sunsetsrn

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1. Things you don't want to hear your Aide say

   sunsetsrn replied to readytoroll's topic in Geriatric

   My other fav was the aide that said "she pulled out her IV and her wound vac" (semi-common occurance for this pt) me-"when?" "This morning" It's 1:55pm(aide shift change is at 2) me-"didn't think to tell me sooner?" "You were busy" Thanx for being...

2. Things you don't want to hear your Aide say

   sunsetsrn replied to readytoroll's topic in Geriatric

   I have a 3 syllable name--apparently the last syllable goes up in tone on the end and becomes drawn out if something is wrong. I've worked 3 places as a RN now and the aides have done it all 3 places. I don't know how many times I've taken off down...

3. Special needs nurse

   sunsetsrn replied to depedsnurse's topic in Disabilities

   For the last 2 years I've worked full time with DD adults in a group home type setting, however, our clients are extremely medically fragile and require a RN on staff 24/7. Best job I've EVER had and excellent staffing ratios. (6 clients 1 RN 3 aide...

4. Has Nursing hardened you?

   sunsetsrn replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

   ThePrincessBride: Did you work as an Aide before you started nursing school? Have you been around a lot of nurses other than your teachers and clinical setting? I've worked in healthcare and only healthcare since I was 16. I've been a RN for 6 years...

5. Has Nursing hardened you?

   sunsetsrn replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

   I'm good with that.. I have apps on my phone relevant to drug interactions, labs, etc. I also think many of them need to be advised how much can be learned from spending some quality time looking at their patients, maybe in the eye, while they're t...