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Sorry if you misunderstood what I meant.

In the real world, this is not always possible. QUOTE=grannynurse FNP student]Perhaps it is the facilities I've been a patient in but it is extremely difficult for a patient or family to steal any equipment or supplies. They are kept secure behind locked doors. Even snacks, drinks and other food stuffs are behind locked doors. At the most one can steal only what one has access to. If facilities want to cut down on stealing, they need to lock their valuables up. Staff needs to lock their valuables up. And patients need to send their valuables home. Grannynurse :balloons:

I get a big kick out of the folks that ask we have have "samples" lying around.

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GET OUT, NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PEACE AND LOVE, BEEN THERE nurse with just 3 months of experience. I started at the LTC facility that I was employed as a CNA. Anyhow I feel so frustrated and disappointed with nursing. I work a LTC unit of 39 patients by myself. I tell myself It will get better, but it dosn't. The CNA's try to boss me around and management loves them. I have one aide who I think is dangerous. I suspect her of being on drugs...I have seen drug addicts in my time...she was high on coke. Anyhow this place refuses to perform mandatory drug testing. This CNA is their lead CNA and for some unknown reason the DON loves her. If is say something I know they will not do anything about it. THey look the other way in most situations at this facility. I am so overwhelmed trying to take care of 39 pts. along with med pass that is soooo tough. I feel like I am dying. My question is this: Is nursing suppose to be like this? Does it feel like a battle ? I love my residents but dislike management and a few staffers who are unsafe. I am concerned for my license. I am a LPN but have no support from the RN who works 2nd shift. I am going through mood swings with this job and feel so depressed. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance...... LTC nurse who's going crazy:crying2:

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My advice, Don't do it unless it is four weeks at a time and you can get a few days off to readjust. There are plenty of permenant shift jobs around. I'd keep looking or get on an off shift and stay there for a while.

I noticed that not a lot of people are responding to your post. I almost didn't because I can't seem to find much sympathy for your situation. Sounds to me like you ought to just stay home with your kids. I have worked full time for 32 years. Children with sitters, missed birthdays and holidays. Marriage problems. Was it worth it? Hell no!!!!!!! Unless you are serious about a career in nursing, take the dental job or find something that you can do from home. Raise and enjoy your children. LOve, Michele

I know how you feel. I wear my cap and yes, it gets knocked off from time to time. But, other than that, I find that it sets me apart just a tad from other nurses and we all have our own ways of standing apart from others. I have not heard that some places "require" caps in many years. Good for you for not going there if it makes you uncomfortable.

So do I.

I'm sorry, Rock. Are you making fun of me? I thought you wanted to know where to get a new cap?

Kays caps are still around. I order new caps every couple of years and I have been a nurse for over 30 years. I still wear my cap!!!!!

i had parents rush their young one into the er in the middle of the night because they felt warm. the hard part in dealing with these parents is convincing them that they do not have to be seen before the guy with chest pain. keep smiling, pal. that's all we can do. :chuckle i'm sorry, but does anyone else get tired of 3:00 a.m. e.d. visits for cc of "fever" in 1-3 year old patients? not to mention that they're usually bundled up in layers of clothes, in a blanket and the parents gave one dose of tylenol (not the correct dose i might add) 8 hours ago and one time only if they gave anything at all. then you ask how high the temperature has been and the parent places their hand on the childs head and says "i don't know, i don't have a thermometer." then they wait 3 hours in the e.d., and all we do is give them the correct dose of tylenol or motrin, give them some pedialyte, and listen to the doc say, "viral illness, follow up with your family physician." you try and explaine disease process, routine fever control measures, blah, blah, blah. i understand that alot of these families can't afford to go to the clinic, are young and scared because of this first child, or just flat out don't comprehend what needs to be done. i'm compassionate, and calmly give adequate discharge instructions but it gets so old! thanks for letting me vent.[/i]

The man who rushed his sleeping child in to the ER at 4 this morning because she had a fever then yelled discrimination because I triaged someone with chest pain first. :angryfire Some days you get the bear. Some days the bear gets you.

Yes, we are also handing out masks to the patients in the ER waiting room. The kids like them and the adults are very cooperative. I am thinking that this will be the norm in ERs and Doctor's offices.

Thanks for the useful suggestion. When we get a new Triage area, I will put that in the suggestion box and give you the credit.

My my. How stupid am I. I do get a flu vaccine every year and I wash my hands between patients. But, when we are seeing one patient after another and the entire ER lobby is full of people caughing, sneezing and vomiting, resistance is futile. Thanks for the reply anyway.

I have had more colds and flu since staring to work in Triage. More people come to the ER with the flu instead of staying home and toughing it out. MAny times it is for a work excuse because employers expect one. Recently, after suffering through another severe cold, I started wearing a mask and gloves while talking to patients and getting vital signs in Triage. Of course, I apologize and tell them it is for their protection. As more people use the ER instead of visting a PCP, will this be the norm? Thought, coments and suggestions welcome. :rotfl:

Tell me more!!!!!!!

I am very interested in your solution. Tell me more about your division of services. Is there a Doc in triage? QUOTE=sagarcia210]Our wait does not generally exceed 20 minutes. It used to, but we opened up 3 levels, and made several triage nurse positions. It is great!!!

I know that feeling of frustration after a long, busy shift in the ER. Everything hurts and there is little gratitude for your hard work. But, as one ER nurse put it, stupid people = job security. Even so, it is difficult to put aside how health care workers in the ER are treated. One person with flu symptoms told me that that she did not care if she spread the flu to me by being in the ER because I "could take it". That was 48 hours ago and I am home with the flu. G-d bless us, everyone.

Because of closing hositals in our city and an increase in the population, our ER has an average waiting time of 4 to 6 hours. I personally don't see that as unreasonable since the majority of the people wanting to be seen are the cough and cold variety. Seems that lately, anger directed towards the Triage nurse has gotten worse as Joe Public percieves it as an act of "poor customer service" if not seen :angryfire within an hour. I wait longer than that in my doctor's office and I don't get mad. Most of us work 12 hours, non stop trying to see and treat people plus deal with Medics coming in the back door. Any comments, suggestions or stories to share? ER nurse on the edge