tiredbeatupRN

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tiredbeatupRN has 15 years experience.


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  1. Fast Food Medicine.

    Gah! I wish I could write as well as the author. Excellent reading!
  2. What does this "look" look like? How do you know this guy has the urge to punch you if he hasn't got his fists raised in a threatening manner with a look of distress on his face, and there hasn't been any dialogue between you to suggest an impending...
  3. Staff/Patient Ratio - 30 Patients per Nurse

    I wish I knew how. Perhaps just continuing to put the realities of it out in the open repeatedly for all to see will be the only way. Threads like this are important and effective in getting the word out. If anyone who thinks these horror stories...
  4. Staff/Patient Ratio - 30 Patients per Nurse

    Exactly. I left LTC (and nursing) for this reason, AND because I could no longer call myself an advocate for residents while continuing to work under such lousy and shockingly unethical environments. Any previous attempts to advocate or speak up we...
  5. Reporting med errors...

    It all really boils down to this.
  6. how do you know if your cut out for nursing?

    You should seriously consider taking a medical terminology course before starting in the nursing program.
  7. Don't know if I can keep doing it.

    sweetsleep, I feel your pain. I have been there and done that. Complaining to your administration will only get you fired AFTER they drag you through the mud and kill off every last shred of your spirit. The only way to save your sanity and your ...
  8. I hate being a nurse

    okthen, I'm not going to attack you for expressing yourself. I just want to say that I have been where you are and have felt frustrations just like yours. I know what you are going through. It all got to be too much and I am one of the many nurses...
  9. He// to the NO!

    Sadly, it will be the patients/residents who will suffer because of a staffing shortage. We all know LTAC would rather work short than bring agency staff in. Toileting will not be done as frequently therefore, skin breakdown will increase, more wil...
  10. He// to the NO!

    Hopefully someone or a lot of you will use your smartphone's digital recorder feature and start recording actual statements made by corporate money-grubbers since they won't put any of this in writing. Sounds like the s**t is only beginning to hit t...
  11. Suspended without notice

    I am very much looking forward to the outcome of this meeting. Good luck to you. Even though you may have done everything absolutely correctly in your situation and followed your facilities policies and procedures, you may face termination anyway. ...
  12. Med errors: subpoena, copy of incident report

    All of the LTC facilities I've worked at were the same way. Every single bruise, skin tear, red mark, etc, had to have an incident report completed along with written statements taken from nursing staff who cared for that resident for the past 24 ho...
  13. Is LOA the right answer?I

    First, congrats to you for having insight and seriously examining your issues now. I agree with the poster who said not to go to confide in your "superiors" at your job. Contact EAP or get set up with a county social worker ASAP! Until then, use a...
  14. Depression and Anxiety

    I know your question was regarding jobs from home, but, before that, you must address the mental health issues first. I also know what it is like to be stuck in seemingly endless darkness and despair. I've been there more times than I care to admit...
  15. He// to the NO!

    The OP is good reason for all of us to stay awake at night! This sort of s**t will sort a precedence throughout all of nursing. If everything the OP said is true, and her coworkers don't protest or organize against the CEO's unethical and illegal ...