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  1. Nurses Who Are Drug Addicts

    JohnBearPA replied to jill48's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I agree with going to your NM first, but believe me, not every facility reports to the BON. I worked with an RN at my LTC that was given the option of resigning from her last job instead of having it...

  2. Inventions for Nurses

    JohnBearPA replied to ryanfocker's topic in General Nursing

    hmmmmm, shoes with wings, a watch that has the ability to make time stand still so I can get ALL my work done, and a magic wand to right the wrongs. lol. Just kidding, but I've heard about #1 being...

  3. Pain shots are us, not this nurse!

    JohnBearPA replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I have a pt in my LTC who is in her 40's, a former nurse who got her license suspended because of diverting, and who is A&Ox3, no assist, walking the halls on her own. Yet this pt gets a HUGE...

  4. Desperately Need Help With Care Plans

    JohnBearPA replied to LVN2006's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    How about something like poor body image r/t incontinence? Maybe something on the psychological issue of continued incont? Been a while since I did a care plan, but I kinda' remember some diagnoses...

  5. research paper help please!

    JohnBearPA replied to nomoreblues's topic in General Nursing

    The first season of Grey's reminded me alot of NS, with the diff being the procedures the interns did compared to what we as students did. We were pretty much treated the same way tho, as the bottom...

  6. What is the silliest complaint someone has ever made aboutyou?

    JohnBearPA replied to SharonH, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I got written up for asking a CNA to retake vitals, when she handed me a paper with 9 names and VS, and they were all 98.6, 80, 20, 140/80. Also, said CNA was seen by myself writing down the whole...

  7. Should I just "go along", or possibly rock the boat?

    JohnBearPA posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone, I just started a job in an LTC, closer to home, full time, permanent staff (means I usually will get the same assignment). However I will have to float sometimes, which I actually like....

  8. Should I just "go along", or possibly rock the boat?

    JohnBearPA replied to JohnBearPA's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks again for the input everyone. I seem to work with the kind of nurses mentioned in another post about med passes, and I won't just do what they do when I know it's wrong. Not just because it...

  9. nursing assistants

    JohnBearPA replied to ejsmom's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I've had issues with some of my CNA's, and can only suggest standing firm in what you expect from them, and writing them up when they don't follow facility policy. Sooner or later they fall into...

  10. Should I just "go along", or possibly rock the boat?

    JohnBearPA replied to JohnBearPA's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks Angie. I realize that the pt's pain is always what they rate it at, since I have no way of knowing myself, and always treat it according to what the pt rates the severity at, but also always...

  11. Any of your preggy patients crave toxic things like PineSol?

    JohnBearPA replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Ob/Gyn

    hmmm, it's interesting that most of the smells that these women are craving are related to cleanliness. Wondering if this could be related to the nesting instinct I've heard about during pregnancy?...

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

    JohnBearPA replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    I've been told that I'm a good looking guy, but when I was in NS, I was also working as a CNA, and after a LOOONNG weekend of double shifts, the last one ending about an hour before clinical for...

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

    JohnBearPA replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    I think I worked with this gal, LOL. Seriously tho, worked with an RN who was diverting alot, and finally found her slumped over her med-cart, her knees locked, keeping her basically upright, passed...

  14. The Cold Hard Facts?

    JohnBearPA replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'd rather see some of my tax dollars going towards healthcare for an elderly person who owns their own home, and has worked hard their whole lives than see it go and support these young mothers that...

  15. What is working with Alzheimers pts like?

    JohnBearPA replied to Kashia's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It takes patience, caring, and the ability to see the pt as a person. You'll have great days, you'll have miserable ( and I mean MISERABLE) days. You'll laugh, you'll cry. You'll want to scream,...

  16. The Cold Hard Facts?

    JohnBearPA replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I fully agree that the days of taking care of our elderly in their own homes is probably long past. I also fully understand that it's not fair to them that they lose any and all of the precious...

  17. Christmas Songs For The Psychiatrically Challenged

    JohnBearPA replied to lozza81's topic in Emergency

    LOL, I also got a good laugh, and think others will too. Just take it as a joke, not meant to hurt anyone. My God, the season is stressful enough, laugh a

  18. Ok, I have to ask

    JohnBearPA replied to clemmm78's topic in General Nursing

    Medication Administration Record, basically the "book" in a loose-leaf binder with pt med info, which I'm sure you guys have too, probably just called something differfent. I've worked at a facility...

  19. LTC's near Davenport

    JohnBearPA posted a topic in Florida Nursing

    Hi all. I'm new to the Davenport area, about a half hour-45 minutes southwest of Orlando, and wondered if there are any local LTC facilities near Davenport. I'm an LPN working for an Orlando agency,...

  20. Rules that SHOULD exist and be enforced in OB...

    JohnBearPA replied to nursejenrnc's topic in Ob/Gyn

    If you pick your baby's name from a TV commercial 2 days after delivery, (such as baby "Febreeze") your baby doesn't go home with you! This actually happened while I was on my OB rotation with a 14...

  21. Does this ever happen to you?

    JohnBearPA replied to LydiaNN's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: :yeahthat: :yeahthat: :yeahthat:

  22. Pinning ceremony, now that you're an RN, was it worth it?

    JohnBearPA replied to Halinja's topic in General Nursing

    We didn't have a pinning ceremony, per se, but were given our pins a few hours before our graduation ceremony. Then we could have our instructors, s/o's, etc pin us before the grad ceremony. I had...

  23. Agency nursing...

    JohnBearPA replied to Sandi0302's topic in General Nursing

    A question near and dear to my heart, as I now do exclusively agency. here's the short list, and I'm sure others can add to it as we go along, LOL. 1. Hit the floor running, you'll need to to survive...

  24. LPN to RN through testing?

    JohnBearPA replied to mc3's topic in General Nursing

    i must agree with you on that. it seems to be a trend in a few metropolitan areas to pay for overseas nurses to come into local facilities and staff them. i'm all for providing work for people that...

  25. LPN to RN through testing?

    JohnBearPA replied to mc3's topic in General Nursing

    Zero clinical time in a hospital setting? Are you kidding me? Look into this, and I'm sure you'll see that ANY LPN program has to meet standards as set by the State BON. Also, from my own personal...