catladynurse

oh come on i know your out there.

hmmm kindred imn not sure, but i worked at eagle pond before i became a nurse and would not even apply to work as a nurse. just sayin

i bet i have mrsa in my nares. as does every other nurse. but you cant isolate a resident or tell them to stay in there room, if there that bad send them to the hospital,. but otherwise you use reverse precautions while the patient is out of his room

yes, you did do the right thing, you always call you supervisor immidiatley if there is a discrepancy with narcotics. im betting that the nurse was in a hurry on purpouse. you always always always do the narcotic count together whenever possible, she basically bullied you. if your supervisor wont return your call i would call her boss and explain the situation and that you feel the the nurse you relieved is diverting. or at least not following policy. it goes well in your favor that you reported immediatley and that she admitted neglecting to do the count. and your boss has to suspend everyoine involved in this kind if incident. breathe!! dont let nurses bully you. they will try, dont let em!! always do what you feel is right and keep the lines open with your boss. personally i think she took the ml's and set you up., so fight for your job and your licence.

i was concerned about my patients gi status since she has low motility and they were aspirating fecal matter out of her stomach, i just felt that bactrim would be way too harsh, also, i have been with this patient for a year and a half, so i know her alot better than the hospitalist, isnt this about whats best for the patient not peoples feelings,. and no i did not laugh till i had left the hoispital.

I am an LPN and I have been doing home health for a year and a half and i love it. as an lpn youll be pretty darn autonomous. the case managers are always RN's(per licensure requirements) i had a case manger who was the freakin bomb, loved here and yelled at her when she told me she gave her notice, but we are still friends. anyway, home care is awasesome but here are some things i have learned, as in nursing in general its alot about personalities and how people get along. also, because your intheir home, your gonna hear everything, my advice, stay out of it. lol your gonna hear the parents talk about sex and money, stay out, go do something, write a note, organize something lol. dont get tooo friendly, its tempting too, but when push comes to shove, alot think of you as hired help and yes its crappy but its just the way it is. make small talk but dont get too personal/. also theyre stress is gonna fly your way, and its just the way it is. most agencies will have you do a meet and greet first. also, parents tend to blur the lines and dont really understand nursing even though they think they do, so if they want you to do something that you know you cant dont!!!! always cover your ass with your documentation. you dont want some doiuchebag coming behind you and being a rat. so just cover yourself. even with its faults i love home care. good luck and pmme if you have any questions

i do understand what my licensure allows me to do, which is why this is ******* me off so much, i feel like this is how theyre getting around phasing out lpn's its not state law its just becoming company policies. sooo irritating, but it motivates me to study my ass of and get RN asap

Honestly I'm starting to think I need to tell people off more aften. Think I'm being to nice

become a sponge and ask questions. becuase it always ends up that the question you should have asked was the one you didnt. youll be able to tell which nurses wont help and which ones will. be very good and appreciative to the ones that will. learn and listen, safety first and youll be fine

So I was visiting my patient in the hospital who is just gaining back bowel sounds and has alot of bowel issues ... well now, she has MRSA and the doc comes in and says, "Well the vaco is covering her but I want to put her on bactrim ds". So without even thinking, I'm like - Is that a good idea with her belly and the havoc bactrim reaks on everyones bellys. Wooops. LOL. But whats funnier is tho doc says bactrim doesn't cause stomach issues but I've changed my mind and gonna put her on such and such. Good thing I had a mask on cause I was laughing at her backpeddling. Isn't it my job to protect my patient from possible harm?

there have been moments in my short career where i have questioned my decision to become a nurse, now i love what i do, i am gaining confidence and i am going for my rn then bsn. be determined and stick it out. its alot harder than they tell you in nursing school. but sooooo worth it

so ive been doing home care for my girl for a year and a half, she came off TPN via PICC in june, well now shes in hospital and has a central port and getting TPN again, and now theyre telling mom that i cant manage it, hang, flush, etc because its considered a iv med and only RN;s can do that, um, hello NOOOO as an lpn in mass i can do everything but iv push meds, i can hang tpn or a bag to be infused. so ill be cut from 40 to 33 hours. thank God i am doing my transition prereq's now but it is sooooo wrong that these different agencies are doing to LPN's to favor RN's. so now i am going to lose hours because a hospital is lying to my patients mom. my licensure says what i can do but the are where i live is very anti LPN i am feeling upset becuase i have gone sooooo far out of my way for this family. but really why do rn's anf agencies hate lpn's so much???? when i get my RN, i will remmeber how i was treated as an LPN