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  1. Mds Job

    Disablednurse replied to Purple_RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    ChainedChoasRN, what I would not give to have been able to have worked for you during my nursing career. I have worked for many people who claimed they knew that MDSs were important, but they never...

  2. Mds Job

    Disablednurse replied to Purple_RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    ChainedChoasRN, what I would not give to have been able to have worked for you during my nursing career. I have worked for many people who claimed they knew that MDSs were important, but they never...

  3. Suffering burnout already in Oncology?

    Disablednurse replied to AmyRN1227's topic in General Nursing

    The unit you are working on is emotionally draining because you see a lot of death and a lot of young people just starting to be adults or with families going thru so much. I would not be surprised...

  4. Mds Job

    Disablednurse replied to Purple_RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    ChainedChaosRN you are to be applauded for not pulling your MDS nurses to the floor. You are one in a million that does not expect your MDS nurse to do 15 other jobs in addition to the MDS. I have...

  5. "Thats not my patient"

    Disablednurse replied to nurse2002's topic in General Nursing

    Where I worked, the entire company had the attitude that if you worked in the facility, then all of the patients were your patients. If someone told you that any particular resident needed...

  6. "Thats not my patient"

    Disablednurse replied to nurse2002's topic in General Nursing

    That was a big no no where I worked. During the initial interview after any one was hired and were fixing to start their orientation, they were told that all patients here are your patients, you will...

  7. Allnurses.com history?

    Disablednurse replied to OBNURSEHEATHER's topic in General Nursing

    Brian, I really love this site. It is my link to the outside world of nursing as I am disabled and told I would never be able to return to the nursing profession. I read my local papers on line and...

  8. sleeping staff

    Disablednurse replied to night owl's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Bess, I was just stating my opinion as I thought this board was for that purpose. I did not mean to get others upset. I have, according to my husband, had a problem with wanting to hold others to...

  9. Nurses Diverting Drugs?

    Disablednurse replied to jfpruitt's topic in General Nursing

    In my LTC experience of 23 years, I have seen this happen twice. The first time I was an LPN and discovered it during the pre-shift count of the Tylenol 3. The staff was going to have to go thru a...

  10. What is it about Med-Surg?

    Disablednurse replied to Mint Julip's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Mint julip, med surg prepares you to work on just about any unit in the hospital and in the LTC. It is your basic hands on nursing. That is my primary area of nursing that I worked in for 25 years....

  11. Do nurses get paid hourly or salary.

    Disablednurse replied to jgg765's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on the job. If you work as floor or staff nurse you usually get paid hourly with OT being anything over 40 hours. If you have an administrative job such as DON, ADON, you get paid...

  12. sleeping staff

    Disablednurse replied to night owl's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Ok, my problem was based on the premise that you got a 30 minute unpaid meal break and two fifteen minute paid breaks. It is in our hand book that the fifteen minute breaks are being paid and that if...

  13. sleeping staff

    Disablednurse replied to night owl's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I am sorry, but this sleeping on the job is a bunch of horse hocky. It does not matter whether you are on your break or not, you are a professional and should act like one. I have been in nursing...

  14. Best compliment ever!!

    Disablednurse replied to L&D.RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That is what nursing is all about. Some of my worst days have been turned around by a family member thanking me for doing some little thing for their mom or dad or some resident hugging me and...

  15. Nursing and Piercings?

    Disablednurse replied to Wuiteroz's topic in General Nursing

    Wearing jewelry is taking a risk in nursing. I wore a cross on a chain for a short while during the time I was in LTC. Had a patient grab the necklace and twist it up in my throat and tried to choke...

  16. Tax Write Offs, items and costs needed for Nursing School

    Disablednurse replied to colleen10's topic in General Students

    On Federal tax, that does not go state by state. So if it is a tax write off in one state, it will be a tax write off in another one. The only place that it would differ would be your state income...

  17. Orienting nursing students in nurse tech role

    Disablednurse replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    deespoohbear, when I have been in charge of orienting someone, after letting them do some of the things they know how to do, I let them read the policy and procedures manual. This can be done during...

  18. a prayer for every woman!

    Disablednurse replied to candlelvr_27's topic in Nursing Humor

    .Dear Lord I pray For wisdom to understand my man Love to forgive him Patience for his moods Because Lord if I pray for strength I'll beat him to death. Amen This is the prayer...

  19. Stiff Neck

    Disablednurse replied to frannybee's topic in General Nursing

    Franny, glad you are feeling some better. Hope it continues to improve. Prayers and

  20. Teen daughters 1st pelvic exam...

    Disablednurse replied to itsme's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Itsme, has she had her pelvic exam yet. How did it go? Just was thinking about you and

  21. Websites...

    Disablednurse replied to FutureRN~Pookie's topic in General Nursing

    I, too, am glad for these sites. Since being off work for the past year and 3 months, I will love surfing these web sites to keep up and try not to lose what I had. Although I will never be able to...

  22. Cheating In School

    Disablednurse replied to cokie's topic in General Nursing

    If you cheat in nursing school, what will you be like working on the floor? Will you make up vital signs, I/Os, etc. That is also cheating. How dependable will that make

  23. I decided to start my career on a Medical-Surgical unit. Looking for advice

    Disablednurse replied to peaceful2100's topic in General Nursing

    Good luck, that is a good area to start out as you will see a wide variety of ailments. You will get a small taste of surgery and other things. Is the hospital a large one or a small hospital....

  24. irritable bowel syndrome?

    Disablednurse replied to Liann's topic in General Nursing

    I have a lot of stomach problems, but the doctor will not give dx of IBS even though I have all the symptoms. He says it is GERD, diabetic gastroparesis, and stress. I have problems at least 1-3...

  25. Teen daughters 1st pelvic exam...

    Disablednurse replied to itsme's topic in Ob/Gyn

    No help here either, I hate going to the gyn worse than the dentist and the dentist usually has to knock me out for dental