GLORIAmunchkin72

GLORIAmunchkin72

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  1. Once and for all, is it ok to...

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to GLORIAmunchkin72's topic in General Nursing

    Aha! That's what I

  2. Ivy Tech Vs. Brown Mackie?

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to LPNMOM2B's topic in Indiana Nursing

    Just tonight I heard a few CNAs talk about how a lot of places won't hire Brown Mackie graduates because they push them through too fast and they don't have time to really "absorb" what they learn. I...

  3. Is this a HIPAA violation

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to avalynn's topic in General Nursing

    "IGNORANCE OF THE LAW IS NO EXCUSE" JOv, not knowing all the laws in your particular field is questionable, but to generally state that ignorance of the law is no excuse implies that we all have...

  4. Non-punitive med error policy

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to sbic56's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    The link I was looking for was right here at the "nursing news" thread. My question is why would they put different concentrations of a potentially lethal med in identical vials? It's almost...

  5. Non-punitive med error policy

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to sbic56's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Does anyone have the link to this? "INFANTS' DOSES WERE 1,000 TIMES TOO STRONG" front page headline of Indianapolis Star. "Methodist (hospital) receives heparin in identical-sized vials that contain...

  6. A Medical Question:

    GLORIAmunchkin72 posted a topic in General Nursing

    If a resident has had diarrhea (for 2 days), can the doctor prescribe an antidiarreal without first doing a culture? I realize that logic tells you to do the culture first and then TX but in the...

  7. A Medical Question:

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to GLORIAmunchkin72's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all for your

  8. A Medical Question:

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to GLORIAmunchkin72's topic in General Nursing

    No. Not even a PRN for Imodium. I hope for his sake that he "flushed out the irritants". I just thought that people that age and that frail cannot afford too many days of the runs. They don't drink...

  9. Your Worst Mistake

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to aurora_borealis's topic in General Nursing

    That's fair as long as she is not allowed to screw up

  10. Retaliation for voicing concern over unsafe pratices

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Regardless of how this turns out I would like to say that you are a very brave and honorable

  11. Pt Threats and Name Badges (again)

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    I work LTC. We USED to have our last names on our badges but they decided it was too much info. Now we only have our first name and qualification. Your employer should follow

  12. What's your policy on med refusal?

    GLORIAmunchkin72 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ours is we have to show that we tried at least 3 times and tried different approaches. Last night I was attempting to wake a resident to give her her 7'oclocks. (These are really 8pm meds but if she...

  13. What's your policy on med refusal?

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to GLORIAmunchkin72's topic in General Nursing

    Like I said before, she normally takes her meds for me. I think she was just extremely sleepy. I can understand why after taking xanax at 5pm. (And for really good reasons but I am not going to go...

  14. Please Help! Encouragement needed

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to BlessedbyGod's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i agree...in ltc it's definitely the little moments that count. they can last a few seconds, a few minutes, but they make your

  15. Please Help! Encouragement needed

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to BlessedbyGod's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    LTC (unfortunately) can be a harsh place. It is especially so when everybody is struggling to get their work done and done right and wondering if it's going to be finished on time. I know we are...

  16. Please Help! Encouragement needed

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to BlessedbyGod's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Where I work none of the residents wear name tags (or ID bracelets). It's not a problem for me since I know all of our residents except, of course, the newly admitted. But it's hard for an agency...

  17. "Take down" in LTC?????

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to NurseyTee's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Seems to me she's the one who needs a shot in the

  18. "Take down" in LTC?????

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to NurseyTee's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That is unequivocally ASSAULT and that nurse should not be allowed to work

  19. What if CNA won't work?

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to Josifek's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Medication Aides do not have the authority to supervise CNAs. As a matter of fact one tried to and got in

  20. What if CNA won't work?

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to Josifek's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    No nurse should be put down in front of his or her subordinates or publicly. It totally undermines authority. I would like to extend that to any employee. Discipline should be done

  21. Absurd Things That Managers Do

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    what a waste! (over

  22. This Site has Jaded My View of Nursing

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to kimmyz's topic in General Nursing

    We are not bad people. It's just that sometimes everyone is in a survival mode and sometimes we are pitted against each other. Knowing that we have to make a special effort to rise above that and try...

  23. kicked out of school- failed professionalism!

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to m_lanham's topic in General Nursing

    You might come across as

  24. How often do you take a break?

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to Alex3's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you very much for taking the time to type out your daily

  25. How often do you take a break?

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to Alex3's topic in General Nursing

    You must be super-efficient then. Maybe you can teach us