GLORIAmunchkin72

GLORIAmunchkin72

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  1. Adventures in the McDonald's drive-through...

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to Bumashes's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Good

  2. Being Sued / Losing License

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to Meraki's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    "Number 5 scares me. For someone to die from a Stage IV takes more than ONE nurse.... "

  3. How do you deal with residents who only want to take a fraction of a med ordered?

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to GLORIAmunchkin72's topic in Patient Medications

    We also have those who will look at the assortment of meds on their palm and announce that they'll take the little one, but not the red one, and only one of the green ones...you get the idea....

  4. How do you deal with residents who only want to take a fraction of a med ordered?

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to GLORIAmunchkin72's topic in Patient Medications

    You surely don't suggest that I put 3/4 of a vicodin back in the bubble

  5. Duragesic patches

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to leonurse's topic in General Nursing

    Beats me! I call it

  6. Duragesic patches

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to leonurse's topic in General Nursing

    They are a pain! For one thing some of them are so small they blend with the skin and become almost invisible; whatever writing was on them are gone because of either sponge baths or showers or...

  7. Signing out meds you do NOT administer yourself?

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to celticwoman61's topic in General Nursing

    "As a courtesy, we pre-set the morning meds for the on coming nurse..." I have never heard of such a

  8. Top 15 Reasons NOT to go into Nursing

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to Crystal112's topic in General Nursing

    EXACTLY!!:)

  9. Are they trying to get rid of me? Will I make it as nurse?

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to bluemorningglory's topic in General Nursing

    "...One day on a really busy day he told me I was the worst waitress ever. But I took every thing he told me and never took it personal, but made myself better..." WOW! YOU ARE A

  10. Unsafe Med pass??

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to mark3274's topic in General Nursing

    That IS

  11. When you arrive on an accident scene

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

    If you witness an accident aren't supposed to stop? If not to help at least give an account to what you

  12. Is this comon practice where you work?

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to Amysuenu's topic in General Nursing

    Our pharmacy does not deliver until about 9PM or 9:30PM. If you need a med before that and you don't have it you're pretty much out of luck. By the time the meds arrive and are properly checked off...

  13. Most trivial complaint ever?

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to iNurseUK's topic in General Nursing

    "She said to tell her to go outside and fill up a cup. lol " That's

  14. managements new idea for call-lights

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to DebRN06's topic in General Nursing

    My problem with calllights is the ones who need it the most don't know how to work

  15. Nurse with potty mouth.

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to Born2BWild's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "I've heard that cursing like a sailor is a requirement if you want to work in the ER. "

  16. medications at bedside

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to carebearsRN's topic in General Nursing

    Obviously in health care it would be very limited to for example eye drops, cough drops,

  17. medications at bedside

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to carebearsRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would take it and check the order. Some patients are allowed to have certain meds or txs at

  18. How often do your pts thank you?

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to cmonkey's topic in General Nursing

    In LTC many do but they all have their own

  19. Wishing I wasn't an RN when it comes to sick family member.

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to Avery205's topic in General Nursing

    As a professional your job is to continue caring for your patient until he or she takes the last breath. It does not matter what your personal feelings are or whether you agree with the family or not....

  20. All nursing floor - with no nursing assistants???

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to JSBoston's topic in General Nursing

    It would be ideal for the patient but in today's nursing environment it would be almost impossible. Nurses are expected to do a lot besides direct patient care and if they don't reduce the patient...

  21. No nursing jobs in 2012 ???

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to rawoysteraddict's topic in General Nursing

    "My crystal ball is hazy right now....." Same here. I guess we won't really know until we get there, so I really, really hope things get

  22. Patient's family that lies and blames everything on staff....

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    "...I have suggested Vanilla-scented Ativan Air Freshener One sweep across the room and they go from Grrrrrrrr to AAaaahhh. For some crazy reason, it still hasn't been manufactured. Some crazy babble...

  23. Contact Precautions: You should know them forwards and backwards

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to david.cummiskey's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Thanks for the refresher. One of our residents was treated for dry skin long before any of us knew she had scabies. Fortunately it did not spread. I guess the only safe way is to wear gloves all of...

  24. A Patient Made Me Cry Today

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to flightnurse2b's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sounds like elder abuse at its worse. I hope they focus on his

  25. Medication Aides

    GLORIAmunchkin72 replied to R.L.Silva's topic in General Nursing

    "okay I am glad to find this forum,I am racking my brain trying to find out information on med techs,I am an LPN in NJ and work along med techs but I was just told by an RN in another facility that it...