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Esme12----sorry! I obviously didn't read it very closely...oops! Didn't mean to cause any troubs! :) Thank you for the link to the thread. Rixter--thank you, my hubbs and I also watched all of those, and they were sooo good! I hope they bring t...

Oh, I just remembered one that I haven't seen on this thread----anyone else have coworkers who roll their eyes and/or criticize nurses who use CORRECT anatomical terms???? Oh wow, the time people waste to criticize others AMAZES me! I have NEVER se...

ahh, and I forgot to add....criticize us CONSTANTLY, then say things like "must be NICE to make NURSE MONEY"...... When I was an aide, I would not have DARED to speak to a nurse that way. Yes, I would've liked to make "NURSE MONEY" also, the differ...

Yes Brandon, I totally agree with you that NO ONE should blindly follow an order if they feel it could harm the residents!!! And we DO have some very wonderful aides who take GREAT care of our residents, and if their questioning is out of CONCERN, I...

miasmom.....when I was a brand new nurse, I was floated to post-partum/GYN floor. When the offgoing nurse mentioned an elderly woman's uterus "falling out all the time, and we just shove it back in", I thought for SURE she was testing my gullability!...

Thanks....I wondered where that thread went....

NRS Karen....WHOA! Thanks for posting those (I only watched the second one P.S....Am I the only one who wondered WHAT that instrument was on the "OB/GYN" part....the one that looked very 1800's with what looked like little SPIKES on it?

Wow, interesting thread! I've not seen anything unusual .... OMG....THANK YOU for that laugh!!!!!

OH EM GEE!!! This thread is GREAT!!! Thank you for some of the LAUGHS!! I recently noticed we have one housekeeper who is wayyyyyyyy too involved in nursing issues, and it is getting WORSE!!! Honey, pllllleeeze stop wasting go to nursing school, T...

I am happy to hear this! I am not a new nurse; but new-ish to LTC/SNF. The ratios you have honestly amaze me, since it basically sounds like MED-SURG! You should be very proud of yourself!!! I also realize MANY people think we "lose our skills" in...

I don't think we can post links, so I'll just tell you it is called "Derek" and it's on NETFLIX streaming. Ricky Gervais (creator of the original "Office") plays a kindly volunteer at a Nursing Home. I think he also created it and writes it (?). I...

Wondering, because we have a resident with a new colostomy, and two open wounds VERY close to it. It has become a nightmare! We pack the open wounds, then cover them with dressings that become saturated with the pure LIQUID (it's gone from the usual ...

how does a facility legally run without them if they're fired with no notice? It has NOT happened where I work, but I've heard stories from other nurses where "our D.O.N. and Admin. were escorted out"....etc. Also, we haven't had an A.D.O.N. for a...

Curious....have you heard this before? And, the employee health nurse also told me that like MANY Americans, many nurses and/or other health care employees have NO idea they have Hep C ....how scary!!?? She also added that many do not know HOW they ...

You are approaching this in the best way!!! I always help the CNAs when I can, and I have asked them to SHOW me how they do certain things that I've done for years; however, they have a better or different way. Example, this is my first time in LTC...

Thanks for the replies...I was so curious, since talking to mannnny LTC nurses about the horror stories of some DONs and/or Admins where they used to work, being escorted out of the building etc. Seems some facilities have a VERY hard time finding/k...

Commuter....I will read your article, thank you. RNsRWe....yes, the big YELLOW carts, signs, everyone MUST gown and glove---seriously!?? (to clarify....this doesn't happen where I work now!) Sheesh, I'd always think to myself "I'm going in there to...

I learned from a nurse to rub Peppermint Essential Oil on the back of your neck....it is like Nature's Air conditioning--soo refreshing! You can also massage it into your temples for tension relief.... Sooo nice! I also soak my tired, painful fee...

Yeaaa, I know what you're thinking...WHAT??? I charted a resident's two Stage III decubiti like this: "previous dressing saturated and seeping. Drainage is yellow tinged with red with mild odor".....then continued with the cleaning, treatments, new...

Hi, I am really struggling with this! When I leave a stressful shift at work, I TRY to relax and pray on the drive home, when I get home, BEFORE work the next day, etc. And even during the RARE quiet times AT work (for example, when I'm in the lady...

I agree about people NOT needing to "freak out"....I have reminded countless coworkers that ANYONE can have AIDS, Hep C, etc....that's why we use Standard Precautions. It always amazes me how much a patient with Hepatitis C makes everyone so uncomfo...

Hi, I did a search and didn't find any threads about this. I've seen many ads for Weekend RN Supervisors for LTC/SNFs and I have some questions: One place I called said as long as an RN was "in the building" for 8 hours on Sat. and Sunday, it didn'...

Thank you, everyone!! (( hugs )) Cape Cod Mermaid....this morning, I started singing "God, How I Need You"...a recently discovered FAVORITE song of mine by Matt Mauher (sp?)..and it does help! :) I have A LOT more on my mind now with a CPR/ DNR iss...

It's so sad---our dietary staff turnover is HORRENDOUS! Then there are some days the meals look just HORRIBLE and/or are VERY late! I feel so bad for the residents for some of the meals; here they are paying so much to live there, and SOME (NOT all...

ktwlpn....that's sad! Ricksy....we recently had a new resident someone on a "hepatic diet" and one on another special kind I can't remember now. The dietary staff was asking how to do this. I assume the manager needs to call our R.D. with questions?...