Danianne

Danianne

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  1. How do they post DNR in the patients rooms at your LTC

    Danianne replied to dinkymouse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    our facility as several LOI (levels of intervention) but when a person is a full code we call 911 and

  2. Level of intervention mistake? a little vent

    Danianne replied to Danianne's topic in General Nursing

    yeah tell me about

  3. Level of intervention mistake? a little vent

    Danianne posted a topic in General Nursing

    Today we had this huge staff meeting and right in the middle of it, the care manager's cell rings. (I work in LTC). it was one of the LPN's in a panic because the paramedic's were called b/c of one of...

  4. Whattabout MRSA and C.Diff?

    Danianne replied to Danianne's topic in General Nursing

    our facility has bedside precautions forever when the resident has c-diff but that is limited to Staff wearing gloves to change (DUH) and if the resident is ambulatory they must use their own commode...

  5. Whattabout MRSA and C.Diff?

    Danianne replied to Danianne's topic in General Nursing

    I dunno we are required to put the residents with active MRSA "anywhere there is an available bed" and our rooms are not really that well ventilated..... so um yeah Can staff "catch"

  6. Level of intervention mistake? a little vent

    Danianne replied to Danianne's topic in General Nursing

    because the LPN left on the floor is not too

  7. Level of intervention mistake? a little vent

    Danianne replied to Danianne's topic in General Nursing

    in canada we have levels of intervention Supportive / comfort measures (basically control pain, give O2,oral fluids) Minimal / some meds that can be given at the facility Maximum/ hospitalization...

  8. Why did you take up nursing? What's your story?

    Danianne replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    When I was little my best friend was my grandfather. he was diagnosed with lung cancer when I was 3, he had to go for treatments out of town and all that stuff. Anyways his cancer eventually became...

  9. Enemas, Catheters , and OTHER embarassing things in nursing school

    Danianne replied to RNinJune2007's topic in General Students

    It is not usually painful so to speak but more uncomfortable for them unless of course you inflate the balloon too

  10. Drug seekers "Drug of Choice"

    Danianne replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    Exactly. I live in canada so everyone has health care wether they use it or not. So most canadians have no idea how much $ a blood test costs, but I guess drug seekers don't care. as for # 2 I...

  11. Drug seekers "Drug of Choice"

    Danianne replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    I agree that there are a lot of drug seekers out there... how sad. It really really bugs me when people who just want drugs get better treatment than those who actually have a reason for NEEDING the...

  12. My patient fired me!

    Danianne replied to InfoNurse1595's topic in General Nursing

    wow.......

  13. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    Danianne replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    here is one. I work in LTC and one day my boss called at about 4:30 am to ask me to come in for a 6-2 "Bath Team" shift. any way I had never worked in the tub rom before and was just pretty much...

  14. Fumbling round in the dark looking for my mind but I am pretty sure I have lost it.

    Danianne posted a topic in General Nursing

    Here is a really big vent. I am a 1st year nursing student.... I am not sure I want to be a nurse anymore. I have had sooooo many horrible experiences with nurses in the last two years that i am...

  15. Fumbling round in the dark looking for my mind but I am pretty sure I have lost it.

    Danianne replied to Danianne's topic in General Nursing

    thanks I feel a little better now :) still gonna be a nurse cause it is the best thing on

  16. No She/he Did Not!!!

    Danianne replied to Maggie in NC's topic in General Students

    No she did not trip over a patients shoe in the semi dark with a full commode bowl in her hand and proceed to drop it giving herself a nice ot so solid waste shower No she did not tug so hard on her...

  17. Fumbling round in the dark looking for my mind but I am pretty sure I have lost it.

    Danianne replied to Danianne's topic in General Nursing

    I was not planning on jusping off a BIG cliff just alitlle one into plenty of water :) yes i have done white water rafting waty too much fun

  18. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    Danianne replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    ow eww ow eww ow ewwwww

  19. Fumbling round in the dark looking for my mind but I am pretty sure I have lost it.

    Danianne replied to Danianne's topic in General Nursing

    hey thanks totally needed. that I sometimes hate reading the notes about er Frequent Flyers but thats me in a wee little nutshell I am taking the summer off to do stuff that a normal young adult...

  20. Our Own Misconceptions

    Danianne replied to kmchugh's topic in General Nursing

    hugs I have been on the other side of the bed rail and I know how it feels but I also know how it feels to have some to care for you. Your mom will feel better just knowing that you love her and by...

  21. Youngest labor patient?

    Danianne replied to RNLaborNurse4U's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Last month a covered a few shifts at my friends office (he is a pediatrician) anyways a mom brought her little girl in because she had been nauseated for the past MONTH any ways the little girl was 10...

  22. I am going to have a serious meltdown

    Danianne posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey every one just need to vent a little. So anyways I had a laproscopic cholecystecomy, yesterday, and i was in major pain, when I asked for pain meds the PACU nurse that I had acted like it was a...

  23. I am going to have a serious meltdown

    Danianne replied to Danianne's topic in General Nursing

    I went to the ED last night and the doctor that was on made d*nm sure that I was not in agony so that is all good, I am still in major pain and had a slight fever all night and only slept for about...

  24. Nurses and Nursing Students: what was/is your biggest pet peeve in nursing school?

    Danianne replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    I an in LTC But I am going to school to be an RN anyways while in clinicals there was this girl that I was partnered with and we went into a room and it totally stunk she was like "eeeeewwwww I can't...

  25. Very Important Question about sedation

    Danianne posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I had concious sedation last year for a bronchoscopy(sp?) and whatever the doc gave me totally knocked me on my little rearend for like three days. when I asked him what the heck he used he just said...