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Always carry a spare set of gloves in your pocket.That tip has saved me numerous times ! lol

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 get the med pass done on time but she didn't teach...

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 and thus to a psychiatrist, so I agree there must ...

Hey Whodunit, I like your idea of a saltlick of Ativan, lol:lol2:

The post is not but the title is toooo funny.Ditto to everything Batman 24 says.

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 think like a nurse?You sound like you really care ab...

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, family and home. I had to fight to get thru, had qui...

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 the least they can do for their paycheck. Sorry to s...

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 described that you are working with. Mentality /r...

A great big ole coke iceee! Oh lord, gotta have one now ! See ya

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 with another pt with a dopeamine drip, and a pt jus...

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 and I decided my 2 babies were going to live better....

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 calling you off to ask them first before calling you? Go...

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 play Devil's advocate...as a psych/ ETOH, , drug and...

Lets just say I like my work so well that it is not a job !:redbeathe

I feel so bad for you, just do what you think you can live with after she is gone

Hi Virgo RN, That is a great attitude ! Why not offer to mentor? Some of the new nurses I work with tell horror stories of it being them and 2-3 other newly graduated nurses working a floor straight out of orientation without anyone with any...

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Hi, I remember {faintly} lol being in your shoes and down thru the years have tried to treat all nurses with respect and empathy. In answer to your question, it is probably a little bit of it all. We are so slammed with too many pts, doctors who some...

I would love to be able to chart exactly what the docs say sometimes, like when told about a pt's 390 blood sugar and no insulin order, doctor shrugged shoulders , replied I'm getting off work, deal with it !

Hi, where I work now, we have only RNs, at the last place there were LPNs who could chart if the RN cosigned them.Opps, guess I should clarify, both units are psych.

I'm sorry for your troubles but am curious as to part of your question. You talk about being set up, How? I agree with the other posters you can only change yourself. I find that doing my job , helping my co-workers when I can and not being part of t...

hi, of course you can and guess what? you have an advantage because you can have empathy. go for it!!:heartbeat

OMG how funny, I dozed off once on nightshift on an Alzheimers unit and got a rude wake up when a pt poured her water pitcher over my head.

Hugs to you and best of luck!