Sundowner

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1. Blatant Nursing "No-No's"........what's your worst???

   Sundowner replied to anndoodle's topic in General Nursing

   I am sorry to report, I know many nurses who operate the same way. Give all their 8ps along with their 4s....or worse...just plain not give any. Sick huh. I would probably say however, the worst thing I have ever witnessed came from a nurse who had ...

2. Depressed about job experiences as CNA

   Sundowner replied to Krissy NY's topic in General Nursing

   Krissy, Don't let these bad experiences get in your way. My advice to you, if you love ltc, stick with it, God knows ltc needs loving careing hands. I say that instead of considering your self the interviewee...you be the interviewer. Get yourself ...

3. Being second guessed by long time nurse

   Sundowner replied to BGSUstudent's topic in General Nursing

   Nothing worse than being treated like you are stupid. I have found that most of the time when someone treats you that way, it is usually due to their own lack of confidence. I myself would probably tell her, in a very non confrontational way, that I...

4. RN bashing

   Sundowner replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

   LPN here...been so for the last 10 years. Dont want to be an RN at this point in time, however, I have always found it to be a complimemt when someone asks me when I plan to be one. Yes sometimes it is annoying and gets old, but it is always a compli...

5. Should I complain to the boss?

   Sundowner replied to CentralTXRN's topic in General Nursing

   This is exactly why I dont work in the city. I suggest investing in some mace, a stun gun....whatever it takes.

6. quitting smoking....going to eat my own arm off!

   Sundowner replied to lilbiskit78's topic in General Nursing

   Hey...I am proud of you for even attempting to quit. I wont even consider quitting.....It stresses me out just to think about it. You can do it! Invest in some tootsie pops like our good man Kojak! Keep that mouth busy!

7. Survey: Should nurses from other countries be recruited to aid in the nursing shortag

   Sundowner replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   My experience with foriegn nurses: I work for a corp. that about two years ago decided to bring over about 20 nurses from two different countries. They shacked them up and paid their rent for a year....paid them more than what they pay the regular s...

8. gastric bypass/stomach stapling ??

   Sundowner replied to rjlrn95's topic in General Nursing

   Well....it has been two years since I posted last in this thread....and one year since I had the surgery! I did the rny. I have lost 110 pounds give or take a few and now wear a wonderful size five!! My knees dont hurt....life is so good. I still...

9. Nursing Assistants dispensing meds

   Sundowner replied to pattip4820's topic in Pennsylvania

   Yup...medication aids...I've worked in personal care homes where this is considered acceptable. I have also worked for religious organizations...(took care of nuns) where anything goes. I was told that their "home" was not overseen by the state. Th...

10. I snapped

    Sundowner replied to Sundowner's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, my turn! First let me say to mattsmom, please dont ever apologize for your personal feelings, at least not to me anyway, those are in my opinion, the ones that matter most and the ones I care to hear, the ones that we ...

11. Agency nurses in LTC settings

    Sundowner replied to PBU's topic in Geriatric

    I am with you on that KlareRn. The most annoying thing I have encountered is trying to figure out phones! I usually try and locate extinguishers and crash carts and what not, keep an observant eye out for these things. I learned a ...

12. I snapped

    Sundowner replied to Sundowner's topic in General Nursing

    Mattsmom, No one here has disagreed with you in the fact that the actions taken by myself were wrong. The anger that you sense does not come from that opinion as for we are all in agreement, it comes from how you have state...

13. As Agency Nurses do you feel That "hired" nurses look down on you?

    Sundowner replied to sandstormsdust's topic in Agency

    I have experienced the staff nurse that is somehow sure that us agency folks dont give a rats behind about their patients and are void of caring. She stated to me that "you people" dont have to worry about anything. My respo...

14. Laundry Cart Revisited

    Sundowner replied to mario_ragucci's topic in General Nursing

    I have laughed so hard I have peed my pants. mole hills....morrison..... I need a foley

15. How do YOU keep sane?

    Sundowner replied to adrienurse's topic in General Nursing

    hmmmm,,,, I dont know if I can legally respond to this thread as for I recently started a thread entiltled "I snapped". heh heeh...oh well!