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  1. Perl------a?

    night owl posted a topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    I know this is prolly a stupid question , but PERL means pupils, equal and reactive to light. What does the "A" stand for? I've been trying to get this questioned answered by everyone I work with in...

  2. I made two med errors in one day.

    night owl replied to geekgolightly's topic in General Nursing

    There are two kinds of nurses, those who made med errors and those who will make med errors. Don't be too hard on yourself, chalk it up, learn from it and move

  3. House Votes More Flexible Hours For Va Nurses!

    night owl replied to Jo Anne -OLD's topic in Government, Military

    I'm sorry to hear that Pat. You will be greatly missed. Look at it this way, at least you won't have to deal with that darn BCMA! :chuckle Good luck and best wishes to you.

  4. AAARRRGGGGHHH!! Stupid cell phones!

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

    I totally

  5. AAARRRGGGGHHH!! Stupid cell phones!

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

    I totally

  6. LTC staffing problem - may I have your opinion, please?

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

    As my supervisor said the other night, "And it isn't getting any better!" then wanted to know if we were all working to our fullest potential? To the point of burn out?

  7. Night shift nurses...How many hours of sleep do you get?

    night owl replied to lpnin03's topic in General Nursing

    I'm like you Mandy. I sleep from about 10 to 3 and wake up a few times in between. I never feel as though I rested well and am always

  8. Top 5 medicine to pass in LTC?

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

    Calcium MVT Colace Lactulose

  9. How about those terrorists targeting VA hospitals?

    night owl posted a topic in Government, Military

    Aren't you just a little concerned and/or nervous? I am. :chair: Is your facility very secure?

  10. How about those terrorists targeting VA hospitals?

    night owl replied to night owl's topic in Government, Military

    We have 80 y o veterans who don't move very fast , but the ones in those motorized w/c's certainly do. If you strap an UZI on those w/c's the vets could probably do some real damage to Al

  11. What do you have on count???

    night owl replied to burger914's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    At the moment we have Ativan, Clonazipam, Codeine, Duragesic patches, Morphine sufate, Oxycodone, Percocet, Restoril. No liquids thank God, it seems the count is always off by a few

  12. Narcotic count

    night owl replied to ragingmomster's topic in General Nursing

    The law is the law. I wonder how many have just signed because the offgoing nurse said, "We already counted, so you can just sign the book" and then a discrepency was found later. It happened at our...

  13. Stressed out and Getting Out

    night owl replied to CseMgr1's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    No job is worth risking your health, that's for sure. Believe me, that Wal-Mart greeter job looks more and more tempting everytime I go there, or maybe that road crew job turning that sign,...

  14. What would you have done?

    night owl replied to Headhurt's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, those NGT insertions and gastric lavages sure make nice photos for the family album. :uhoh21: That's incredible.

  15. Too good to aide?

    night owl replied to adidas99's topic in General Nursing

    I know this happened to my mom when she was in the hospital for CHF. She was on IV Lasix, complete bedrest and asked a nurse who walked by her door to please hand her the bedpan from her bedside...

  16. Too good to aide?

    night owl replied to adidas99's topic in General Nursing

    I'm an LPN on nights and have been an NA on rare occasions for a shift. It's really a nice change to do direct pt care. Our Rn's also play NA for a shift if very desparately needed and without...

  17. A sad and unexpected loss...

    night owl posted a topic in General Nursing

    It was like a nightmare. My night was about to change and I hadn't a clue.... I get to work, park my car and start walking to the building when someone says to me, "It's a shame what happen to...

  18. A sad and unexpected loss...

    night owl replied to night owl's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all for your kind words, and prayers, they really mean alot to me. She will be on our minds and in our hearts for a long, long

  19. When a nurse floats to your unit........

    night owl posted a topic in General Nursing

    do you give them the easier assignment? We generally do this so they don't have to struggle so much even if one of our nurses has that assignment. But some of us have been pulled to other units where...

  20. What do ya think? New drop down menu?

    night owl replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Nice job Brian, but I too would like to see more smilies.

  21. When a nurse floats to your unit........

    night owl replied to night owl's topic in General Nursing

    Now that's just a nasty thing to do to someone who isn't familiar with the flow of the unit. They should be grateful that you came to HELP them out, not do the majority of the workload. I don't get...

  22. I'm sick of, sick of it, SICK OF IT!

    night owl posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was called in last evening to do OT @ 5:00. "Could you come in, the girls could really use you. They only have two nurses and they're really struggling." "Well ok, I'll get there as soon as I can."...

  23. I'm sick of, sick of it, SICK OF IT!

    night owl replied to night owl's topic in General Nursing

    It's hard to turn off that ringer when you have teenagers, I swear they turn it back on the minute they hear me snoring. :angryfire I never did call back and don't regret it either. I've been...

  24. Please, Fran Needs Our Prayers

    night owl replied to leslie :-D's topic in General Nursing

    God bless you Fran and I hope you feel better real soon.

  25. Anybody else work with a "super nurse?"

    night owl replied to Rapheal's topic in General Nursing

    I used to know a "super nurse." She was eventually fired because she was a drug addict. Always had that blank look :stone and could work rings around