Aunt Slappy

Aunt Slappy

hospice, LTC, public health, occupational health

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  1. I don't think i can be around this co-worker anymore.

    Aunt Slappy replied to fulitarn's topic in General Nursing

    I was also victimized by childhood sexual abuse. Somehow I still have the ability to tell people to get their hands off me when it's

  2. I don't think i can be around this co-worker anymore.

    Aunt Slappy replied to fulitarn's topic in General Nursing

    My advice is to stop being so passive! Why did you "freeze" instead of saying, "Get your hands the **** off me?!" At the computer, you say you wanted to run, but you didn't. You sat there. Why?...

  3. Inclement weather conditions...mandatory to work?

    Aunt Slappy replied to 8Lovenursing8's topic in General Nursing

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  4. Allnurses helped me get my act together (almost quit nursing)

    Aunt Slappy replied to LPNewbie's topic in General Nursing

    This was 2 days ago.

  5. Inclement weather conditions...mandatory to work?

    Aunt Slappy replied to 8Lovenursing8's topic in General Nursing

    Am I wrong? It's clear you came here looking for support to call out due to a hurricane. So I'll leave you to it, but just know it's equivalent to calling off because it's too hot in Phoenix or it...

  6. Inclement weather conditions...mandatory to work?

    Aunt Slappy replied to 8Lovenursing8's topic in General Nursing

    Everywhere on the east coast from Florida to Maine is a known hurricane risk, as is the entire Gulf of

  7. Inclement weather conditions...mandatory to work?

    Aunt Slappy replied to 8Lovenursing8's topic in General Nursing

    You became a nurse and choose to live in a place where this is a known risk, much like snow in Iowa. Go to

  8. Old nurse won't retire

    Aunt Slappy replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    That's not the case here. I doubt anyone has a problem with a coworker who carries their load and doesn't pawn work off on their

  9. CNA certification Transfer from Oklahoma to Maryland state.

    Aunt Slappy replied to Bosslady18's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Then why did you mention

  10. Help me out here....

    Aunt Slappy posted a topic in General Nursing

    Inpatient admission from ER of 34 year old male born in Mexico, never smoker, c/o chronic nonproductive cough x3 years, chief complaint to ER is pain with breathing worsening over the course of the...

  11. Help me out here....

    Aunt Slappy replied to Aunt Slappy's topic in General Nursing

    With LTBI, your xray is expected to be clear. The fact that he was never diagnosed does not mean he wasn't infected. The fact is that your husband is infected with TB and at risk of becoming...

  12. Help me out here....

    Aunt Slappy replied to Aunt Slappy's topic in General Nursing

    I stated he's on 3HP. That's INH + rifapentine with vitamin B6. I think a NP with over a decade of treating LTBI and a pulmonologist who specializes in TB know what they're

  13. Help me out here....

    Aunt Slappy replied to Aunt Slappy's topic in General Nursing

    Update: the NP doing the LTBI treatment consulted with the pulmonary specialist who consults for our clinic, and the decision was made not to collect sputum and to allow him to continue LTBI...

  14. Old nurse won't retire

    Aunt Slappy replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I must be the weirdest nurse ever, because if my family could afford it, I'd quit working

  15. CNA certification Transfer from Oklahoma to Maryland state.

    Aunt Slappy replied to Bosslady18's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    What was unjust about your dismissal from the BSN

  16. Old nurse won't retire

    Aunt Slappy replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    No one should give their entire life to a

  17. Urgent question about the missing controlled medications

    Aunt Slappy replied to Greensoup's topic in General Nursing

    Seems to me that even a brand new RN (or LPN for that matter) should know that leaving controlled substances unattended is both illegal and career suicide. Forgive me, but what are they teaching in...

  18. Urgent question about the missing controlled medications

    Aunt Slappy replied to Greensoup's topic in General Nursing

    Holy crap, you left controlled medications unattended in the nurse's station for over 4 hours?! You might want to call a lawyer. Now. If they can't find those pills you'll be lucky to only be fired....

  19. Can a LVN be a charge nurse

    Aunt Slappy replied to Luhg's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Sure an experienced LPN can be a charge nurse in LTC, but a new grad right out of school? Anyplace that hires a new grad as charge nurse is looking for trouble, IMO. And frankly, I don't think you...

  20. Is there a "Nurse Shortage" Lie?

    Aunt Slappy replied to New_Man_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    IME jobs with hiring bonuses are the absolute worst places that cannot keep staff, and use the contract that comes with the bonus to force staff to work there long after they figure out how awful it...

  21. Old nurse won't retire

    Aunt Slappy replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I suppose it is if you are actually doing your work. That doesn't seem to be the case here. Expecting a paycheck for hanging out socially is not okay. I'm a former SAHM as well, actually didn't...

  22. interview soon

    Aunt Slappy replied to hopern84's topic in General Nursing

    How long were you there? What constitutes "toxic" and "not nice to new grads?" Did you give at least two weeks notice? Did you break a contract when you

  23. What would you have done

    Aunt Slappy replied to MJCRN4898's topic in General Nursing

    That sounds like a CF. Could you not call a hospitalist and ask for an order since anesthesia was ignoring you? I agree that documenting everything and contacting the nursing supervisor would've...

  24. Nursing video game?

    Aunt Slappy replied to Lexi256's topic in Nursing News

    Try telling that to your supervisor when you haven't charted all the tasks you're supposed to complete during your shift! I get what you're trying to say, but let's face it, nursing very often comes...

  25. Exposed to Hep C Virus by blood splash to eye. Seeking Reassurance.

    Aunt Slappy replied to SDKRN's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Why are you ashamed of crying? You were exposed to a life threatening disease, and had every right to be upset. You're not a robot. I can assure you that unless you spend the next 6 months crying...