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Another vent. I promise I'll stop when I get a new job. Swear I'm not one of those people who hates and runs from every job lol but this current one is taking every once of energy I have. i get a call on my day off about an order the doc sent. "UA an...

An AL pt of mine has had stroke after stroke after stroke after stroke. Was sent back with an order for hep drip.. Which we don't do in my facility.. Had another stroke so I convinced family member to transfer her to a more skilled facility. I now am...

I know I already replied but I feel that having a good personality is important... Even if they are just talking about how good you are as a person.. I think that should make one feel good. This job is so stressful, it's the residents and patients wh...

My guess is the UTI issues as well as infected wounds. I'm really on top of dressings.. I'm always working closely with wound care nurses and keeping them updated and if a wound is not healing properly I call them right away to get the resident on th...

This may not be helpful at all but I would just keep being polite and empathetic no matter how dramatic the patient is. I can tell that you do have empathy and this patient was just really acting out. Whenever I have difficult patients I always refer...

I agree that patients will say people are good nurses if they like them as a person.. But sometimes (in my experience) it has gone beyond that. I have had families and patients who were really difficult to please thank me for talking them through dec...

I'm not trying to split hairs here but your perception of this is rather skewed. Sending a nudie pic and cutting are so different. I have an adult friend who cut. She was in fact suicidal but was cutting to get by while formulating a plan which I lat...

I guess it depends what type of people you work with.. But I would take it as a compliment

It makes my day. Makes all the hard work worth it. :)

Also just throwing this out there but FDA approves lots of Otc amounts of meds daily that are not good for people.. I was told taking 2g tylenol daily for my RA would be safe by the doctor and the FDA also approves it. But my LFTs said other wise.

It is If you get to eat and actually recharge but if you're being interrupted for non urgent things then no. I don't think so

Updates, patient is doing well. :) she had large Amt of e. Coli in urine and has UTI but no kidney infection or sepsis! Also- Regional director is fumed that they dc'd everything and I said, in all due respect I've heard a lot about AL being cited f...

That's why I initially wanted to cath her but they d/c'd the UA and the cath, and by the time I came back for my scheduled day to work she was not in good shape. But she's on IV ABT now and doing better

I understand why you're interpreting this that way but I care a lot about my residents. she did recieve tx the minute I got back after my time off. i checked her and sent her out to the ER. Can't blame me for being frustrated at this job. Nothing is ...

That's really great advice! Thank you so much

Is it too soon to leave a job as a new nurse on good terms after 8 months if you give them two weeks notice? My reason for leaving on the application is that I want more clinical experience, as I am going from AL TO SNF

I certainly don't think this is all about me.

It was normal but I still didn't wanna take any chances.. She shouldn't have had to suffer like this but at least I know she'll get the care she needs now even if I do get reprimanded

I am and I wouldn't put it past them either..

Yeah I sent her to ER cause no one else was doing anything.. It is confusing and especially being a new nurse.. When everyone I work with and for, is saying all different things.

Idk my director is still saying I should have cathed her but I sent her out. This is the biggest issue. I was off for three days cause I work 4 ten hour shifts.. I come back and she has a 101 fever. Sent her out im not playing these games anymore wit...

And since we are both sub acute and AL all this stuff gets confusing. I can do one thing on one side of the building but can't do it on the other side. Yet regional director is saying to do one thing and co workers are saying no. I'm looking for jobs...

Home care and urgent care nurses won't come out to do caths according to previous experiences so it was the regional nursing director who told us we could do it.. If I go in today and she still has not been treated im going to send her out or request...

I know! It's so *** backwards!!! Can I just escape already? Someone hire me. Idc I'll go work in retail!!!

I don't see how they'd find out cause I didn't tell them or anyone there and I don't live in the area. Unless they're reading my posts (hi!) but who knows. I just am so unhappy and I was at my last job as a PCA for 6 and 1/2 years. Did I complain som...