blinks

blinks specializes in Pain Mgmt.

Latest Activity

1. Do nurses really "eat their young?"

   blinks replied to Keko89's topic in General Nursing

   No, they don't. It is just a professional myth that people like to repeat because it is fun to say. Back in the day when nurses were handmaidens to MDs, the older nurses were burdened with resentment and bitterness which spilled over into their relat...

2. Nurses who refuse to give pain meds

   blinks replied to JellyBean1's topic in Pain

   Failure to treat pain is abuse. Failure to assess pain is neglect. If the management of your facility does not take this seriously, does not intervene on behalf of the patients/residents, you may want to consider working elsewhere. I am certain your ...

3. How many patients?

   blinks replied to sistasoul's topic in Med-Surg

   I work on a surgical unit (primarily G-I patients). We average 3-4 days and evenings and 5-6 nights. 2 CNAs days and eves and 1 CNA on nights. I think this is a reasonable load for us.

4. Mature Nurses over 50

   blinks replied to Su360's topic in Michigan

   After 10 years at a SNF, I returned this past year to acute care bedside nursing. When I left acute care at age 48, most of my patients were older than me. That was certainly the case in long term care but now most of them are younger than my 58 year...

5. Evaluation Formats

   blinks replied to blinks's topic in Management

   Thanks. Sounds good. And I like the idea of peer reviews designed by a work group that I assume included line staff. Interviewing other staff as part of an evaluation is always dicey at best. This sounds like a good solution. Thanks again.

6. Evaluation Formats

   blinks posted a topic in Management

   Hi, I am looking for an effective evaluation format to be used for our line staff. I am an Asst DON at a 50 bed LTC/Rehab facility w/ about 60 staff to eval. We are interested in linking annual evaluations to pay increases. Any ideas or online sites ...

7. What's your story? Why did you take up nursing?

   blinks replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

   My first marriage was coming to an end and the local nursing program was converting from LPN to ADN curriculum and advertising for candidates. I thought nursing might be a good place to meet chicks. No joke. To my surprise, the work turned out to be ...

8. diabetic leg ulcer and vac therapy

   blinks posted a topic in Wound

   Hi, I have been treating a chronic diabetic leg ulcer with negative pressure since January. Initially, the wound presented with exposed tendon in a 3X5 cm woundbed following a failed autologous graft attempt. The progress plateaued in March and the v...

9. Mature Nurses over 50

   blinks replied to Su360's topic in Michigan

   and how cute is that?

10. Mature Nurses over 50

    blinks replied to Su360's topic in Michigan

    I am a 54 year old male RN (will be 55 in July). I spent the first half of my 20 year career in med/surg & oncology and the second 10 years in LTC. To be honest, I am finally getting tired of working with women. Too old for the drama, I guess. Ma...

11. GETTING WRITTEN UP: What is the most ridiculous thing you have been written up for?

    blinks replied to greeneggsnham's topic in General Nursing

    I was once fired from a job as a CNA for filling in all the "holes" with my initials. The surveyors were coming and I thought I was doing the staff a favor. Terminated me for "falsifying documents".

12. merit wage increases...inquiry

    blinks posted a topic in General Nursing

    hi, i am new to board. i come with a question. i have been working for the same company for 5 years. during that time i have been promoted from med nurse to day charge to clinical care mgr to nursing assessment coordinator. this last position include...