WittySarcasm

WittySarcasm BSN

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  1. Taking nursing care away from nurses. . .

    WittySarcasm replied to thesundowner's topic in General Nursing

    SO TRUE! I swear my crew sometimes doesn't tell me until the end of the shift, then I feel stupid telling the next shift in report about a problem and when asked what the solution was going

  2. Taking nursing care away from nurses. . .

    WittySarcasm replied to thesundowner's topic in General Nursing

    I work at a LTC where the RNs mostly do all of the paperwork. :/ I can't tell you how HAPPY I am when I'm on a med cart. Because otherwise I end up just spending forever doing really blah

  3. Demanding Patients

    WittySarcasm replied to slauren's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    One way I found to help stop the tantrums that those in their right minds have is that I calmly explain "I don't need to listen to you scream at me. I understand you're upset and if you want to talk...

  4. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    WittySarcasm replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You know what, I'm not giving you those PRNs together because I know you just want them to get high. I've seen you high when you tried to hand me the ball of your pain. You can cuss me out, still...

  5. Written up.

    WittySarcasm posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I just had a quick question. Recently I got my first write up. I admit it's my fault, I thought I documented but I didn't. I did write a late entry later but anyways this is my first write up...

  6. "the future days"

    WittySarcasm replied to Creamsoda's topic in General Nursing

    I want that at our LTC. Because we've had too many family members come in after 9pm and just cause so much trouble. Or get upset that social services isn't there with the paper. Yeah, come during...

  7. Written up.

    WittySarcasm replied to WittySarcasm's topic in General Nursing

    I work at a LTC and I'm a charge nurse for a unit. Thank you for your answer. It's sadly not the first time that one of my bosses has said something close to this to

  8. Need some advice, or is this just normal?

    WittySarcasm posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    So I know that everywhere has problems with rumors and stuff. But I've had several nurses spreading rumors about me. It's gotten to the whole facility and I'm stuck with the after effects. I can tell...

  9. Need some advice, or is this just normal?

    WittySarcasm replied to WittySarcasm's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Wow there were a lot of comments. Anyways I just wanted to tell everyone thank you for commenting! I've read them all, thought about them and am going to try to follow them the best I can. Tonight,...

  10. Most important thing to know in LTC

    WittySarcasm replied to beatrice1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    LISTEN TO YOUR CNAS! LISTEN TO YOUR CNAS! LISTEN TO YOUR CNAS! lol But no really it is important that you listen to them. They are the ones that are up close to the patients. They are the ones that...

  11. Nursing home/LTC getting more acute

    WittySarcasm replied to adoglover's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Ah man that was us today! The guy was supposed to come in at 9am, he comes in on my shift at 5pm (right at dinner which ticked the kitchen off since I had to have them make him a tray). And because it...

  12. Nursing home/LTC getting more acute

    WittySarcasm replied to adoglover's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I like it a lot! Because I hope to go to a hospital sometime and I am learning so many skills. Where I work we have a respiratory unit (with a lot of vented patients, though we don't touch the vents-...

  13. 911-ing a resident out, requires an order?

    WittySarcasm replied to NurseLynwood's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Where I work you have to get an order for each time a resident goes out. If it's not a dire emergancy then I will call the on-call and press the issue. Press how this isn't their norm, and so on. If...

  14. Experience question...

    WittySarcasm posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I just had a quick question- probably stupid one but I've heard this before and I just wanted to see if it really was true. When a hospital listing has "1 year of acute care experience" does that...

  15. What is the starting salary for nursing home LPN/LVMs?

    WittySarcasm replied to Let's help out's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Southern Arizona is about

  16. CNA troubles

    WittySarcasm replied to montinurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have this problem too, because I'm charge nurse 5 days a week. And all I hear is petty whining from certain aides and the patients too. Stupid stuff from both sides. Luckily I got some good aides...

  17. Nurse helping out Cna at times = they eventually expect the nurse to help them?

    WittySarcasm replied to nd deb's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    When I can I help out just because I know how busy the aides on my floor are. Everyone is total care and we have 30 on the floor. So I know what it's like to be running non-stop. And why leave a light...

  18. Is this really the norm?

    WittySarcasm posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Alright I'm gonna keep this as anonymous as I can. I just am wondering if this is really the norm or should I be as upset as I feel... But lately we've had residents on our unit that have become...

  19. Admitting a new patient.

    WittySarcasm posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Ok this may seem like a stupid question, and it partly is. But there are times- when I'm running around busy and I get report from the hospital about a new patient that is to join our little nursing...

  20. Admitting a new patient.

    WittySarcasm replied to WittySarcasm's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Awesome thank you everyone! I'll be sure to add these to my list of stuff to ask. It will be a great help when I get a new admit (if they keep at the rate they have been coming at,

  21. Is this really the norm?

    WittySarcasm replied to WittySarcasm's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That's what we all have decided to do from now on, because as we decided- if no one wants to care for us, and protect us from threats then we can easily protect ourselves by letting the police handle...

  22. Is this really the norm?

    WittySarcasm replied to WittySarcasm's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thanks for your replies, and I don't take any as attacks. We've tried psych evals, asked behavioural health and doctors for them- stating the reasons (one of the reasons we chart all problems we have...

  23. Funny things they say....

    WittySarcasm replied to joanna73's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Female res- "Look he is wearing my clothes everynight and dances before me before putting them back!" The man she was talking about is a quad and therefore unable to walk. Same res- "You know what! I...

  24. First day on your own?

    WittySarcasm replied to SP1CEGRL's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Maaaan I wish ours had that. It would make it sooo much easier. Granted at the bottom of the MARS we have the diet type. But that's it. But it would be amazing to have their pictures with all of the...

  25. First day on your own?

    WittySarcasm replied to SP1CEGRL's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I had one place that didn't use report sheets- I guess they assumed everyone to just know and memorize what happened in the course of a day. What I did was grab a piece of note book paper (I had...