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  1. How to train a new nurse? all tips welcome!

    sasha2lady replied to sasha2lady's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    ps, might I add also that they are so reluctant to thin out the ones who arent working out...they still have a prn nurse on our schedule list that hasnt worked in about 4 or more months....every time...

  2. How to train a new nurse? all tips welcome!

    sasha2lady replied to sasha2lady's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    i totally agree. the boss was gone on vacation and told the asst boss to "hire anybody who looked halfway descent" to fill in 2 positions, this one and the weekend rn charge position. And, that was...

  3. Nurse Vs Daughter! Help Me!!!

    sasha2lady posted a topic in General Nursing

    I worked night shift at my prn job & had a patient due meds so I get them & go to his room meet him & give meds. I look on his wall and there is a familiar photo there. I say to him "...

  4. Nurse Vs Daughter! Help Me!!!

    sasha2lady replied to sasha2lady's topic in General Nursing

    Me too. Its been a long time. When I actually see him again in person will be quite the experience. Im sure itll be full of mixed emotions on all

  5. One month too many in LTC

    sasha2lady replied to SunnyRose's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I dont think I would put it down on an application /resume. I have a prn job kind of like the place you described. I work nights there and have 50 pts, a mixture of total care, skilled, feeding tubes,...

  6. How to tell if you are being targeted at your job by another nurse..

    sasha2lady replied to sasha2lady's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    oh. shes definitely not friendly with the boss. They have never got along and argue every chance they get. The boss has told me in confidence before that she'd love to replace this nurse but couldnt...

  7. Errors that you caught...

    sasha2lady replied to sabrina_RPN's topic in Patient Medications

    I work in a SNF/rehab facility and the majority of errors Ive found lately are transcription errors. A new grad RN has been doing "charge" and when she writes new orders, ESPECIALLY for INSULINS she...

  8. Nurse Vs Daughter! Help Me!!!

    sasha2lady replied to sasha2lady's topic in General Nursing

    CONTINUED: the pt i had that told me to get in touch with him in the first place, turns out there hasnt been anything wrong healthwise other than arthritis in my dad. Either way, Im grateful for the...

  9. Nurse Vs Daughter! Help Me!!!

    sasha2lady replied to sasha2lady's topic in General Nursing

    this may be repetitive but I somehow messed up my prior post/reply. I have an update. Last week when I brought home my new horse, I saw a guy who looked just like my dad on the interstate. Then I got...

  10. What's your problem???????

    sasha2lady posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    For the past 2 shifts Ive worked Ive gotten a really bad vibe from an aide. Im not for sure why exactly...but a few weeks ago the day nurse had asked me if we had ever had problems from her...the aide...

  11. What are the worst call in excuses you've heard?

    sasha2lady posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've heard some doozies for call INS to work. 1. Dog having puppies 2. I'm having a miscarriage when I could hear a party in the background 3. I'm tired 4. I worked yesterday 5. Out of gas 6. I'm...

  12. What are the worst call in excuses you've heard?

    sasha2lady replied to sasha2lady's topic in General Nursing

    some of these are hilarious! we should compile these and write a "how not to call in to work, worst excuses" book lol

  13. Nurse Vs Daughter! Help Me!!!

    sasha2lady replied to sasha2lady's topic in General Nursing

    update: i talked to my brother this am, he said that he did finally talk to him & that he gave him my#, however that was 2 days ago & still no call from my dad. from what my brother told me,...

  14. What do you do in your spare time or days off?

    sasha2lady posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just curious here but what do you do in your free time and on days off ? In general how much free time do you actually get? In mine I work 2 prn jobs to make up for pay I lose when I take vacation...

  15. How well do you get along with your coworkers?

    sasha2lady posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    How well do you get along with your coworkers? Even the ones you truly dislike? How do you make it manageable ? I make an effort to get along with all my coworkers yet I'm having a huge problem with...

  16. Nurses Eating Their Young

    sasha2lady replied to Doc Lori, R.N.'s topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    when I was a new nurse I was terrified !! I never thought Id "get it" or "be like them" because they all seemed to know sooo much more than me I have only got to train a few nurses in the past few...

  17. Nurse Vs Daughter! Help Me!!!

    sasha2lady replied to sasha2lady's topic in General Nursing

    Still waiting on him to call my brother back. My brother said that he is working for the next 7 days or so...but he left a message with that wife to have him call him back. Ive been keeping in touch...

  18. What boundaries do you set?

    sasha2lady replied to noyesno's topic in General Nursing

    yep, you can bring a good lunch to eat and never touch it sometimes. As far as the wt loss..that happens too...happened to me. Ive went from nearly 140 to 110 in the past 6 months. I dont have a good...

  19. Coding visitors?

    sasha2lady replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    I guess in a hospital setting it would be different but I work in ltc so I personally wouldn't code a visitor unless it was a child because we woulnt have a legal responsibility for a visitor . I...

  20. How well do you get along with your coworkers?

    sasha2lady replied to sasha2lady's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm not nutty..... I'm aggravated at this chicks behavior. I'm not mean to anybody I work with. And don't appreciate being her target when I've done nothing to her. I relalize not everybody believes...

  21. How well do you get along with your coworkers?

    sasha2lady replied to sasha2lady's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ty I did consider job hunting but then I thought nope I will not leave a job because if a nasty aide who hates life and people so much she van be the one to go . I had a nurse call me to ask me about...

  22. What's your problem???????

    sasha2lady replied to sasha2lady's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Ive been keeping detailed documentation of this with times dates everything...you name it Im documenting it. Intimidation only goes so far. I have write ups on hand to use for the time when she wont...

  23. What's your problem???????

    sasha2lady replied to sasha2lady's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Well, I was right. I found out that she DID think that I told on her in relation to pt.complaints. She asked one of the aides that works regularly with me If I had said anything about her and pt...

  24. Nurse Vs Daughter! Help Me!!!

    sasha2lady replied to sasha2lady's topic in General Nursing

    I had not even thought as far ahead about him meeting my son but holding off on that aspect does make good sense and I agree. My brother told me he would be calling again today since he's off work. He...

  25. Nurse Vs Daughter! Help Me!!!

    sasha2lady replied to sasha2lady's topic in General Nursing

    True. When we were on speaking terms we were alike yet so different. Ive let go of the blame. I just want to tell him that I take responsibility for my part in it to start with. What hurt me the most...