meintheUSA

meintheUSA has 8 years experience and specializes in LTC, assisted living, home-care.

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1. Nurses, have you been been spit on, pushed, scratched and verbally or assaulted?

   meintheUSA replied to Brian's topic in Relations

   Same gentlemen had broken an aid's arm, scratched and bitten before.. Never to me..

2. Nurses, have you been been spit on, pushed, scratched and verbally or assaulted?

   meintheUSA replied to Brian's topic in Relations

   While trying to clean an incont pt of bm, he tryed to fling some at me. I picked up the warm, clean soapy water in the basin, and poured it over his bare chest. Oh the look on his face. Whoops... He NEVER was cruel or resisted getting cleaned up ...

3. Mannequins in LTC

   meintheUSA replied to NamasteNurse's topic in General Nursing

   LatRN.. I have worked in LTC 3 years. I am not a young person starting my career... I am 59 yrs old, and worked there 3 years ago. I am not saying the LTC have hordes of extra money, but the staffing they had where I worked were MANY, MANY manageme...

4. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

   meintheUSA replied to Trixxy's topic in Humor

   What the Hell is wrong with people.. They have these beautiful babies, then abuse them... I have seen very little of this, THANK GOD, or I think I'd try to do more than just call the authoritories... I'd go out of my mind. This is why at this stage ...

5. Confess! Whats the craziest force of habit you've done in the "Real World"

   meintheUSA replied to vhern246's topic in Humor

   Only someone in health care can appreciate the fact, sometimes our bodies just won't go anymore...:redbeathe:dncgb:dncgcpd:by:

6. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

   meintheUSA replied to yazisizit's topic in Humor

   You could have pleaded temporary insanity for the arson charge.... LOL

7. Confess! Whats the craziest force of habit you've done in the "Real World"

   meintheUSA replied to vhern246's topic in Humor

   As a CNA, I do not check veins, but look at ankles to see if they could be pitted edema for me to report... I do the pillow condom and corners at home, and wash the hands, wrists, and elbows more than necessary. Also knock on all doors before enteri...

8. Healthcare is a commodity

   meintheUSA replied to PetiteOpRN's topic in Activism

   You can always work at Walmart... It's a free country....

9. A patient flat out lied about me

   meintheUSA replied to TwilightRNurse's topic in General Nursing

   Unfortunately I was fired from a job because of resident untruths. This caused me refusal to two other jobs in the future. It has been 3 years, and I now have a GREAT job which I love, but it doesn't take away from the way I felt then. My husband ...

10. Mannequins in LTC

    meintheUSA replied to NamasteNurse's topic in General Nursing

    These people have more history and love than most of their caregivers have in there little finger! I worked with MANY other CNAs and Nurses that "talked over" these people. I wish there were more consideration to our elderly. As long as these nurs...

11. Do You Drink the Karmic Kool-Aid?

    meintheUSA replied to Doc Lori, R.N.'s topic in Relations

    :redbeathe Pour me a cherry kool-aid... I believe reincarnation and religion go hand-in-hand. It all makes sense to me... I too, cannot believe your soul has a one time shot in a body. I believe we keep being reborn until we get it right with G...

12. Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

    meintheUSA replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Humor

    I can relate to this... But I get calls from other caregivers, anytime, Where are the Incont. pads? (In the linen closet where they have been for 3 years)... Where did you put my lg gloves? (I HAVE NOT seen your lg gloves!!) Will you pick me up 5 bo...

13. CNA doing Rectal Stimulation for Fecal Evacuation?

    meintheUSA replied to protrend's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, but I am going to crack up... "To poop or Not to poop" seems to be the question. Guess I had a wine too many... Sorry... LOL

14. Let's Make a Deal

    meintheUSA replied to Arievilo's topic in General Nursing

    God Bless you Arievilo... Your jewels for your crown will be awaiting you in Heaven. You are a heavenly earth angel. You care.

15. Blindfolding: Is this an intervention or abuse?

    meintheUSA replied to dicecream's topic in CNA/MA

    This happens ALOT in the LTC where I worked. I was shocked when I started working as a CNA that co-workers could change residents and NOT SAY A WORD to the resident, but talk to each other over the resident. I think if I was awoke, brief taken o...