StephMSeattle

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  1. Granny Dumping

    StephMSeattle replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    I'm going to financially support them if need be. I work in LTC right now and I can't tell you how many of these families have taken care of their relative far beyond what they are capable of....

  2. When your boss is a buns-hole...

    StephMSeattle posted a topic in General Nursing

    My boss is a major buns-hole every day! He talks down to staff and well, quite frankly makes a major b.h. of himself on a regular basis. He just went on and on today. Apparently, I forgot to fill out...

  3. CNA's...complaining constantly...

    StephMSeattle posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm an LPN at a LTC facility and I have a CNA who is a habitual complainer and whiner. She's such a ***** all of the time. She does some parts of her job rather well. Sometimes she is on the phone 4-5...

  4. I Need Major Help!!!

    StephMSeattle replied to Shaunna_Lynn's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a new nurse working her first nursing job ever. If I can help, let me know. I may be too new, though, to answer all of the

  5. What is Recap?

    StephMSeattle posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm such a newbie! I work in long-term care and they were referring to the Resident Care Coordinator/Nurse Manager doing "recap". What are they referring

  6. What is Recap?

    StephMSeattle replied to StephMSeattle's topic in General Nursing

    OK...that makes sense! Reviewing physicians orders 'cuz february 1st was nearing. I'm still not 100% familiar with all of the abbreviations and acronyms used at work. Sometimes my co-workers make up...

  7. I'm getting tired of taking people to the bathroom, pericare, & empowering cna's!!

    StephMSeattle replied to ilovetheelderly's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I am in the exact same situation right now! Everything you've said here describes my

  8. Clogs <dansko?>

    StephMSeattle replied to joyflnoyz's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.dansko.com/

  9. Advice needed! New LTC job...

    StephMSeattle posted a topic in General Nursing

    So, here's my story... I just landed my first nursing job...and I really like it there! The problem is this: The facility places the responsibility for everything on the nurses. Noone else seems to...

  10. New grad reality shock?

    StephMSeattle replied to hmccartn's topic in General Nursing

    I feel the exact same way! I start my new job tomorrow...it's my first nursing job! I'm just kinda' weirded out by everything because I'm not sure of if I'll know what to do. Passing out pills is one...

  11. First LPN job, here I come...

    StephMSeattle posted a topic in General Nursing

    So, here I go on my job hunt! I've been looking in the local paper, on school job databases, employment websites, etc... What's your best job hunting advice? Where and how did you find your first...

  12. What a way to ring in the new year

    StephMSeattle replied to PMHNP10's topic in General Nursing

    :roll

  13. Mad cows, orange alert...scared?

    StephMSeattle replied to ernurse2244's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    In fact, I've dubbed my homemade chili (one of my husband's favorite things) "Mad Cow Orange Alert Chili"... As nurses we come in contact with the garden variety of infectious diseases...Hepatitis,...

  14. Negativity?

    StephMSeattle replied to Dayray's topic in General Nursing

    Right

  15. Questions-a-plenty! LPN's in long-term care...

    StephMSeattle replied to StephMSeattle's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I didn't know what to expect...being that I'm completely new to this field... I didn't expect to be hired so quickly either! I start orientation on monday! Thanks

  16. Have you ever taken care of a celebrity?

    StephMSeattle replied to BarbPick's topic in General Nursing

    Hungry hungry HIPPA. Hungry hungry HIPPA. Sorry. I had to sing a little late night song to

  17. Celebrities who were formerly nurses...

    StephMSeattle replied to Gldngrl's topic in General Nursing

    "Tera Patrick", the Media star, was once a nurse! Haha.

  18. Grades!!!

    StephMSeattle replied to ava'smomRN's topic in General Nursing

    The exact same thing happened to me. I had taken Anat & Phys I & II many years ago...but my grades didn't measure up to the standards of my current program so I had to do it all over again....

  19. Update - Nurse in Recovery

    StephMSeattle replied to WriteStuff's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for sharing this with us! A friend of mine has been in and out of rehab due to a 30 year heroin addiction. I hope that one day he'll be able to say what you've told us

  20. I love LTC.

    StephMSeattle replied to Buddha's topic in General Nursing

    I just graduated and I want to go into LTC. Elderly people are the coolest patients I have ever worked with. They were always really great to

  21. Having a difficult time .

    StephMSeattle replied to tnstudentnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I felt like that all t/o nursing school. It's overwhelming at times. Sounds like you need to treat yourself. Dinner out or a relaxing bath... My worst mistake was studying too long and too much,...

  22. Is it true?

    StephMSeattle replied to FutureRNMichael's topic in General Nursing

    We all have issues. There are no "normal" people. Some people are just great actors and hide their freaky side rather well... Who cares, really? I've had anxiety/panic disorder for 25 years (since I...

  23. " . . . or should we just hire someone mediocre who will stay a decade?"

    StephMSeattle replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I live in Seattle. Where do you work? (I want to make sure that I don't apply

  24. Swedish Hospital HCAP Program for LPN to RN

    StephMSeattle posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone on here know anything about Swedish Hospital's (Seattle) HCAP program for LPN's? I'm interested in what courses I'd need to take, pay, scheduling, etc...

  25. Is it too late to become a nurse?

    StephMSeattle replied to Alexbor's topic in General Nursing

    Nope. Not at all! I just graduated as an LPN this past august and I'm 30. The current class has students in their