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  1. Non-diapering nursing home patients

    The facility could not point me in the direction of scientific research to determine if air exposure non-briefs) vs urinating on a bed pads make a difference. My Mom wore briefs years before her stroke and never had an infection or skin breakdown, b...
  2. Where are all the nurses?

    Good question. About 10 years back the hospitals in our area had a massive lay-off and laid off many nurses with seniority or the older well trained nurses. They gradually replaced them with new graduates, so therefore, the trial and error knowled...
  3. My Mom was transferred from an inpatient rehab facility to a nursing home with skilled rehab. She has incontinence, but I was very shocked the nursing home facility has a non-diapering policy, so Mom urinates on a cotton pad on the bed. The nurse ...
  4. Do you love nursing or hate it???

    I have no shame in saying that nursing is not a very good profession. The pay is too low for the responsibility we have and the daily chronic abuse is beyond belief. I have been in this profession for 40 years. It has gone downhill from day one. ...
  5. Help I am scared!!!! PLEASE HELP ME!!

    Sounds like a great job. I would go for it, $14.00 an hour, great money for a new LPN. Just educate yourself daily by going to all areas of the office and ask questions and learn how to run the entire office.
  6. Foot Detox

    Detox by using foot pads is an interesting concept. However, I have seen physicians give too much meds and we had to detox the patient by "medication vacation, " and the Quacks goes on.
  7. everytime i go into a room i state, " i am mrs. smith and i am a registered nurse." its pretty simple. i learned this from reading, "nursing against all odds."
  8. Is the pay really that bad??

    Location, Location, Location. If you start out at $25.00 an hour at my facility, in Alabama, then you would be overpaid by about $6.00 an hour. I bet my hat, you work hard enough to earn every penny of the $25.00 per hour as a new graduate.... I ...
  9. Is the pay really that bad??

    Don't get me wrong, I have not been at the same facility for 35 years. I have been a traveler and made big buck. Now, I have responsibility for taking care of an elderly parent and had to take a job in the South where wages suck. I actually drive ...
  10. Is the pay really that bad??

    Yes the pay really is that bad. After working 35 years in nursing, I make $25.00 per hour. Why should nurses settle for less. We all want a confortable place to live and a reasonable car to drive. We should be paid for our education and experience j...
  11. what about these sign on bonuses???

    Sign-on usually mean word is out about poor working conditions. Again research your location. However, sign-ons for a travel company can be a plus, they just need staff ASAP. But, again consider the location!
  12. 1 year in and I cannot do bedside anymore!

    Nursing school does not prepare one for the reality of nursing. Nursing is no longer a science, but a freaking maze with time bombs at every turn. My advise is to try the OR. You do not have to spend much time with the patient because they go to ...
  13. Your employer (management) is attempting to do a professional lobotomy on you, and using you as a scape- goat to control other employees. Please follow up with an attorney so the attorney can send a letter in your behalf. If your employer realizes ...
  14. what do nurses hate about doctors?

    please write where others can read your progress notes and physician orders. patients die every day because of poor handwriting...i had a doctor this week write in the progress notes, none of the nurses (about 6 of us)could read his handwritting, ano...
  15. I was slapped by a doctor!

    i fear for the psychological effect this new nurse will have to deal with in the future.....it won't be easy. looks like she should be reimbursed for psychological damage, however, you should speak with an attorney to see what he/she will advise. i...