rn2be73

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1. Co-complainers. Is anything good enough?

   rn2be73 replied to Ntheboat2's topic in Relations

   not ALL CNAs are lazy but the ones that are make others paint us ALL with the same brush....I have been called lazy...by the nurse sitting at the desk on facebook while chatting with the unit clerk... because i try to use my energy wisely...when i go...

2. Do you stand up for yourself to patients?

   rn2be73 replied to evolvingrn's topic in Relations

   one of the many reasons i no longer have any desire whatsoever to continue in the nursing profession....the "customer" is NOT always right and since when did healthcare become customer service anyway? One of the reasons our healthcare system is brok...

3. CNA Question

   rn2be73 replied to mrsvickerie2's topic in CNA/MA

   took my CNA training through osu...didn't cost me a thing but after i got my license i had to commit to 12 months out of the next 24 in a long term care facility...i'm gonna have to work while i'm in school and i'm wanting experience right? so why no...

4. Be the type of nurse you want to work with

   rn2be73 replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

   Wish the nurses at my facility felt this way

5. Mid-Life Crisis: My Autobiographical Account of My Career as a LPN

   rn2be73 replied to lpnpgh123's topic in Career Support

   I think i just don't want to grow up

6. Today's Dr. Phil shocker: Nursing home abuse

   rn2be73 replied to GLORIAmunchkin72's topic in Geriatric

   as a former nursing home aide...we LOVED the kinds of families that were there to provide assistance and comfort to their family member....i had several families that would help not only their loved one but the roommate as well and any other resident...

7. I am struggling with patient families lately.

   rn2be73 replied to jennilynn's topic in Relations

   i'm not even a nurse yet and i'm already thinking of leaving healthcare completely!!! Sick of families that think that their loved one is the ONLY patient in the hospital and i had better jump when they need anything! also sick of management that pla...

8. My patient called me a "flunkie" today..... -_-

   rn2be73 replied to FaithGurl93's topic in Technicians

   just don't react...that's what they want!!! I am glad patients can't hear what goes on in the breakroom..lol!!!

9. what did you get for Christmas from your employer?

   rn2be73 replied to AlphaPig's topic in General Nursing

   $300 bonus and a $50 gift card to one of the nicer grocery stores in the area

10. Working the holidays to get away from family...

    rn2be73 replied to Brian's topic in Rock

    we do a family holiday the saturday before christmas...started that before i went into nursing so that christmas day we can open gifts, stay in our pajamas all day if we want and the kids can play with their new stuff and mom doesn't have to try to g...

11. called in sick, nurse manager calling back (inappropriate tactics?)

    rn2be73 replied to jbaggins's topic in General Nursing

    only have a cell and work has its very own ringtone...I decide whether i answer it or not!!

12. Is it possible to get the holidays off?

    rn2be73 replied to Joe V's topic in Humor

    kids are mostly grown..we usually do a big family gathering the sat before christmas...the hospital where i work is pretty good about alternating holidays...i was scheduled to work thanksgiving last year and off christmas...this year is my year to wo...

13. Sandy Storm whom do I serve?

    rn2be73 replied to echoRNC711's topic in Safety

    no one may say anything about it but you can bet your behind the people you are helping see it and will in turn walk through fire to help YOU when and if they can!!

14. The Disrespect Of Nurses

    rn2be73 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Relations

    This is one of the many reasons that i am rethinking nursing school...have been working on pre reqs one class at a time while working full time and raising two kids for 5 years and now thinking maybe nursing is not where i want to be...so sad!!

15. Wrote up a CNA, but I was the one who got the boot!

    rn2be73 replied to MotherRN's topic in Relations

    i am an aide...worked in ltc for two years....will NEVER do it again!!! Just because of the "politics" involved. As one other person posted...that is what happens when you work in a field that is mostly women...worked in manufacturing on a team with ...