ktwlpn

ktwlpn LPN

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  1. Unsure of my dad's doctor...

    ktwlpn replied to SweetLikeSugar's topic in General Nursing

    Remember,too that you really have no way of knowing exactly what has transpired in the doctor's office.You only know what your parents are telling you. A similar situation happened with my mother-she...

  2. Am I in the wrong Nursing home?

    ktwlpn replied to MelissaLPN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    CapeCod-DONs like you are un-common.My DON has "much bigger fish to fry right now"-our concerns on the unit are "petty" That's a direct quote. That is,until the DOH comes back and spanks us for...

  3. Am I in the wrong Nursing home?

    ktwlpn replied to MelissaLPN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    There really is no way to know you need something until you are ready to pull it-the previous nurse is responsible when he/she administered that last pill they should have made sure another box was in...

  4. Am I in the wrong Nursing home?

    ktwlpn replied to MelissaLPN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My facility got dinged by the DOH a few years ago-several nurses would consistently document that a med was "not available" but not take any further action. Someone circled am lasix for 6 straight...

  5. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    ktwlpn replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    GREAT thread!!! Sometimes we spend more time with our work family then we do with our blood...MY TURN! Yes-I realize I can be a pain in the butt,now let me tell you something about yourself that...

  6. moving and handling difficulties working with dementia clients

    ktwlpn replied to ellamazur's topic in General Nursing

    Try minimizing the noise and activity when trying to put her into the equipment you are going to use.Have one staff member speak quietly to her and talk her through it while the others are moving the...

  7. calmoseptine

    ktwlpn replied to makes needs known's topic in General Nursing

    Every facility's policy is different.We have a lot of pool and float cna's and we leave a note at the bedside to "call nurse for treatment" and we then carry the ointments with us during med pass-only...

  8. I should be grateful to have a job,but

    ktwlpn replied to ktwlpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    And the hits just keep on coming. Things are just getting worse-now it seems that they are making life miserable for us "seasoned "nurses in an effort to get some of us to leave. I can't say too...

  9. I should be grateful to have a job,but

    ktwlpn posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Does anyone else feel like they are wearing a target on their back? It seems to me that after so many years of nursing shortages in which admin had to work WITH us and not against us ( being flexible...

  10. What's the scariest thing you've ever seen as a nurse?

    ktwlpn replied to Nurse0621's topic in General Nursing

    My abusive, drug addicted EX HUSBAND's name on the CENSUS. I was afraid that he would accuse me of sneaking into his room and trying to kill him-at that point I really did not care if he lived or...

  11. Do you know of any new ergonomical designed med carts?

    ktwlpn replied to tech's topic in General Nursing

    hmph-we have carts with square wheels and admin could not care less.I'm telling you that after a day wrangling a few of these carts I'm worn out. I DREAM of nice new carts. Squeeky clean, practically...

  12. nursing home for my father in law?

    ktwlpn replied to wrkoutgirl's topic in General Nursing

    [quote=Ruby Vee;sometimes that's what is best for the patient. I respectfully submit that if you aren't there, you cannot evaluate the situation. You have to trust that the family members who are...

  13. home remedies you would NEVER try

    ktwlpn posted a topic in General Nursing

    Doing some research today and found a good one for lady partsl yeast infections-Insert a fresh clove of garlic wrapped in cheese cloth....I don't think so! A former neighbor would wipe her baby...

  14. counting narcotics

    ktwlpn posted a topic in General Nursing

    No pyxis or anything state of the art here and we still have to count narcs at change of shift.I'm curious-do any of you have a policy stating exactly who should document and who should be actually...

  15. Our new hire, new grad charge nurse

    ktwlpn replied to kimbo9's topic in General Nursing

  16. Another Vent...About a Frequent Faller!

    ktwlpn replied to king_of_the_hill_fan's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    And try putting him to bed a little later-after a snack,toileting and maybe some

  17. Our new hire, new grad charge nurse

    ktwlpn replied to kimbo9's topic in General Nursing

    wow-thanks for perfectly illustrating my point.It's just beyone the pale that someone with less education then you may possess some useful knowledge that you don't....

  18. CNA's/PCT's how much do you make?

    ktwlpn replied to Karen06's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Tee hee=If President Obama started slinging bedpans he'd get paid the same rate as any other cna.Work experience and education in another field means exactly zip when you are starting out in a...

  19. Our new hire, new grad charge nurse

    ktwlpn replied to kimbo9's topic in General Nursing

    That's NOT how it worked a few years ago-the most qualified nurses were in charge positions.With the changes in health care today administration is quick to cry "poor mouth".Were I work they just made...

  20. Our new hire, new grad charge nurse

    ktwlpn replied to kimbo9's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps YOU should go back and read the OP again-Here it is -for your convenience----- QUOTE>Let me ask you guys your opinion on this. They just hired a graduate nurse on our med surg floor and...

  21. how to cope with humiliation

    ktwlpn replied to PRETTYODD's topic in General Nursing

    I can understand- When I asked the DON why I had been called to her office last year she stood up, walked around behind me, slammed her door shut and yelled " Don't act so f*cking stupid-you know...

  22. Funny things that pts say

    ktwlpn replied to jRN4now's topic in Nursing Humor

    I read an obituary today that stated the deceased had been a thirteen year survivor of "prostrate cancer" I am guessing that the current economic crisis has hit the local paper-they must have laid...

  23. more on glucose monitoring

    ktwlpn replied to debRN0417's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    May I ask-is this an issue with your health care coverage? What exactly does your plan cover -diabetes

  24. retaliation after resignation?

    ktwlpn replied to nursecass's topic in General Nursing

    What's the worst that can happen? You'll get fired? As someone else has said just do your job to the best of your ability, keep your head down and your mouth shut. "getting repoted" and...

  25. I should be grateful to have a job,but

    ktwlpn replied to ktwlpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work in a government run LTC in an "right to work " state. No violation of any labor laws here-it's "just business". Things have recently transpired in the opposite direction from what most of...