rn2be73

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1. Co-complainers. Is anything good enough?

   rn2be73 replied to Ntheboat2's topic in Patient, Colleague 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......

2. Do you stand up for yourself to patients?

   rn2be73 replied to evolvingrn's topic in Patient, Colleague 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?...

3. CNA Question

   rn2be73 replied to mrsvickerie2's topic in Medical Assistant, 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...

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

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

   rn2be73 replied to GLORIAmunchkin72's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   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...

6. I am struggling with patient families lately.

   rn2be73 replied to jennilynn's topic in Patient, Colleague 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...

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

   rn2be73 replied to FaithGurl93's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

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

8. 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

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

   rn2be73 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses 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...

10. 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

11. Is it possible to get the holidays off?

    rn2be73 replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing 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...

12. Sandy Storm whom do I serve?

    rn2be73 replied to echoRNC711's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    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

13. The Disrespect Of Nurses

    rn2be73 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague 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...

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

    rn2be73 replied to MotherRN's topic in Patient, Colleague 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...

15. Are people less likely to congratulate older or younger students for getting into RN?

    rn2be73 replied to Kadambari's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am 39 and just finishing pre reqs for nursing program. As a previous poster said there is a generation where a high school diploma was sufficient to get a good paying job. I use my experience going...