Diary/Dairy

Diary/Dairy RN

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  1. Patients who are too lazy to open their own splenda packets

    Diary/Dairy replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Amen and Amen about the vented and sedated patients!!! I pray routinely to our lady of the blessed sedation!!! Blessed is

  2. "New Nurses's Don't Know Anything."

    Diary/Dairy replied to Diary/Dairy's topic in General Nursing

    And thinks so poorly of the future of our

  3. "New Nurses's Don't Know Anything."

    Diary/Dairy replied to Diary/Dairy's topic in General Nursing

    They do over-prescribe - I totally agree. Anytime they give 2 vicodin every 4 hours, that equals 6 gm tylenol is 24 hours and 4 gms is the recommended upper limit. I am not opposed to taking pain meds...

  4. Patients who are too lazy to open their own splenda packets

    Diary/Dairy replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I bet it was hard to control your temper on that one! Why do people act so

  5. Questions to ask hospitals???

    Diary/Dairy replied to carebearRN's topic in Travel

    You should get at least a week

  6. "New Nurses's Don't Know Anything."

    Diary/Dairy replied to Diary/Dairy's topic in General Nursing

    I just want to thank you all for your responses. As you can see by my signature, I think of myself as someone who is a work that is not completed. I am not the person that I thought I would be and I...

  7. "New Nurses's Don't Know Anything."

    Diary/Dairy replied to Diary/Dairy's topic in General Nursing

    DG is me! :) Yeah - I am really curious about the statistics she referenced. She said she had a good friend who was a nursing instructor, and I think that was where she heard that

  8. Other Nurses/Other Shifts Not Doing Their Part?

    Diary/Dairy replied to eldragon's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm sure they are not all like this!!! Talk to the oncoming shift in a polite and diplomatic way asking them if they can help put away supplies and other tasky things. Tell the offenders about...

  9. "New Nurses's Don't Know Anything."

    Diary/Dairy replied to Diary/Dairy's topic in General Nursing

    Yup - I have been a nurse for almost 6 years......Clearly not new! LOL I have no doubt that nurses failures contributes to patient deaths, but I there are times when there are multiple system errors...

  10. Other Nurses/Other Shifts Not Doing Their Part?

    Diary/Dairy replied to eldragon's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    BTW - these people are just being lazy, they need to be discouraged from this type of behavior. Take care of yourself too - you will get burned out if you

  11. Other Nurses/Other Shifts Not Doing Their Part?

    Diary/Dairy replied to eldragon's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Number 2 should DEFINITELY be written up - charting that meds are given that they cannot have received at all is FRAUD!!! Document document document and cover thine

  12. "New Nurses's Don't Know Anything."

    Diary/Dairy replied to Diary/Dairy's topic in General Nursing

    The mother just apologized to me. She said I was doing a good job, and we came to an agreement on how to manage his pain without discouraging him from asking for meds. Anybody know about the studies...

  13. A rash of bowel oriented admit diagnoses?

    Diary/Dairy replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have not noticed that, but there was one night where 2 people were on tube feeds, one was getting kayexolate - poop heavy night

  14. "New Nurses's Don't Know Anything."

    Diary/Dairy replied to Diary/Dairy's topic in General Nursing

    She has a very fatalistic view - but does not want to help the new nurses out. I have been wondering for a while what those of us who have been doing this for a while can do to mentor and encourage...

  15. Male Chest Hair and Scrub Tops

    Diary/Dairy replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    I know what a tramp stamp is - what's a whale

  16. "New Nurses's Don't Know Anything."

    Diary/Dairy replied to Diary/Dairy's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that we should be medicating his pain, what bothered me was that her views of me and of our profession in

  17. "New Nurses's Don't Know Anything."

    Diary/Dairy replied to Diary/Dairy's topic in General Nursing

    What I wanted to ask was, "How many patients have you killed, since you have been a nurse for so

  18. "New Nurses's Don't Know Anything."

    Diary/Dairy replied to Diary/Dairy's topic in General Nursing

    Oh she refused to go home too..... she's sleeping in there

  19. Who do I report this to?

    Diary/Dairy replied to bethin's topic in General Nursing

    Awwww, sorry Bethin - I don't know where that would be turned

  20. Chicago assignments?

    Diary/Dairy replied to trinitygrad07's topic in Travel

    Good luck to you TrinityGrad! I am working with American Mobile, but they are a big company and do not have the best rep. I have been happy with them so far. Novapro is also good, from what I hear....

  21. What is in your lunch box?

    Diary/Dairy replied to RNperdiem's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like you are doing good November!! :) Keep up the good

  22. What is in your lunch box?

    Diary/Dairy replied to RNperdiem's topic in General Nursing

    Trying to bring in more healthy foods - cucumber, tomatoes, yogurt, salads - Still on the low meat diet....and doing well, I feel better! I still drink a 20 oz diet pepsi every night here, but I need...

  23. How about a thread for baby names you liked?

    Diary/Dairy replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My great-grandmother's name was Leatha, she had a sister named Wreatha!! Sorry - just a side note on old-fashioned names.

  24. What are some US cities where you do NOT need a car at all to live / work?

    Diary/Dairy replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked in Seattle, I never needed my car. Cost of living was high, but a great

  25. How about a thread for baby names you liked?

    Diary/Dairy replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    In a moment of great stress, I dreamed about my daughter named Violet Isabelle - plan to use it if I am ever blessed with children. I also like the name Maya for a girl. Boys names, I never really...