Night Angel

Dear LeahJet /thankyou, thankyou, thankyou!!!!!!! I really needed that~ I deal with those "very sweet things" on a daily basis. I applaud your way of handling the situation with grace and tact.:chuckle :chuckle :yelclap: :yelclap: :yelclap: Thankyou very much for the insight that I needed to handle situations like that. Hats off 2 U!!!!!!!

Bless your heart. I am so sorry you have to put up with that bulls--t. Those females make it hard for us real women. But as my mama used to say: "F--k 'em and feed 'em s--t." :chuckle Seriously, ignore those silly witches. {please replace the "w" with anything after "a" and before "c"} Don't bend over backwards to try to please people who obviously have no respect for you. Just do your job and maintain your professionalism with your co-workers. If all else fails, catch 'em in the parking lot and beat the hell out of 'em. :rotfl: {Just kidding} I wish you all the luck in the world :)

To me, it all depends on the patient load and acuity. {sorry if I spelled it wrong} I work 12 hour night shifts on an orthopaedic/urology unit in a hospital. Sometimes my nights are gravy, and sometimes my nights leave me fried. I enjoy working 12 hour shifts because I get more days off in between. Although I've had an 8 hour jobs that left me as drained as if I'd worked 16 hours. Also, the level of care declines when staffing is short and acuity is high. This goes for 4, 8, 12, or 16 hour shifts. :)

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :flowersfo :flowersfo :flowersfo :yeahthat: :yeahthat: :yeahthat: :yeahthat: :yeahthat: :yeahthat: :yeahthat: :cheers: :cheers: :yelclap: :yelclap: :yelclap: :yelclap: :yelclap: :chuckle :chuckle :chuckle :chuckle :chuckle :chuckle :chuckle :chuckle :chuckle C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S!!!!!!!!! I wish you the best of luck in your new career. Enjoy!!!!

Try to feed the patient and all 7 of his/her visitors and too busy to repeatedly explain why a patient with MRSA in a wound should NOT go into the pantry for apple juice. :angryfire

good 4 you "young lady" :chuckle :chuckle :chuckle :rotfl: :rotfl: well spoken :)

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: thankyou!!! i love your response.

Breathe, Stretch, Shake it off, and Let it go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Stressing yourself about boards can cause you not to pass. Every test is different. Study your board materials as you would for any other test, and don't overstudy. Don't cram, and most of all, DON'T STRESS. Yes, I know it's easier said than done. Been there, done that. Above all the rest, have faith in yourself and God and you will be ok. I wish you all the luck in the world and I will pray for you to pass.

I've inserted g-tubes or foley catheters as g-tubes in LTC facilities, checked for placement via air and auscultation and never had a problem. But on the other hand, I've worked at an LTC facility where it was forbidden for any nurse to insert one. Instead, the pt was immediately sent to the E.R. for replacement and an x-ray to make sure that it was in place. The administrator of this particular facility said that she had seen too many instances where g-tubes or foley catheters used as g-tubes were misplaced causing the stomach to rupture, and she was not taking any chances in her facility. I work in a hospital now, so we have the G.I. lab to take care of g-tube insertion now. :)

Yes! And lets give this pt a colonoscopy without Versed or any other sedative. :yelclap:

No dear, I pray openly and hope they hear me. :roll

Thankyou! You are right!{but it STILL pisses me off} :rotfl:

I am an overworked, underpaid LPN of 15 years. This situation really pisses me off!! :angryfire I've been done like this several hundred times in my career. In one instance, the pt requested an RN and the RN almost killed the pt by overmedicating them with Dilantin.{Incidentally, the pt had no order for it} I'm not the smartest nurse in the world, but I've seen and worked with RN's that I can run circles around. I'd rather have an LPN with 20 yrs experience than an RN with 2 years of experience. I agree that pts should not be able to dictate hospital policy by being allowed to choose what type of nurse takes care of them{RN, LPN, ADN, ect....} The concern should be "is the nurse qualified?" Just because our titles are lower doesn't mean that we dont know our jobs. It is sad that so many people get us qualified nurses twisted. But it is their loss.

:angryfire HEY!!!! I thought I was the only one!!!! Algebra has never been my friend. It sucks, and has hindered me from getting my RN degree.