Angela Mac

Angela Mac

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  1. Terminated, but never worked for them

    something similar happened to me. I applied, had an interview and a tour of the unit I would be working on. I was not impressed and told human resources that I would not be joining the hospital staff. A couple of years passed by and I heard the ho...
  2. "Cookie Cutter" uniforms

    I am with prmenrs on this one. I worked in a clinic where we had to wear rose polos with teal trim- that cost $25 each....
  3. oooooops it dawned on me- with a wellness pill- we nurses wouldnt have work-ooooops
  4. oooooops it dawned on me- with a wellness pill- we nurses wouldnt have work-ooooops
  5. A HAPPY pill there are too many grumpy people out there wait- I changed my mind A WELLNESS pill- thats right....one pill & you will never become sick in any shape or form. No more health insurance, no more surgeries, no more anguish or pain. Bu...
  6. Why Women Take So Long in the Bathroom

    :chuckle oh rhonda- so very, very true.........
  7. Are the elderly taking too many drugs?

    I noticed in LTC that many elderly patients were taking upwards of 25 to 30 pills per day. No wonder they c/o being sick.....imagine all the side effects & adverse reactions. My favorite- is multiple stool softeners and laxatives. When I ask- ...
  8. Are the elderly taking too many drugs?

    I noticed in LTC that many elderly patients were taking upwards of 25 to 30 pills per day. No wonder they c/o being sick.....imagine all the side effects & adverse reactions. My favorite- is multiple stool softeners and laxatives. When I ask- ...
  9. Med-Surg Topic of the Week - Psych Patients

    Unfortunately- I have seen many psych patients in long term care facilities that are abusive, combative & a threat to others- these patients belong in a lock down psych hospital. And on the other hand- I have seen many elderly dementia patients w...
  10. Shift wars

    I hear you. Like I said- I have worked all 3 shifts & now work days & eves. When I work eves and follow a certain nurse- nothing gets done- MD orders are not completed, Tx are not done, VS not charted etc............ But yet, I was able to ge...
  11. Funniest real orders you have seen in a chart?

    this is more pathetic than funny- An MD ordered warm water foot soaks every four hours when awake on a patient with no foot wounds or problems, because her daughter wanted it. I was questioned as to why she did not get it at 5:00, when I was busy gi...
  12. Shift wars

    I have worked all 3 shifts and find 3-11 to be the hardest. It is a given that the staffing ratio is not the same as it is on daylight. In long term care facilities- evenings are more difficult because the sundowners act up- putting even more of a ...
  13. "A monkey can be trained to do what you nurses do"

    ignorance is bliss I would have answered the doctor by saying= "So you are training your son to replace me, aayy?" :rotfl: well maybe not.....
  14. Top 5 medicine to pass in LTC?

    everyone is on- colace & calcium many patients are on- potassium coumadin *blood pressure meds* *cardiac meds* *inhalers* (I live in a big tobacco state)
  15. Lets hope with more educators- comes more nursing programs. Throughout the threads I hear of so many who are on waiting lists to get into nursing programs.