Mikey31079

Mikey31079

long term care, alzheimer's, ltc rehab

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  1. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    Mikey31079 replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    just had to say this after last weekend: to nurse g on 3-11 shift: if you make one more of your ignorant comments about how i don't "belong" at this facility...i swear to god i will end up in jail...

  2. Things you would love to tell your management and get away with

    Mikey31079 replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    nooooooo not that **runs** im sorry oh remorse remorse

  3. Things you would love to tell your management and get away with

    Mikey31079 replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    oh, trust me....it was either go off the floor to calm down or end up in jail and on the tv news for an assault and battery

  4. Things you would love to tell your management and get away with

    Mikey31079 replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    what i would have loved to say yesterday: first, let me set up the scenario. i work in a very busy alzheimer's "assisted living" floor (whoever gave it that title was smoking some crack, but that's...

  5. Night shift vs Day shift: stop the hate

    Mikey31079 replied to Jack Hawaii's topic in General Nursing

    \ :igtsyt: Wow, someone has either a superiority complex or a guilty

  6. Night shift vs Day shift: stop the hate

    Mikey31079 replied to Jack Hawaii's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat:

  7. I'll not be around for awhile

    Mikey31079 replied to P_RN's topic in General Nursing

    i am so sorry for your loss. my prayers are with

  8. Large (or small) Corporate chains

    Mikey31079 replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Trust me,it wouldnt have been my first choice lol. I had initially asked about a different color but the owner pulled the paper out and was like "NO, it says nurse aides wear pink right here, see?"...

  9. Large (or small) Corporate chains

    Mikey31079 replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The worst company i ever worked for was extendicare (I worked at 2 of their facilities and they were both horrible). The absolute best one where i am now is OPRS (ohio presbyterian retirement...

  10. Would you feel comfortable with putting your loved ones in a nursing home?

    Mikey31079 replied to BradleyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work in an eden alternative facility and don't plan on changing jobs any time soon...this is the ONLY place i would consider for my family members should the need

  11. This is not my job?!?

    Mikey31079 replied to Ally0981's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, trust me, on the days I'm at work, I make sure NOTHING like that happens...my ltc folks are my extended family and I treat them as

  12. This is not my job?!?

    Mikey31079 replied to Ally0981's topic in General Nursing

    I totally second this...if i see a mess like that anywhere i clean it up myself...it's a HUGE dignity issue for the

  13. Does everyone hate doing "peer evaluations"

    Mikey31079 replied to suanna's topic in General Nursing

    ugh...i hate those flippin things! i got mine back a couple days ago, and this one person (who works the opposite shift from me) wrote down the stupidest, most petty, and most of all untrue bullcrap,...

  14. Ugh!!!! Getting the dreaded phone call!

    Mikey31079 replied to sissiesmama's topic in General Nursing

    woo hoo! glad your dad is out of the hospital and back home. my thoughts and prayers are with you

  15. Unfreaking Real!!!!

    Mikey31079 replied to chiari_mom's topic in General Nursing

    i went to the emergency room for a fall i had the night before (i wouldnt have, but i was nauseous and throwing up the next day.) the supervisor got upset like "how dare you call off on a weekend,...

  16. Wish us Luck!

    Mikey31079 replied to joeb1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    just had to comment....he is absolutely beautiful!! congrats

  17. Anyone can get into Nursing.

    Mikey31079 replied to indiawhitaker's topic in General Nursing

    i grew up with an abusive father...always calling me "retarded" (i have cerebral palsy) "stupid, "worthless", he even went as far as to say i wasn't his son...i was the live-in babysitter. i was also...

  18. cna's doing dressings??

    Mikey31079 replied to gt4everpn's topic in General Nursing

    at my facility, we have a nurse that tries to pass her dressing changes off on the cna's. i told her "i'm not doing stuff like that until i get out of lpn school. doing it now would mean i was...

  19. It is me or them!!! I can't stand it anymore!

    Mikey31079 replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    speaking as one of the good stna's: it absolutely p****** me off when i see the other aides i'm"working with" doing absolutely nothing (besides clogging up the phone lines) while im running around...

  20. the RN's appearance

    Mikey31079 replied to Olli's topic in General Nursing

    okay...i admit it...im one of those horrible gum chewers (i dont smack though lol)...and as far as scrubs, my job doesnt do the solid color thing, so i have a bunch of stuff with animal and character...

  21. Nurses as SUPERHUMANS!!

    Mikey31079 replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    to the op: go for it sweetie, don't let the words of a few certain people stop you from what you want to do. i speak from experience. i was born with cerebral palsy, and was told by many, even my...

  22. Unexcusable

    Mikey31079 replied to bethin's topic in General Nursing

    Bethin, regardless of what anyone says, you did the right thing. If I were in the situation I would have done the exact same thing and god help anyone who stood in my way! Were there any witnesses...

  23. Not enough attention to BMs in nursing today!

    Mikey31079 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    i work in ltc and i am all about being vigilant with the bm's. when i see people walking with their upper body tilted to one side because they havent pooped in god knows how long i tend to get a...

  24. Allnurses Hospital

    Mikey31079 replied to ebear's topic in General Nursing

    Oooooh I love this idea! Do you need a nursing assistant? I'm very adaptable and I'll work any floor and any shift you need me. FYI: At one of the hospitals in my area, they actually have it to...

  25. What kind of LTC resident will you be?

    Mikey31079 replied to squeakykitty's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I would SO be the nasty resident going down the halls cursing the staff out, demanding Pepsi and Mountain Dew constantly (and if I can't swallow they better dang well find a way to hook it up to my IV...