Nursebb1942

Saunders for the multitude of questions, and Kaplan for strategy. Read every bit they wrote on test taking strategy, it will help get your mind right.

The other night, I bent over backwards caring for this frequent-flyer drug seeker, making doctor calls, making sure his NPO status was removed the instant his testing was complete, diverting lab personnel so his labs could be drawn immediately, etc., etc. Nice as could be. Never had him as a pt before, but have seen him around. I served compassion with a smile and had my game on. My other patients were awesome, it was probably the best night I've had in a long time. So...next morning, the day nurse tells me the pt accused me of not giving him his prn percocet at 0600! States he thinks I pocketed them, but that he "didn't see me do it." Then he apparently spent the day telling dialysis staff and whoever else he encountered that I had stolen his percocet. He was also caught smoking in the bathroom, but he lied and said he wasn't. Fast forward, I came back and was supposed to be his nurse again, but I refused and switched his room with nurse K for a different one. Unfortunately, Nurse K had an issue as well. He was holding his percocet in his fist and would not open it and take the pills. he told her he had already taken them. So she told him she did not see him take them, and to open his hand. He refused. Finally he opens his hand, and oila! Two percocet. So he took them. So anyway, I've been an RN for a year (LPN for 5 years before that) and this has never happened to me. Not sure what I should do. Thoughts? Thanks, Becky

You have no clue. Don't worry, karma is coming for you, IF you graduate.

I wish we still had paper charting! It's soooo much faster than clicking all over the place, and it's very clear where you left off and what is left to do. Can't stand the hours and hours of charting in Epic.

FYI, if you are a veteran the application fee is waived. I am currently applying and received a very favorable transcript evaluation, but they did not accept the biochemistry class I took previously. Today I filed an appeal, however, and hope to get it counted. My concern mostly is how will all these WGU "credits" transfer to another college, but I'm 50 years old, so I doubt there will be any more colleges after this, lol.

And let us not forget (and I never will) the C-diff fountain. Shiver.

I will never forget orientation at the nursing home: 3 of us students from my graduating class had gotten jobs at the same place and were tasked with doing rounds with the respiratory therapist. The trached patient was having copious secretions and began to cough. One or two humongous loogies out the trach and all three of us had to turn around and dry heave. Simultaneously! The RP therapist just went about her business, God bless her.

Dentures are the worst! One elderly lady attempted to hand hers to me for cleaning at the nursing home--I took one look and barely concealed a dry heave! Yuck!