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I'm sorry you are feeling so bad ; sounds like you did everything you could have and like you say the dr wasn't concerned.Don't let this nurse get to you,if there was a problem with your work I 'm sure your nurse mgnr would have called you in.Was the...

Thanks for all the answers everyone. Yes, I know I'll get over it and maybe it really doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things but it matters to me.I guess its just been a bad week at work and been feeling low and then totally no appreciation ...

Hello Eveyone, I am so hurt and mad that I don't know what to do; so I guess this is a vent.I've been on the same job for the past 7 years and have always received a great evaluation.I knew this year there wouldn't be any raises because of ...

Maybe , our economy is worse here in Tennessee but big changes have already taken place at the"physcian led" hospital system I work for and none have been aimed anywhere but the nurses and support staff.The daily 25 ft free buffet for the docs while...

Don't get me wrong, I think President Obama has done a really good job so far and feel he really is trying to make a diffference instead of being a figurehead. What I mean is at least where I work, everytime he says anything about healthcare change...

Thanks for the great info ! Next question,,what about if it is accepted that your full time job is 36 hrs a week?I have been working in a hospital for the past 7 years that considers 3 shifts of 12 hrs each full time and up to now paid call back on a...

Hello, What do you mean about consult and help? I 'll talk to you but cannot consult or offer much help other than listening to you.

CNA is hard work and a lot of times unappreciated.I think what all the other posts say is true and yeah , after awhile it is funny at times but you are on the right track:yeah:.As corny as it may sound, keep on doing" unto others as you would have t...

I do too and its awlful huh?:crying2:I use lidoderm patches and they help some but not much. no one would beleive the pain unless they experience it.Hope you feel better !

i agree and also find it interesting that there is a government web site that gives info on all the different medications that can cause a false positive test for pot, cocaine etc.

I think that anyone who thinks most nurses don't use something is living with their head in the sand.To me it doesn't matter if its prescribed meds like Xanex, Ativan, Effexor or ETOH or pot.Most every nurse I know is on something and just my 2 cents...

To me , teamwork is everyone working together for the good of the pt, unit and everyone's sanity. We have such awlful pts at times; that if it were not for each of us pitching in and helping whoever is in need, we would all be hurting ! I love my co-...

Gosh, I'm so sorry for them and you, what an awlful thing. Everyone involved is in my prayers .

Thanks Jules, I agree that they are using the ecomony as a tool;and it makes me so mad.Its like one of my co-workers said when they decided the stuff about whoever called in having to work a shift for whoever covered for them.The powers that be were ...

Hi, Just wondering how and what management has done to save money on your unit, what you think about it, and any suggestions you think would work? Our unit has now decided unless there are 6 pts, we do not get a tech, we have no unit sec., they are ...

I have to disagree with your instructor,; just because the pt is in a mental health facility does not mean he/she won't try.It just means they are monitored closely usually q 15 min, sometimes 1 on 1 and as closely as staff watches, sometimes they do...

Yes, over the years I 've had many pts who were admitted because of suicidal ideation or gestures ,who have after admission both attempted to kill themselves by hanging etc as well as acting out and pulling their hair out by the handfuls or using i...

Simply put, risk for suicide is the person who has either attempted to kill themself or has verbalized the desire to kill themselves, as in overdosing or saying they are going to run their car off a cliff.Risk for violence self directed is a person w...

Ok,I don't know if this is a big problem with most of you, but the call-ins on my unit have gotten crazy.Its not unusual for 2 or 3 nurses at a time to call in and someone has got to cover, so they call the on -call person{if there is one}, who get...

Thanks for all the answers and I get where you are coming from; but think I didn't make myself clear.One or 2 of us always cover for the frequent call-ins, boss knows she can call me even if I'm not on call and if possible I'll come on in.The problem...

Thanks Lindarn, You are right about nurses needing to be united and able to be heard.I was listening to President Obama talking about how to fix the healthcare system and I so wanted to be able to tell him, cutting back on these medicare, etc progra...

I tend to end up with lancets which I take back as I don't need and garbage bags {the big ones} disappear off our unit.Don't even want to know how someone is carrying them out lol. Seriously, recently I caught a potential employee attempting to p...

Once in a LTC place I worked, we experienced a big drug problem and the FBI and state guys got involved and yes it was both scary and embarassing. Actually the problem was discovered months earlier and nothing much was done.What happened was that a A...

Hi Everyone, Just need to vent I guess but how do you deal with a family that just can't get it in their head that momma has changed?I recently had a pt who was brought in after being kicked out of a nsg home because of her violent behavior towar...

Thanks for the suggestions;I am keeping notes and also won't go into the pts rm without another nurse or tech with me after 'momma" told them one of the bruises she got from fighting us was caused by us.I had told all other family members that altho ...