x4livin ADN

x4livin has 30 years experience as a ADN and specializes in ICU, MS, BHU, Flight RN, Admin.

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1. Behavioral home health help!

   x4livin replied to Lisa Siciliano's topic in Home Health

   It's great until the HH begins to care more about numbers than the CMs safety, and you begin to have to jump through hoops and feel like you are having to defend yourself when you have to leave an...

2. Nurses, invent what you want.

   x4livin replied to x4livin's topic in General Nursing

   THIS is genius. I wonder if a bladder scanner would pick up a liquid volume on a stomach. I am going to try that for kicks at work and see if it picks up

3. Nurses, invent what you want.

   x4livin replied to x4livin's topic in General Nursing

   I have been trying to get someone to invent aerosol valium (in a spray can...like fly spray or air freshener) for years. I think it could be good for the staff, patients, families. make it a nice,...

4. Nurses, invent what you want.

   x4livin posted a topic in General Nursing

   A few years ago, we were talking about how cool it would be to have a way to hook suction up to a patient's genitals and simply vacuum away the urine, and then someone invented the primafit. Years...

5. I'm the worst CNA they ever had

   x4livin replied to jarae's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   I notice a lot of folks are believing that the CNA flipped the lights on...I got that the patient was the only one flipping lights. The CNA stated that she could see, the pt insisted, then changed her...

6. How happy are you as a rural nurse

   x4livin replied to sourapril's topic in Rural

   Yeah, I'm pretty happy with it, but like above poster, I can't vote in the poll. I have worked in large hospitals, in every possible department(med/surg, ICU, CCU, ER, House sup, rehab, behavioral,...

7. What's the weirdest thing management has said to you?

   x4livin replied to monkeybug's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I am lucky to be working for(for 10 years now) a hopsital that doesn't much do this stuff. If we ask for supplies, it is the time it takes to get it delivered that we wait. The PTO is pretty straight...

8. I think I'm in over my head :/

   x4livin replied to CrystRN33's topic in MICU, SICU

   Only you can answer that. Ask yourself these questions, then be ok with your answers. How much do you want it? Do you want it now? Which do you value more? Is it ok to stay where you are? Achieving...

9. Texting while doing patient care?

   x4livin replied to klone's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   It depends. I work at two hospitals. One large, one small. At the larger one, cell phones are supposed to be in lockers for the whole shift, never on you. Most don't lock them in lockers, but checking...

10. Informed consent-who what when where in texas

    x4livin posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I was called upon to assist in making a decision as to who can give informed consent for blood. This was the information I was given at the time of the call: Pt was admitted through ER to OR, was...

11. Nursing Superstitions?

    x4livin replied to JustEnuff2BDangerous's topic in Nursing Humor

    This is actually written in the policy at a very small rural hospital that I work PRN at. It has been around since hospitals hve

12. How long did you stay at your 1st job?

    x4livin replied to 01dayatatime's topic in Nursing Career

    1 month, the place was horrendous. Beyond that, mostly several years

13. Something I Wanted to Share

    x4livin replied to AICU RN's topic in General Nursing

    Aids make the best nurses. They make the best bosses too. They've been there and they willingly jump in and do things other nurses concider benieth them.

14. What was the funniest/crazy thing you have heard another Nurse doing?

    x4livin replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Worked with a little LVN at a rural hosp, new nurse, who also had never cooked for herself(brought potted ham when asked to bring canned ham to thanksgiving night potluck at wk) She would go clean her...

15. does it really matter where you got your degree from?

    x4livin replied to Nolander's topic in General Nursing

    Nope..doesn't matter. Are you licensed to practice with good references? Yes? Well, then I'll be making you that job