meintheUSA

meintheUSA

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  1. Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

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

    Tonight while working in LTC, an imobile resident rang to inform the staff his "bed was crooked"... Thinking maybe he had had toooooo much pain med, twice he relayed this to staff before we turned the...

  2. Pubic hair

    meintheUSA replied to nurseJLoo's topic in General Nursing

    This is a FIRST.... At first I thought it might be a joke, but other nurses assure me it is not..... First I would run it by my supervisor...Then if I did accept to do the duty, I would make sure I...

  3. What if CNA won't work?

    meintheUSA replied to Josifek's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    after replying to this forum, i worked that night. the first thing i did was to tell the other cna's on my unit just how much i enjoyed working with them... i was really sincere. we worked end of...

  4. What if CNA won't work?

    meintheUSA replied to Josifek's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    in our long term facility, we have a hand-full of slackers... thank goodness we are all on the same page on my unit (safety, health and well-being of residents first). i have seen what one "slacker"...

  5. What's the diff between MA and CNA?

    meintheUSA replied to ERICKA9's topic in General Nursing

    In the state of PA, you can give insulin, meds (including narcs), b/s, vitals, and charting in an ALF (Assisted Living) without any formal training or certifications, just as you may do for your...

  6. How did you hear about allnurses.com?

    meintheUSA replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I think I was just searching around when I became a CNA.... Was interested in nursing forums... Funny, I really don't remember the first visit, seems I have always been

  7. Scheduled toileting not being done by certain CNAs

    meintheUSA replied to old rural nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i would love to pee every two hours at work, that would be the best 10 minutes of sitting i would do any given

  8. Cna ?

    meintheUSA replied to Medic2005's topic in General Nursing

    [/:confused: Hey Jerry, As a CNA, PLEASE do not waste your money for work.... I only carry a pen and scratch paper, and am CONSTANTLY losing my pen.... I used to wear a watch, but have had some...

  9. Scheduled toileting not being done by certain CNAs

    meintheUSA replied to old rural nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yes, and we record the "Check, Turn and Reposition Q 2" That means WE CHECK and Change PRN....as well as turn/reposition (schedule, back, right, door, window, door, back etc.) according to schedule...

  10. Nursing Assistants dispensing meds

    meintheUSA replied to pattip4820's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I worked in two different Assisted Living facilities in Central PA in the past 7 years, Not as a CNA, but as an off the street hired Resident Assistant, and Personal Care Attendant (PCA).... Fancy...

  11. Scheduled toileting not being done by certain CNAs

    meintheUSA replied to old rural nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    OH YES... I am a CNA in longterm care facility on 11-7... We are responsible to check, toilet, and change/turn our residents. Q2...WE DO because of our shift having the time and staff to do it... I...

  12. C-Diff Question

    meintheUSA replied to Aneroo's topic in General Nursing

    As a CNA, we can usually tell the charge nurse WHEN to have stool testing done. Only have had c-diff 3xs in present nursing home I work in, but the CNA nose caught it... LOL....

  13. staffing on nights

    meintheUSA replied to donmomofnine's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    :angryfire Perhaps you should not have "came in on" a shift to judge.... I work with 1 lpn and 2 aids on a floor of 27 - 32 censes.... Some nights ARE calm, but 85% of the time we are changing,...

  14. The Viagra Usage

    meintheUSA posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    the nurse was passing out viagra to all the elderly men in the nursing home... a new trainee was confused... "why are you passing all the elderly men viagra at bed time," she asked. the elder...

  15. What Tree Did You Fall From?

    meintheUSA replied to AllenJ's topic in Nursing Humor

    seems true..... shy????? used to be, but i outgrew

  16. Tattoos and health professionals...

    meintheUSA replied to NurseFirst's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    please phone the american red cross with any questions you have about donating blood. i have a tattoo and waited the 12 months before i donated after receiving it. i am pleased to have received my...