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  1. Carestar Curiosities

    Cheez-It! posted a topic in Ohio Nursing

    I'm curious about CareStar. I've read some other threads about it, but they turn into arguments about stuff I'm not really interested in. I'm curious about as an LPN, how nurses handle things like,...

  2. Favorite, Fun, Weird, and Scandalous Symptoms and Diagnosis...

    Cheez-It! replied to doctordefender's topic in Nursing Humor

    We had a new resident admitted with dx of MRDD and jump from 3rd floor window ... what's the ICD9 code for

  3. Stupid Nurse Trick... Don't try this at home... or work!

    Cheez-It! replied to TXRN02's topic in Nursing Humor

    i had posted this elsewhere: I had a resident that had BenGay PRN. She was requesting it so I smeared it on her back and a shoulder. I ripped my gloves off to help her back into bed. She said...

  4. phone calls no outsider would believe

    Cheez-It! replied to JBudd's topic in Emergency

    Yeah, kinda like when the administrator thought it was real funny when i let one of the residents sing on the intercom one afternoon too. She was singing the eygyptian themed song about the people in...

  5. Your Favorite one liner used with patients

    Cheez-It! replied to scaredofshots's topic in Nursing Humor

    or my favorite, I'm not really a nuse, or i've never done this before, but i did sleep in a holiday inn last night. I've got some residents the hold fingers out as soon as they see me coming, I just...

  6. phone calls no outsider would believe

    Cheez-It! replied to JBudd's topic in Emergency

    I work psych ....i worked nightshift, we had telemarketers calling BAD at ALL hours it seemed. I answered to a woman with a bad accent wanting to speak to one of our residents, who was slightly...

  7. Do You Have Any Favorite OB Myths?

    Cheez-It! replied to BabyRN2Be's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hrmmm ... I concieved my current 19 week pregnancy after a Lynyrd Skynyrd/3 Doors Down concert ... How's that for rhythm?

  8. generation gap among nurses

    Cheez-It! replied to angelcharm's topic in General Nursing

    you know, I'm 25. I worked with a male 50's y.o. nurse. Not only did he "obey" and conform to authority, he thought all of the younger nurses below him should bow to him. Which considering he has more...

  9. Approximate Narc. count?

    Cheez-It! replied to garciadiego's topic in General Nursing

    If it's like the bottles we have at work, the drug itself is clear. We had a hospice pt that had it ordered, and the hospice nurse actually put a drop of food coloring in it so we could count it...

  10. Medication Aides

    Cheez-It! replied to feisty_lpn's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Reading the little bit that I have, they'll still need LPN's. They can't do meds through any sort of tube, g/ng/etc, no inhalers, they can't split pills, no injections, they can not start a new order,...

  11. I felt very uncomfortable today as an LPN with less than 2 months of experience. I wo

    Cheez-It! replied to skittlebear's topic in General Nursing

    You need to check your state laws. Here in Ohio, as an LPN, I'm not allowed to so much as think about touching a central line. I'm not sure about being IV certified, since I'm not. But, one thing I...

  12. False allegation repercussions?

    Cheez-It! posted a topic in General Nursing

    I had no idea where to stick this thread, so I stuck it here. Sorry if it needs to go elsewhere. Anyways, my mother, and an uncle, and I were all three working in the same facility. (I still do.) We...

  13. False allegation repercussions?

    Cheez-It! replied to Cheez-It!'s topic in General Nursing

    Exaclty, I'm pregnant, and i feel stuck is the only reason i'm not leaving. I don't have enough time to build vacation time to take maternity leave anywhere else. I am the main source of income to my...

  14. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    Cheez-It! replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    Something that just happened to me here recent ... I got in report a couple of residents had temps. The nightshift nurse had given them tylenol. I went to assess the two, and one had a temp of 101...

  15. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    Cheez-It! replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    Myself, LMAO ... total dumb@$$ attack here. I worked nightshift. I had one resident that had some PRN Ben-Gay. Per her request, I smeared the nasty crap all over her back and shoulders. She was...

  16. False allegation repercussions?

    Cheez-It! replied to Cheez-It!'s topic in General Nursing

    Any little bit of advice helps. Thank you. I just wish/wondered if there are any laws to help prevent this. The facts to all these stories would make it huge post, so i left almost all out. But, all...

  17. Giving injections!

    Cheez-It! replied to MIA-RN1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    LMAO i love this. I used to feel this way. The first IM injection I EVER gave, was in my mommy's butt! LMAO BUT, whoever mentioned drawing Ativan up, yes, it's like drawing up pancake syrup! What I...

  18. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    Cheez-It! replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    This one just happened last Monday. Keep in mind I work in a geriatric psych facility. Everyday, our activities hands each resident a one dollar bill to buy pop. One older femal resident I'm pretty...

  19. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    Cheez-It! replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    I work 7p-7a in a psych unit ... it's never a dull night. Last week, one of the residents come to the nurses' station, and started whispering about his hemorrhoids. He asked if i could let the short...

  20. OHIO Nurses what part of Ohio are you from and what kind of nurse are you/will you be

    Cheez-It! replied to GrnHonu99's topic in Ohio Nursing

    From Washington Court House, psych nurse and loving it

  21. Where Do Residents Rights End? Long, Sorry.

    Cheez-It! posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've got issues at work. I work in an Assisted Living facility, in a secure Alzheimers/Demetia unit. One particular resident refuses to bathe. He's not oriented to time, or place. He stinks, none of...

  22. Where Do Residents Rights End? Long, Sorry.

    Cheez-It! replied to Cheez-It!'s topic in General Nursing

    Currently, our guidlines for acceptance into our facility are that they must be able to "get around" by either w/c or ambulation or only x1 assist. Right now, most of our residents are high...

  23. What do nurses do??

    Cheez-It! replied to starpaige's topic in General Nursing

    And to go to the opposite end :) I work in assisted living. I still pass meds, Accuchecks, vitals, med orders and the "normal" nursing duties. But my duties do differ a little. I am not allowed to...

  24. Where Do Residents Rights End? Long, Sorry.

    Cheez-It! replied to Cheez-It!'s topic in General Nursing

    He DOES play games. He will tell you he's not "going to do it, just becuase I want him too." If you leave him to do it on his own, it doesn't get done. As far as the other residents, the already...

  25. Where Do Residents Rights End? Long, Sorry.

    Cheez-It! replied to Cheez-It!'s topic in General Nursing

    It's funny that someone said something about my hours getting cut. I went to a normal full time position of 32 hours down to 30 and once again i'm down to 28 hours a wk. Wonder what I did? :chuckle...