NOADLS

NOADLS

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  1. If you had a reset button, would you choose nursing again?

    NOADLS replied to amazingme's topic in General Nursing

    As long as I win the job lottery

  2. Ridiculous medical mistakes on TV

    NOADLS replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    I present "The Human Centipede" I won't show a more graphic

  3. 1st job as an LPN helping with eating disorders

    NOADLS replied to Cna2lpnbutterflies's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Document well. Ensure that the sequence of events and timing is included in your documentation because the population with eating disorders are chronic liars. When the next shift receives the patients...

  4. Nurses: How many phone calls do you get per shift?!

    NOADLS replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    Most of the time, it's one or two calls per shift. There's the odd time where I've had up to a dozen. Normally I can predict whether or not the staff nurses will need

  5. Random Drug Testing

    NOADLS replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    It's okay, you can trust that they're clean. But those

  6. What are the 3 most dislike RN duties in demand?

    NOADLS replied to Natasha A.'s topic in General Nursing

    Since you're a LVN, I would assume that cleaning bodily fluids would be at the top of your list. Admissions would make a either second or third on that

  7. How did you know?

    NOADLS replied to JDT4RN's topic in General Students

    They told me SNF / LTC was slow and boring for RN's. In addition to that, you don't use too many of your skills. Then I actually observed the duties of the RN's there. No bum wiping. I was like...

  8. Nurse Slang Yo!

    NOADLS replied to ladysushi's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks. I'll still be around. Just not as much. Thanks. I am content with what I am doing. I am taking it more for my own

  9. Nurse Slang Yo!

    NOADLS replied to ladysushi's topic in General Nursing

    Big move + getting my masters I won't be as active for the next few

  10. Supervisior causing problems, what should I do?

    NOADLS replied to sunshiny1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OP, the attitude you have towards working on a different wing is not going to get you far throughout your career in healthcare (or even in life for that matter). You were hired by the facility to work...

  11. Cut corners

    NOADLS replied to RN819's topic in General Nursing

    Yep

  12. Confused... am I an RN or not??

    NOADLS replied to cabrig's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    There might be a clear answer to this on your state's BON

  13. Nurse Slang Yo!

    NOADLS replied to ladysushi's topic in General Nursing

    You're supposed to say "thank you come again" to those patients. Mostly because they'll come in again for the same issue if Darwin didn't claim

  14. Nurse Slang Yo!

    NOADLS replied to ladysushi's topic in General Nursing

    1) Diaper (not sugarcoating the product being used is in fact a diaper) 2) Bodybag (shroud) 3) Paperwork (Candycrush) 4) Paperwork (extended break) 5) On the phone with the hospital (extended

  15. Hoarding resources

    NOADLS replied to jay082's topic in General Nursing

    Only 1-3 RN's working per shift where I am at, so none of that unnecessary drama! I often see this with CNA's though. Sometimes one of them will ask me if they can "store" [box of gloves, stack of...

  16. Healthcare is really business care

    NOADLS replied to Rnhenri's topic in General Nursing

    If you can't beat them, join them [management] at the top. Less work, moar

  17. LPN being scheduled to work as CNA....

    NOADLS replied to bebbjo's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    So there are newer nurses that get nursing shifts while you're stuck doing CNA work? It also sounds like this place can't retain its CNA's. I hope they're not throwing RN's into it too. This is an...

  18. Cut corners

    NOADLS replied to RN819's topic in General Nursing

    IRL Nursing 101 in a

  19. What do you guys do to de-stress?

    NOADLS replied to OBigdog26's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Candycrush!

  20. Report me???

    NOADLS replied to MendedHeart's topic in General Nursing

    Unless that co-worker has sufficient evidence to suggest that you're working unsafely during a 60+ hour work week, then it is an empty threat. You don't have to tell that person how much you are (or...

  21. Is going straight from nursing school to nurse supervisor a good career choice?

    NOADLS replied to Theloving100's topic in General Nursing

    OP, you won the nursing lottery. You got into a position that a lot of us would need several years of experience to get into. When I first started posting here, a lot of people were telling me things...

  22. What will happen if you miss a college class?

    NOADLS replied to KAThftf's topic in General Nursing

    Consider this: does everyone who receives an A range grade have 100% attendance? One class isn't going to be the end of the

  23. Nurses forced to work as aides

    NOADLS replied to NewYorkerGirl's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Good idea. The LPN's can do the CNA work since the RN's are above that. NP's are on a whole other level. NP's have ascended beyond

  24. Nurses forced to work as aides

    NOADLS replied to NewYorkerGirl's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    A nurse working as an aide is still a nurse. An aide might not have the education to identify a sign of impending doom, but there would be no excuse for a nurse working as an aide to miss out on...

  25. Attack of The Killer Poop

    NOADLS replied to Tex.'s topic in General Nursing

    Heaven forbid a charge nurse having to clean that stuff, let alone see