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  1. Stop the bullying

    nursinger replied to funmom's topic in General Nursing

    No, you don't have to kick anyone's butt or crack any knuckles. If no one says anything, then it's tolerated and it will continue. You need to grow some and speak up to these pathetic, insecure...

  2. Stop the bullying

    nursinger replied to funmom's topic in General Nursing

    If you see this happening, speak up, don't be afraid. People need to put these bullies right in their place especially as it's happening. Tell them right out, it's not going to be tolerated! People...

  3. Dirty little secrets to managing LTC

    nursinger replied to Kashia's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Good for you! :yeah:I would have left also. That's pure

  4. Standing on my feet....HORRIBLE BACK PROBLEMS! Need shoe help!

    nursinger replied to caseyrb's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    OMG, New Balance 926...heaven on earth. Pricey, but worth every penny. I'd go to bed with them

  5. assignment issues

    nursinger replied to tennisjdh's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I agree 100%. Have you had other problems with this nurse? Kudos to you for doing the right

  6. Want to hear your pet peeves in LTC nursing

    nursinger replied to mondkmondk's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Time for an

  7. Should nurses with long hair be required to wear it up?

    nursinger replied to dura_mater's topic in General Nursing

    Back in the day you were required to wear your hair up for infection control reasons. Nothing like packing that wound and your hair is falling out and into the wound.

  8. My nurse manager is

    nursinger replied to nursinger's topic in Nursing Humor

    Well maybe more like the she

  9. Want to hear your pet peeves in LTC nursing

    nursinger replied to mondkmondk's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I never heard of this. I hope it's because you don't have the proper equipment to take care of bariatric

  10. How do you safely pass meds on 33 patients?

    nursinger replied to Kashia's topic in General Nursing

    Giving meds to 33 residents alone is unsafe and should be addressed. We have 50 residents on our unit and we have three med nurses and brand new med carts. Come work for the VA our staffing is...

  11. How do you safely pass meds on 33 patients?

    nursinger replied to Kashia's topic in General Nursing

    If it's timed properly and you DON'T GET INTERRUPTED 100,000 times, and no one FALLS, or BECOMES ACUTELY ILL, or the doctor isn't interrupting you to assist him/her in an annual physical, then it...

  12. Want to hear your pet peeves in LTC nursing

    nursinger replied to mondkmondk's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It really frosts my butt when someone runs out of a med on the day shift and the med nurse knows the next shift and night shift needs that med but doesn't order. Now we have to search the entire...

  13. Digitally removing fecal impactions

    nursinger replied to LouisVRN's topic in General Nursing

    This is why it is wise to have doctors do this procedure. At our facility nurses used to do it until someone perforated a pts bowel and he died. The policy was changed to a doctors only

  14. Digitally removing fecal impactions

    nursinger replied to LouisVRN's topic in General Nursing

    Check your policy.

  15. I need help with management....*LONG*

    nursinger replied to RNtired's topic in General Nursing

    My reaction also. Unfortunately, this may be happening more than we really care to know. God help these

  16. nurses and spelling

    nursinger replied to Bormio's topic in General Nursing

    We'll let the grammar police take care of

  17. Just in case you need that extra little "boost" to get you through your shift...

    nursinger replied to twentytenRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh WOW, let me order this quickly before the full moon when I really need my

  18. Balancing Nursing School and a Boyfriend

    nursinger replied to averie123's topic in General Nursing

    You have to ask him to please respect your decision to become a nurse. If he can't, then he's has to go. There's plenty of men out there who will respect your decision. He's either going with you or...

  19. Pulled to another unit by unit manager

    nursinger replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    honey i've floated for the last 36 years and i'm pretty sure you'll be floating for the next 36 years if you stay in bedside nursing that long...get used to it, it's a way of nursing

  20. Pulled to another unit by unit manager

    nursinger replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    We float all the time. Kudos to your

  21. New timeclock system at work - "API Laborworkx" - VENT!

    nursinger replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    We don't have it and I wish we did. We still go by the old way of checking people in with a pen on a paper schedule. People stroll in 15-30 min. late and no one docks them. I bet if we had this type...

  22. Want to hear your pet peeves in LTC nursing

    nursinger replied to mondkmondk's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Liquid med bottles with the medication all dripped down the label of the bottle and all dried... and liquid medication spilled in the draw where the bottle actually sticks fast, it's just disgusting...

  23. RANT ON: I am so sick of the BS in LTC!

    nursinger posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'll probably get slammed, but if only nursing could be real nursing without all of the from Joint Commission. It gets harder and harder every day to be a real nurse. This kills me...Restorative...

  24. RANT ON: I am so sick of the BS in LTC!

    nursinger replied to nursinger's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thank you,

  25. RANT ON: I am so sick of the BS in LTC!

    nursinger replied to nursinger's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Believe me Michael I've cared for the elderly for the last 36 years and am very happy in doing so. I enjoy my job and give it my all every night. I've hugged residents and I have cried with them, but...