grace90

grace90 LPN, LVN

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  1. Does anyone feel burnt out who has only been a nurse for 3 years.

    grace90 replied to sweetpea839's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, been at it 3 years now and do at times feel burnt

  2. Lessons learned from the other side of the call light

    grace90 replied to grace90's topic in General Nursing

    If this gets double-posted, it's because my computer got goofy on me the first time I tried to post it. Now that I'm staring down a cholesterol count of almost 300 and a new prescription for Zocor...

  3. Song lyrics that remind you of nursing...

    grace90 replied to grace90's topic in Nursing Humor

    One more night... just one more night... when I'm on a long stretch of work

  4. looking for a poem

    grace90 replied to hollyann77's topic in General Nursing

    Yup, that was my kiddos. Youngest was 2 months old when I started and 3 when I graduated. They got to know Barney REAL well, as well as Veggie Tales. As far as housekeeping- HA!!!!!

  5. heparin drip mistake! what would you do?

    grace90 replied to youngever's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I agree with all of ya, something doesn't jive with all this. Get union representation if you have

  6. I don't feel like I'll ever know enough

    grace90 replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds familiar. Whenever I find myself feeling like things on my team are 'under control' I stop and take a 2nd look at everybody and wonder what I could be missing. And you never have too much...

  7. I dread working on Med/Surg

    grace90 replied to Neferet's topic in General Nursing

    yeah, med-surg is hectic... when I float to the rehab unit, I find that to be busy, in a different way... considering many, most or all acute rehab patients come from med-surg in some way, shape or...

  8. Mystery symptoms on hip pt.

    grace90 replied to Fairlythere's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, me too. I'm finding this thread very interesting, and educational, being that I've only got 3 years under my belt, and it seems like on night shift at my place that's considered a lot of...

  9. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    grace90 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing home cat can sense death? http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSN2531239020070726?feedType=RSS CHICAGO (Reuters) - When Oscar the Cat visits residents of the Steere House Nursing...

  10. Mystery symptoms on hip pt.

    grace90 replied to Fairlythere's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the previous posts. How about slapping tele on her and doing an EKG and a head

  11. Patient is a famous star

    grace90 replied to Lara911's topic in Nursing Humor

    I think I would have a hard time taking care of Hugh Laurie. I'd be expecting him to act like the jerk character he is on

  12. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    grace90 replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    Okay, this isn't exactly a 'nursing' gross story, and I've never posted on here anything icky that my autistic son has done, but this one just takes the frickin' cake, and I've gotta tell someone...

  13. You're Supposed to be Compassionate!

    grace90 replied to PeachPie's topic in General Nursing

    I have an in-law who is diabetic, insists he's controlling it with diet, yet has sky-high blood sugars when he gets around to checking it. He can tell when it's high, and he says it happens at least...

  14. topics for argumenative paper

    grace90 replied to evans_c1's topic in General Nursing

    Advertising on TV for over-the-counter drugs not listing side effects such as risk of liver damage with Tylenol, or gastric ulcers with Motrin/Advil, etc..., leading many folks to believe OTC drugs...

  15. Song lyrics that remind you of nursing...

    grace90 replied to grace90's topic in Nursing Humor

    Poison by Alice Cooper, reminding me of the ETOHers that come in and their alcoholism is killing them The Romantics- "I hear the secrets that you keep, when you're talking in your sleep" U2-Kite-...

  16. do you give good report?

    grace90 replied to MoopleRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've learned that when I'm getting report from a nurse about her team and she tells me something like "they're pretty good patients, you should have a good shift, they're all doing well and not much...

  17. do you give good report?

    grace90 replied to MoopleRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like a cool system. I would love it if our hospital would go to that, cuz it sounds like a timesaver. They probably won't though, they like to insist that JCAHO requires a face-to-face report,...

  18. topics for argumenative paper

    grace90 replied to evans_c1's topic in General Nursing

    legalizing medical marijuana for pts who truly would benefit from it such as cancer and chronic pain patients overweight nurses (don't bash me, my BMI is >28, heck I don't know what it is, but it's...

  19. do you give good report?

    grace90 replied to MoopleRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, speaking as a float with only 3 years under my belt, that *is* helpful to get more details on a pt I haven't had before, even if they've been there for

  20. do you give good report?

    grace90 replied to MoopleRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes maybe, and sometimes I'm sure I don't. I saw a more senior RN totally rip through a fellow float RN (us floats stick together) a few days ago and leave her in tears during report, for no...

  21. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    grace90 replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Don't leave a plateful of leftover chicken tenders out all night, put them back in the fridge in the morning, and then not tell your 3rd shifter wife who just woke up and has just sat down to eat them...

  22. Very interesting if you have a strong stomach.

    grace90 replied to MyLittleCody120's topic in General Nursing

    Cool link, thanks! Wish y'all coulda seen my husband's face when he came in and saw an autopsy on my computer

  23. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    grace90 replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    I worked as a brand new LPN in LTC while going through the RN program. One pt was on Haldol cream that got applied and covered with an opsite several times a day. A dayshift nurse put the pt's Haldol...

  24. Survey: Has your facility implemented nurse to patient ratios?

    grace90 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Supposedly we have a max ratio for med/surg, although not always followed, of not having more than 7 primaries, and the pt's that RN's cover with LPN's don't factor into that. And that most definitely...

  25. Rough couple of nights and a question about iliostomys

    grace90 replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    When changing the wafer, how do you remove the old paste if it's still stuck to the pt's skin, without causing too much