HuggyPuglet

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1. What type of family member drives you craziest?

   HuggyPuglet replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

   Oh yeh, or the "my (fill in the blank) is a lawyer" or better yet "I am a lawyer" and profess to know EVERYTHING about the care of their loved one and every bit of what they claim they know is...

2. What states allow LPN/LVN in the hospitals??

   HuggyPuglet replied to jeepgirl97's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   Virginia if you're willing to come on

3. Things You Wish You Could Tell Managers that Love to Short Staff

   HuggyPuglet replied to Martinette's topic in General Nursing

   1. I know you get a bonus for cheating patients out of proper patient care, so you benefit monetarily for creating this horrible environment. I know this, and so does God, then 2. I QUIT, and then 3....

4. Tulsa LPN Opportunities

   HuggyPuglet posted a topic in Oklahoma Nursing

   Looking like a move to Tulsa will be in the cards after all. What is the outlook for LPNs in the Tulsa area in area hospitals? If not hospitals, where

5. do you ever have "stupid" days at work?

   HuggyPuglet replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

   No "LENS" bifocals? Perhaps thats my problem too. I'd better go check to make sure my bifocals have lenses! hahaha! At my age I have more stupid moments than I would care to admit

6. Pharmacy Diverting meds? (long)

   HuggyPuglet replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Nursing

   Of course report it! If they are doing nothing wrong then they will be cleared. If they are, then the diversion will be caught and hopefully the perpetrator(s) will be sent to where they can do no...

7. Safety Sheath Syringes

   HuggyPuglet replied to Dixiecup's topic in General Nursing

   First of all, let me say I don't like these new syringes at ALL. The safety sheaths are semi-opaque making it hard to discern exact measurements. I've had the sheath move during the injection process...

8. Out of nursing program cause i am smoker!!!

   HuggyPuglet replied to misstaz25's topic in General Nursing

   This response is totally off topic with regard to the OP's predicament, but your post brought to mind something that happened several years ago. Unfortunately Mavis we, the older generation, may have...

9. Inventions for Nurses

   HuggyPuglet replied to ryanfocker's topic in General Nursing

   I'm not asking for much (I don't think) when I wish for scrubs that find a way to reasonably accommodate all the things we need to carry around (cellphone, pager, variety of pens, scissors, sticky...

10. Out of nursing program cause i am smoker!!!

    HuggyPuglet replied to misstaz25's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed! One of the two respiratory arrests I've witnessed had to do with a reactionary response to perfume worn by a visitor upon entering a patient

11. Out of nursing program cause i am smoker!!!

    HuggyPuglet replied to misstaz25's topic in General Nursing

    Just a few comments: 1. The threat to tell your mother is ridiculous and I can't see where your instructor might feel this is in any way helpful (unless you are under 18). 2. The required report on...

12. Patient complaints

    HuggyPuglet replied to am4182's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I'm familiar with the "armchair MDs". They seem to come out of the woodwork with their knowledge gained from magazine articles, incomplete facts and what the neighbor's uncle's friend told them....

13. What's your holiday bonus?

    HuggyPuglet replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Bonus? What bonus? The most I ever received was when I was working outside of nursing, where it was $750. Sure do miss that bonus, but not the

14. I got Fired today....

    HuggyPuglet replied to jschut's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry you lost your job, but it sounds like things worked out for the better anyway. Regarding your loan officer knowing about the details of your discharge, it seems like there has been some...

15. Nursing & website is depressing!!!

    HuggyPuglet replied to SeanyRN's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: :yeahthat: :yeahthat: And develop a very long memory of how your management treated you after you volunteered to help them.... get caller ID and don't answer the