meintheUSA

meintheUSA has 8 years experience and specializes in LTC, assisted living, home-care.

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1. Nurses, have you been been spit on, pushed, scratched and verbally or assaulted?

   meintheUSA replied to Brian's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Same gentlemen had broken an aid's arm, scratched and bitten before.. Never to

2. Nurses, have you been been spit on, pushed, scratched and verbally or assaulted?

   meintheUSA replied to Brian's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   While trying to clean an incont pt of bm, he tryed to fling some at me. I picked up the warm, clean soapy water in the basin, and poured it over his bare chest. Oh the look on his face. Whoops......

3. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

   meintheUSA replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

   What the Hell is wrong with people.. They have these beautiful babies, then abuse them... I have seen very little of this, THANK GOD, or I think I'd try to do more than just call the authoritories......

4. Confess! Whats the craziest force of habit you've done in the "Real World"

   meintheUSA replied to vhern246's topic in Nursing Humor

   Only someone in health care can appreciate the fact, sometimes our bodies just won't go

5. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

   meintheUSA replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

   You could have pleaded temporary insanity for the arson charge....

6. Confess! Whats the craziest force of habit you've done in the "Real World"

   meintheUSA replied to vhern246's topic in Nursing Humor

   As a CNA, I do not check veins, but look at ankles to see if they could be pitted edema for me to report... I do the pillow condom and corners at home, and wash the hands, wrists, and elbows more than...

7. Healthcare is a commodity

   meintheUSA replied to PetiteOpRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   You can always work at Walmart... It's a free

8. A patient flat out lied about me

   meintheUSA replied to TwilightRNurse's topic in General Nursing

   Unfortunately I was fired from a job because of resident untruths. This caused me refusal to two other jobs in the future. It has been 3 years, and I now have a GREAT job which I love, but it...

9. Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

   meintheUSA replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Nursing Humor

   I can relate to this... But I get calls from other caregivers, anytime, Where are the Incont. pads? (In the linen closet where they have been for 3 years)... Where did you put my lg gloves? (I HAVE...

10. CNA doing Rectal Stimulation for Fecal Evacuation?

    meintheUSA replied to protrend's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, but I am going to crack up... "To poop or Not to poop" seems to be the question. Guess I had a wine too many... Sorry...

11. Blindfolding: Is this an intervention or abuse?

    meintheUSA replied to dicecream's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    This happens ALOT in the LTC where I worked. I was shocked when I started working as a CNA that co-workers could change residents and NOT SAY A WORD to the resident, but talk to each other over the...

12. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    meintheUSA replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    I agree. Talk about animal

13. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    meintheUSA replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    YOUR BAD.... I remember how frightened I was. Then this other aide tells me to reposition it ! Seems the aides were doing this in the past... I went to the gyn with this poor demented lady, but...

14. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    meintheUSA replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    YOU STAND BACK.... WAY

15. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    meintheUSA replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    :barf01: that would be enough for me to RUN, not walk, away from nursing... Poor thing. She needs a shrink, sofa, and a long