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I supervise 2 nurses that I really feel are past their prime. These two nurses are older and have a lot of experience(none of which they would share with a new nurse today:cry:) But I think that 25 years ago, they were just as mean and nasty as they ...

Thank You for your support. My goal is to make this facility the best that it can be with superior patient care. I do want all of the nurses to be happy and a part of a working team that is proud of their profession. I am truley passionate about n...

I can understand your frustration. I have worked in several facilities including the present one, that has open visiting hours. It can really be a pain, but often I ask the visiting family members to leave the room to provide privacy for procedures...

Although I am not a single mom- I can relate to your concerns about working shift work and missing your family. On one hand we want to spend as much time with our family as we can but on the other hand we have bills to pay. When we make the choice ...

Thanks for your reply and thanks for your view! I am encouranging all of the nurses that I supervise to be empowered to make changes. I encourage them to do so. I truely believe in nursing power. Perhaps I am still young, but I really am pasionate ...

Thanks for your reply. Your response is our current plan and we are giving this plan some time. We understand that we are all getting to know each other and building a new trusting relationship. But I am really concerned about the next nursing gener...

Hey great news, the nurse that I supervise that was restricted was just lifted and she can work 100% without additional supervision. I am really happy for her. She is very eager to get back into working on the floor.

OK I guess that I may be alone on this one but here goes... Just remember that their are two sides to every story but I am on the other side of the over time situation:saint:. You see, I am one of the people that get the overtime list and nasty e-...

I am new to this site, so in the past I have not. I did peek into the Male nurse site and I read so many interesting topics. I did go back and ask the male nurses their opinions and I told them about the site. It was nice because I think we began c...

I want to take a mental health day. How sad is this, I am planning my mental health day in June. I am apart of nursing admin. and people may think that we sit in an office all day but we don't. I am on call 24hours a day 7 days a week. I am on the p...

Tonight I had dinner with friends and a friends mom who is a watriess was their. It was funny she because everything that she talked about was what nurses went through with customer service. I know that when I go out to eat I always ask for extra nap...

I smiled when I read that you have short term memory. I feel that I have short term memory when I am under a lot of stress:wink2:! The wonderful thing about the nursing profession is that you can take your experiences and go to so many different pl...

I am split on this one. I do know that the nurses and CNA's are very busy. At my facility you are encouraged to take your required breaks and meal periods. They will provide you a slip that you will complete if you don't take a break.You can not use...

Unless family members are POA's or the patients gives consent to provide this information, you don't need to inform the family.Care Plan everything including social relationships. If their was ever any questions about the relationship as long as you ...

Oh yes I do agree with you. We can become comfortable when we are working in a home setting. Yesterday we were discussing at work those that worked in hospitals that remembered that you could not take your hospital scrubs home with you. You had to ...

I work in LTC and rehabilitation:wink2:. Give this a try. Please do think that its very slow and borning. I say no way:chuckle. We get patients admitted direct form hospitals or home with fresh amps, g-tubes, all types of adaptive equpt. IV's and m...

Nurses week was a super week at my facility:yeah:. We celebrate all nurses and C.N.A.'s during this week. I wanted to really show my staff that they are most valued each and every day of the year:redbeathe. While I do have a small group of staff ...

I must admit it but I have never noticed chest hair on the male nurses that I supervise. They do all wear tee shirts under the scrub top. I have to ask this question to them and find out what they think and why. The male nurses that I have supervise...

I am interested in locating a Hemodialysis Training Course that is reliable. I gave credit card information to NEMRACK INFUSION TECHNOLOGY for a training class in the Bronx, NY:cry:. (Yeah, I know. I should have known better but they stated that thei...

Holy Family University BSN Program is 4 years. They do have a full time/part time program. I started part time in the evening BSN Nursing Program until it was time to begin the clinical program. This program really taught me about the importance of N...

Happy Nursing week.:nuke::rcgtku: Our nurse leadership award was given to a male nurse and he deserved the award. He is a hard worker, single dad of 2, NEVER complained when asked to work on the floor and had the least amount of overtime. He recei...

I had a patient that asked me to remove the unicorn that was the corner of the room. She was very mad when it refused to leave the room with me.

If you really want to become a nurse (LPN or RN) please be ready to give up a great portion of your personal time and life. Nursing is a life time passion that begins in nursing school. You will miss Birthdays, holidays and other special events beca...

I graduated from Holy Family College in 1997-now its Holly Family University. It was REALLY hard:banghead:, but looking back on it, I would not have done it any other way. You will be prepared to PASS your boards on the first try:rolleyes:. I reme...

I did received my MSN/MBAHA from University of Phoenix. It was a lot of hard work:cry:. But then again it was worth it:chuckle. It has opened many doors for me. I wish you the best of luck!