Wife of Spinner

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1. Mandated Reporter

   Wife of Spinner posted a topic in General Nursing

   Ok, I do understand how being a mandated reporter requires nurses to report any forms of abuse. My question is this: How far reaching is this requirement? Here is the situation that makes me ask this question. My brother (who passed away 4 years ago)...

2. How do you get aides to give good peri care?

   Wife of Spinner replied to geriNurse1's topic in Geriatric

   How about by setting an example. Delegating the task does not mean that we are absolved from making sure that the job gets done.

3. Disrespect

   Wife of Spinner posted a topic in General Nursing

   Why do nurses, who complain so much about how doctors treat them, fail to notice that they treat their aides in the very same manner? And before you say that it is not the truth, I am an aide and have received the "I am the nurse and I am always righ...

4. I don't know what to do...

   Wife of Spinner replied to HuggyPuglet's topic in General Nursing

   I am currently living away from my family, husband included, in order to attend nursing school. I have been away from my family now for the last 11 months and it has been hard. My husband and I planned this for a couple of years, knowing in the end...

5. Bugs as Food Additive - Who Knew?

   Wife of Spinner replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

   Ok folks, this will really make you forget your carbs! My father-in-law worked for a milling company and one of the inspectors at his company had an unusual part of his job description. He had to take samples of the flour being milled to determine ho...

6. Not Sure Why......

   Wife of Spinner posted a topic in NICU

   I will be starting my first semester of nursing school, and in talking with the fourth semester students who have been offered positions in my area, I was told of a particular hospital that has a direct hire position into their Level III unit. No on...

7. Tall scrubs

   Wife of Spinner replied to Kiren's topic in General Nursing

   I, too, have the same problem. I have a 36" inseam and unfortunately, I have to wear the scrubs that the school decides, but the manufacturer does not make scrubs for tall people. I have tried to ask the school to allow me to wear a different brand...

8. Help!! Any Nursing School Advice in Buffalo NY

   Wife of Spinner replied to dawnelle's topic in General Nursing

   Currently a student doing my prereqs at Trocaire. I think the instructors are great. I start the nursing portion in September. I cannot wait! Trocaire is on the expensive side, however, you pay for what you get. Classes are smaller, avg 15 to a ...

9. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

   Wife of Spinner replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

   As a Nurse Aide/Student Nurse, these are 2 of my biggest pet peeves.............. 1) On this particular day, this Nurse spent 15 minutes trying to find the aide assigned to her to return blood back to the blood bank because it was not being used. The...

10. Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

    Wife of Spinner replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Humor

    Ok, it is Friday the 13th (with a full moon no doubt!) 86yo male w/dementia. Kept complaining about constipation. Literally screaming for the better part of our shift. We tried everything, boost, enema. Nothing worked for him. Kept screaming. Finally...