georgeswife

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1. 'Unhealthy' nurses...bad examples?

   georgeswife replied to fifi2323's topic in General Nursing

   Actually I wish that someone would have gotten after me when I was in my 20's and 30's about losing weight and exercising. I have lost 75# over the last 3 years and have just recently started walking almost everday. I take my own healthy food to wo...

2. THIS Is Why I Love Geriatrics

   georgeswife replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Geriatric

   I work in LTC and I love hearing that I was missed and no one takes care of me like you do. Or when I show up in a room, "Finally someone who knows what to do" even from a confused person. I have one lady who has morning back pain, not many people...

3. I love night shift!!!!!

   georgeswife replied to tinderbox's topic in General Nursing

   I am also 50 and got my RN in my 40's and have worked night shift in the same LTC facility for the last 7 years. No bosses, no doctors, no famililies.

4. Sleeping on the job..acceptable or not?

   georgeswife replied to travelnurse63's topic in General Nursing

   I am anti nap and I do not smoke and do not even go out of the building during my shift.

5. Sleeping on the job..acceptable or not?

   georgeswife replied to travelnurse63's topic in General Nursing

   I work in a nursing home on the night shift as supervisor. I can count the times on 1 hand that I have fallen asleep when I first started. I tell my patients that I am not asleep if they need something. And I will report people that sleep. It is ...