As if there aren't any more peculiar happenings at my workplace, another thing that I've noticed lately is that there are some coworkers, particularly CNAs, that like to crank up the music in the dining room to a station that primarily plays loud heavy metal and rock music at full volume. While many of our coworkers enjoy the music, I do happen to question the time of day they turn up the music. Not only does it occur during meal time, but I've heard it playing as late as 10pm and as early as 6 am, when people are probably still sleeping.
As of right now, no one is complaining, but my guess is that at one point in time, someone probably will. Also, state is due to stop by, and probably would cite us for loud noise if they were to walk in while it is playing.
At the same time, is this something you would address if no one is complaining yet? Seems like there's probably bigger issues to worry about if no one else is concerned but at the same time the volume and the music are obnoxious for the setting being played in and the age group of the people residing in the facility.
SilverBells, I say this with love, but do you actually have a nursing job? And do you have any hobbies/clubs for after work? You post (long, elaborate, thorough) a LOT. I suggest gardening after work as stress relief and Vitamin D.
Yes. I work as many hours as I post. I use AN during breaks. No time for any hobbies, though, except long, deep naps
Specializes in Psych, Addictions, SOL (Student of Life).
7 minutes ago, CommunityRNBSN said:
SilverBells, I say this with love, but do you actually have a nursing job? And do you have any hobbies/clubs for after work? You post (long, elaborate, thorough) a LOT. I suggest gardening after work as stress relief and Vitamin D.
The decision cut my salaried management position in which I was being robbed daily of any meaningful job satisfaction was the best thing I ever did. I currently work in an acute stabelization psych facility where I am a highly valued member of the team. I work 8 hours shifts, come home to my family, dogs and my garden. IMHO gardening is great therapy and anyone can do it anywhere. I have set up box gardens that fit in an apartment/condo sized porch. There is also bag gardens for root crops and tomatoes. I get a huge kick out of breaking ground by swinging a pick axe in the air and plunging it deep into the soil. It's a violent and invasive act that gets out all kinds of tension and the end result is pretty flowers and tastey vegetables.
I am going to start growing functional mushrooms in the fall when the outdoor heat and light is better for that purpose.
I also forage the hills around my home for functional adaptogenic herbs and plants and just downloaded an app to my phone that identifies plants in real time with just a snap from my cel camera.
If I get my hound puppy in the future I will be traing it for search and rescue work.
This is how I achieve work life balance. As far as playing heavy metal music goes if the folks are rocking to it great if not it should be tuned to something less abrasive but no Yanni, Cher or Celine Dion (Those three make me feel like I'm trapped in an elevator. I often play music from the late fifties through the eighties which seems to be enjoyed by staff and patients alike.
I know I got a bit off topic but until one finds balance they can never be truely happy.
Are the patients complaining? I'd just turn it off. If that were my grandmother, father, etc, I wouldn't want them waking up or possibly not going to bed listening to that loud crap no matter which genre of music was playing. It's disrespectful.
Knitting, crocheting, and embroidery are hobbies that can be done in short spurts,
I like you, have had these as hobbies, but I do not like them now. I hate to be presumptuous, but Silver Bells is now looking at real estate. My current hobbies are repairing 1900 phonographs, 1850 music boxes and collecting vintage clothes (civil war period). Amazingly I will get up early just to go to an auction or work with my machines. I have never worked 60 hours a week so if that was my life, I would go right to sleep when I got home (although I would feed my cats and clean the litter boxs before putting my head on the pillow).
No, only because I do it for creative release, much like DaveyDo does his graphic renderings. I've had family and friends encouraging me to open an Etsy storefront or sell on fb marketplace. But I'm afraid if I do that, it'll be more like a job and I will no longer enjoy it. My friends and family do enjoy nice gifts and cards though ?
This is important and not laughed at. Any or all loud music is 'wrong especially at meal time. This is a time to relax! It causes people like me to lose their appetite or leave early and. also conversation is stifled. No music at all should be played. Nursing homes and hospitals are not for rock concerts. Your answers strike me as naive and the voice of youth.
I will not dine or go anywhere with bad music including drug stores because it is nerve wracking and I can't hear myself think
I stopped going to Walgreens for that reason. And I grew up listening to loud hard rock at countless concerts all my life. Small and famous bands. There is a time and place for this but nursing homes and hospitals are off limits! They are too polite to complain
This is important and not laughed at. Any or all loud music is 'wrong especially at meal time. This is a time to relax! It causes people like me to lose their appetite or leave early and. also conversation is stifled. No music at all should be played. Nursing homes and hospitals are not for rock concerts. Your answers strike me as naive and the voice of youth.
I will not dine or go anywhere with bad music including drug stores because it is nerve wracking and I can't hear myself think
I stopped going to Walgreens for that reason. And I grew up listening to loud hard rock at countless concerts all my life. Small and famous bands. There is a time and place for this but nursing homes and hospitals are off limits! They are too polite to complain
Studies have shown quietly playing appropriate music enhances mood and appetite in the elderly. This is typically incorporated into the dining programs in dementia units and many other nursing homes.
SilverBells, BSN
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Yes. I work as many hours as I post. I use AN during breaks. No time for any hobbies, though, except long, deep naps