LittleOldLadyWho

LittleOldLadyWho ADN, BSN, LPN, RN

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  1. Metoprolol: A Comprehensive Overview for Nurses

    LittleOldLadyWho replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Patient Medications

    Lots of good information here. Thank you for making it more clear about the differences in tartrate and

  2. Email from dfpr??

    LittleOldLadyWho replied to futurenurse93_'s topic in General Nursing

    Me thinks thou dost protest too

  3. Witchcraft Resurgence

    LittleOldLadyWho replied to HelpfulNatureHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    Obviously the OP is a troll. If not a troll, a seriously stunted or very young "prenursing student".. Her "surgeon daddy" should take away her internet

  4. Everyone is white?

    LittleOldLadyWho replied to eacue's topic in General Nursing

    Pasty??? Well, try being pasty with little brown spots on that pasty skin also, then tell me about being white, black, brown, red, or yellow !!!! Try being freckled everywhere the sunshine hits you!...

  5. "Not sure what unit you will be hired into..."

    LittleOldLadyWho replied to TitaniumPlates's topic in General Nursing

    And I bet you would be great since you do great at outpatient, private duty, home health... It's really a

  6. CEO Says More Nurses Won't Improve Care

    LittleOldLadyWho replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Well, since his LPN license is current, he can help out on the floor! Oh, he's not a registered nurse so a RN will have to cover him and he can have an extra patient, too. Isn't that how it works?...

  7. Getting yelled at by a doctor for the first time....

    LittleOldLadyWho replied to NewbieNurse93's topic in General Nursing

    First time I was yelled at by a surgeon was 22 years ago. I had been in nursing for 1/2 years, RN for 8 months. Came in on second shift at 3:00. One of my patients had been up OOB since before noon....

  8. Husband is not ready for me to go to nursing school!!

    LittleOldLadyWho replied to hamolady's topic in General Students

    I had the same problem years ago. Long story short - he was right. Without a college degree, he made a good living for us, worked hard, was attentive husband and father. Just wanted me to wait until...

  9. Essential oils

    LittleOldLadyWho replied to MrNurse(x2)'s topic in School

    Lactose intolerance is a real condition! More than 1 or 2 tablets should be used with a meal containing any dairy product. I've lived with this for 15 years. Give the kid the stuff to save her the...

  10. Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

    LittleOldLadyWho replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    No worry about contamination with that layering the postop bed?? Glad I wasn't in your neck of the

  11. First week- will I die of boredom?

    LittleOldLadyWho replied to gypsierose's topic in General Students

    Let us know when you get

  12. New Nurse Exhausted from Extremely Long Shifts? Help?

    LittleOldLadyWho replied to KellySpencer800's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Don't feel guilty when you don't answer the phone!! Let the voicemail get it and forget

  13. Stupid things that nurses say

    LittleOldLadyWho replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    That was inappropriate for you to say that in front of visitors even though he was a jerk. Don't lower yourself to his

  14. Stupid things that nurses say

    LittleOldLadyWho replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    That was inappropriate for you to say that in front of visitors even though he was a jerk. Don't lower yourself to his

  15. Stupid things that nurses say

    LittleOldLadyWho replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    uh

  16. Being a pre-med is so overated

    LittleOldLadyWho replied to Ambreree's topic in General Nursing

    Can't you edit them? Delete

  17. Leaving Bedside Nursing

    LittleOldLadyWho replied to Deebuzz's topic in Nursing Career

    Are you saying that those same people don't ask a million questions when you are supposed to be managing their care? You don't sit and talk and counsel them as a CM?? Are you really a nurse at

  18. Baby Boomers, Gen X'ers, & GenY/Millennials: Can We Work Together?

    LittleOldLadyWho replied to Bridgid Joseph's topic in General Nursing

    Boloney! This is in response to the litigious generation

  19. Are you really not a "real nurse" unless you work in acute care?

    LittleOldLadyWho replied to tenderfootjoe's topic in General Nursing

    Medical Assistants are being utilized so much in doctor's offices, clinics, and hospital specialty areas now. I'm not sure that RNs do have a secure future in those settings. Nurse Practitioners and...

  20. 58 years old - Am I too old to start nursing school??

    LittleOldLadyWho replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    When I started into nursing school 23 years ago (45 yrs old then) we were told nurses had an expected longevity of ten years before burnout and leaving. That was not true for me. My husband had...

  21. Nursing Supervisor salary

    LittleOldLadyWho replied to KBICU's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Cannot believe the house supervisor in a hospital would be hired after only one year of nursing experience...wouldn't want to be a nurse or patient in that hospital. Supervisors are relied on to help...

  22. My Life with a Nurse: A Man's Perspective

    LittleOldLadyWho replied to StatBlues's topic in Nursing Humor

    Just in case Nurse fwb was serious about all nurses cheating with doctors or other nurses... not

  23. Night Shifters - Am I being too sensitive?

    LittleOldLadyWho replied to val421's topic in General Nursing

    NO MILLION YEARS of

  24. That one random nugget of information from nursing school that you've never forgotten..

    LittleOldLadyWho replied to blah_blah_blah's topic in General Nursing

    Sad that they didn't require a real I and O and check the fundus. With my first they massaged the fundus more than once a day ((1966, I was there five days) and with my others (last one in 1975)),...

  25. Calling yourself an RN

    LittleOldLadyWho replied to MadpeysRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This is true in North Carolina, too. Illegal to call yourself nurse if you're not a RN, LPN, or other legal nurse label. Nursing assistants, medical assistants, housekeeping, secretaries, orderlies,...