1056chris

1056chris

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  1. Fired x 2 for slow med pass

    1056chris replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I am assuming you didn t have a preceptor, or at least not one that was with you long enough. I worked in a LTC facility and it was brutal. I rarely got out on time. I had worked in the hospital...

  2. LPN Supervisor Would Not Let Me Call Doctor

    1056chris replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing

    I went from working med/surg in a hospital to working at LTC facility. I worked on the skilled unit. That place was huge and 4 months after being there I was supervisor on one weekend. I ended up...

  3. 'About A Nursing Student' Caption Contest #2 | Nurses Month

    1056chris replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

    B. May turn urine

  4. UDS required by TPAPN

    1056chris replied to Kristy Choney's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I live in Texas and was in the TPAPN program(it was way back in 2002).and at that time they didn't. I would have never been able to go with someone watching me. Try not to let them intimidate...

  5. Reinstatement of license after voluntary surrender?

    1056chris replied to paulschwinn's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I have been there. I missed going to a urine collection while in TPAPN. When threatened with revocation of the license i surrendered. The fist time i went before the board i thought i was prepared....

  6. Getting yelled at by a doctor for the first time....

    1056chris replied to NewbieNurse93's topic in General Nursing

    You did good and I know how you feel. I used to work a lot of nights and woke up a few doctors that were not pleasant and some down right awful. It comes with experience and patience and most of all...

  7. January 2018 Caption Contest - Select $100 Winner!

    1056chris replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    Here. You must of made a mistake. This baby doesn't look anything like my

  8. Life after monitoring

    1056chris replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    This is so true. I had a positive pre employee drug screen that tested positive for a prescribed pain medicine I had been on. I had recently moved, but told them they could call doctor. I had to...

  9. Verbally abusive patient, worried I could have handled the situation better

    1056chris replied to NurseMom2016's topic in General Nursing

    We all question some things we do, because often we have to make decisions in the moment taking all things into consideration. I probably would have started by giving the guy half a cup of coffee and...

  10. Nursing is not what it is made out to be..

    1056chris replied to ModernRN's topic in General Nursing

    As one professional to another. Why did you enter the nursing field? We are here for that person who is our patient and while some of the things you say may be true, you fail to mention the positive...

  11. Confused

    1056chris replied to ConfuseRN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    First of all I think all grads should do a year of med/surg before going into any field. That being said, while you are in training you should not be counted as staff. You are just orientating to...

  12. What Can I Do With A BSN? (Without a license).

    1056chris replied to Chloe Price's topic in General Nursing

    If you like Psych Nursing then you need to pass the test and you can. While you are waiting work as a nurse tech or monitor tech. I worked with a nurse who also failed her boards twice and she...

  13. Dealing with a dirty old man

    1056chris replied to BookishBelle's topic in General Nursing

    I am thinking since the comment was made by a neighbor that wasn t a patient, he was probably always thought of you as attractive and smart but would be totally different if it came true. Some male...

  14. How would you react? Body odor discussion.

    1056chris replied to Nurse-rachet1's topic in General Nursing

    You need to be kind and considerate of your patients needs and not blame the family for inadequate nursing care. They had a right to be insulted and mad. You are the nurse and the care giver. These...

  15. The Nurse at the Bedside

    1056chris replied to RobbiRN's topic in General Nursing

    I can relate so much with you. I thought of being a nurse in a specialty and advancement after doing a year on med surg. It never happened. I like so much being able to see my patients get better,...

  16. I got fired while being on orientation at a hospital for just 1 week. Why did this happen?

    1056chris replied to Strugaaa4eva's topic in General Nursing

    Cell phones are frowned upon during orientation, but I have worked in several different hospitals and have seen persons do much worse during orientation and still make it onto the unit. I think...

  17. Don't write an order like this

    1056chris replied to Leonardo Del Toro's topic in General Nursing

    Well first of all If the order is Ativan 0,5( IV, PO we don't know. Is is 0.5 qhs or. .05 of 0.5, we don't know. Phamacy would call but before they do clarify with this

  18. "Fixin' to die"

    1056chris replied to ktwlpn's topic in Nursing News

    I moved to Texas and I hear fixin to do stuff in a lot of local folk here. It just means getting ready to. It does not mean any to make fun of. They are serious when they say that. That nurse was...

  19. Why Do Nurses Quit?

    1056chris replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I can say that I had never even worked at all and was nervous about starting as a GN. It depends on the people working there, your preceptor, the condition of the unit or situation you are entering,...

  20. When your ex or their mistress/lover is the patient?

    1056chris replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was thinking about this the other day as I am in the process of getting a divorce. I was thinking it would be my luck that something like this would happen and what would I do? Without hesitation...

  21. IS TPAPN for Everybody?

    1056chris posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    Prior to moving from PA to Texas , I was in an automobile accident. The doctor I was seeing for a back injury had me on oxycontin 20mg 2 x day for three months, then abruptly told me to consult a...

  22. IS TPAPN for Everybody?

    1056chris replied to 1056chris's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yes I was forced into the program in a way. When I applied for my trmp license when I moved from pa there was a question about being addicted to drugs or alcohol which I answered no. Then I tested...

  23. Attention nurse bullies... and victims!!

    1056chris replied to Xtina, BSN, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't know if it was bullying per say, but I have worked with a few problem starting people. One was a CNA who was pulled to our unit on a night when I was in charge. We needed a sitter for a...

  24. Anxiety following patient death

    1056chris replied to Hockeynursing's topic in General Nursing

    Your patient was dying. Unfortunately it happened on your shift. The morphine infusion helped him to leave as peacefully as possible. The breathing you described is often not witnessed , but is...

  25. Wearing Scrubs Outside of the Workplace

    1056chris replied to NewGradRN114's topic in General Nursing

    I also will wear my scrubs to run a few small errands after work. Unless I work on a unit where you put on scrubs at work ( burn unit , wound care) I don't see anything wrong with