spudflake

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1. Employment application: would you sign this?

   spudflake replied to P_RN's topic in General Nursing

   Agnus - I don't know where you work in Nevada...but Nevada does uphold the whistle blowing laws. There are many resources in Nevada for protection. I know someone who received quite a healthy chunk of money whistle blowing medicare fraud. Nevada i...

2. Any LTC DONs out there??

   spudflake replied to MaineNurse67's topic in Geriatric

   How much I admire you all. I was a DON for LTC for 2 years and got OUT. Why?? Reimbursement.!! Each state is diferent but it all boils down to $$$. Right now there is no money in LTC. Facilities are closing nation wide. Look at all the bank...

3. new nurse blues

   spudflake replied to neokabuki's topic in General Nursing

   I am so disappointed to see how many of you had such horrible experiences when you first started working. What a shame that nurses can not help each other. I have been a nurse for more years than I care to talk about and I am always astonished when...

4. Most consecutive 12's worked in a row?

   spudflake replied to nilepoc's topic in General Nursing

   I get the sucker award:p 42 straight 12 hr shifts one miserable winter:o in 1993. I lost 20 pounds and almost lost my mind. NEVER AGAIN !!!!!

5. Needle Stick

   spudflake replied to Frautara's topic in General Nursing

   Canoehead and Yeti are correct. The drugs are to be started ASAP after the stick. Like Yeti said...most people get VERY ill taking these meds. As Canoe said...very low risk and the "cure" is horrible. But your pt. was very high risk. Call the he...

6. Lunch breaks

   spudflake replied to moonshadeau's topic in Safety

   Huckfinn - that's a bit on the harsh side. I felt a chill. Freedom of choice - remember??? If people want to smoke despite all the information that is available - that's their choice. Nilepoc - it's your choice to let those smokers get away with t...

7. 80y/o men in tiger stripped thongs

   spudflake replied to Sundowner's topic in General Nursing

   I took care of a real macho cowboy one night. Big belt buckle from the rodeo, boots. stetson, the works!! He'd been gorged in the thigh and we had to get his pants and boots off. He put up quite an arguement over it. Wanted me to cut off his jean...

8. Mandated time over you status! What can I Do?

   spudflake replied to Terrie's topic in General Nursing

   Sundowner: LOL Great discriptions. I do however wish that nurses would differenciate between management and administration. The problems we face today are not due to management but due to administration and that magical bottom line. The smaller h...

9. Anybody else have days like this?

   spudflake replied to CEN35's topic in General Nursing

   CEN I'm ROFLMAO - This was an Unusual day for you???? At the last hospital I worked at the was the norm..we prayed for night like that:p What's extra staff??? Lucky that some one called off:rolleyes: If I had someone who called in sick I'd be d...

10. Mandated time over you status! What can I Do?

    spudflake replied to Terrie's topic in General Nursing

    Sundowner - I was very happy to see your post regarding agency nurses. How very true. I didn't feel I had a right to express that same opinion as 1. I am not agency and 2. I am management. I believe hospitals take a gamble with the high cost of ag...

11. Mandated time over you status! What can I Do?

    spudflake replied to Terrie's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting reading... I agree - having children doesn't mean you get special privileges. Holidays should be rotated from year to year. One year Christmas, one New Years, one Thanksgiving. Almost EVERYONE has a family that they want to spend holid...

12. What color was your student uniform?

    spudflake replied to P_RN's topic in General Nursing

    We had those ugly shoes too!! We called them Buster Browns. My first uniform (diploma school) was light green thin pin striped dress with studs for buttons, covereed by a white skirt and white bib - also with studs. We had to wer white stockings a...

13. Managing your friends/co-workers

    spudflake replied to szerch's topic in Management

    Those who know you and have worked with you and respect you will be able to talk to you if they don't agree with a decision you've made. The others, well now you know who you can count on and who you can't. You can't please everyone and some days y...

14. Depsition and court

    spudflake replied to CEN35's topic in General Nursing

    I just got through testifying this week. I was on stand by for 4 days. Talk about nerve racking!!! To top it off 2 things happened right before I went into the court room. 1. The DA gave me furture instructions on what I could and could not say. ...

15. Nursing Superstitions!

    spudflake replied to codebluechic's topic in Humor

    ? How true all of these posts are! We have stopped planning pot lucks because that's a SURE sign that it will be busy:o Always have the room ready...and it won't be as bad as it sounds Frequent flyers have special hearing and KNOW when...