OlderRNinGA

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1. Is your Facility 'forcing' you to get the Flu Vaccine?

   OlderRNinGA replied to madwife2002's topic in COVID

   Get the flu shot! There are bigger battles we need to fight.

2. Subacute Rehab nurse/patient ratio

   OlderRNinGA replied to blueeyes87's topic in Rehabilitation

   16 to 18 patients where I work. Along with rehabbing knees and hips, we have dementia, CHF, syncope, wound care, tube feelings, IV antibiotics, and much more. No bed rails, alarms, or restraints to keep patients from falling out of bed or wheelchair....

3. Are you a nurse with "alternative" spiritual beliefs?

   OlderRNinGA replied to GadgetRN71's topic in Spirituality

   Wow, you tell her that Jesus hates her? Just so you know, Christians aren't perfect. No human being is perfect. If you want people to respect you, you have to give respect.

4. Things we think that we do not say... humorous...

   OlderRNinGA replied to Baubo516's topic in CNA/MA

   When a family member wonders why mom is so tired all the time: really? She is 96 years old!!!The daughter who sternly told mom she can "do it" (walk): Really? Could you walk on those contracted feet? Or hold onto your walker with those contracted han...

5. Devastated :(

   OlderRNinGA replied to ixchel's topic in General Students

   Hi! I can tell you that my experience has been that every opportunity I have "lost" in nursing school and with nursing jobs has led to a better opportunity more suited to me. Hang in there and keep pursuing your dream!

6. Nurse Call button misused once again

   OlderRNinGA replied to Brian's topic in Rock

   Ha ha this makes me think about how hubby showed up at my work this past week and asked me for Advil. (His mom is a patient right now.) I almost clobbered him! Told him I would get to my purse after I made sure my 17 patients were medicated.

7. Rehab work day....how to get it all done?

   OlderRNinGA replied to Allison RN's topic in Rehabilitation

   It helps me to hear that caring for 18 patients with meds, treatments, etc. is unreasonable for one nurse to finish everything in 8 hours. I thought I was too slow. I hate it most when a family member or doctor asks questions about a patient that I c...

8. Nursing: Culture of inclusion, or culture of exclusion?

   OlderRNinGA replied to CapricaNurse's topic in Relations

   I have had several careers in very large corporations before coming to nursing. I never felt so stressed out and felt such hostility in any other job for the 25 years before I became a nurse. It was quite a culture shock. Yet in spite of that, I :red...

9. Need help with test question

   OlderRNinGA replied to Gaff1's topic in General Students

   Wow, I don't like any of those answers. But that is how nursing tests are written! In the real world I would page doctor or on-call hospitalist again, AND get my charge nurse involved. On my floor we would call a Rapid Response with this patient.

10. Failed pre-employment drug screen

    OlderRNinGA replied to OlderRNinGA's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! This was my first post and will probably be my last, if my feelings are involved. While I appreciate the feedback, the phrase "nurses eating their young" certainly came to mind. I hope none of you who judged me so harshly ever make a mistake. As...

11. Failed pre-employment drug screen

    OlderRNinGA posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am so freaked out. I was hired, conditionally, for a job I really want. Today I found out that I failed the drug screen because it showed Darvocet. I have prescriptions for Percocet because I recently broke a bone in my foot. Over the weekend prior...