Kanani_Ikike

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  1. Nursing Home conditions are unacceptable!!! (vent)

    Kanani_Ikike replied to Kanani_Ikike's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    And not to mention that they count the DON, MDS Coordinators, ADON, etc. in the staffing. And these people don't provide direct pt. care. So, I don't feel that they should count them. That's...

  2. Nursing Home conditions are unacceptable!!! (vent)

    Kanani_Ikike replied to Kanani_Ikike's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That is so sad. So, the AARP may not offer much hope. Maybe if I remind them that this could be them in this condition one day, they'll listen. And you are so right about the state investigations....

  3. Nursing Home conditions are unacceptable!!! (vent)

    Kanani_Ikike replied to Kanani_Ikike's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You are so right. If the family says something, then things get done. But, it's so sad that they will listen to the family, but not the nurses. I mean, we are the frontline and we see a lot. So...

  4. Nursing Home conditions are unacceptable!!! (vent)

    Kanani_Ikike replied to Kanani_Ikike's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Oh, thank you very much. I appreciate such kind words from you. I had a lot of my classmates to gawk at me for wanting to go into long LTC when I said that right before graduation. Especially being...

  5. Nursing Home conditions are unacceptable!!! (vent)

    Kanani_Ikike replied to Kanani_Ikike's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thank you for replying. I sure hope I can make a difference somehow. I think I will be getting in touch with the Agency on Aging and the AARP to bring up this issue and maybe get some wheels turning....

  6. Nursing Home conditions are unacceptable!!! (vent)

    Kanani_Ikike replied to Kanani_Ikike's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thank you so very much for that, love. I really need a hug because my feelings are hurt having to watch these people go through

  7. Nursing Home conditions are unacceptable!!! (vent)

    Kanani_Ikike replied to Kanani_Ikike's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thank you for responding. But isn't it sad that it comes to that notion? The notion of rather dying than to go through what these people are going through. It shouldn't be so bad in these type of...

  8. I had to quit nursing

    Kanani_Ikike replied to Stressednurse2007's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sorry that you have gone through this. I understand exactly where you are coming from. I had to quit a position before due to the exact same problem with anxiety/depression. And I feel that...

  9. Do you regret being a nurse

    Kanani_Ikike replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I do most of the time. I am not happy at all with the state of nursing. I feel that it's nothing I expected. The way conditions are, it's hard to give good care anymore. But, since I spent a...

  10. Sooo how is your staffing?

    Kanani_Ikike replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i think that the prn schedule is the key. the reason i say this is because in a nursing home, the staff tends to get very burnt out quickly. i think it has to do with the rigid schedules they are...

  11. I am prejudiced...please read

    Kanani_Ikike posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello everyone out there in allnurses.com land. I am posting this thread because I found something out about myself and I want advice to help me overcome this, thanks. I like to think of myself as...

  12. I am prejudiced...please read

    Kanani_Ikike replied to Kanani_Ikike's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I never said that ALL male nurse lack emotion. I said that "in my experience" the male nurses that I've deal with have lacked emotion. And that is the real reason, my dear. I admitted that I...

  13. I am prejudiced...please read

    Kanani_Ikike replied to Kanani_Ikike's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for you're reply. We are on the same page. It sure seems that they are lacking emotion. And I know that we are going to be attacked for it. But, I'm prepared for that. A person can't help...

  14. I am prejudiced...please read

    Kanani_Ikike replied to Kanani_Ikike's topic in General Nursing

  15. I am prejudiced...please read

    Kanani_Ikike replied to Kanani_Ikike's topic in General Nursing

    I only started feeling this way after my experience with two male nurses that I feel were very inconsiderate. They would rush you through shift report and they would not get as emotionally attached...

  16. Exercise and Stress

    Kanani_Ikike replied to scuba5794's topic in Health, Stress Management

    You know, that is so true. I used to think it was all hoopla. I was like, "aww, exercise can't really reduce the kind of stress and anxiety I'm having". But you know what? This morning, I walked...

  17. Does this end my nursing path??.(grades)

    Kanani_Ikike replied to xdjaystormx's topic in California Nursing

    Maybe you can let your prerequisites expire and start all over. It takes about 5 years to let them expire in Alabama (I think). I don't know about California. Or, does your school have academic...

  18. Random question about medical bills

    Kanani_Ikike replied to PiPhi2004's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! You're friend really does need health insurance. But, I don't know if he would be able to get it now. Being that he has a pre-existing condition, the major insurance companies have the nerve...

  19. Abandonment?

    Kanani_Ikike replied to isisqueenofswords's topic in General Nursing

    Hello, IsisQueen I have read about this issue many times. It is my understanding that if you never clock in or take report from the offgoing nurse, then that does not constitute abandonment....

  20. shift ends at 7, but you leave at 9? Why?

    Kanani_Ikike replied to RNDreamer's topic in General Nursing

    Don't feel bad about that. It will get better with time. But, you realistically will not get out on time a lot of days/nights. If one works on a busy medical-surgical floor and is truly doing...

  21. Honestly, is nursing really what I want?

    Kanani_Ikike replied to ostomyrn2b09's topic in General Nursing

    cedavid, I think you misunderstood the term, "pooper-scooper". If you thought I was referring to nurses when I said that, you were very mistaken. To even think that I was talking about nurses shows...

  22. A doctor made me cry!

    Kanani_Ikike replied to shortstuff31117's topic in General Nursing

    I understand where you are coming from, Woody. I, too, get upset with the way some doctors treat nurses. I don't stand for it. I am tired, I am burnt out, I am stressed out, and probably have a...

  23. Honestly, is nursing really what I want?

    Kanani_Ikike replied to ostomyrn2b09's topic in General Nursing

    Please, please, please, don't go into any career just to make your parents proud. If YOU want to be a nurse, then research it, maybe even shadow a nurse for a day if at all possible. That way,...

  24. On the Job only 1 week and want to leave!

    Kanani_Ikike replied to SweetieRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think that the employment info shows up on background check unless they do a very thorough check, which is very expensive. The reason I know is because I have, in the past, and still do omit...

  25. How did you pay for college?

    Kanani_Ikike replied to nurse2btracy's topic in General Nursing

    Well, after I was considered an independent student, I was allowed to start all over on my loan amount limit. I think I went from like a limit of $20,000 to $46,000. That allowed me to pay for what...