ktwlpn

ktwlpn LPN

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  1. Is it worth a shot? (getting my job back)

    ktwlpn replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    You need to get a grip-you are an adult.m You need to HELP YOURSELF.....I really think some counseling would benefit you-your posts clearly show immatruity and insecurity.You seem unable to make a...

  2. I m in big trouble! I think I failed my drug screen

    ktwlpn replied to alex68's topic in General Nursing

    What did you expect when you posted? Sheesh-when you ask for advice on a forum like this you are going to get it-from all across the spectrum...YOU asked for it.. Since pot is illegal and you...

  3. Nursing Home residents health issues

    ktwlpn replied to Nursebabe2009's topic in General Nursing

    I'll take a stab at this one.If you are talking about direct patient care then managing the nursing assistants can be a challenge. You are going to have lots of issues and you'll need your...

  4. Nursing Home residents health issues

    ktwlpn replied to Nursebabe2009's topic in General Nursing

    I happen to agree with you but it does help answer the OP's question. All of us in LTC know what the survey process is really like-the OP is new to the

  5. Some days I just can't take it.....

    ktwlpn replied to AtlantaRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    That's too funny but true-this woman sounds like she stars in the "Me" show--all "Me"" all the time..... Some days you just have to :beer: or whatever you

  6. Nursing Home residents health issues

    ktwlpn replied to Nursebabe2009's topic in General Nursing

    Go to the medicare.gov website , then to the nursing home compare link (down on the lower right side) You can read all about how nursing homes are rated.The quality measures are what they look...

  7. Has Your Facility Ever Tried to Have a Set Schedule?

    ktwlpn replied to flashpoint's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    YES and it rocks-I can plan ahead months in advance if need be.We have a 6 week schedule and it's posted at the end of the 4th week of the current schedule.We work every other weekend -and we all have...

  8. I m in big trouble! I think I failed my drug screen

    ktwlpn replied to alex68's topic in General Nursing

    To me this does not sound like someone concerned with justice-it sounds bitter....What should be most important is that YOU have tried hard to do good-forget about what others may or may not do.That's...

  9. Do new graduates RN's get ,easier patients?

    ktwlpn replied to lovehospital's topic in General Nursing

    whew!!! I can't wait for the "I'm being eaten" and the " I was fired for no reason" threads I see in your future..Your posts demonstrate clearly the mind set of many nurses entering the field...

  10. I need advice please

    ktwlpn replied to pretty70's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We don't accept fax orders-it's a privacy thing according to our admin...Our staff docs are informed from the get-go that this is not acceptable.Once in awhile we'll get a fax from a consulting...

  11. What would you do ?

    ktwlpn replied to sasha2lady's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I would have said as little directly to her as possible and referred her to the DON...Some people can't be appeased and will suck the life out of you just going around and around in circles and you...

  12. Do new graduates RN's get ,easier patients?

    ktwlpn replied to lovehospital's topic in General Nursing

    In a supportive learning environment you'll be as capable as anyone else when you are off of your orientation. You WILL need many months to learn time management. That's why you run a round like a...

  13. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

    ktwlpn replied to jalvino1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    O ,sure-why not? If we were staffed for that we could fluff pillows and save lives all day long. As it is now we are lucky to get out alive at the end of the day

  14. Omnicare Pharmacy-discuss

    ktwlpn replied to ktwlpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Let's talk about obtaining blood modifiers-with the FDA "red box" warning it's a big pain but add in Omnicare's in-eptness and it's a

  15. Dangerous nurses

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

    Gossip never killed a patient....IMHO the scariest nurse is the one that always believes she is

  16. when state comes to visit

    ktwlpn replied to mrsbiggy's topic in General Nursing

    You and your co-workers should be in the habit of doing things the right way all of time then it won't be so stressful when the state arrives...They will show up on off shifts so everyone should be...

  17. Nothing like a good kick in the face

    ktwlpn replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    It doesn't take long to realize that the stereotypical "nice little old lady" and "sweet little old man" only exist in movies,on tv and in literature.I,too have had the snot knocked out of me by a 98...

  18. Question about Digital Stimulation

    ktwlpn replied to lilymom04's topic in General Nursing

    THAT is so funny in a sick kind of way......good luck,O virgin

  19. How do you work with the "SUPERNURSE"!!!

    ktwlpn replied to akrn70's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I've gotten selfish and self- centered in my old age but the days in which I would inject myself into a co -worker's personal life and dramas are long over...I'v seen entire units focused on...

  20. How do you work with the "SUPERNURSE"!!!

    ktwlpn replied to akrn70's topic in General Nursing

    Don't be her victim-when she is rude and treating you like crap deal with it at that time.And just wait-she'll dig her own grave. People like her have to put everyone else down to make themselves feel...

  21. Family thanks nurses for caring for difficult patient

    ktwlpn replied to rph3664's topic in General Nursing

    Good for them for acknowledging that she was a PITA BUT-she should NOT have been permitted to make her room mate's recovery uncomfortable.That's the problem in our society-it's the "me" show all the...

  22. What can i do with my husband?

    ktwlpn replied to beatriceb321's topic in General Nursing

    You have a much bigger issue-your husband is afraid of your independence and his loosing control over you.I think you should get some couples counseling...good

  23. inappropriate admissions....discuss

    ktwlpn posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    What a fugly day-our admissions people really dropped the ball on this one.We have 2 secure units in the facility and I have lost track of the number of mobile batty folks that they admit to the open...

  24. Things you would love to tell your management and get away with

    ktwlpn replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Some industries (like ours) are really jumping on that bandwagon and using it as an excuse to screw us to the

  25. Random vents from the last two nights I worked...

    ktwlpn replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like a good