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  1. cell phone usage at work

    night owl posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm all for cell phone use for emergencies, but regular conversations while pouring meds, doing pt care, talking to the UM or just sitting at the nurses station IMO is down right rude and is getting...

  2. cell phone usage at work

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

    A number of patients on my unit also have CP's. We even have one that calls the supervisor when he's not happy with the care he recieves. "They didn't bring me my apple juice!" :angryfire Do you...

  3. Do more forms = better pt. care

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

    Do more forms = better pt. care Is this a trick question? IMO, No. The more forms we have to fill out, the less time we have to spend with the pt. We spend a third of our eight hour shift doing meds,...

  4. fitted sheets

    night owl replied to natalie wilson's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I guess we've been lucky because we don't have a

  5. Eating Boogers??? Is this for real?

    night owl replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    The boogers are bad enough, but the scab thing would have made me hurl!

  6. BCMA & Computers

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

    And Pat, your av looks like Harry Potter with a mostache.

  7. BCMA & Computers

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

    And Pat, your av looks like Harry Potter with a mostache.

  8. BCMA & Computers

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

    I wish there was a website where you could go to for technical support! The BCMA is good if it's working properly. We just got one new med cart (we have three on my unit) which we are using on a trial...

  9. BCMA & Computers

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

    I wish there was a website where you could go to for technical support! The BCMA is good if it's working properly. We just got one new med cart (we have three on my unit) which we are using on a trial...

  10. Smoking

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

    I totally

  11. Smoking

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

    I totally

  12. LTC waking residents for routine Tylenol/Benadryl on nites

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

    I'd feel so much better if I had to wake a resident for a tylenol, but get this, I have three different residents right now, and I kid you not, that our doc has ordered artificial saliva 1 teaspoon,...

  13. LTC waking residents for routine Tylenol/Benadryl on nites

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

    I'd feel so much better if I had to wake a resident for a tylenol, but get this, I have three different residents right now, and I kid you not, that our doc has ordered artificial saliva 1 teaspoon,...

  14. Jock Itch

    night owl replied to LisaG21's topic in General Nursing

    Definitely Cruex. My husband swears by it! It's also great for that under the boobies rash and I'll swear by

  15. Jock Itch

    night owl replied to LisaG21's topic in General Nursing

    Definitely Cruex. My husband swears by it! It's also great for that under the boobies rash and I'll swear by

  16. What Freaks You Out?

    night owl replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Reeeeeeetching and then vomiting. Makes me gag and me eyes

  17. What Freaks You Out?

    night owl replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Reeeeeeetching and then vomiting. Makes me gag and me eyes

  18. Sleepless on the night shift

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

    My teens would run me ragged and half the time I was in a fog due to lack of sleep. Finally I had to put my foot down. Told them I WILL COME FIRST with my sleep. All running around here and there will...

  19. Sleepless on the night shift

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

    After working nights since '97, I have to do days on Sunday. Just one day. I'm used to sleeping as soon as I go home in the morning. THIS will be interesting. Besides the patients, I'll have to deal...

  20. Bear Wanders Through Hospital in Virginia

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

    That's a darn shame. That poor, poor

  21. How to get away from a patient

    night owl replied to shel_wny's topic in General Nursing

    We don't have many residents who love to chat, but we do have a few. I always make sure I give the "chatters" alittle extra time, then I tell them I have to move on the the others; they usually...

  22. It seems asif this year my life has been flushed down the toilet.

    night owl replied to tattooednursie's topic in General Nursing

    Go with your dreams Mandi. Be tough. Be strong and you will

  23. Made to Falsify Documentation :(

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

    LTC needs to become more realistic between what has to be done and what they have to work with. Realistically one person cannot do everything for twenty needy people, especially say out of that 20, 15...

  24. Pts in LTC must be offered plastic surgery

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

    :rotfl: Ya just got to love those vets!

  25. Pts in LTC must be offered plastic surgery

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

    A couple of my residents had penile implants.