Xbox Live Addict

Xbox Live Addict

LTC/SNF, Psychiatric, Pharmaceutical

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  1. Nurses will do the CNA job

    Xbox Live Addict replied to bongids's topic in General Nursing

    In LTC, a CNA is an absolute necessity, since each day, half of the residents in the facility (at least) must be bathed, and ALL residents must be dressed, toileted, fed, and repositioned - several...

  2. Recognized by coworkers on AllNurses.com?

    Xbox Live Addict replied to medsurgrnco's topic in General Nursing

    I miss the BBS days myself. I never enjoyed the Internet that much. These were local people you talked to, and played cheap little text-based "door" games like Legend of the Red Dragon with. It was a...

  3. Double Bagging???

    Xbox Live Addict replied to JuRsEyGuRL's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Double bagging: use of two bags to contain potentially biohazardous material. Plastic is porous, after all. At every facility I worked at, the lab we contracted, at the local hospital, required us to...

  4. New to supervisor role NEED ADVICE

    Xbox Live Addict replied to Jerry99's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, Jerry is probably also seeing firsthand the realities of short-staffing and difficult recruitment, which create situations where management may let things slide longer than they'd like...

  5. Career Fair attire? conserative? professional?

    Xbox Live Addict replied to bisson's topic in General Nursing

    Here's a funny thing: Every job I have landed, I went to the interview in casual wear or scrubs. I have NEVER won a job in which I went to an interview in a business suit. But I never went to career...

  6. How Do You Manage Graveyard Shift & Family?

    Xbox Live Addict replied to Dottie78's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not a mom, but I will tell you you probably will not feel as rested from sleeping all day as you would all night. When I worked nights, my daytime sleep was very restless, and I always woke up...

  7. Recognized by coworkers on AllNurses.com?

    Xbox Live Addict replied to medsurgrnco's topic in General Nursing

    Heh... I remember when the Internet and other information technology were supposed to be heralds of a new era of freedom of expression, where one's freely expressed ideas could change the world....

  8. Does your hospital contact you thru Facebook?

    Xbox Live Addict replied to clvjackson's topic in General Nursing

    Well, it's not like you're on call, is it? Or does your hospital have the assumption that every employee is "on call" and available to work on the hospital's

  9. Recognized by coworkers on AllNurses.com?

    Xbox Live Addict replied to medsurgrnco's topic in General Nursing

    I've never recognized anyone here, that's not to say that someone might have recognized me at some point. I try to keep my posts vague enough to disclose only minimal identifying info, though I'm sure...

  10. Does your hospital contact you thru Facebook?

    Xbox Live Addict replied to clvjackson's topic in General Nursing

    My mother used to screen my calls. My wife does that now.

  11. Work contract before school

    Xbox Live Addict replied to mark2climb's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I'd be hesistant to sign any contract with any employer. If the environment proves to be toxic, you're stuck unless you want to pay back all the money they gave you d/t breach of contract. There's no...

  12. Nurse shortage...how is it in your area?

    Xbox Live Addict replied to nursefromquebec's topic in General Nursing

    At every place I have worked, and every place I have considered working at, turnover is > 100%, and recruitment is difficult. Employers will go for months without finding suitable candidates, to...

  13. Does your hospital contact you thru Facebook?

    Xbox Live Addict replied to clvjackson's topic in General Nursing

    That kind of thing - along with employers checking Facebook and MySpace pages to monitor the off-duty behavior of active and potential employees - is another of countless reasons why I refuse to have...

  14. What was she thinking???

    Xbox Live Addict replied to Nurse Salt's topic in General Nursing

    Plus, she could potentially be criminally charged with fraud. I don't know how likely that is

  15. ER nurses make $144,000 a year!

    Xbox Live Addict replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    Again, I'd like to see that. Most nurses I know in Oklahoma are barely making $38,000 a year, below the low range Yahoo quoted. Where are they getting their

  16. $8000 to lock down my 2yrs of life?!

    Xbox Live Addict replied to Tzu911's topic in General Nursing

    I've heard about things like this, I think they do this with med students and teachers as well. Personally, I'd be hesitant about signing any contract that mandates you stay at a place for very long...

  17. ER nurses make $144,000 a year!

    Xbox Live Addict replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    I've noticed a common theme here: most of the nurses that are making the "average" salary listed on Yahoo! seem to be wrecking their physical and mental health with excessive overtime. I'd have to...

  18. Acetaminophen

    Xbox Live Addict replied to curious4life's topic in General Nursing

    I'm from a LTC background, and most physicians in LTC seem to prefer hydrocodone as the default pain management, in the form of Lortab, Vicodin, or Norco - which is always a combo with APAP. I've...

  19. Acetaminophen

    Xbox Live Addict replied to curious4life's topic in General Nursing

    I've also noticed that physicians anymore always order acetaminophen mixes like Percocet or Darvocet rather than aspirin-mixed drugs like Percodan. I guess this is because they are afraid of GI bleeds...

  20. Acetaminophen

    Xbox Live Addict replied to curious4life's topic in General Nursing

    I had a physician one time that had Vicodin 5/750 ordered 2 tabs Q6H PRN - that's a total of 6000mg APAP if the patient took it as often as allowed. Which she did. It took several days of wrangling,...

  21. ER nurses make $144,000 a year!

    Xbox Live Addict replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    No kidding. I know very few nurses in Oklahoma that make even the minimum annual salary ($44,000/year) mentioned in this article, almost all of whom are administrative and corporate nurses (DONs and...

  22. RN or LPN signature

    Xbox Live Addict replied to nursiemellie's topic in General Nursing

    The fact that you've earned license and title aside, keep in mind that any staff screwups - including those of LPNs - are likely to be put on YOUR tab, if the NH finds itself in trouble. They could...

  23. Abuse of Nurses

    Xbox Live Addict replied to widi96's topic in General Nursing

    I've heard at least one case of an abusive patient that had felony assault charges filed for throwing urine at staff members - one count for every person that got splashed Being a staff advocate comes...

  24. Abuse of Nurses

    Xbox Live Addict replied to widi96's topic in General Nursing

    I am glad that this CNA had you advocating on her behalf. Otherwise, the administration may have intimidated her into giving up legal

  25. Abuse of Nurses

    Xbox Live Addict replied to widi96's topic in General Nursing

    Criminal offenses are considered to be crimes against SOCIETY... which means they can be filed regardless of where the crime took place. Otherwise, if someone invited you into your home and murdered...