abbaking

abbaking

Telemetry, Med-Surg, ED, Psych

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  1. My shift got better.....Staff Massage's

    abbaking posted a topic in General Nursing

    The higher up's finally realized that the nurse's often need massage therapy more than the patient! Thank God they finally made a right decision. 20 minutes of pure bliss....relaxing to the soft...

  2. "The Code Blue Disturbed The Other Patients" - Shame on you bad nurses!

    abbaking posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Is it just me or does it seem that a requirement to work in management is no common sense? We had a Code Blue the other night - it was a very traumatic and rough code blue but thank god we brought the...

  3. "The Code Blue Disturbed The Other Patients" - Shame on you bad nurses!

    abbaking replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I guess....also i am at home sleepless and totally delerious/exhausted/ So you could say "i love you" and in my reduced mental functioning right now, I'd think you are verbally assaulting me! Sleep...

  4. "The Code Blue Disturbed The Other Patients" - Shame on you bad nurses!

    abbaking replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thats just wrong on so many levels. Comments like this remind me how evil people in this profession can

  5. "The Code Blue Disturbed The Other Patients" - Shame on you bad nurses!

    abbaking replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am guilty as charged - the Code Blue is not funny but as the old saying goes "If we didn't laugh, We'd cry" - Some people like myself have a nervous laugh. Just a coping mechanism. And after a...

  6. The Failure of the Joint Commission

    abbaking replied to abbaking's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I agree with you about MRI safety and I am not mocking it or downplaying it. My issue is when JCAHO requires yet more banal and irritating crisis event alerts to situation that in general do not...

  7. "The Code Blue Disturbed The Other Patients" - Shame on you bad nurses!

    abbaking replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    BTW - Warden was a joke -i work in a hospital but our manager may as well be a warden or a boarding school

  8. The Failure of the Joint Commission

    abbaking replied to abbaking's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    That was long winded and

  9. Neuroinjury or manipulating the system

    abbaking posted a topic in General Nursing

    For the past 3 weeks, there has been a man on my unit with a "Neurological" injury. This man SCREAMS every curse word on earth and disrupts the unit to the point that its an embarrasment. He is...

  10. Funny Nursing Dreams

    abbaking posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    We all have had them - Funny and sometimes scary nursing related dreams. I had one today. I was at work witha terrible assignment....40 Tele patients by myself.....As I went room to room assessing my...

  11. Funny Nursing Dreams

    abbaking replied to abbaking's topic in Nursing Humor

    I had a dream that a helicopter was landing at our hospital - normal since i work at a major trauma center. What was odd was that our unit had a glass cieling and glass walls. As the helicopter came...

  12. Missed my appointment

    abbaking posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am recovering from the flu and today i was scheduled for a f/u visit with my doctor at 4:30pm. I went to sleep and woke up many hours later - totally missing the appointment and it was too late to...

  13. Angry young lady

    abbaking posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So, a few night ago I was caring for an angry young lady. I have cared for her in the past (frequent flyer) only this admission she seemed intent on making my shift total and complete hell. Not only...

  14. *Vent* RN's make toast?!?!?!

    abbaking replied to WickedRedRN's topic in General Nursing

    If you really want to to draw the point home, tell the upper management that in order to handle and prepare food, you'll need a food handlers license from the

  15. Saw this on Facebook. Felt the need to share.

    abbaking replied to KarmaComesAround's topic in General Nursing

    I think patients/visitors need to understand that the hospital is a 24 hour machine. Just becuase its nighttime, does not mean you will be tucked in and sleep like a baby. Certain things irk me the...

  16. Better communication, Better Approach to Overall Care...I need idea's/examples

    abbaking posted a topic in General Nursing

    Any idea's you have - Please let me know. I am a floor nurse on a 26 bed Tele/Med/Surg unit. I emailed my boss about a significant issue on my unit. There seems to be a backward way of doing things...

  17. Halloween Scare

    abbaking posted a topic in General Nursing

    Since it is Halloween, Have you ever been scared at work by a weird situation, practical joke or by something totally unusual? One that comes to mind was a coworkers "jewlery box" she showed...

  18. What if every nurse walked out for one day?

    abbaking replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you JoPACURN - This uptight and politically correct society NEEDS more free thinkers like you and I. As I said in a previous post (now closed) "Those Who Get It, Get It - Those Who Don't, Never...

  19. Rant about ungrateful, demanding patients

    abbaking replied to KSU-SN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am confused here....are you saying that as bedside nurses we have to take BS from people and when we come to rant we are told by GrannyRN65 to get over it? What gives GrannyRN65 the authority and...

  20. Change of shift call lights

    abbaking posted a topic in General Nursing

    During shift change (both for RN's and CNA's) the call lights seem to ring alot. If I am near it i will answer it or go in the room and see what the patient needs. I used to be a CNA so to me its no...

  21. Change of shift call lights

    abbaking replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with certain things you mentioned. As a former CNA in acute care (Cardiac/Tele), the responsibilities I had were many. My old facility did not utilize LPN's and many CNA's were cross-trained...

  22. Rant about ungrateful, demanding patients

    abbaking replied to KSU-SN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Last week we had a nightmare of a patient on my Med/Surg unit. Male, 40's, and a former prisoner. Tested my patience level to the max. He would demand milk, juice, water....we'd fetch it for him and...

  23. Really disappointed with the reality of nursing.

    abbaking replied to NurseFrustrated's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    A nurse manager on here? Rare Breed! Joking aside, I thank you for not tolerating any BS from anyone. I think a big problem right now is hospital politics - Many facilities are pushing more for...

  24. This makes NO sense at all!

    abbaking posted a topic in General Nursing

    During a staff meeting on Tuesday, our manager told us something rather shocking, borderline insane. The discussion was abouty emergency supplies in the rooms. I said that when I am working, I try...

  25. My patient said WHAT ?!

    abbaking replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    An 88 y/o female I have been caring for lately. Totally hysterically funny, she is the mother of a former doctor. Sweet southern accent, she tells all the other RN/PCA's that she and I are dating. I...