I agree the instuctor should have been more forthcoming but it seems there are more out there to get rid of you than there are to help you. Agreed you should have delegated and took responsibility to...
I agree with the other nurses and double ditto with PsychRNinNY.Most places I have worked have a system in place to where a pt such as your grandmother can be referred to a outpt mental health clinic...
laketrash replied to nurseswearscrubs's topic in General Nursing
I think I know what you are tryng to get across whodunit, you are agreeing that long trivial care plans are useless and time consuming but also necessary in the beginning to teach new nurses how to...
I also remember the bad ole days and our instructor like yours{theres one in every crowd I think}I worked my way thru college cleaning houses for doctors, raising 2 kids and taking care of husband,...
I don't easily take offense lol, and did not intend to sound like I'm picking on long term care nurses. As, I've said there are a lot of great nurses out there as well as people who are there to do...
I worked as RN house supervisor at a nsg home and know exactly what she means by her statement. Yes, there are wonderful nurses like you out there but there are a lot more just like the ones you have...
laketrash replied to ilovechadkrause's topic in LPN to RN
I remember when team nsg {which I thought was great because it made the best use of all our knowledge and talents} changed to primary nsg and it was pretty bad.Our floor might have TURP going along...
We lost everything due to bad IRS problems and went from living in our nice brick home to a rented house that had the walls seperating from the floor. We bought used clothing and stuffed the cracks...
I agree, this sounds very unfair. Next question, if you don't mind going to the other unit and know that some of the nurses don't mind being called off can't you just tell whoever is charge and...
laketrash replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Nursing
I agree with the other posts; its hard not to be self concious at times and most of us are.I don't think any nurse worth her/ his salt would say anything derogative about a pt's body. But , just to...