barbarake21

barbarake21

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  1. Multiple jobs

    I've been fired once already because of office politics. Caught me totally by surprise, had no inkling anything was wrong. It took me two months to find another job. A second, part-time job is now my 'backup'.
  2. Staff meetings

    As a night nurse, I have to agree with the 2PM meetings. And, no, 10AM is not *better*. Another hint - don't put up a notice on Monday for a mandatory meeting on Thursday and expect your weekend staff to show up. Just saying... In fact, this whole ...
  3. Would you like some cheese with that whine.

    If I'm reading this correctly, you think two nurses for day shift is overstaffed (for 37 residents)? (Depending on the type residents,) I might agree that it's a bit light but 1 nurse to 37 residents is too heavy.
  4. Ethical question

    There's two questions here. One, can she refuse to have her meds crushed and two, can she refuse her medications, period. (The assumption here is that we're talking about oral meds.) Answering the second question first - of course she can refuse he...
  5. Is there really no way to refuse a mandatory flu shot?

    I can answer that (at least for myself). I've had my share of shots through the years and I'm not against vaccines in any way. I've had them all. But the one and only time I had a flu shot (4 years ago) left a sore spot in my arm that still remain...
  6. Nurses fired for refusing flu vaccine

    BostonFNP - I am in no way disagreeing with you but when I read statistics like that, I wonder as to how valid they are. It is my understanding (please correct me if I'm wrong) but they only way fly can be conclusively confirmed is via a culture. Wh...
  7. Nurses fired for refusing flu vaccine

    I'm 52 years old and have never had the flu. In fact, other than two pregnancies and an ankle injury, I haven't had to go to a doctor in over forty years. I have no philosophical objection to a flu vaccine but I am not convinced of its effectivenes...
  8. Discrimination of Men as nurses?

    I think there's still some prejudice against male nurses. (I'm a female.) The nursing home I worked at hired a male nurse just out of nursing school. He was the nicest guy you ever met, hard-working, always cheerful. And our manager treated him l...
  9. When did you know it was time to move on?

    I worked weekend nights in a LTC. Two units were LTC and one was medicare/rehab. and each unit had 40+ people. The LTC units had 1 nurse/night, the medicare/rehab. unit had 2. Management then decided that the rehab. unit could get by with one nur...
  10. Moving on.....

    Best of luck in your new home and position.
  11. Should Healthcare Be Funded As A Basic Human Right?

    Most of my family lives in Europe/Germany. All I know is that they pay signifantly less (per capita) for health care than we do here in America and - more importantly - they have an longer average life span. I wish more Americans would realize we ...
  12. POLL LTC Nurses... please answer

    1. Short staffing 2. Overwhelming amounts of paperwork
  13. Lost my job after 7 shifts...do not feel it was my fault

    First of all, best of luck with your daughter. Yes, work is important but family is more important. I hope everything turns out all right for you. Second, when you're hired for PRN work, that does not mean you are always available to work. It's no...
  14. Do all LTC's chart the meals on the MAR's?

    CapeCodMermaid - Can I come work for you??
  15. LTC med nurses-Are you obeying all of the rules?

    I don't know any LTC nurses that follow *all* the rules. It's impossible to do everything we're supposed to do in the time allotted (at least at my former facility). (Each nurse had 30 residents, mostly medicare.)