Scrubby

Scrubby

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  1. Have you ever NOT shown up when you were scheduled to work?

    Scrubby replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    Yes it happened to me when I worked as a carer in a nursing home. I was actually looking at the old roster and thought I had the shift off. I got a call 'where are you?, you were supposed to be here...

  2. Transition from School to Real Working World

    Scrubby replied to IcanHealYou's topic in General Nursing

    My advice is to try and find out what areas are supportive to new grads and what places should be avoided. Also work out a cheat sheet system where you write down what needs to be hourly on each...

  3. Co Worker and snide comments

    Scrubby replied to Jaybird310's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I just hope that she's not targeting other men on the shift she's been put on.

  4. RN's/CNA's...what's with this attitude?

    Scrubby replied to cherrybreeze's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    And believe me I do know of a few RN's who are cruel to CNA's and nursing home residents. I overheard the DON at the nursing home I worked at referring to us as nothing but 'bum wipers'. I too have...

  5. Help! Being stalked by a resident!!!

    Scrubby replied to Sonjailana's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't directly confront him because there is a chance it's not the resident who has texted you and you might look a bit silly. Just text back and tell them your not interested, please don't...

  6. RN's/CNA's...what's with this attitude?

    Scrubby replied to cherrybreeze's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I wasn't referring to nurses who ask CNA's to practice outside their scope. Any nurse who tries to get you to do this should be reported and your well within your rights to refuse them. What I meant...

  7. RN's/CNA's...what's with this attitude?

    Scrubby replied to cherrybreeze's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    There is no excuse for any RN, EN whatever to be rude and demanding of CNA's. However I agree with Virgo and Golytely that the CNA's must understand that they are there to assist the nurses in caring...

  8. RN's/CNA's...what's with this attitude?

    Scrubby replied to cherrybreeze's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've also done both jobs, worked as a nurses aide before becoming an RN. I think the problem here is that in both roles you get so caught up in your own tasks, stressors that you forget that the other...

  9. Laser Tattoo Removal

    Scrubby replied to Scrubby's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't had any treatment for a long time, not since I last posted. I still intend to get rid of it but I'm just procrastinating at the moment because of the pain. I am also considering surgical...

  10. Co Worker and snide comments

    Scrubby replied to Jaybird310's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Please do not wait to go to HR. As others have said, the comments were so far out of line that it needs to be dealt with professionally and higher up the food chain. Also what if the supervisor...

  11. I feel so depressed...

    Scrubby replied to edwardla, RN's topic in General Nursing

    It does seem like overkill to fire one nurse over this when other nurses did not pick up on the error until 2 days later. This sort of thing is a systems error that everyone should be held responsible...

  12. Are you happy with your job?

    Scrubby replied to RedhairedNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I've hit a rough patch recently but things are starting to get better....slowly. The OR is great because you get to see so many interesting procedures, you look after one patient at a time and you...

  13. Co Worker and snide comments

    Scrubby replied to Jaybird310's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This woman sounds like she's completely off the planet. Some good advice here, I would not let this one go because the comments are intolerable. To insinuate that you are physically abusive to women,...

  14. Do you raid the patient fridge?

    Scrubby replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I always loved the chocolate mousse and ice cream. I was pretty naughty when I worked on the wards. The food isn't too bad at my hospital. If a patient was discharged and the bed was empty I would...

  15. Negative "Its all your fault" attitude

    Scrubby replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    I've also noticed several times now that when an inexperienced person comes here and starts a thread where they described an incident where they have made a mistake, haven't done the right thing, ppl...

  16. I got reprimanded at work for not using a bra !

    Scrubby replied to Kath80's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm I personally really don't care about whether or not a person wears a bra to work or not. To me, wearing a bra should be a personal choice. Jiggling boobs really don't offend me because well it's...

  17. Should Seasonal Flu Shots Be Mandatory?

    Scrubby replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmmm well I'm happy enough for mandatory vaccination of all nurses staff IF all the patients are vaccinated as well

  18. What happens if you mess up?

    Scrubby replied to T123G123's topic in General Nursing

    If every nurse who made a mistake was kicked out then there wouldn't be many of us left. I haven't met an experienced nurse yet who hasn't made any type of error. There are many reasons why errors...

  19. Things that make me HATE nursing.

    Scrubby replied to KalipsoRed's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes when your having a busy shift (pretty much every shift) and there are too many family members present, even if your not obnoxious to the nurse your still creating problems for the nurse. I...

  20. Cheating in nursing school?

    Scrubby replied to believer4's topic in General Nursing

    yep same sort of thing happened to me in first year. We had a 3000 word essay on society and culture and I spent hours working on it. A friend in my class wanted to borrow it because she wasn't sure...

  21. How bad will this make me look if I call in tom?

    Scrubby replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    twice in five months is pretty good. I don't know what your hospital policy is but if your full time you get 15 sick days a year. In five months I'd probably have more sick days than that. If I know...

  22. Specializing

    Scrubby replied to Satori77's topic in Operating Room

    I think it's good to have some knowledge of most specialties because you just may be put in a position where you have to scrub for a different clinic and you don't want to fall to pieces. But to be...

  23. Specializing

    Scrubby replied to Satori77's topic in Operating Room

    my hospital is all over the place. some nurses do specialise, others want to but are not allowed. This causes a lot of stress because they are everyday thrown into different clinics, expected to know...

  24. What do you wish students knew?

    Scrubby replied to fsaav's topic in General Nursing

    I love having students. Heres my two cents worth: Please don't ask me questions when I'm right in the middle of something. It's great that students ask questions but there is an appropriate time to do...

  25. Can you trust your co-workers??

    Scrubby replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    [These threads are so sad. I cannot imagine not trusting those that I work with.] Yes I agree. however one of the first things you learn in nursing is to cover your own behind because no one else...