pumpkin92356

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1. What to do with CNAs that sleep during the night shift?

   pumpkin92356 replied to Plagueis's topic in Geriatric

   boy thats right they cant tell you what to do when you are on break!

2. Love it, hate it...

   pumpkin92356 replied to montinurse's topic in Geriatric

   I think its like that everywhere you go. There's always a conflict between co-workers and this creates attitudes.

3. am I wrong to be upset with this resident?

   pumpkin92356 replied to Ms.RN's topic in Geriatric

   I think it becomes very easy to forget that some residents still have feelings for the opposite sex. You know that old saying "Snow on the rooftop doesnt mean there isnt a fire still in the furnace" but I would definitely make sure it was documented ...

4. Artificial Fingernails and Direct Care Staff

   pumpkin92356 replied to pumpkin92356's topic in Geriatric

   How sick!!! An artificial nail found on a patients bottom!! I think that would have made me get sick and I usually have a strong stomach being a nurse and everything! That is just sick!!!

5. Integrity in nursing (LTC)

   pumpkin92356 replied to bklynborn's topic in Geriatric

   Wow! The rush to impress the state surveyors goes on at every facility I have ever worked at. I worked at a state facility when the DON employed there was caught up with pushing the pen on the paperwork. The state moved in on the facility and stayed ...

6. Artificial Fingernails and Direct Care Staff

   pumpkin92356 posted a topic in Geriatric

   Recently my facility hired some new aides to work the floor and they had those artificial fingernails that you have put on at the salon. Well my boss told them that they needed to remove them because of infection issues and potential harm to the resi...

7. Nurse Bashing

   pumpkin92356 replied to hippylady7211's topic in Geriatric

   From what I have observed over the years concerning nurses and backstabbing each other etc. Nursing is a very hard job period. The pay can be the *****! and most of the time the staffing is short because of money issues with the facilities and manage...

8. My hellish day on the skilled floor (pull up a chair)

   pumpkin92356 replied to kiszi's topic in Geriatric

   Well this can be typical when you are short staffed. But my question is why wasn't your supervisor out there helping on the floor till you got some help? Most RN supervisors will get out there and help if asked in a pinch. I know I have seen my DON p...

9. Ornery resident

   pumpkin92356 replied to twister431's topic in Geriatric

   Has this resident been diagnosed as having some form of dementia or is he depressed. Is he physically abusive or just making verbal remarks towards staff. If he is only verbally abusive most facilities will tell you to have other staff assist him if ...

10. You need an order to remove a fecal impaction digitally right?

    pumpkin92356 replied to lashuna1028's topic in Geriatric

    I have just one question, Most facilities start measures to assist residents in having regular bowel movements within 2 to 3 days. You said your resident stated she hadn't had a bowel movement for seven days. My question is why wasnt something done b...

11. Bluetooth Headsets

    pumpkin92356 posted a topic in Geriatric

    I think one of the most ridiculous sites I have ever seen in a hospital setting is the wearing of bluetooth headsets by nurses and various other staff during working hours. Most of my residents have never heard of these devices and have thought that ...

12. The Resident from Hell!

    pumpkin92356 replied to pumpkin92356's topic in Geriatric

    Thanks for all the input, I appreciate the help , I will try some of the suggestions I have read. I agree that the resident should be able to use the commode when he wants as I myself would not want to sit and wait for to relieve my self. But he has ...

13. Am I wrong to think...

    pumpkin92356 replied to rmarz's topic in Geriatric

    I'm a CNA and this kinda sounds like a form of resident abuse? I would think that knowing that a resident is sitting in his own urine would be a dignity issue that could be reported not to mention willfull neglect? If that was my father there certain...

14. The Resident from Hell!

    pumpkin92356 posted a topic in Geriatric

    Well this is probably going to sound like a broken record but here it goes. At my facility we have a male resident who rings approximately 20 or more times a shift to get up and down on his bedside commode. The problem with this is transferring him b...

15. Long term care SNF staffing

    pumpkin92356 replied to djewel's topic in Geriatric

    Where I work at you have DON, MDS, staff developer etc all on the day shift and we have one extra CNA total of 4 aides and LVN for 50 patients. What gripes me is that the swing shift does everything we do on day shift but we serve one extra meal that...