WinterLilac

WinterLilac

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  1. Milk & Schizophrenia

    WinterLilac replied to WinterLilac's topic in Psychiatric

    Thank you for your reply and links to the articles. They were extremely interesting and I'll be forwarding the links on to my colleagues. Some of the medications have huge side effects including...

  2. Creative Weapons

    WinterLilac replied to sarabellum1's topic in Psychiatric

    I work in recovery where residents live in their own unit in a complex (one unit in the centre is the office). We have people who do become quite unwell and have access to a range of things to self...

  3. Threat of revokation

    WinterLilac replied to faith3655's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I had a colleague who was a brand new care worker (at the time) in a nursing home who did not advise family after she sent a resident to the hospital and she died in the ER. . Anyway, she had told the...

  4. Retired LVN

    WinterLilac posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I live in Australia so our LVN/LPN's are called EN's (Enrolled Nurse. Silly name I know.) Anyway, I would like to hear from nurses aged in their 60's/70's because my mum has decided to retire in...

  5. Retired LVN

    WinterLilac replied to WinterLilac's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Thank you for your reply Sally. I have suggested to my mum to keep her registration active to give her the freedom and ability to gain employment as a nurse if ever she felt she'd like to go back,...

  6. Does your facility have 12 hour shifts or 8 hour shifts?

    WinterLilac replied to smartypants22's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    When I first started in aged care, it was in a 27 bed 'low care' (ha!) facility. The evening/night shift person worked from 3pm -10pm then 'slept' (double ha!) from 10pm-6am then did an hours med...

  7. Grumpy at change of shift (11-7)

    WinterLilac replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'd be completely fine up until certain day staff would chat to each other about their weekend or start organising their shift through handover when all I need is their undivided attention for 15 min...

  8. Please don't call me Dude

    WinterLilac replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    One of our nurses was called Moonbeam as a term of endearment by a (particularly difficult) client. She loved

  9. Please don't call me Dude

    WinterLilac replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I think a lot of people need to work in industries where you are called a helluva lot worse (with threats). Be it in customer service, a cleaner, taxi driver, public servant, telemarketing etc. To be...

  10. BE HONEST! What part of your job do you hate?

    WinterLilac replied to Cheers_G's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    rnsheri - love love love your reply and agree with every single

  11. How detailed should my resignation letter be?

    WinterLilac replied to mskangaroo's topic in Nursing Career

    I had to do exactly the same thing recently. I thought my second job was only one day a week so assured my manager I would continue on at my main job. However, soon after I was offered the position...

  12. Backpack for a interview

    WinterLilac replied to CticuRN95's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I don't think there would be a problem politely asking the receptionist if there is anywhere 'out of the way' you could put your backpack while in the interview. I'm sure the receptionist would advise...

  13. BE HONEST! What part of your job do you hate?

    WinterLilac replied to Cheers_G's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I hate faeces, vomit and sputum! I also have an extremely weak stomach when it comes to those three things and I have been known to throw up immediately after dealing with any of them!! My friends and...

  14. I finally quit smoking!

    WinterLilac replied to HarleyGrandma's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Leonardsmom, I quit cold turkey but what helped me through was an app called iQuit. You put in how many smokes (on average) you smoked a day, how much a day it cost you (on average) and the date and...

  15. I finally quit smoking!

    WinterLilac replied to HarleyGrandma's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Well done for quitting! Especially while studying. I quit smoking 3 years this July and was in the middle of a nursing course plus doing night shifts...it was diabolical! Sometimes the cravings were...

  16. Been waiting 2 years to do this...

    WinterLilac replied to missmollie's topic in General Students

    Woohoo! Congratulations! Here's to a fantastic and fulfilling

  17. If you want to work in psych you must be crazy yourself...

    WinterLilac replied to Msmedic68w's topic in Psychiatric

    That would be a research paper I would love to read! Great

  18. If you want to work in psych you must be crazy yourself...

    WinterLilac replied to Msmedic68w's topic in Psychiatric

    Amen.

  19. Unwanted 'diagnosis'!

    WinterLilac posted a topic in General Nursing

    I would like to hear from others about an experience I had a few months ago and something that has really annoyed me. First of all, I am an EN (LPN in the US) and am halfway through my RN training,...

  20. Unwanted 'diagnosis'!

    WinterLilac replied to WinterLilac's topic in General Nursing

    Oh GrumpyRN that was fantastic and honest to God, I really did LOL! Thanks so much for sharing that, I'm going to share it with my other nurse friends who will appreciate his take as much as I did!...

  21. If you want to work in psych you must be crazy yourself...

    WinterLilac replied to Msmedic68w's topic in Psychiatric

    I've found in all 3 sectors I have worked in: disabilities, aged care and mental health, I have ALWAYS had people say "I could NEVER do what you do! You're a special kind of person!". I never really...

  22. Respect from patients as a Registered Nurse?

    WinterLilac replied to tiamaria123's topic in General Nursing

    In Australia, there does seem to be a difference between the level of respect given to EN's (LPN's) and RN's. It may be like this in the US (or whatever country other people live in). In my experience...

  23. Nursing and the sex industry

    WinterLilac replied to itsme0987's topic in General Nursing

    What about camping? I like camping. Would they do a background check on camping? My aunt worked in a suburb called Canning and she's a nurse! Would that be the same!? I had to giggle seeing another...

  24. Open mouth, insert foot...

    WinterLilac replied to Christy1019's topic in General Nursing

    I just remembered another time I cringed. I've never been good in palliative care or around people who are grieving. Dunno why, I just get too uptight and say stupid things. One time a man walked...

  25. What's the meanest thing a patient has said to you?

    WinterLilac replied to fangirl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When I was in aged care, one of our residents was becoming psychotic. She was rampaging around the facility at 3am throwing anything she could. She cornered me and with a pretty scary growl, told me...