Flynurse

here's an ongoing problem at our facility, and needs to be fixed for the dignity of our residents (and because i don't like stepping in poo that has rolled downhill ). after evening meal our residents tend to get lined up in the hallway along the wal...

I am absolutely certian sundowners exsists. Maybe this admin. person doesn't know what it is? As it was said, most of the residents we make comfy in their rooms and they come right back out to the hall because they are too restless. Our residents lie...

The Line Up... in the hallway. The "that's not my job" or "I didn't know I wasn't suppose to do that" CNA. A charge nurse that just can't get it together and then piles it all on the other nurse at the end of the shift.

At the begining of the shift I make my expectations known and update my CNA's on resident changes and the DON's concerns. I end this brief meeting with "Excellent care makes HAPPY residents and happy residents use call lights less." Nothing is a grea...

My school never issued nursing caps to us, only pins. Whenever I see old pictures of nurses wearing their caps I have this urge to want to find one for myself, if of course it looked decent. Think about it...most nurses haven't worn them since the 7...

Working in a hospice house we continuously experience these situations first hand. I have so many stories in the back of my mind it's amazing. I never knew these events were called Near Death Awareness, but how appropriately named. I have two favori...

OH, BTW if you look young, then you look young. Don't try to "hide" it. You'll just run into more problems about not being yourself. However, I do recommend being conservative in dress and grooming. And above all be professional in all that you do at...

Though I am 27 (looking quite like 17) I hear these comments over and over. I've been a nurse for 5 years now. All along I have taken it with a smile and say "Yes, I'm old enough to be a nurse. Otherwise, they would have never given me a license." I ...

i just wanted to take a moment to say, "hey! hi! hello! i'm part of the team!" it has been 6 months since i began working in hospice. it has been 10 months since i spoke the words, "i will never work as a nurse again." yes, nearly a year ago i had ...

In our facility we have been coming up with many cases of MRSA. Most of them sputum cases. I have been looking all over in my books and on the internet, but I can't find my answer. Should we be using droplet precautions for these MRSA positive sputu...

The last place I worked handed out first aide kits to the nursing staff last year. For what reason I don't know. They may have been some part of a promotion package with Johnson and Johnson since they use to buy alot of stuff from them. It was a pret...

Something is better than nothing. That's how I see it.:wink2:

Boobie Apple-lips? :imbar Uh.... no comment. My corrupted mind went wondering again:rolleyes: :chuckle

*sigh* This reminds me of something one of the Directors of Nursing I use to work for told me once, "There's no crying in nursing." He was a donkey's patoot however. I didn't stay there much longer after that. I say there is crying in nursing, just a...

You are so very welcome. It was no trouble at all. Hope everything works out for you!

yum! i'm hazelnut. i always did like the smell of that flavor coffee. i'm extraordinary! yay!!!!

I did a little research, but I'm not sure if you are comfortable buying things over the internet. I found the website to the catalog for Girls and Boys Town and searched under apparel. This is what I found: https://www.girlsandboystown.org/store/prod...

We were talking about something like this on our unit the other day when our new Director of Nursing decided to "prepare" us for the upcoming nursing shortage. Her idea was to hire MORE non-licensed people to do unlicensed jobs. We thought!!!HEY! Wha...

I would love love love to have all supplies readily available when needed. Enough with the, "We ran outta saline flushes, 3cc syringes, and blunt needles. And there aren't anymore water pitchers!" All equipment used frequently, such as O2 meters, suc...

Fuhgeddaboudit! I live in Suffolk County on Strong Island (Long Island :)) I've only been living for two years... Moved here from Nebraska. I have certianly learned that if you can make it here you can make it anywhere. I love NY!

Hmmm....I have to say that I am very disappointed in this thread, and the comments made here. Like a few others here, I wear low-rising pants at work. Yes, I said, AT WORK. However, the way I wear them you wouldn't know that I was wearing "low-rider...

YES, I do. Kinda freaky, isn't it? I will dream about someone out of the blue. Then find out within the week that the person or someone close to them is going through a life event of particular significance. Such as, a divorce, an accident, sometime...

Happy Day! Congrats!!

I can see it now.... "The Million Nurse March" Let's all wear white on a very sunny day to blind the heck outta them! Don't forget your Melissa

The oncology floor I float to now and then has a nurse to patient ratio of 1:11 most of the time. Pretty poor numbers if you ask me! I feel sorry for those poor nurses because they are always trying to recruit people to work there, but no one ever st...