Aunt Slappy

Aunt Slappy has 2 years experience and specializes in hospice, LTC, public health, occupational health.

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1. No, you can't do that!

   Aunt Slappy replied to LoveMyRNlife's topic in General Nursing

   Give them some AMA paperwork and tell them if they're going to refuse all appropriate interventions for their condition, they may as well go home. That's my fever dream response, because I know no place would actually let you do that. Too bad though...

2. CNA: Nursing Home to Home Health...a wise move?

   Aunt Slappy replied to Alexis914's topic in CNA/MA

   How new is this? Because in 2012 I worked a hospital telemetry unit as a CNA, and regularly had 13 patients assigned to me, 1/4 to 1/3 of them on some type of precaution. I'll never forget the night I came in and was told I was the ONLY CNA on the ...

3. Opposite Sex Coworker Social Boundaries

   Aunt Slappy replied to cyc0sys's topic in General Nursing

   Is there history that would justify her not being okay with you socializing with groups of women? If you have history of banging coworkers I can see her point. Is she usually insecure? Because if this is a known quantity with her, regardless of my ...

4. Clinic nurses - how do you spend your time?

   Aunt Slappy replied to TT_RN's topic in General Nursing

   I recently left exactly that kind of job for one that has more flexibility even though it's still M-F. Example, I'm leaving an hour early tomorrow because of parent teacher conferences, and there is zero stress about it from my partner nurse and my ...

5. is becoming an LPN a mistake?!

   Aunt Slappy replied to hn7201's topic in Pre-Nursing

   If hospital is your goal, then pursue a BSN or whatever the Canadian equivalent is, because that is what hospitals want. As to hours, I actually felt I had a pretty decent work/life balance when I worked three 12s per week. I now work M-F with week...

6. Should prn get weekend or holiday diff???

   Aunt Slappy replied to rechell1215's topic in General Nursing

   The whole point of PRN, from the nurse's perspective, is the flexibility to choose when you want to work and not have to get approval for vacation, etc. You also get paid a higher hourly wage than regular employees. So, no, I don't think you need a...

7. Wanting to leave nursing.

   Aunt Slappy replied to LPNTELE's topic in LPN/LVN

   I voted that you should look for another LPN job first. You've only worked one place and one type of nursing. There are hundreds of ways to be a nurse. I've been a LPN for a bit more than 2.5 years and I just started my 4th job. Normally I wouldn...

8. Allegation of Neglect

   Aunt Slappy replied to jaortiz20's topic in LPN/LVN

   You're going to learn a hard lesson about bad choices. Regularly working doubles while in school and only getting 3-4 hours of sleep on a regular basis is a recipe for disaster, and now it happened. Be grateful you didn't kill your patient, or someo...

9. Tattoos in the workplace

   Aunt Slappy replied to KB4848's topic in General Nursing

   This is just bias, plain and simple.

10. Tattoos in the workplace

    Aunt Slappy replied to KB4848's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen ER docs with full sleeves, doesn't seem to be holding them back. I've worked with tons of aides and nurses with visible tattoos and they're a non-issue. This may depend on where you live though. Mine isn't visible but I have plans for mor...

11. New job offer, letter of resignation

    Aunt Slappy replied to cleback's topic in General Nursing

    Let us know when you have an update. I have never given and would never give notice at my job until I had a final offer and defined starting date in writing for the new one. I learned the hard way how quickly a verbal offer from an ADON can turn int...

12. Allegation of Neglect

    Aunt Slappy replied to jaortiz20's topic in LPN/LVN

    What on God's green earth made you think it was okay to give any liquid medication without measuring it? Do you think the prescribed dosage just doesn't matter? Are you unaware or just uncaring that you could cause respiratory depression and death ...

13. 40 and starting CNA course

    Aunt Slappy replied to lorsul's topic in CNA/MA

    My first CNA job (at age 36) was in tele unit in a hospital. I got that job because I knew someone from my class who had been hired there. She had a friend who worked there and helped her get the job. Sometimes it really is about who you know. Re...

14. Did I make a bad new job choice?

    Aunt Slappy replied to Leogemini's topic in LPN/LVN

    This person doesn't seem to be much of a friend.

15. Flu shot advice

    Aunt Slappy replied to bcm9579's topic in General Nursing

    So true. I'm dying remembering the first time I did that. And it was Rocephin so it was a HUGE needle! Poor guy.