GLORIAmunchkin72

GLORIAmunchkin72

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  1. Power crazy pharmacist-what can be done?

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to MissPiggy's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We have done this in the past. What is the correct way to send meds with a resident going

  2. Umm...I will have 47 residence to care for !!!!!

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to BigB's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Doesn't surprise me a bit. I guess as soon as you accept the position, no matter how crazy it is, you accept responsibility and accountability. You could try to explain in court how much you had to...

  3. Dupuytren Contracture

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to nursekelly217's topic in Orthopedic

    I am not an ortho expert but I have worked with people with this kind of contracture. There is is a good chance that the hands will contract again after surgery but you can delay that by rolling a...

  4. Anyone Else Out There Marked Absent For Missing A Meeting?

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to GLORIAmunchkin72's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe they can afford to get rid of

  5. Anyone Else Out There Marked Absent For Missing A Meeting?

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to GLORIAmunchkin72's topic in General Nursing

    my state mandates that i get 18 hrs inservice per year and i have no problem meeting that requirement. i go beyond that (although i don't always get credit for it). but i can't get guarantee that i...

  6. Anyone Else Out There Marked Absent For Missing A Meeting?

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to GLORIAmunchkin72's topic in General Nursing

    It does not seem right to me either. I missed 2 mandatory meetings and therefore counted "absent" twice but I don't hardly ever call in or miss work, nor do I come in late or leave

  7. Phasing out LPN's.

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to BJ, LPN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    As a tech you didn't give a dang (it didn't matter to me if I made a mistake (and I made PLENTY) but a license gave you work ethics? And here I thought it was something you either had or didn't. It...

  8. I think I have a duodenal ulcer

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to mharrah's topic in Gastroenterology

    You'll have to hang tough until you can get more tests done. In the meantime you can make a list of food that you can tolerate and stick to those. Good

  9. Your Worst Mistake

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to aurora_borealis's topic in General Nursing

    How high was the resident's blood sugar to start with? I assume she had to take it before she administered 80 units of

  10. What if CNA won't work?

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to Josifek's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    More often than not the person reporting the wrongdoings is the one to get in trouble. She should have brought the problem to the nurse's and the cna's attention and if they failed to respond she...

  11. "I'm going to sue you", What do you say?

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Nursing Career

    What do you say? "Go ahead. Make my day." (No. not really). I would just say, "I'm sorry you feel this

  12. Scenario:What would you do?

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in General Nursing

    We had a similar situation where I work. We left it up to the family to decide. They wanted the patient to be comfortable-whatever it

  13. Meds you hate to give....

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    For me it's got to be Docusate caplets. They would be the easiet thing to take if you can swallow the gel caps but we have people who can so I have to puncture the tip, try to squeeze the content out...

  14. Coworker quit/fired! Should we know what happened or not?

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Co-workers may want to know out of curiosity, but it's not "their right" to

  15. Retaliation for voicing concern over unsafe pratices

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    TNNURSE, you say that:" The state nurse pratice acts and the public protection acts...actually make it illegal for us to do/say nothing.In some states it is criminal and nurses can be prosecuted in a...

  16. Medication Nurse Assistants

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to K205's topic in General Nursing

    That's way-way too much. Sounds to me like they are trying to squeeze all they can out of you. Having that many patients will cause you to hurry and overlook something. Give them their 50c

  17. Do you feel valued in your current nursing position?

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    By my nurses and my residents:

  18. Retaliation for voicing concern over unsafe pratices

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    As sad as that was it was

  19. A Dear Abbey letter. What is your take?

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Nursing

    Do not ask them to leave. Give them a

  20. A Dear Abbey letter. What is your take?

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Nursing

    I like your answer the best. We are so used to seeing so much nakedness that we don't even blink an

  21. Retaliation for voicing concern over unsafe pratices

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    They wanted you to shut up and look the other way. How

  22. Med Errors

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to UM Review RN's topic in Patient Medications

    Error waiting to happen: Res. has liquid potassium and lactulose in very similar containers. At first glance you couldn't tell them apart. KCL(7.5ml), lactulose (45ml). Can you imagine if they got...

  23. Med Errors

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to UM Review RN's topic in Patient Medications

    Nurse leaves original order on MAR after pharmacy sent a different concentration of the same med. Med was given 2 or 3 days before someone caught the error. Fortunately no harm was done. Even though...

  24. Your employer's policy re: *snow and ice*?

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    This thread brings back a lot of memories. Many of us (going to the same work place) would get stuck on the same stretch of road fortunately about 1 and a half miles from our work. One car would get...

  25. Your employer's policy re: *snow and ice*?

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    To tell you the truth I don't know a whole lot about it. But like you I like to consider my options from afar and very carefully. I don't intend to be just another statistic of this huge system....