Simplepleasures

Simplepleasures

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  1. Stand up if you're not in it for the money!

    Simplepleasures replied to eldragon's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Naw, Fiona, dont listen to Gromit, You are right we do need unions , good strong ones like the CNNA.Hi Gromit , long time, no debate, where have you

  2. Stand up if you're not in it for the money!

    Simplepleasures replied to eldragon's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    i am sure you will be a good nurse, but it might be easier on you if you realize that talking to the resident will be a bonus, hope you will be able to manage it.they are a very interesting segment of...

  3. Do you get paid enough for what you do?

    Simplepleasures replied to lil' girl's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Id venture to say that there a many nurses out there that think that NO amount of money could be worth doing some of the things nurses have to do and put up with. Specifically, the politics that goes...

  4. What ice storm? Get yourself to work!!

    Simplepleasures replied to RunningWithScissors's topic in General Nursing

    One thing I can say for certain, now that Im "retired" is ,I dont miss driving to night shift in a snow blinding blizzard at 10 o clock at night , while everyone else is snuggly warm in their beds....

  5. It's not so bad!

    Simplepleasures replied to dmarie (GA)'s topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Rehab IS especially difficult.It is wonderful when one can find a place that works for them and they can work for the resident. I might be tagged as a negative voice here on the LTC forum, but I want...

  6. Roll Call: Introduce Yourselves, LPNs!

    Simplepleasures replied to TheCommuter's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Hi, just a word of caution from an old timer.I am sure you must be a good nurse or else you wouldnt have been asked to do the PRN sup job, BUT it would be worth thinking long and hard before you...

  7. a med from transfer sheet missed caused injury

    Simplepleasures replied to leeposh's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I worked at a facility in which a nurse manager falsified a doctor's order ,which in turn caused the death of a resident .This nurse manager was VERY well liked by the facility and the rest of...

  8. Healthcare burden growing

    Simplepleasures replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I too am disabled and must use Walmart Pharmacy to get my meds. I am appreciative, for the low cost, but to tell the truth I am afraid every time I put a pill in my mouth that it is tainted somehow,...

  9. Abandoned Patients....

    Simplepleasures replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I wonder if Governor Doyle plans on doing

  10. CNA troubles

    Simplepleasures replied to montinurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Most CNAs that worked in nursing homes Ive been employed at hold a certificate,one in which they have had training and have passed a test given by the state.They can there after go to any facility...

  11. CNA troubles

    Simplepleasures replied to montinurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    From what I understand is that employers are supposed to check the registry before hiring a CNA, if her name is on it and they still hire her, they will be hiring a non certified CNA and I dont think...

  12. Cheney would "probably be dead by now" if not for his federally funded health care

    Simplepleasures replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Here it is, the million dollar "cap". That poor father could barely keep from crying, incredibly sad, but REALITY. Who could watch this and continue to say our current system of private health...

  13. How does an RN file a complaint?

    Simplepleasures replied to MikeyBSN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Make sure you live in a state that has a retaliation protection law, and better yet belong to a

  14. Nurses not responding fast enough-VENT

    Simplepleasures replied to pirap's topic in General Nursing

    Why not have a reality type show in which a nurse is followed on a med surg unit, especially in a crummy hospital that is known for understaffing. Or maybe those hospital/ doctor/ nurse dramas could...

  15. Cheney would "probably be dead by now" if not for his federally funded health care

    Simplepleasures replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Didnt someone post a story about a family who's child's medical bill was up to a million , the cap amount for their insurance and they found themselves needing SChip? Maybe someone remembers it and...

  16. Do You Have a Bad Back from Nursing?

    Simplepleasures replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Okey, dokey!:rotfl: No seriously, whatever

  17. Cheney would "probably be dead by now" if not for his federally funded health care

    Simplepleasures replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Oh well then OK!, just like Roseann Roseanna Danna said, "never

  18. Radio Talk Show Host Calls Nurses"Kevorkian Fan Club"!!

    Simplepleasures replied to Simplepleasures's topic in General Nursing

    I read your post, it was wonderful. Don't worry about the spelling errors ,its the message that counts.He seems to have capitulated a bit, oh well this horse is dead, no use beating it any longer. He...

  19. Radio Talk Show Host Calls Nurses"Kevorkian Fan Club"!!

    Simplepleasures posted a topic in General Nursing

    i am burning mad!!i was listening to a local radio am talk show that broadcasts from milwaukee today.the host was discussing a local story about chronically ill children in the public school system...

  20. Last final - holy crap!

    Simplepleasures replied to Nursey Face's topic in General Nursing

    CONGRATS to all you new

  21. Roll Call: Introduce Yourselves, LPNs!

    Simplepleasures replied to TheCommuter's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Hi, I graduated in ancient times, 1977, from a private Catholic LPN school, the Sacred Heart School of Nursing.No longer exists.The nuns made us kneel on the floor and if our ugly brown uniform didnt...

  22. Cheney would "probably be dead by now" if not for his federally funded health care

    Simplepleasures replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Stevie, I was well aware that he was using hyperbole, so was

  23. Do You Have a Bad Back from Nursing?

    Simplepleasures replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I used to have alot of sciatic nerve pain, that feeling of having a toothache in your leg, but that has gone way over the years and been replaced with some numbness and those god awful spasms from hip...

  24. How does an RN file a complaint?

    Simplepleasures replied to MikeyBSN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    This is a sort of a "damned if you do and damned if you dont" situation. If the hospital DOES find out that it was you who reported them, there is a strong possibilty they will retaliate against you...

  25. Radio Talk Show Host Calls Nurses"Kevorkian Fan Club"!!

    Simplepleasures replied to Simplepleasures's topic in General Nursing

    It IS too bad that the podcast seems to be unable to be accessed. It would have shed some light on what really was said by whom.The nurses and EMTs who called in to the show WERE professional and...