VNurse30

Glad you ultimately had a good outcome. Tons of folks take a temporary pay cut for the long term benefit. SNFs /nursing homes may start out higher, but the pay plateaus. I took a pay cut going from LPN SNF to RN acute, but in a few short years my pay...

When does any supervisor (LPN, RN, or whatever) have the right to be the decision maker here? You have a license to protect. The pt is hypotensive with altered mental status. Call the provider for additional orders, then call the supervisor to let th...

Oh boy. Sounds like she wasn't punished enough for your liking. Go ahead and take it further. Just know that you'd better be perfect yourself from this moment on.

Hope everything went smoothly!

Even though pt had a blood glucose of 60, I would never have given her anything to eat. The MD handled that issue with the IV dextrose. Never feed an unstable patient in the ED. You never know who may need to go to the OR or cath lab stat. Or who ma...

OK, I read the update and I'm getting more back story. Ask for help instead of saying that you can't do something. And never challenge your instructors like this. Especially over a non life or death situation.

How would you know whether or not someone had rinsed it out after the med administration? That could've been water there for all you knew. That being said, I feel for you. Correct me if I'm wrong but you may have been too verbal about someone turnin...

Go to the LVN interview. Odds are that they need an RN and they'll probably offer you the RN position. If not, you can make connections with the manager. Ask questions about available jobs on other units, contact information for educators, etc. If yo...

Ugly rumor and nothing more. Supposedly someone saw her being fed a hamburger in ICU. There's no official documentation of such a bizarre thing. Just rumors in internet forums. Some people have demonized the mother saying she's just looking for money...

I also found this article to be very thought provoking. Would I want to be kept alive like that? Not so sure but I think we all should have the choice for ourselves and our families. I don't know what her condition is but I've taken care of children ...

I think it's pretty disgusting how some people on here have latched on to silly nsubstantiated rumors like "They gave her hamburger" and resorted to taking trash about the family. It's a distraction from the issue at hand. I don't believe she will r...

At no place in my comment did I get snippy with you. Interesting enough, you reacted to some pretty standard advice with an attitude. I can only imagine how you reacted to your DON. I never once suggested that you falsify documents. However, by your...

I'm mostly a lurker but I had to sign in to respond. First of all, LTC patients typically don't get sent to the ER because of behavioral issues. Your DON is upset because you are overreacting to a very common issue. The best way to handle that type ...