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lvs2nrs3535

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  1. pacify or orientate? Alzheimers...

    lvs2nrs3535 replied to Lfransis's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am so sorry Jesskanurse, but you seem so young, and so full of your opinions of "right and wrong"! It is really terrible that the world is so full of GRAY areas, there is no right and wrong when...

  2. Lowest of the Low

    lvs2nrs3535 replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hey, I am not a masochist, BUT, I already left one job because of the stress factors, and I do feel as if I dont put my all into this, I will just be the job-hopping, cant deal with whatever is thrown...

  3. Lowest of the Low

    lvs2nrs3535 replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    thank YOU Thank You thank YOU.. I think ( I hope) I know what you mean. Here are my personal goals as I responded on paper for this challenge. (Goals for Success Time Management/Organization. I will...

  4. Lowest of the Low

    lvs2nrs3535 replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I guess that is my question, are they just expecting to much from me, and was I stupid to think that I could do it? My 'orientation' was my two week training period. Which when I mentioned that...

  5. What's In Your Pocket?

    lvs2nrs3535 replied to AmyD_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    right pocket, alcohol wipes, sharpie, red pen, blackpen, highlighter, left pocket, tao, (triple antibiotic ointment), in LTC someone is always getting a little cut or scrape, their skin is so fragile....

  6. Sad and a little guilty

    lvs2nrs3535 replied to gracie05's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Okay, so maybe you could have been more patients. But,,,,, just remember, we are not infallible, we cant know everything. Maybe his restlessness was a sign of PE. But if that was the only sign,...

  7. 2nd thoughts about being a nurse

    lvs2nrs3535 replied to smileysenior's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Truly, if you are that miserable there, why not switch? I know you have stated you dont have children, so perhaps, (perhaps, Please dont lump me in with the persons who gave you the attitude of, "I...

  8. Weekend Bailer position/getting gyped?

    lvs2nrs3535 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I work 7-3 mon thru thur at my facility. One of the things I was told when I was hired was that once a month I would have to cover for the weekend bailer (spelling?) shift for the male nurse who...

  9. Weekend Bailer position/getting gyped?

    lvs2nrs3535 replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi everybody, Thanks so much for the opinions and advice. I stayed strong, and for the 5 weeks I am covering the Baylor position, I do get the benefits. We are going to continue to hold the position...

  10. Do You take your patients out for smoke breaks?

    lvs2nrs3535 replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    At my LTC facility we have an MS patient who is no longer allowed to go out and smoke by himself. Any of you familiar with MS know that control is a huge issue with them, and having that last bit of...

  11. How long does it take to get over being squeamish??

    lvs2nrs3535 replied to c18436572's topic in Arizona Nursing

    :chair: You really do start to get used to it. I can handle blood, feces, vomit, but I still have a very hard time with copius amounts of mucus!!!!!!!! We all have our 'thing', and that one is...

  12. Pay in Maine

    lvs2nrs3535 replied to Happeetxn's topic in General Nursing

    New grads at MMC in Portland start at 22.30 per hour, with more for shift differential, nights and weekends. If you speak a foreign language there you can ask for more, cuz they always need...

  13. Waiting lists???

    lvs2nrs3535 replied to Jade280's topic in General Nursing

    I know that there is a 2 to 2 1/2 year waiting list at SMCC, and I heard a 1 year wait for UNE, this is in the York county area. (Biddeford and South Portland, specifically). Get that application in...

  14. Weekend Bailer position/getting gyped?

    lvs2nrs3535 replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Okay, to clarify for everyone, I committed to a 36 hour position, considered full time. 7 to 3, (or 6:30-4:00, as we all know). One weekend a month, I cover for the military duty of the person who...

  15. From Maine

    lvs2nrs3535 replied to acadia's topic in General Nursing

    hi mermaid36, i am a recent grad from smcc. graduated in may, passed my boards in june. now a licensed rn!! whooo hooo!:monkeydance: (love the monkey dance too.) i did all my prereqs at smcc, and...

  16. 501 ways to know you've been on allnurses.com too long!

    lvs2nrs3535 replied to Roy Fokker's topic in Nursing Humor

    Your children are upstairs drinking hot cocoa and having cookies, you are TRYING really hard to be a good mom after working a 9 /12 hour (supposed to be an 8 hour) shift, you KNOW it is now 8:30pm,...

  17. Prayer for my son

    lvs2nrs3535 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone, I would like to request prayers and positive energy for my 8 year old son. Sunday night he let me know that he was feelilng dizzy every time he bent over. I thought, Hmmm, thats odd. I...

  18. What Kind of Insurance?????

    lvs2nrs3535 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Who has advice on the best type of malpractice (or whatever it is called for nurses) insurance? Need to get some, started work already, I want to feel SAFE. Or at least safer. I dont trust that my...

  19. pacify or orientate? Alzheimers...

    lvs2nrs3535 replied to Lfransis's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Question.... Can you really be sued for pacifying a patient who has no memory of day to day living? Is this truly a worry?

  20. Male Nurses/female Patients

    lvs2nrs3535 replied to ern91's topic in Men in Nursing

    Hmmm, did we not notice somewhere that in our society there are two sets of rules? One for women and one for men? I am NOT trying to be a smart@#$ but we have to recognize that this is the way it is....

  21. Am I too old?

    lvs2nrs3535 replied to ILoveHK's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Too Old? Well, I just started my nursing career, I am 39, graduated in May, passed the boards in June, have 2 children, 5 & 8 and a husband, 2 dogs and a cat. Jeez, if youre too old, then I...

  22. rant-the weekend

    lvs2nrs3535 replied to ktwlpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hi ktwlpn, I am a new nurse in a nursing home, and I can understand and share your frustration. I graduated in May, passed my boards in June, and I have been working at the nursing home for exactly 3...

  23. ER nurses...what shoes??

    lvs2nrs3535 replied to RN2MSNasap's topic in Emergency

    I am so happy to hear that is the rubber toe's tendency to stick to the floor, and not my own klutziness!! (new word?) I guess I am also the exception to the rule. Although, they do make good, 'keep...

  24. How do you get on with foreign nurses?

    lvs2nrs3535 replied to letina's topic in General Nursing

    I just wanted to say, you missed 'Cooker'. I had a very good friend from England who I met in Walmart, and she said she was looking for a 'cooker'. I didnt know what the heck she was talking about....

  25. pacify or orientate? Alzheimers...

    lvs2nrs3535 replied to Lfransis's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Tonight, in my LTC facility, I had an 89 year old patient who is on comfort care suddenly come back. (She has been failing, and we all expected her to pass). In the last two days she has eaten, her...