moosha1

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1. Oh tell me this is wrong!!

   moosha1 replied to Fancy Face's topic in Geriatric

   I've heard that it happens to LPNs at nursing homes where they are generally short on staffing on a daily basis. I can imagine that it is frustrating and dangerous too.

2. What do you love most about nursing?

   moosha1 replied to ToxicShock's topic in General Nursing

   My favorite part of nursing is advocating for a patient or family of patient, learning that what I did made a difference and the cherry on top is the occasional, heartfelt "thank you". It makes me want to come back tomorrow.

3. Patient Satisfaction: Where Does it Start?

   moosha1 replied to dRkazN's topic in General Nursing

   Amen to that-Callacode! Take everyone off restraints, personal bed alarms are gone too! All the talking heads gather around to question why the patient fell-but don't want to hear about burn out, understaffing, huge patient load-they only want to...

4. i am sooo scared

   moosha1 replied to andrea1930's topic in General Nursing

   When I took my test, I logged onto the nclex website after two days and had the results. There was a credit card charge (I forget the amount). I hope all goes well.

5. The "bully" nurse

   moosha1 replied to MikeyBSN's topic in Relations

   My reaction has always been feigned ignorance of the thinly-veiled insults or calm replies to the screaming beat-downs. It does, however, take its toll! It is so difficult to deal with oftentimes difficult patients and their families when my rese...

6. The "bully" nurse

   moosha1 replied to MikeyBSN's topic in Relations

   I am amazed at how this topic is relevant to all! While I agree that expectations vs reality is a driving force of the bully, my experience is that the bully nurse is protected by management and those who cannot tolerate her behavior are floated or ...

7. Using words like honey, sweety a no-no?

   moosha1 replied to bee212's topic in General Nursing

   I let the honey and sweetie slip from time to time, but I am with geri patients and most often I'm responding to being called honey or sweetie. Much prefer honey and sweetie to some other names I've been called.

8. The "bully" nurse

   moosha1 replied to MikeyBSN's topic in Relations

   What an eye opener! Tonight I was sleepless and depressed because I felt I was all alone in my misery with bully nurses, loud-mouthed social workers, smug unit clerks, stone-faced management and high-strung managers. I see, quite clearly, the carin...