grace90

grace90 LPN, LVN

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  1. How did you lose all your nursing school weight after graduation?

    grace90 replied to leeae85's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have a *success* story per-say, but I have lost 19 pounds since April. In late March I ended up on a 3 wk medical leave and gained 20 pounds. I'm now back to what I was at before that, which...

  2. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    grace90 replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    Earlier this summer my severely mentally challenged son got too wound up and picked up a round metal thing (part of a camper or trailer, I think, I'm not sure what it was), and chucked it at his...

  3. It's official, I'm stupid!

    grace90 replied to gitterbug's topic in General Nursing

  4. It's official, I'm stupid!

    grace90 replied to gitterbug's topic in General Nursing

    You did good to teach your patient about new medications prescribed for him/her. Good

  5. Insulin drips on the floor!

    grace90 replied to jackieRN03's topic in Cardiac

    Two nights ago I floated to the cardiac/telemetry floor and had a patient on an insulin drip. This patient's sugar just kept going higher and the drip kept getting titrated higher according to the...

  6. A day in the life of a developmental disability nurse...

    grace90 replied to Louisepug's topic in Developmental Disabilities

    As a med-surg nurse and mom of an autistic/severely retarded child, I just wanted to say "Thank You" to those of you who are nurses of the MR and DD. Thanks for caring for these special...

  7. Drug Testing At Hospitals

    grace90 replied to crazylilkelly's topic in General Nursing

    At our hospital they drug test anyone who gets hurt on the job and has to visit ER. When I had a needle-stick 1.5 years ago, they drug-tested me. A coworker got punched in the face by a demented...

  8. Describe your last day at work in 50 words or less !?

    grace90 replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    7p-11p Medical-Telemetry 5 pt, decreased LOC keofeed keeps beeping, noncompliant DKA insulin drip 40 units/hr call doc sugar at 318 decrease to 20, who gave him Sprite- you're npo buddy, crack addict...

  9. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    grace90 replied to Severina's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    You're definitely not alone. I've been a med-surg nurse for 2 years and I struggle with depression, PTSD and panic attacks. Earlier this year I took 3 weeks off and got some major help. When I got...

  10. Why did you take up nursing? What's your story?

    grace90 replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    Why did I become a nurse? My childhood friend's mom was a nurse. I was always fascinated by the fact that she helped sick people feel better. My grandma always wanted to become a nurse, but had to...

  11. Night Shift

    grace90 replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in General Nursing

    On the med-surg units I work on at my hospital, nights have a lot more patients than days (6-11 versus 4-6). We don't have as many patients coming back from surgery or that are being admitted before...

  12. Night Shift

    grace90 replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked night shift for two years. I have heavy drapes on my windows and for Christmas last year I got a small dresser-top fountain that plays nature sounds. I put it on the 'crickets' or...

  13. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    grace90 replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Don't clean an electrical light... while it's plugged in AND turned on... with water... while

  14. Croc shoes Worth it? Or forget it??

    grace90 replied to RNSacht's topic in General Nursing

    There are several male employees at the hospital I work at that wear them. I saw a male anesthesiologist in crocs of two different colors a few months ago- one was orange, one was green. I know of...

  15. How do you deal with lazy nurses??

    grace90 replied to LouisianaNurse2006's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I do hope you realize that not all hospital RN's order CNAs around like slaves. I try not to. I help my aides with bed changes, code browns, etc., especially since there is only one on night shift for...

  16. needlestick

    grace90 replied to emsgirl24's topic in General Nursing

    I got stuck with a needle a year and a half ago. Fortunately, it was after giving an insulin injection, so it was a small needle. It turned out okay. But I bawled for a couple days thinking I was...

  17. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    grace90 replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    It's not worth it to swerve to avoid hitting a possum while driving down the highway at a high rate of speed. This poor lady who did this ended up rolling and sustained 2 scapular fractures, a...

  18. Croc shoes Worth it? Or forget it??

    grace90 replied to RNSacht's topic in General Nursing

    I really like my crocs. I trip over my feet occasionally because they are slightly big for my feet, but I find them quite comfortable, and washable

  19. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    grace90 replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    When your wife comes into the hospital after a motor vehicle accident, it's fine to insist she needs her psych meds for a history of severe anxiety and bipolar, but the nurse (me) cannot get a med...

  20. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    grace90 replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    eating half a roll of toilet paper on a dare causes a bowel

  21. I didn't get all this education to wipe behinds!

    grace90 replied to SeekingNur's topic in General Nursing

    Eeeek! This turned ugly! Hey, there's something awfully scwewy going on awound

  22. Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

    grace90 replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Nursing Humor

    This morning I discharged a young female patient after a laparoscopy done for a tubal pregnancy. In my discharge instructions to her, I included "no sexual intercourse". When I left to make copies of...

  23. I didn't get all this education to wipe behinds!

    grace90 replied to SeekingNur's topic in General Nursing

    The other night I overheard an RN tell a patient it wasn't her job to help him up to the bathroom so he could move his bowels and that the aide was on break and he would have to wait until she came...

  24. Alternative meds? You'll never believe this one!!

    grace90 replied to darla80's topic in Nursing Humor

    I make rosemary vinegar by soaking dried or fresh rosemary in white distilled vinegar for several days and keep it in my kitchen. When I feel a UTI coming on, which I'm pretty prone to, I take several...

  25. Alternative meds? You'll never believe this one!!

    grace90 replied to darla80's topic in Nursing Humor

    I did that, too, when my oldest and youngest were babies, and it cleared it right