myrtle1956

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1. D.O.N. concerned more with census than NH residents care

   myrtle1956 replied to burrt-lpn's topic in Geriatric

   Well, thank you all for the replies to my posting. I am still working at the sister facility, my administrator has promised to amend my separation notice due to the wording on it. I am giving her till the end of this month to correct it, then I am go...

2. What is a "Code Black"?

   myrtle1956 replied to sugabuga's topic in General Nursing

   thanks to all for the info, i will have to find out if we have a code black, I have never heard of code black before, But, you know how we "night workers" are, just a bunch of sleep deprived folks.

3. D.O.N. concerned more with census than NH residents care

   myrtle1956 replied to burrt-lpn's topic in Geriatric

   This topic has recently caused me to resign from a job at one facility and go work at a sister facility. My DON refused to send a patient out ( nursing home) who had had diarrhea for 4 days. We called the DOC, got an order, she calls him back and tel...

4. Banner thunderbird Hospital AZ-Phoenix!

   myrtle1956 replied to sweetpea839's topic in Travel

   Thanks, I have printed out your post and will keep it handy for the summer.

5. Do you think some people just "dont have what it takes"

   myrtle1956 replied to nursenatalie's topic in General Nursing

   I work in long term care, WE worked with a lpn who did the regents program, we were glad to see her go because she was a do nothing lpn. we were flabergasted when she became our DON. I tolerated one year, waiting for this RN to evolve into a DON. Of ...

6. I have never met anyone like her...

   myrtle1956 replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

   I work in long term care in NEw Orleans. We have some indigent patients that leave out of the building during the day and return in the evening cracked up and drunk, They wake up in the a.m. demanding pain pills at 5 a.m. One of these guys went off o...

7. Vet tech calling herself RN

   myrtle1956 replied to Nightcrawler's topic in General Nursing

   I am so burned out on nursing right now due to exhaustion, If I could work on animals for a while, I would join up immediately.

8. Banner thunderbird Hospital AZ-Phoenix!

   myrtle1956 replied to sweetpea839's topic in Travel

   I went to Good Sam in Malta Montana, Is that the same company?

9. Banner thunderbird Hospital AZ-Phoenix!

   myrtle1956 replied to sweetpea839's topic in Travel

   I can see myself going to Arizona this summer. What company do you work for? I am looking for a good company.

10. Banner thunderbird Hospital AZ-Phoenix!

    myrtle1956 replied to sweetpea839's topic in Travel

    I want to travel this summer. I have already gone to Montana and loved it. But this time my son is coming with me. He is 15 and wants to go where the skateboarders hang out. Any suggestions?