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  1. RNs Performing Housekeeping Duties!

    laughingfairy replied to allsmiles's topic in General Nursing

    maybe I just live in a different area of the country, with different ideas, but in both LTC and hospital settings I have been told housekeeping duties are my own. For instance, if housekeeping is in...

  2. nursing home first?

    laughingfairy replied to domenica's topic in General Nursing

    You could also find out about working in another dept in a LTC facility to give you a feel of how the "team" works. Since your starting school in a couple of months you may not have time to take a...

  3. Yikes, my hands are a mess, help!l

    laughingfairy replied to dlmrn's topic in General Nursing

    This year I have been worse then ever in my life, and not just my hands... we moved and the water is hard... Doc perscribed Lac-hydren...helped some but not on really bad spots, tried vit e oil, aloe,...

  4. Sickness during pregnancy

    laughingfairy replied to sashibeak's topic in General Nursing

    My mother in law swore by the "white diet" only white foods. but she also said that she had to have something inher stomach before she so much as lifted her head. My girlfriend and I kept a food...

  5. How prevalent is violence in the workplace for nurses?

    laughingfairy replied to ArcticNurse's topic in General Nursing

    When I reread this thread I started to think. Maybe the definition of abuse vs. violance needs to be cleared up. Nurse to nurse physical violance has been rare in my experiance. But the nasty...

  6. How prevalent is violence in the workplace for nurses?

    laughingfairy replied to ArcticNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I see alot of patient to staff abuse. In long term care we have to be so careful not to violate a resident's rights that many began to feel that they have the right to do what ever they want. And I...

  7. 22 yr old male, wants circumcision, i have questions

    laughingfairy replied to jusWannaKno's topic in General Nursing

    I thought that uncircumcised men still had less chance of STD contraction than women do. I could be very wrong. Anyway...I hope that is not a major concern for this young man, and that he does what...

  8. Nurses with children.....

    laughingfairy replied to SnowymtnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have a four year old and a 7 month old. I work 32/40 all weekend hours. It works for me but not every one likes it. I've talked to several mom's who couldn't wait to get back to work full time...

  9. Flu epidemic?

    laughingfairy replied to marcicatherine's topic in Emergency

    Last year I was one of those dumb parents... My 4 year old has asthma. Step 1) went to PCP for asthma attack, you all probably know the drill. We have it down to a science, early detection means no...

  10. Student with questions

    laughingfairy replied to ksrnstudent's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This is just my personal opinion... Long Term Care may be one of the hardest most challenging fields you can go into in nursing. Its akin to home care in that the support personel that are available...

  11. WARNING!! Discretionary subject matter!

    laughingfairy replied to skybirdrising's topic in General Nursing

    It is the home of residents who reside in LTC, but (and it is a big but) what about STDs? Especially with our elderly this is a rather taboo subject but the problem is growing. LTC residents who...

  12. Young Nurses in Love

    laughingfairy replied to hbscott's topic in General Nursing

    To think my nurse hero was "Hot lips" from M*A*S*H. And even she was busy chasing a doctor.

  13. I am finally, totally convinced: There is NO NURSING SHORTAGE.

    laughingfairy replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Thank so much. This is exactly what I mean. My area (Delaware) LTC actually pays more than the hospitals on average, because hospitals don't have mandated staffing ratios and LTC does. The paper is...

  14. I am finally, totally convinced: There is NO NURSING SHORTAGE.

    laughingfairy replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone know if these figures include other areas of direct care nursing such as LTC? Every article I have ever read points to nursing shortages in the hospitals and unfilled postions in the...

  15. Colon therapy and enemas.

    laughingfairy replied to skybirdrising's topic in General Nursing

    EWWWW!!!! And I thought I was immune to the gross out factor. But I just can't imagine anyone wanting to do this. We do everything we can where I work to keep from having to give people enemas....

  16. Overtime

    laughingfairy replied to MsBruiser's topic in General Nursing

    I do two weekend 16 hour shifts a week. but I live literaly 10 minutes from my job. Is it stressful? Yes. Am I tired? yes. Do I find it anyworse than doing 12 hours? no. But to be honest with you...

  17. A tiny nurse

    laughingfairy replied to Teresa76's topic in General Nursing

    I'm 5'2" and haven't had any problems lifting. My biggest problem is attempting to ambulate that fellow who demands to get up right now, is 6'5", 250#, and completely unsteady on his feet. It's a...

  18. LTC Survey rant/ vent / pitty party

    laughingfairy replied to nursenoelle's topic in General Nursing

    I know that resident. Does she chew tobacco too, dribble it all over and send her blood sugar though the roof?

  19. My almost venture into LTC! Verrrrrrrry long!

    laughingfairy replied to Brownms46's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Actually the bad mouthing I usually hear is from physcians and families. That is the sad part. Other nurses are starting to see what we do. More have been drawn to LTC due to increased wages and...

  20. Tuberculosis

    laughingfairy replied to glascow's topic in General Nursing

    I've heard from other nurses that this is not uncommon. In fact one of my instructurs actually told us when we first got them that most nurses will end up with some type of reaction. It makes sense....

  21. Another drug to battle

    laughingfairy replied to Shamrock's topic in General Nursing

    The stuff grows wild in my area. I remeber as a teenager kids going through a craze over it, then it just stopped. Its a really bad scene and the kids I knew...and we can talk about kids who thought...

  22. My almost venture into LTC! Verrrrrrrry long!

    laughingfairy replied to Brownms46's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    That's the part that makes me sad... I could do so much more if there were more of us...With mandatory staffing ratios in LTC in my state LTC nurses get paid better than hospital nurses...but there...

  23. My almost venture into LTC! Verrrrrrrry long!

    laughingfairy replied to Brownms46's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Its the fact that so often I here..."they work in LTC because they can't keep up at the hospital...its where incompetent nurses or old nurses go instead of retiring." I don't know. It is sad.......

  24. Doctors and Nurses Gone Wrong....

    laughingfairy replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

    Omg....I can't believe I typed that and missed it after rereading...well I wonder what that freudian slip was over...hmmm:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

  25. LTC Survey rant/ vent / pitty party

    laughingfairy replied to nursenoelle's topic in General Nursing

    I am so @#$% glad that I am not administration any more. My facility they walked in at 4 am. We didn't know it until 6:30. Cause somehow no one saw them until diatary came in at 5 and then the...