of it, continue to block her when she finds ways to contact me, and hope that if her drug abuse/racism affects her work, it will be recognized and handled by the appropriate person.

I don't call this nurse my friend. And I "pretend" to care about my patients? That's a big assumption from someone who doesn't know me.

I do appreciate everyone's input. After reading all this, it seems to me that contacting her employer would be more interaction with her than I'd like to engage in. That being said, regardless of her actions toward me, it's none of my business. Hopefully her employer will notice if her behavior affects her job. I was thinking as a parent that if I was the parent of one of the children she cares for, I'd like for someone to say something. That's not my place though.

Just to clarify on my relationship with this person: we're not friends. She dislikes me, and occasionally texts me or messages me from different accounts. I block her and don't hear anything for a while, then a few months later she tries again. I appreciate your opinion though, and if I did associate with her, you're correct, I'd have to re-evaluate big time.

I have an acquaintance who is also a nurse. We don't work at the same facility. Recently she sent me some nasty texts about a friend of mine who is African American, and she used some really nasty racial slurs. I politely corrected her terminology. She assured me that yes, she did mean to use that word. This was pretty upsetting to me. I don't believe that there's any place for racism in nursing. Especially for someone who is so blatant about it. I thought about reporting her comments to her employer. In the meantime, a friend sent me screenshots of texts that the same woman had sent her detailing her illegal drug use. She talked about smoking pot, snorting lines, drinking, and driving home after. Y'all. I don't even know how to feel about this. I'm disgusted and disturbed. She works in pediatrics. I feel very strongly that I should make her employer aware. I've never done anything like that before though. I guess my question here is...should I? I wanted the opinions from peers who aren't directly involved. Am I just being a busybody? My concern is for her patients, for obvious reasons. If I do report, will it even be taken seriously? I do have proof (my screenshots and the other girl's). I've never been involved in a situation like this and it's just making me sick. Thanks in advance for any advice and/or opinions.

Thank you guys, so much. Our instructor let us know soon after the test that she wasn't budging on her decision, which is fine. Since I'm still in school and this semester isn't over I'm still using all of my available resources for knowledge, including allnurses. I appreciate you taking time out of your busy days to help me further understand. 😊

I just wanted professional opinions. This one is bothering myself and some classmates. Test question reads: A patient who is at 30 weeks presents to the clinic with PROM. Select the appropriate nursing diagnosis for the patient: a. Ineffective individual coping b. Fluid volume, deficient c. Infection We have been advised that when taking tests we are not to assume, we should use the information given. I chose ineffective coping because that is listed in the book. The correct answer, according to our instructor, is infection. We advised her we didn't have any indicators of infection (a diagnosis, elevated temp, labs, etc.) and she told us that infection is the most common cause so we should have assumed that was the cause. We told her we would have chosen risk for infection had it been available but she is adamant. And I'm not one of those people who whines every time she gets an answer wrong, and I don't think my instructor is an idiot/jerk/out to get me/Satan. I'm not quite sure WHY this is bothering me, but it is. I'm an LPN bridging to RN so I understand that sometimes answers can be crazy and we have to think outside the box. I think it's the part about how we should assume that bothers me. I don't want rainbows up my skirt, just some rationales. Thanks in advance!

Got to the floor one morning while doing LPN clinicals and received my patients. Was looking up med info before I went into pt #1's room. Saw a few CNA's look into a room, laugh, continue walking. One of them actually said "glad that ain't me". I had never been on that floor before, so wasn't aware the room they were looking into belonged to my patient. One of them finally asked which of us students had room xxx. I said that was mine, and they advised me to get in there asap. Literally, the biggest shock of my life that did not include death. My patient had escaped her restraints and used her bowel movement to fingerpaint her walls, herself, the bed, jeez, everything in the room had poop on it somewhere. Even the ceiling. And she was snacking on it as well.

