LoriAlabamaRN

LoriAlabamaRN

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  1. elder abuse

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to knockandhello's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Check your facility's policy and go up the chain of command. Your immediate supervisor should be able to provide

  2. Giving pain meds.

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to banditrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I've fought this issue myself before, and I am not above calling a doc at 3am and waking him up because his patient is screaming in pain. We actually had one resident who was on 75mcg duragesic patch...

  3. Can I refuse to work w/ a certain CNA?

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to HyperRNRachel's topic in General Nursing

    As a shift supervisor, I have had instances where someone asked me this very thing. What I do is this: first I ask them why, finding out as much details as I can. Then, I meet with the other person...

  4. Wouldn't you consider this stealing???

    LoriAlabamaRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey guys, At my LTC facility, the 3-11 supervisor and the 11-7 supervisor (me) share an office. Since it is not used during the day, our wound care nurses, whose office is on the other end of the...

  5. Can someone please help me

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to RNKay31's topic in General Students

    There was a great Readers Digest article a while back about the nursing shortage leading some hospitals in California to use unlicensed aides rather than nurses to do even invasive prodedures. This...

  6. Wouldn't you consider this stealing???

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Great idea! Too bad I don't work the same shifts as they do. They work from about 8-4, and I am gone by 7:15. But it I happen to stay late and run into them in the hallway, I might just do that!...

  7. Rescue 911---Staff Member Down!!

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Since the exposure happened at work, perhaps workman's comp would cover a test to find the allergen, a scratch-test or something. I mean, that makes sense since he had the reaction to something in his...

  8. Former addict a nurse?

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to JoeyDog's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with TheCommuter, it seems to me that he will never make it through the program. Nursing school is incredibly difficult and requires an awful lot of effort and dedication. Rather than seem...

  9. Rescue 911---Staff Member Down!!

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I wear gloves too when handling penicillin, and I won't hang it unless there is noone else available who can hang it, and even then I wear eye protection. It would be a nightmare if a drop of IV...

  10. Rescue 911---Staff Member Down!!

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Technically, he risked his job by saving my life. Although I don't remember it, apparently when I pushed through the door into the Walgreens I was able to call out that I was having an allergic...

  11. Wouldn't you consider this stealing???

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in General Nursing

  12. Wouldn't you consider this stealing???

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, apparently this isn't the first time the woudn care nurses have been disciplined for removing the property of others... apparently once a family member bought some high-quality bandages for...

  13. Rescue 911---Staff Member Down!!

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    How frightening! I went into anaphylactic shock myself, almost died... O2 sats in the low 70s. See, I knew I was allergic to Penicillin, but my cat had her uterus removed and was on ampicillin. I had...

  14. I need help finding funds!!

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to The Dude's topic in General Students

    I worked 11-7 shifts as a CNA at a local hospital to pay for living expenses. If you absolutely cannot work even part time, perhaps take out a

  15. what do you do when you realize you know an inmate?

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to nurse1972's topic in Correctional

    I'm glad everything worked out

  16. traumatized by vermin

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to Multicollinearity's topic in Arizona Nursing

    It took about 9 weeks before it truly didn't hurt anymore, I had to walk funny because of the pain and that resulted in a stress fracture to the outside of my foot, so my whole foot was just in misery...

  17. Soo Many Posts On Criminal Records

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to MQ Edna's topic in General Nursing

    I would imagine that as part of your criminal record the arrests would show, and failing to declare them could result in charges of falsification. I know it's harsh, but I would think that the best...

  18. Giving report in LTC

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to night owl's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Here too we simply use the census sheet with any changes written out to the side. Report is frequently very quick, since everything that needs to be known is written on the

  19. Working as a supervisor

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to lmonet82's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I've explained to my staff that the rounds I do and the reports I fill out on turn schedules, call light answering times, etc are not to try to catch them in doing something wrong but so I can prove...

  20. We lost one of our own this morning

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to LPN_mn's topic in General Nursing

    I've suffered this loss as well, and I well remember the pain. I'm praying for you, your friend's family and the fellow coworkers, it is going to take time for things to feel alright again... but they...

  21. What made you decide to work where you do

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to mom12's topic in General Nursing

    After working through school as a CNA on med-surg, I knew that was not what I wanted- no chance to know the patients from day to day and no time to really give good care. After school I went to a...

  22. has anyone heard of Mercer's disease? and some sad ramblings about my grandma :(

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to rehab nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I am so sorry about what is going on with your grandmother. I wish I could get her to my facility, we would NEVER allow that kind of slipshod care over here. I would have fired that LPN and that aide...

  23. Am I Just a dummy (4th time failing!!!)

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to missea39's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I also recommend Suzanne4's plan, I have seen many success stories here from people who have failed their first tries and then pass following her

  24. traumatized by vermin

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to Multicollinearity's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I have no idea how I was bit, that's what's scary... I noticed a perfectly circular bruise on my inner right ankle about a year and a half ago... didn't think much of it b/c I am a klutz. However, it...

  25. traumatized by vermin

    LoriAlabamaRN replied to Multicollinearity's topic in Arizona Nursing

    The violin-belly are black widows... I actually had to have surgery following a brown recluse bite, the resulting necrosis was terrifying, and now I have a huge scar on my