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yadda_yadda_yadda LPN, LVN

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  1. leaving job after 5 months

    yadda_yadda_yadda replied to Goodby5's topic in General Nursing

    I totally agree with every previous post---you don't have to justify following your gut instincts. Life is too short for 8-12 hours a day of non-sense....whereever/whatever the cause may

  2. A patient pulled a knife on me today.

    yadda_yadda_yadda replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Could you be referring to "Satori" or SAMA (Satori Alternatives for Managing Aggression) training? We attend Satori/SAMA training yearly where I work...it's amazingly

  3. Nurse dates doctor openly at work.

    yadda_yadda_yadda replied to castle's topic in General Nursing

    Most places have policies regarding "Public Display of Affection" Outside the hospital, I bet he wouldn't acknowledge this nurse in such a way---he'd be too afraid some social contact he & his...

  4. Umm...I will have 47 residence to care for !!!!!

    yadda_yadda_yadda replied to BigB's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Run for your

  5. Doctors comments about not trusting his Nurses

    yadda_yadda_yadda replied to grinnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. I would detail the immediate conversation from the patient's spouse--definitely. His comment definitely affected the nurse/client relationship (from the very beginning) --not to mention, their...

  6. I need to vent please a little long sorry

    yadda_yadda_yadda replied to anniev's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I certainly didn't mean my suggestion offensively. The tech I work with knows 100% + that I'd never, ever ask him to do anything I'm not more than willing to do myself (after all, my job description...

  7. I need to vent please a little long sorry

    yadda_yadda_yadda replied to anniev's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    :icon_hug: Deep breath! Most LTC facilities unfortunately, require 'multi-level, multi-tasking' If it's possible, delegate as much patient care to your CNA's/techs. Are you lucky enough to have techs...

  8. Dissed by DON? Opinions wanted!

    yadda_yadda_yadda posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've been a nurse for 13 years. I've never had any issues getting along with others @ work before. I started a new job in 1/06 @ a place I'd worked agency/prn since 2001. There's a Rehab Tech on...

  9. Dissed by DON? Opinions wanted!

    yadda_yadda_yadda replied to yadda_yadda_yadda's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I felt thisway because I'd heard she, too, had carried "concerns about being picked on" (personalizing/internalizing messages from the communication log, etc) to him...so, he'd heard "two...

  10. Please give me your advice and input

    yadda_yadda_yadda replied to ksgomez's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the previous post in regards to picking up skills...HOWEVER...with correspondence/distance learning courses, you still have to complete a clinical competency in order to receive a nursing...

  11. divorcing while in school advice

    yadda_yadda_yadda replied to timewood's topic in General Nursing

    :icon_hug: I went through a divorce in 1992 while in nursing school. I went to the local employment agency, looking for work while going to school. They were so helpful...seeing that I was newly...

  12. Sleeping techs

    yadda_yadda_yadda posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've never posted here, but know this is an awesome place for objective views, so here goes: I work 0700-1500 shift at a very small (6 bed) Type B assisted living facility. I arrived about 30 minutes...

  13. Sleeping techs

    yadda_yadda_yadda replied to yadda_yadda_yadda's topic in General Nursing

    Clarification: I'm not a new staff member---the FACILITY is new. We all began working the same day. I've been an LVN for nearly 14

  14. Sleeping techs

    yadda_yadda_yadda replied to yadda_yadda_yadda's topic in General Nursing

    There must be 2 staff in the building @ all times. We eat our meals on the unit without clocking out. We aren't required to arrive 15 minutes early or stay late for report because a 'shift report log'...

  15. septic pedophile wanted by FBI

    yadda_yadda_yadda replied to dfk's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Wow--Harsh words from the coworker who wished this guy dead. I worked @ a correctional facility in Texas for 5 years...and if we'd have spent energy wishing that type thing on every patient (felons,...

  16. Help...I need some ideas for xmas basket!

    yadda_yadda_yadda replied to lcazgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps some inexpensive /skin/nail care items...pumice stone, things for hands & feet--Since we've always got to be 'on our toes' and put our best foot forward. Small hand lotions - Since we all...

  17. Age when you had your first child?

    yadda_yadda_yadda replied to sugabuga's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Firstborn @ age 21--right before entering a Surgical Technology program..He's now 18 and will graduate in May 2006. He's been over a foot taller than me since he was 14 :w00t: Youngest @ age 24--...

  18. Ever had a nurse or doc as a patient?

    yadda_yadda_yadda replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

    I've had several physicians & nurses as patients. Patient teaching certainly goes smoother.:thankya: Best of all, the medical professionals I've cared for tended to take an active role in their...

  19. sister baby was just diagnosed with downs

    yadda_yadda_yadda replied to gthurma's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I wanted to pass this article along to you. (see below) A few years ago, a nurse colleague of mine was expecting twins. At time of delivery, she already knew one baby would be stillborn. The other...

  20. working on Christmas?

    yadda_yadda_yadda replied to scrmblr's topic in General Nursing

    First, "Happy Holidays" to you, scrmblr! I've been in your predicament before. My kids (now 18 & 15) were 12 & 9 at the time. I worked 2300-0700, which made the holiday schedule seem even...

  21. I'm sick to my eyeballs of incompetent agency nurses.

    yadda_yadda_yadda replied to bulletproofbarb's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! What a post thread! I've been on staff with 3 agencies, simultaneously, since 1999 in the Texas Hill Country area. I'm happy to say, I'm hanging up my traveling clothes, having just accepted a...

  22. I shaved off a patient's mustache. Was I wrong?

    yadda_yadda_yadda replied to NebbyLPN's topic in General Nursing

    This patient's daughter needs to redirect her anger. Like others have commented, the moustache WILL grow back. The only time I've ever heard (or seen) grooming of hair to be a problem was if it held...