middleagednurse

middleagednurse

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  1. Loud Cartoons for Elderly Patients

    middleagednurse replied to NurseSince2014's topic in General Nursing

    I think this is patient abuse. The person is damaging resident's hearing, plus treating them with disrespect.I'm sure the resident's would enjoy shows other than

  2. Allnurses Magazine Fall Issue: The Many Faces of Nursing

    middleagednurse replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in News, Announcements

    Why are all the faces

  3. Terminated/Resigned after a week of Orientation in the ED

    middleagednurse replied to littlemissRN24's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, lots of nurses get terminated from their first jobs, and I know you're scared, but it isn't the end of the world. Second, go ahead and apply for other jobs in the system, and other job...

  4. Blood pressure

    middleagednurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Is it possible to get a systolic BP with a manual cuff and 2 fingers on the radial pulse? I don't think

  5. Blood pressure

    middleagednurse replied to middleagednurse's topic in General Nursing

    OK I meant to say diastolic instead of systolic. I went to the PA today and the MA proceeded to take my BP with a manual cuff and 2 fingers on my radial pulse. I had never seen this. I mentioned it to...

  6. Bedside nurses and pregnancy

    middleagednurse replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

    Oops didn't realize this was an old

  7. Bedside nurses and pregnancy

    middleagednurse replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

    I was pg with twins. I was working night shift on a med surg unit. I worked Friday night, had the twins Saturday night. They were 37 weeks and perfectly

  8. Drowning in Skills

    middleagednurse replied to River&MountainRN's topic in Private Duty

    As a PP said, Youtube can be your best friend. Most of cases are trach/vent, and I learned vent care from Youtube. Yes I know a lot of you readers are shaking your heads, but really the agencies don't...

  9. What to do about burn out?

    middleagednurse replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Specialties

    I understand. I have been a nurse for 47 years and believe me I understand your stress. My saving grace at this time is private duty. I only have one patient to deal with, and I specialize in infants,...

  10. What to do?? A whole BOX of crazy!!!

    middleagednurse replied to prettywishes's topic in General Nursing

    Why are you enslaving yourself? 16.00 an hr is ridiculous! Get a better job now! Your boss does not own you! Have some self

  11. Documentation Error

    middleagednurse replied to nurseslrn's topic in General Nursing

    If every nurse who ever made an error lost their license, there wouldn't be any nurses

  12. If you could start all over, would you choose nursing again?

    middleagednurse replied to FutureMrDrNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Probably not. Of course what does a teenager know? I had no clue what nursing entailed. It has been a very interesting career, and rewarding, but I think I might have been happier in another career. I...

  13. Inclement weather conditions...mandatory to work?

    middleagednurse replied to 8Lovenursing8's topic in General Nursing

    IMO, there are several examples of bullying in this thread. . I won't name names, but you know who you are. You can make your point without attacking

  14. Inclement weather conditions...mandatory to work?

    middleagednurse replied to 8Lovenursing8's topic in General Nursing

    I love this post like 1000000

  15. Inclement weather conditions...mandatory to work?

    middleagednurse replied to 8Lovenursing8's topic in General Nursing

    I just want to say I understand your feelings. I too struggled with whether to work today. I gathered as much information as I could about the weather conditions in my area, then made my decision....

  16. RN Supervisor/receptionist

    middleagednurse replied to staffing24's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Ask your manager why they they are paying an RN to answer the phone. You should be doing RN stuff. They can pay someone a lot less to answer the

  17. Employers Gone Bad: 10 Ways to Survive

    middleagednurse replied to Melissa Mills's topic in General Nursing

    It's about time someone addressed this all too common problem. Good

  18. Where Were You...9/11

    middleagednurse replied to Daisy4RN's topic in General Nursing

    I thought it was the end of the world. I was

  19. Getting pregnant during last semester or during new job?

    middleagednurse replied to Steph82997's topic in General Students

    Please do your child a favor and give him a real dad. Husbands are a lot more likely to stick around than a

  20. Will it get better??

    middleagednurse replied to tess16's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Don't tolerate the bully. Hard work is one thing, insults are another. Write her up every time she says anything insulting. Management might side with her but at least you will have stood up for...

  21. Will it get better??

    middleagednurse replied to tess16's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    On your days off, don't answer the phone if the facility is calling. They can leave VM, then you can decide if you want to call back or not. You are in a battlefield and you have to protect yourself....

  22. What I Wish I Had Known Before

    middleagednurse replied to BlinkyPinky's topic in General Nursing

    Very true. All nursing students should be informed of this. LOL but

  23. Walmart cashiers wearing gloves?

    middleagednurse replied to Misstika's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    I wouldn't call cashiering a

  24. Most satisfying nurse job

    middleagednurse replied to mrnightinggale's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    It boils down to what YOU, want. At the end of the day do you feel that you made a differnce? Do you look forward to going To work? Are you happy? Not everyone wants the same job anymore than...

  25. DON on cart

    middleagednurse replied to arainh20's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Passing meds in LTC is a hard job. You often need to crush multiple meds, mix with applesauce, and convince an unwilling person to swallow it.Add liquid meds, eye drops, and a nebulizer, times 30...