I guess this just shows what different experiences we all have. All but one of the nurses I worked with as a student were incredibly nice. They told us they appreciated us because we did everything for the patients we had, from bathing/potty type duties to passing all prescribed meds until the time we went home. Our instrcutors made sure we made ourselves an asset and reminded us daily how lucky we were to be able to do clinicals at our facilities, to never take it for granted, and to always make sure we gave our all. We didn't get to sit at the nurses station or break room, and there was no such thing as "getting done" with our patient. Because of this, we had nurses tell us how much they appreciated us almost daily. I hope I get to return the favor one day. Being made to feel competent instead of being belittled impacted us in a very positive way.

My LPN class started out with 30 and 11 graduated.

The only tip I don't agree with is don't come in without makeup. Makeup is NOT a necessity in order to look polished and professional. Sometimes it's a plus, at certain times we all need it, but I hardly think it's required in order to prove yourself worthy of a responsible position in which you are required to look clean and tidy.

I'm good on about four hours per night. The more I sleep, the groggier I am when I wake up. My Dad was the same way.

Heh heh gives new meaning to the phrase "half assed". For the rest of their lives, or until they have it repaired, that pt better do evrything to the best of their ability.

I'm not even a guy but...ouchie.

It's kind of shocking to see extremes at such different ends of the spectrum. There have been so many posts lately about people being disciplined for minor honest mistakes, things they could have learned from. Then you get the ones like this where somebody has been exhibiting unforgivable behavior consistently and nothing is done. It just makes me so curious about the dynamics of the individual workplaces. Which would I rather work in, one where my b*lls might be on the chopping block for the smallest mistake or one where I could show up boozy and none of my superiors be overly concerned? Neither choice is very appealing, and I'm genuinely sorry for the nurses who have to put up with this sort of thing.

Things are absorbed more rapidly when taken rectally. They could OD quickly, why would anyone suggest that? Maybe I'm just out of the loop on this, but I was under the impression that this was incredibly taboo since the guy died when his wife gave him the sherry enema?

I'm so sorry for your loss. Sometimes we are guided to our true calling in the most unlikely of ways. When I was in school I wanted to be a peds nurse so badly. My teachers told me I might want to reconsider. I have four children of my own and love them to pieces, heck, I adore all children. But it turns out they were right. The soft spot I have in my heart for kids is the exact reason I could never work peds. During that part of our clincals and studies we were exposed to some abuse situations and I realized that strong as I am, I'm nowhere near strong enough to see the results of child abuse or neglect and walk away unaffected. My hats go off to peds nurses everywhere, they are angels in my eyes. And kudos to you, Lemon, for learning that about yourself, especially in the face of such a heartbreaking situation. I hope that one day you get the chance to make that difference for patients and their families.

Study, study, study! Good luck to you. :)

You should think of something even more gross and inappropriate to talk about when they do that. See just how much it takes before they get the hint.

I'm sorry for your situation, we're all just human. Maybe there is some kind of continuing education clss you could take that would look beneficial on your resume? It seems our society places a high value on rehabbing yourself (even if it's just for simple human error). I would look for options that would make me "look good on paper". I'm sure there is something you can do, and I hope you find what works for you. *hugs*

I have seen two people with tattoos that say "Diabetic" on their forearms. They were both large enough that you couldn't miss them, and while both were pretty and decorative, they were also legible. I thought it was pretty dang creative, not to mention clever.

I am not an educator, but I can see the merit in these exercises. It seems every aspect of my life can somehow be tied to the internet. Sad but true. I can check my grades online, and those of my children as well. I constantly look up recipes, news, and research for school projects. I communicate with my family via FB and email. I've read about MD's who Skype with their peers about difficult diagnoses and other things they might need insight with. Social media is just huge right now and it doesn't look like it'll be going away any time soon. Possibly those instructors are preparing their students for the future of our field. And while I would loathe an assignment like that, sometimes being out of our comfort zone can be beneficial.

:yelclap::w00t: *hugs* So glad this is working out for you. Stay strong!

Mama_d, there was a totally hot RN guy at the hospital I did clinicals at...but he knew it. That kinda made him not as hot. We all lusted until we realized that he KNEW we were lusting, and he acted like he expected no less. Pft. I made it a point to look the other way every time he walked by after that.

Well thanks a LOT netglow and 79tango for ruining my gay erotica fantasies. Time to find another message board...