ktwlpn

ktwlpn LPN

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  1. How are Dansko's suppose to Fit

    ktwlpn replied to justjenn's topic in General Nursing

    I live 5 mins from the factory!The outlet is wonderful-they also sell wacky and groovy looking models in there...Really wild stuff...I just can't wear them...I fall off the heel-it narrows as it goes...

  2. The Shift from Hell

    ktwlpn replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    :kiss

  3. The Shift from Hell

    ktwlpn replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    O dear-here is a big hug-and a foot rub....Please-get your butt outta there...You can find a better fit...Sometimes the grass is no greener but occassionally you are in a field that is brown and...

  4. Wasting Procedures

    ktwlpn replied to JMH's topic in General Nursing

    Seems harsh-I am betting that this person has a history of problems.There must be more to the story. I don't know if this is something the Board of Nursing would want to be involved in unless...

  5. Wasting Procedures

    ktwlpn replied to JMH's topic in General Nursing

    Well-this is one of those posts that make you go"hmmm" I would never just drop a pill in an open trash can...Dish,please....someone must have and their must have been a negative outcome of some...

  6. Wasting Procedures

    ktwlpn replied to JMH's topic in General Nursing

    You are thinking too hard-over analyzing....you want to waste a narc into a secure receptacle of some kind..something that no-one could retrieve the drug from.You are almost always going to be...

  7. Eden Alternative

    ktwlpn posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Does anyone work in a facility that is currently under going the Eden transformation and if so-what do you think? Our facility has embraced the concept-we are in the very beginning stages...so far the...

  8. Eden Alternative

    ktwlpn replied to ktwlpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'll address this post since I believe it refers to my comments>>>>>>> I said>.............I have seen the best and the worst over the years..and am still amazed by the...

  9. Eden Alternative

    ktwlpn replied to ktwlpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Well-September 11 came-and I left that miserable understaffed facility 2 weeks later.Life is too short to be unhappy for 40 +hours a week.....They have gotten another new DON and ADON and I have not...

  10. is nursing home a starter for grads or medsurg?

    ktwlpn replied to itsnowbegun's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It's apples vs. oranges,doll....Med surg is the area to loose your virginity.You already know your stuff-you'll learn how to apply your knowledge,to prioritize and manage your time and hone your...

  11. Does your hospital "lock down" after visiting hours????

    ktwlpn replied to altomga's topic in General Nursing

    Heres a few horror stories for you-back in the early 80's a guy entered the first floor of a small local nursing home during the night shift.He robbed and took all 3 staff members out of the...

  12. Chronic Tardiness

    ktwlpn replied to Tweety's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    All of my co-workers-both the late and the prompt are natural born american citizens.I don't think that is a valid excuse anyway.I am not a morning person but have worked day shift for over 10 yrs...

  13. Nursing, God's Work

    ktwlpn replied to Nurse Nevada's topic in General Nursing

    God must want us all to be well-compensated with a good salary,benefits and good working conditions to enable us to happily and gratefully do his works.Call a priest-our administrators need an...

  14. What Freaks You Out?

    ktwlpn replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    ewww....one of my gals had a massive CVA in front of the nurse's station one day after lunch.I held a towel to her face as she gagged-so I caught it-a handful of warm tuna....yech.....I have not eaten...

  15. Chronic Tardiness

    ktwlpn replied to Tweety's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Ya know-you are a grown-up...If you were told you would LOOSE your job due to your chronic tardiness you would get your azz there on time.If it was important to YOU and you believed there would be...

  16. Have you ever given report to the next shift...

    ktwlpn replied to askater11's topic in General Nursing

    LTC now-on a secure unit with relatively stable residents...Nurses are supposed to clock in and be on our unit by quarter of the hour and we may clock out at 5 of the hour......My pet peeve is second...

  17. Nurses who let NAs Boss them around

    ktwlpn replied to PhePhe's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Update! We have several new GPN's and GN's joning our staff so many of the "oldtimers" are being shuffled around abit-tee hee....I am going to another unit soon...We are getting a GN whom worked her...

  18. LTC Screamers

    ktwlpn replied to gizzy76's topic in General Nursing

    This gal was given a bed side commode-she put her shoes in it and climbed up on the sink to pee.....We try to get her to go regularly but often she just refuses-I have seen her go to the bathroom on...

  19. Flirting at work

    ktwlpn replied to GAstudent's topic in General Nursing

    Someone said there is a difference between flirting and sexual harassment.If you are uncomfortable then you are being harassed you must learn ways to deal with these behaviors professionally.You...

  20. LTC Screamers

    ktwlpn replied to gizzy76's topic in General Nursing

    DO check her urine and try some extra strength tylenol.HOw are her teeth?..I have not seen seroquels effectiveness yet-our psych doc just recently stopped all of our risperdal which was very effective...

  21. Nurses who let NAs Boss them around

    ktwlpn replied to PhePhe's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm resurrecting this thread because I had a lousy experience today and need to vent .I have gone back and re-read many of the other threads on this same topic...It's the song that NEVER ends....I am...

  22. Prozac friends?

    ktwlpn replied to CarolineRn's topic in General Nursing

    Originally posted by mario_ragucci- I would like to try them, but am afraid to try them, like a child would be afraid to try a cigarette :-(...

  23. Nurses who let NAs Boss them around

    ktwlpn replied to PhePhe's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think this thread is great and am glad that it has opened a dialogue between nurses and cna's...I hope we can keep it civil(I think we can) and continue to learn from each other....I think Zoe gave...

  24. LTC Screamers

    ktwlpn replied to gizzy76's topic in General Nursing

    I have found some yell/call out just out of sheer habit. And no matter how many interventions tried nothing stops the yelling/calling out. >>>>>>>>>>>.Especially since...

  25. LTC Screamers

    ktwlpn replied to gizzy76's topic in General Nursing

    Now I need some input-we have a pee-er on the unit.She is in a private room due to some of her strange habits-she will not use a bedside commode(used it for storage and peed on the floor) She will not...