Cubby

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  1. Ideas needed for improving nursing practice

    Cubby replied to RN from OZ's topic in General Nursing

    Number One suggestion? Once you have graduated from school, NO MORE CARE PLANS!!!!!! No one has time to look at them and they do not improve the residents quality of life (speaking LTC here only)....

  2. What is the chemo smell?

    Cubby replied to mario_ragucci's topic in General Nursing

    It is the drainage bag itself. First time I came across this lovely shade of purple I freaked. Turns out it wasn't my residents urine It's the bag. Thats all. Simple huh?

  3. Older than dirt quiz

    Cubby replied to KaraLea's topic in Nursing Humor

    23/25 gives "senior member" a whole new meaning! Sure don't feel that old though. Oh well.It's the attitude not the

  4. Frequent Faller

    Cubby replied to StormyCD's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    DOCUMENTATION!!! It's the only way to save your

  5. New use for Tylenol?

    Cubby replied to mattcastens's topic in General Nursing

    Yep Good ol' Tylenol puts me to sleep everytime. Who needs other drugs when Tylenol is

  6. The Teamsters

    Cubby replied to Groovydogg's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Nurses who work for the State of Oklahoma are represented by a branch of the AFL/CIO. I don't know a lot about them (not a member) but I do believe they have been instrumental in getting our benefit...

  7. A squeaking heart

    Cubby replied to mario_ragucci's topic in General Nursing

    Mario Why do you always refer to yourself in the the third person? Just

  8. Changing Urinary catheters

    Cubby posted a topic in General Nursing

    I discovered the other day that my facility does not have a policy on changing catheters. So guess what I have to do?! Trouble is, my old assumptions do not appear to hold any water (no that was not...

  9. Changing Urinary catheters

    Cubby replied to Cubby's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you to all. I appreciate the

  10. explain carefully

    Cubby replied to daisie's topic in Nursing Humor

    A fairly new aide was asked one evening to empty the Biohazard boxes into the large bio box to be picked up. When I went to check to see how he was doing with this task, he proudly showed me the large...

  11. verbal 'scripts'

    Cubby replied to NCRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Our local Hospital is losing staff due to that very sort of thing. The Nurses are "given" so much $ at the gift shop for whenever the nurse "makes a mistake" such as spilling water, supper not hot...

  12. body removal...

    Cubby replied to night owl's topic in General Nursing

    Why is it we feel we have to 'protect' our residents from death? I realize in an acute setting it is different. But in LTC we do everything possible to shield our residents from, what they know ,is...

  13. Transition from restraint to restraint free facility

    Cubby replied to Ric's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I WANT TO KNOW HOW A PATIENT FELL WITH A NURSE RIGHT THERE? WHAT WERE THEY DOING? DOES NOT MAKE

  14. Charting Bloopers

    Cubby replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

    While working at our local Psychiatric Hospital many years ago (when nursing was still fun) I had a patient who had lost his shoes a few days prior. Well this particular day he was acting odder than...

  15. Another Forced into Charge Role

    Cubby replied to Genista's topic in General Nursing

    At least you have gotten some monetary reward for the extra effort. I have been the "relief" shift supervisor at my facility for two years now, and all I got was the 'GLORY.' Relief of course is five...

  16. Falls Risk Assessment Tools

    Cubby replied to AndreaMichael's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    IT IS TACKY FOR SURE, BUT WITH MANY YEARS IN LONG TERM CARE THE ONE AXIOM I HAVE TAKEN AS MY OWN CAME FROM THE BOOK "THE HOUSE OF GOD" 'GOMERS GO TO GROUND.' I HAVE CAME UP WITH NEW INNOVATIVE IDEAS...

  17. see-through white pants? Hate it!!!

    Cubby replied to scootermcnutt's topic in General Nursing

    THE WAY I MET MY HUSBAND WAS THROUGH A PAIR OF WHIT PANTS AT WORK. WE WERE BOTH CNAS AT THE TIME AND HE CAME TO WORK WITH A PAIR OF WHITE SCRB PANTS ON, AND THE BRIGHTEST PAIR OF STRIPPED UNDERWEAR...