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  1. Major Vent

    nursinger replied to LouisVRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I find it even more irking when coworkers have been in this country for say 25 years or more and still have diifficulty understanding them, but that's a whole 'nuther

  2. The retro nurse's outfit has returned

    nursinger replied to cicatrixx15's topic in General Nursing

    Oh that's just sick...keep it in your

  3. Oh no. Accidentally left work with diazepam!

    nursinger replied to LoneRN's topic in General Nursing

    Just take it back and be done with

  4. Another gripe

    nursinger replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Exactly!

  5. My nurse manager is

    nursinger posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    the anti-Christ. That is

  6. The Failure of the Joint Commission

    nursinger replied to abbaking's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I wholeheartedly agree with everyone's sentiments. Oh this is gong to be good.

  7. Has this ever happened to you?

    nursinger replied to Daisy Child's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Sounds like she's the one with the "trust" issues because SHE doesn't know you at all and yes, she is out to make a name for herself. We have one now that came in took over changed everything the way...

  8. Handling the ones that are constant fall risks

    nursinger replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You said

  9. Patient ID Bracelets in LTC?

    nursinger replied to kwvath's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    At our facility our residents wear barcoded wristbands for the sole purpose of identifying them properly for the right medications. It is policy and in my 36 years of being a nurse, I have yet to come...

  10. Will long term care experience be the experience enought to get into a hospital

    nursinger replied to SkeesB's topic in General Nursing

    I'm with yoshiki56. You have to start somewhere so LTC/SNF is better than no experience, I say go for

  11. Having trouble fitting in

    nursinger replied to new_oldRN's topic in General Nursing

    My kids taught me how to test

  12. call offs

    nursinger replied to worldqueenie's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    We have self scheduling and have to make sure the shedule is balanced before it's handed in to the unit manager, and she says and I quote, "As long as it's balanced, I won't have to change anyone's...

  13. Independent LOA

    nursinger replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Years ago when I first started working at my facility, we had pts leave campus and go to "Bill's Corral" :cheers: which was right next to the facility and then they staggered home. I was brand new...

  14. Heart beating 60/20

    nursinger posted a topic in Cardiac

    A friend of mine is having "electric shock therapy"done where they shock the heart because it's beating at 60/20. Can someone please explain what this means? Is it the same as

  15. Heart beating 60/20

    nursinger replied to nursinger's topic in Cardiac

    I'm alittle confused too, but thank you

  16. I've been bullied all my life, and it continues...

    nursinger replied to asdjkl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Management needs to get more strict about this issue and have a no tolerance policy. They know it's a problem yet they turn their cheeks. Maybe they should pay these people in education to come up...

  17. I've been bullied all my life, and it continues...

    nursinger replied to asdjkl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've been bullied all my life and it continues... People are bullied as much as they let people bully them. Speak up! If it's just too stressful for you, then leave. Simple. I wouldn't put up with it....

  18. Unsafe Nurse - what can be done?

    nursinger replied to PiperLPN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Is she doing the same thing

  19. Signing out meds you do NOT administer yourself?

    nursinger replied to celticwoman61's topic in General Nursing

    Signing out meds you do NOT administer yourself? Are you serious? You are... Mmmmm no. never.

  20. Remind me why I do this

    nursinger replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hey, anyway I can

  21. Remind me why I do this

    nursinger replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Besides the residents and the state, you definitely do it for yourself. Now, how about a

  22. And then they called me at Midnight

    nursinger replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    I would think paying a couple of instructors to do inservices to an entire night crew on nights in a facility would be more cost effective than paying the entire night shift to stay OT to do the...

  23. And then they called me at Midnight

    nursinger replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    When there were going to be scheduled inservices, all night staff were scheduled to work for those nights so that we could all attend. Half the staff would attend the first class and the other half...

  24. nurse who got fired...

    nursinger replied to LuvPedsNrsg's topic in General Nursing

    I'm with you on this. To OP, when you find out, report back, will

  25. And then they called me at Midnight

    nursinger replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    OMG, don't get me started on all of this nonsense! WHy can't any classes be offered at night? Years ago when I was new to nursing, they had classes during the night shift. Now they just can't seem to...