Jacob Rockstar-RN Psych Nurse Action Figure

[Davey Do]

Psych nurse action figure ?

[Davey Do]

Safety Coach RN said:

Shellie Bipolar, the head director....

Once, during a crisis, staff used a "Fail Safe Plan" per Shellie Bipolar's instructions that did not work. When Shellie enquired as to why I was "disappointed and chagrinned", I replied, "I have to sit through long, boring mandatory hypocritical superfluous dog and pony show inservices where you assure us that 'if we do this, this will happen' and it doesn't!"

OldDude said:

Curry-combing her pony sounds like something I'd like to watch.

If not curry-combing a pony, Old Dude, how about an inservice where...

[Farawyn]

OOOOooooooOOOOOOooh!

[Flare, ASN, BSN]

Davey Do said:

Once, during a crisis, staff used a "Fail Safe Plan" per Shellie Bipolar's instructions that did not work. When Shellie enquired as to why I was "disappointed and chagrinned", I replied, "I have to sit through long, boring mandatory hypocritical superfluous dog and pony show inservices where you assure us that 'if we do this, this will happen' and it doesn't!"

If not curry-combing a pony, Old Dude, how about an inservice where...

I may have to make large print posters of this for my mandatory dog and pony.. er .. i mean very fascinating topics that i am required to cover. It would be nice if i could take my normal ninja get in get out approach but lately it seems that i need to add more and more sizzle and other assorted hooplah.

[No Stars In My Eyes]

Speaking of long, boring, mandatory, hypocritical, superfluous dog-and-pony inservices...

During one of my employers' many permutations over the years, we once were given a 3-ring, loose leaf notebook with the company logo on it; there were labeled subject dividers within, and we rec'd collated copies of the first two installments to enter in the notebook. All this was a prelude to an inservice about corporate secrets and we had to sign on the dotted line that we faithfully promised on our honor to NEVER discuss our company's practices and policies with ANYONE outside the circle.

In fact we were instructed to keep said 3-ring binder and its contents TOP SECRET, locked in the trunk of our cars, as for-our-eyes-only referencing. At the end of the hour and a half long inservice (for which we were not paid) the date, time, and agenda for the next inservice was set, so, "mark it on your calendar", because it was very important, and, of course, MANDATORY!

So, as you might have guessed by now, we never, never, ever had another inservice on any of the subjects indicated by the labeled dividers in the notebook. And it was never spoken of again, EVER! I mean, did it really happen or was it all a nightmare?

A few years later when they moved the office to another location, the adjacent storage area we were moving out of had about 4 dozen 3-ring binders tossed into several boxes, abandoned; the pages of 'secret corporate information' were unceremoniously dumped...not even shredded!, but dumped, into a trashcan lined with a clear trashbag. D'Oh! Yes, it's true. Beats all I've ever seen. SMH.

[Flare, ASN, BSN]

As long as your binder was still safely taking up space in your trunk, then all is well...

[No Stars In My Eyes]

As long as your binder was still safely taking up space in your trunk, then all is well...

That bleeping binder was still in the trunk when my car was crushed at the junk yard. True, dat!

[Flare, ASN, BSN]

So then it is still safe in your trunk then!! Gold star to you for direction following!!

[Davey Do]

the hour and a half long inservice (for which we were not paid)

Wait a minute- "Not paid"?

Did I read that correctly? Not paid?

I'm trying to wrap my mind around this... "not paid'.

Isn't that against the Geneva Convention?

[Davey Do]

When my work wife and I walked into the nurses station tonight, she made a comment regarding a notice hanging on the wall.

[Safety Coach RN]

Davey Do said:

When my work wife and I walked into the nurses station tonight, she made a comment regarding a notice hanging on the wall.

That's the FIRST thing I said when I saw it....13 smiley faces means we're getting bent over REALLY HARD!!!! "They said it would be transformational.....They said is would be exciting....They lied"

[Davey Do]

....13 smiley faces means we're getting bent over REALLY HARD!!!!

Man- you are a quick study, Safety Coach. On the actual notice, there are 13 smiley faces!

So, the number of smiley faces is in proportion to the negative news, eh?

Speaking of patterns, I have just found that the number 3 is of significance: We have to chart in real time within 3 minutes of a round, and we have to have our mandatory lessons done 3 months in advance of when they're actually due!

Pretty sharp for an old timer, eh by cracky!

[Safety Coach RN]

Man- you are a quick study, Safety Coach. On the actual notice, there are 13 smiley faces!

So, the number of smiley faces is in proportion to the negative news, eh?

Speaking of patterns, I have just found that the number 3 is of significance: We have to chart in real time within 3 minutes of a round, and we have to have our mandatory lessons done 3 months in advance of when they're actually due!

Pretty sharp for an old timer, eh by cracky!

I think you're cracking the code of incompetence. :):)