GLORIAmunchkin72

GLORIAmunchkin72

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  1. Your Worst Mistake

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to aurora_borealis's topic in General Nursing

    Many of our residents have lower than "normal" BPs and a lot of them are laying down all of the time and it's not usual for us to get 88/55. I have seen some lower than that and wondered how they...

  2. Nursing Alternative?

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to GLORIAmunchkin72's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your responses. This is a small town and my choices are very limited. I see there are alternatives but I am staying from anything that involves mainly paper work like insurance claim...

  3. Nursing Alternative?

    GLORIAmunchkin72 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm presently a Q student about ready to take the state test. Many people ask me if I am going to go further and become a nurse. I tell them no because most of the nurses at the LTC where I work spend...

  4. Ghostly presences in the hospitals?

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to Energizer Bunny's topic in General Nursing

    For a minute I had to make sure that you were not from Indiana, because a resident at our facility used to see the children and would get all worked up. She has passed now, but that is so very weird....

  5. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    Trust me: you will get used to it. I can handle blood, gore and poop ( and even vomit) but snot is one thing that kinda grosses me out. There is one resident named "Charles" that always had copious...

  6. Nursing / Medical Abbreviations

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to MQ Edna's topic in General Nursing

    I am right now printing out those abbreviations. They will come in

  7. It's Allllllllll In The Nurse's Cap!

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to live4today's topic in Nursing Career

    There is something about the traditional wear. It can't be beat. It brings immediate comfort to sick people. Keep wearing

  8. I am a worried CNA

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to Krissy NY's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    That is true, but whenever a resident or residents have to wait for you because you were busy with somebody else or for any other reason, that is

  9. I am a worried CNA

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to Krissy NY's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    That's very nice and everyone should think like that but I don't care how much you care when there are a lot of residents and only one of you you just can't give the care that you want to

  10. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    I don't get it. How is that supposed to be

  11. migraine faker at the ED!

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to z's playa's topic in Emergency

    I had a girlfriend that had migraines so bad that everytime she had one she would have me take her to the emergency room. They give her a shot and she would be totally out for the whole day. I used to...

  12. The Management of Persistent Pain in Older Persons

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to Dave ARNP's topic in Pain Management

    What I did was, besides listening to her, do research online and download a list of pain centers in our area complete with telephone numbers. Her son was supposed to check into this, but didn't...

  13. The Management of Persistent Pain in Older Persons

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to Dave ARNP's topic in Pain Management

    That is the way that I feel but I really have no

  14. The Management of Persistent Pain in Older Persons

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to Dave ARNP's topic in Pain Management

    I work at a nursing home and we are told that some of these residents are just plain addicted to the medicine and they ask for it whether they need it or not. This one resident in particular is ALWAYS...

  15. looking for home-based triage position

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to Jana Stephens's topic in Telephone Triage

    Thanks so much Debbie, I really didn't expect a feedback. Thanks for taking the time to answer. This will give me a starting point. Prior to this I had no clue.

  16. looking for home-based triage position

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to Jana Stephens's topic in Telephone Triage

    No but I am doing homework on telephone triage and could use some help (if you would): 1. Why would a 36 year old man with severe chest pains, mild fever, slightly elevated bp and tachycardia...