Poi Dog

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    What should I do about the patient from hell?

    Poi Dog replied to mountain_biker_88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    :cheers: Absolutely awesome!!!! I wish I worked with
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    Feel pressured to do 2 people transfer alone

    Poi Dog replied to CelesteR903's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Say you were to drop the patient, your butt would be grass. Seriously. My facility came out with a list of how patients are to be transferred (assist/bears weight/ non-weight bearing) and that has...
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    Are nurses "above" menial pt tasks?

    Poi Dog replied to trauma_lama's topic in General Nursing

    No disrespect for your mom but I pictured her saying "uneducated and lowly CNAs" while holding a cup of tea and sipping it. I am a CNA and I work with some(read 4) nurses who will jump in, clean...
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    Staff Appreciation

    Poi Dog replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    I :redbeathe BBW hand sanitizers. They smell so
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    Anyone been told a lie about making money as a CNA?

    Poi Dog replied to JoeM's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    My instructor was straight up about how little pay CNA's
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    Things you'd LOVE to tell the doc and get away with it....

    Poi Dog replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in General Nursing

    Would it kill you to smile...just once?
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    Is this professional?

    Poi Dog replied to Jenni811's topic in General Nursing

    hallelujah!
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    Please say a quick prayer me

    Poi Dog replied to Dorali's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Congratulations and good luck to you
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    Just for fun; Quotes you use for encourgement

    Poi Dog replied to havehope's topic in General Students

    do what you feel in your heart to be right — for you'll be criticized anyway. you'll be "damned if you do, and damned if you don't. ^^^^ i put this quote on the back of my badge to let me know that...
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    What do you always have in your scrub pockets?

    Poi Dog replied to Lilbit's topic in General Students

    That's my
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    What do you always have in your scrub pockets?

    Poi Dog replied to Lilbit's topic in General Students

    Bottle of MD 20/20 2 black pens 1 red pen chapstick alcohol wipes report
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    Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    Poi Dog replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Don't sign up for the overtime and then expect to be treated like royalty and by sitting on your orifice the whole night. Don't take the overtime and then complain about it. Take it and shut
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    Let's give nurses a break: How do the rest of the staff dress?

    Poi Dog replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    Was he wearing boxers with yellow duckies
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    Do hospital patients get better care if they're nice

    Poi Dog replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    I will care for the rude and demanding ones but I will not go out of my way for them by letting my sparkling personality
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    Have you ever been insulted for what you do?

    Poi Dog replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in General Nursing

    Does it count if one's sister said that she was a "fake nurse". I should have told her "well, you're a real idiot". :smokin I am a CNA and have never pretended to be anything
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    Do you think younger generations have a sense of entitlement?

    Poi Dog replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    Heck yeah to the bolded! Feeling entitled? Try not paying your electricity bill for a month. Call the power company and tell them that you DESERVE to have your power for free. Oh yeah, that sense of...
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    TMI

    Poi Dog replied to Poi Dog's topic in General Nursing

    Thank
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    Just for fun; Quotes you use for encourgement

    Poi Dog replied to havehope's topic in General Students

    I love reading these
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    TMI

    Poi Dog replied to Poi Dog's topic in General Nursing

    You're right. Like I mentioned, I was too chicken to tell them to knock it
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    Resigned From Long Term Care

    Poi Dog replied to interceptinglight's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    How the heck are you expected to be everywhere at once? I think that the last person to have contact with the resident, especially a trained one, should ensure that residents safety. I think it is...
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    Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    Poi Dog replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    No, I will not run out the restaurant next door to get you a burger. Oh by the way, calling me a lazy b!@#$ is so not going to make me want to go and get your burger. Go home
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    Patient who is on his call light every 3-5 minutes ALL night long

    Poi Dog replied to hollyberry678's topic in General Nursing

    I love the way you worded your
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    Facebook almost cost me my job

    Poi Dog replied to ReginaPhalange's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Word!
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    The life cycle of a CNA forum member

    Poi Dog replied to fuzzywuzzy's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Yeah, sure I will tell the OP that the pay in Bumluck, Minnesota starts at $56/hour. Posts like that irritate me. How the heck are we to know what Bumluck's starting wages for a CNA are? **off to...
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    Nurses, have you been been spit on, pushed, scratched and verbally or assaulted?

    Poi Dog replied to Brian's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Been called a "worthless pig", "pos", "snotty bi!ch". This week had a slipper thrown at me. The nice sweet residents make up for the mean ones