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  1. My fellow gimpos

    Cobweb posted a topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I have an incoming problem. I have a half-time position, a desk job, which probably will soon be going to full-time. That's a pretty big load for me. There's no possibility of working at home or...

  2. Is a fall occurrence of "zero" possible?

    Cobweb replied to nursidosis's topic in General Nursing

    I can't even achieve a fall rate of zero on myself ;p I used to get pulled to psych a lot and they had patients 1:1 fall all the time. I myself saw a big guy tear up a steel bedframe, shred 4-point...

  3. I'm old school--nursing home questions

    Cobweb posted a topic in General Nursing

    A friend of mine recently had to put her mom in the nursing home. Now, a couple of things she told me had me raising my eyebrows. She said they weren't allowed to bring her mom's own wheelchair...

  4. Healthcare Facilities running out of medications + supplies

    Cobweb replied to calivianya's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    No, I flatly refused the patient, as they would have had an unsafe environment, and casually reminded them that state was coming pretty soon and did they want patients to be telling stuff like that to...

  5. Healthcare Facilities running out of medications + supplies

    Cobweb replied to calivianya's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We ran out of beds once. We had open rooms, just no beds to put in them. I had one electric bed shoved out in the hall and the unnamed management person was yelling at me, "Why don't you use that...

  6. Why are culturally stereotypical behaviors so tolerated?

    Cobweb replied to mclennan's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    We have a lot of ingrained behaviors, though, that we don't really think about. For instance, in one facility, when they banned the housekeepers and laundry people from speaking Spanish in front of...

  7. Best Experience you've had as an LPN

    Cobweb replied to FutureLPNty's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    One time I was transferring an elderly gentleman to his wheelchair. He would go where you steered him, but didn't speak, or look you in the eye, or register people in any way. I had been taking care...

  8. I need some advice about being a patient!

    Cobweb posted a topic in General Nursing

    That's right, I'm gonna be on the other side of the bedpan ;p I am gonna have a pretty big operation next week, and am I worried about chemo? Nah. What about radiation? No. What about blood clots...

  9. I need some advice about being a patient!

    Cobweb replied to Cobweb's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, guys, I didn't even know you could ask for an OT consult. And thanks for the tip about the wipes; I've never used them and the last thing I am gonna need is a stopped-up toilet, hehe

  10. Depressed about life choices

    Cobweb replied to Dwilder's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have a good answer for you, but I can tell you what one friend of mine did. She studied the whole program ahead of time. She devoured nursing books like I read trashy romances. Then, when...

  11. Shaken up by reaction to a patient

    Cobweb replied to jenfro's topic in General Nursing

    Think of it this way--if everybody who was horrified by what happened to this family was not able to take care of the little girl, what would happen to her? She'd be surrounded by people who didn't...

  12. What is My Family Thinking?

    Cobweb replied to flashpoint's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Speaking as a disabled person (and I'm not even a spinal cord patient), I wonder if they have considered how hideously uncomfortable it could be for your relative. If it is like the campground here,...

  13. Funny - Tech Broken, Use "Old School" Sphygmomanometer

    Cobweb replied to MidLifeChg2Nursing's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I just wanted to mention a couple of things that I don't think have been thrown in yet. Some people have little dinky arms and some people have great big arms--they won't measure well on "Nurse...

  14. My 8-month report

    Cobweb posted a topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Dear Allnurses: I will recap as briefly as a gabby old lady can :) I have to thank all of you for your support, through posts and private messages. Last year I lifted weights and didn't really feel...

  15. Diagnosed with lupus can i still be a nurse?

    Cobweb replied to livvie32's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I've been diagnosed with lupus almost 25 years. I love nursing, but you do have to take care of yourself. Nurses tend to be pretty co-dependent, and you need to know right away that YOUR issues come...

  16. get fired?

    Cobweb replied to bellefleur's topic in General Nursing

    Another thing to remember is that this more than likely is not about you. This is about covering themselves. Now, when upper management says, "What did you do about this fall?", they can say, "We...

  17. If you could go back and choose....

    Cobweb replied to Ndnrnbsn's topic in General Nursing

    Zoo vet Edit: or training search and rescue

  18. Should male nurses put the toilet seat down?

    Cobweb replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I can put the seat down OK, and I wash my hands before I use the bathroom anyway. I'd rather be in charge of my own safety than depend on someone else. You know 99 out of a hundred guys will be...

  19. What makes a COB crusty?

    Cobweb replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Things that made me crusty: I used to spend 75 percent of my time with patients and 25 percent charting. Now I spend 75 percent of my time on the computer and 25 percent of my time with patients. We...

  20. Disabled seems to have some new meaning!

    Cobweb replied to suanna's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It's a weird system. I had a hard time getting a powerchair. I explained that I needed it to work. "Oh no," they said, "You are only supposed to use it at home." I don't need it at home (mostly),...

  21. The Docs Who've Got Your Back

    Cobweb replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If God ever gave me a gift, it is getting the plugs out of trachs. It's an unusual gift, I admit. Anyway, my first week in the hospital on the cardiopulmonary floor, a guy came in with a really...

  22. Tips 'n Tricks: Pearls the Newbies Need to Know

    Cobweb replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Emergency

    I kept emergency food in my locker all the time, mostly not for me, but for my CNAs, who often got mandated to work a double shift and had no way to get food. If I had 2 or more people working...

  23. Early Fashion...remember this?

    Cobweb replied to RNIBCLC's topic in General Nursing

    They just banned wearing dresses or skirts at my facility. I was a little dismayed because I just read "The World According to Garp" and was thinking of wearing my old whites and cap all the time,...

  24. What Docs Don't Understand About Nurses

    Cobweb replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I went for a job interview with a group of interviewers from the new facility, and they asked what I thought would be best about my new job, and just joking around, I said, "No double shifts 4 times a...

  25. Do you think too tight pants causes abdominal problems?

    Cobweb replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    Here's some reading you might like: Warning: Tight pants, skinny jeans and Spanx may be hazardous to your health - CBS News Why control pants can give you panic attacks... and the other hazards of...