Gromit

Gromit

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  1. Patient complaints

    Gromit replied to am4182's topic in General Nursing

    Geeze, where to start? I absolutely hate the whole 'survey' thing - the last facility I worked at, they lumped in the question "how would you rate your food?" in with the nursing part of the survey...

  2. What's your holiday bonus?

    Gromit replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Well, last year we got $150 grocery stoore card, this year we got $100 grocery store card and a letter telling us that the hospital had record profits this year (odd. We did better when the profits...

  3. CONTINUED IN WHAT IS THE MAJOR REASON Why are they all leaving?

    Gromit replied to artistnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Well, it all sounds rather keen. But what teeth does a union have in a state like mine, that is a 'right to work' state? I understand where you're coming from, and even agree in principle, but like...

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    Gromit replied to artistnurse's topic in General Nursing

    aye, well said! and let us not forget that while you're taking that patient down to ct, or xray (or whatever), you have to be with them because they have to be tele-monitored, and while you're gone...

  5. Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

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

    patients like that disgust me -especially because it seems there isn't much we can do to well, basically punish them for that kind of behavior. Under no circumstances should it be tolerated or...

  6. Thank you's - memorable ones you've received?

    Gromit replied to Liddle Noodnik's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Me too. I'm glad he had someone like you to care for him -it obviously touched him

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    Gromit replied to artistnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Aye, and believe me -although it may not seem like "soon enough", you will find out "soon enough" Sigh, in a way, I envy students because they still have the eagerness to get involved, and the...

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    Gromit replied to artistnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting thought, Barb. Still, if its all the same, I'd like to trade in my uh, pedicure, facial and whatever for a fine cigar, a good beer and a big motorcycle (my particular version of heaven)...

  9. Thank you's - memorable ones you've received?

    Gromit replied to Liddle Noodnik's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    (grin) well, I may not have the years, but I certainly have the mileage (especially the wear and tear) to bolster the claim :) Just got home from thanksgiving dinner w/pappy, and man is it COLD out!...

  10. Thank you's - memorable ones you've received?

    Gromit replied to Liddle Noodnik's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yeah, thanks. I thought so too. Very touching -I mean, it must have taken her a LONG time and a lot of effort just to write it. Brings a tear to this old bikers' eye just thinking about it.

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    Gromit replied to artistnurse's topic in General Nursing

    It regards the steering bearings on the VTX 1300 series. The site that mentioned it was Honda VTX Owners (vtx owners assoc.) VTXOA / VTXRiders.com :: View topic - Class action suit - What did I get...

  12. Thank you's - memorable ones you've received?

    Gromit replied to Liddle Noodnik's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Had a young girl (well, she was in her 20s) who became a quad thanks to making some poor choices and ending up as an unrestrained passenger in an MVA. She was on our floor for a while, and regained...

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    Gromit replied to artistnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I certainly wont argue that the manufacturers have design flaws that they refused to fix (most likely for financial reasons -not that this is a good excuse) and I've cursed the engineers from time to...

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    Gromit replied to artistnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, but management cannot shoulder ALL of the blame. And unions are far from innocent. When a company begins to lose its ability to be cost-competitive, you have to look to where the money is...

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    Gromit replied to artistnurse's topic in General Nursing

    And yet certainly you cannot deny that the Unions have been a large part of the cause of damage to the auto industry. Unions can serve a purpose -and I do not deny that the Nursing community could...

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    Gromit replied to artistnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Is it worth it?. Hmm. Well the only one who will truly be able to answer that question for you is yourself. You just have to see if it works for you or not, and for how long (if ever). For ME, is it...

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    Gromit replied to artistnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! Bad enough that you aren't given the time for a break (which seems pretty typical) but that you're made to feel like you shouldn't expect one ( -that you don't care about your patients if you DO...

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    Gromit replied to artistnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Well, Ive never been a fan of unions, and yes, I've been IN a union before (Teamsters, actually) but I must say you make a very compelling argument. But how good are they in states (like Florida) that...

  19. What do patients say that irks you?

    Gromit replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Oh good lord! I love that! I've been asked the same question (You're a NURSE? ) But then, back in nursing school I even had one of my preceptors tell me that she didn't like the idea of males being...

  20. how do you introduce yourself to patients?

    Gromit replied to panamama's topic in General Nursing

    While I was in the hospital as a patient, the first hospital (not my own facility -I went to a smaller one first as an emergency heart patient, then on to my own facility a couple of days later (for...

  21. how do you introduce yourself to patients?

    Gromit replied to panamama's topic in General Nursing

    Very true. I like to joke around with them a little myself -but you always have to be careful to guage your patient -understandably, some do NOT want any humor or light-heartedness. But most seem to...

  22. Dear Abbey, about a nurse

    Gromit replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Nursing

    Uhm folks, it should also be noted again, that this is NOT a first-party account. How often have we all seen a family member (and this one was removed by a curtain, so could hardly see WHO was...

  23. Leaving the Profession!

    Gromit replied to chrispicritah's topic in General Nursing

    I copy that! Looking at my past 'career path' looks like a 'whos who' in jobs not to do! Over the years I've been a safety coordinator in a hazardous construction area (phos/acid plant that was...

  24. I am an LPN

    Gromit replied to meagansmom's topic in General Nursing

    our floor doesn't hire LPNs, but from time to time, when we're really short, they float them to us. They can hang drips (well, not those directly related to cardiac, but most of our stuff is...

  25. how do you introduce yourself to patients?

    Gromit replied to panamama's topic in General Nursing

    lilrn, that remindedme of a little 'funny'. My hospital is a large one, and a teaching hospital at that. Every so many months, we get an influx of new docs-to-be etc. or they rotate departments (so...