ShavonKirk

"Im so glad you know everything." "Do you have a story for every freaking disease/illness we cover?" "Don't want to hear your take on legalizing xyz drug(s)." "If you can't pass med term I, just drop out. Find another career." "The teacher teaches. I dont care how many times you've had to retake this class" "You know, the class starts on time for a reason. It's not a suggestion for when you should possibly show up" "A lack of planning on your part, does not constitute an emergency on my part." "The test is today, you knew that yesterday" "Yes I do think you are an idiot for walking down the hallways arguing on the phone with your boyfriend. I don't care who or what hes doing....remember people are all around you." "It's not the department head's fault that you can't be up for class by 9am" "The dress code says business casual or scrubs, not bar clothes,jeans, pajama pants, tank tops, etc..." "Proper grammar goes a long way. So does a freaking tic-tac" "I dont care what happened in your last hour class. I care about this class, right now, so shut up about it already" " If you don't turn that damn cell phone off or to silent, I will personally shove it up your butt, sideways" "If you think it's okay to play games on your phone during a lecture, then I think its okay if you fail the test" "Keep your social life outside the school doors. Dont care about what you did this week, who you saw, where you went or who's ass you kicked. Bottom line, Dont know, Dont care." "If you dont have the decency to atleast attempt your classwork, dont expect me to have the time to help you." and finally, "Your opinion is just that. YOUR opinion. That doesn't make it correct. Dont get mad at me when I disagree with you."

"I'm sorry that you didn't approve of the (breakfast, lunch, dinner) we served. This is a health care facility, not a diner. No, I am not ignoring your call light on purpose, there is someone else on my floor who needs more help than needing someone to change the channel on the television. The staff isn't stealing your clothes so that we can watch you walk around in the beautiful hospital gown, untied in the back. It's my job to save your butt, not kiss it. I do not do your laundry. I don't even do my kids laundry. If I'm slammed with other patients, your need of someone to adjust your pillow becomes rather insignificant to me. My cna is not your personal assistant. She's not even mine. Yelling my cna's name down the hallway will not make her come to your room faster. You have a phone in your room. Give your callers that number. If you are unhappy with the way you are being treated, feel free to tell my floor nurse. Hell, I'll wheel your ass right up to her. And speaking of wheeling, no you can not have an aid push you to your meals when your PT says you need to walk. Nothing makes me day brighter than being able to discharge a angry unhappy patient. You can't wait til you are out of here, and sweetie, we are throwing a flippin party once you leave the building.":D

I took up nursing after losing my first child. He was delivered with forceps, and lived for three weeks before passing away from cerebral edema. I remember how absolutly hopeless and helpless I felt when he was in the NICU and then the PICU, and I vowed to never put myself into another situation where I didn't know what to do besides give CPR.

Another CNA and I had the pleasure of giving a shower to a large sized woman who had been impacted for a few days and had been given a trail mix of stool softeners and colon cleansers. We get her in the shower chair, and the other CNA hands her a wash rag, while I started washing her hair. Something told me to back away from the lady, and no sooner than I had started to move, she power crapped! it bounced off the floor and splattered on the bottom part of the shower room wall. The other CNA got crap on her pants and shoes. The lady was in good humor over it, and was laughing. Since she was not embarrased, we started laughing too. A moment later, she power craps again, and I had to leave the room with the other CNA in there with her. I was laughing to hard I almost peed my pants. I walked up to her nurse and said "problem solved", and walked away still giggling.

I had only had exp with subaccute patients, and one day was called to the LTC side of my building to cover a shift for a cna no show. Quite a different world over there. Besides being late with my vitals and getting my people up and ready for dinner, I also had to put up with the residents who werent familiar with me, and knew I wasn't used to their routines. One man, who's name slips my mind, was the biggest pain. Weight sized and attitude wise, he was an ogre. He was a 2 assist, so anytime he had to be moved or changed, id have to hunt down another cna or nurse. I was getting him cleaned up for bed and had given him a warm rag to wipe his face with. he took it, started wiping his face and then muttered, in German, "what would you do if I threw this rag at you?". Mr. Ogre didn't know I spoke German, so when I answered him in German,saying that I would throw it back at you, his whole demeanor changed. I had no problems with him for the rest of the shift, and later on, when I seen him in the hallways, we'd always taKE a few mins and talk to each other in German.

I used to work in LTC subaccute units as an aide. One of my fav patients was a LOL about 80 y/o who for the most part was confused. She was in the rehab wing after a fall in her bathroom, and had the reputation from LTC as being demanding,rude,and downright annoying. I was blessed with being her aide. Our first night together, she constantly would be on the call light, and if I didn't get into her room soon enough, she'd yell my name down the hall, until I came to see what was wrong. It was usually minor things, adjust my pillow, turn the tv off, etc... By the time the shift was over, I had been in there for everything under the sun. Before beginning my next shift with her, I was getting report from her am cna, and was told that she had started yelling obscenities when people would pass her room. I laughed. That evenin, we always knew if anyone was by her room because you would hear her yelling. The staff just figured it was part of her delightful confusion. She stayed on our wing for a while, and I learned that she knew what she was doing by yelling swear words out. I'd be in the room with her, talking, and someone would walk by, and she'd shush me point to the hallway and start yelling cuss words. I asked why she did it, and she said "This place needs to be kept on it's toes every now and then, and whats funnier than hearing a little old lady swear?" I'd think that maybe she wasn't as confused as we thought, but one night she confided in me that someone had taken all her clothes, put them in boxes, and told her they were throwing them out because the beer she gave them was moldy. I tried reassuring her that none of that had happened, but it was a battle lost, so I just started going along with her tales, no matter how obivously false they were. She kept my mood light when I had to take care of her.

Greetings from Illinois! My name is Shavon, and I am about halfway through my 2 year associates degree program. I am currently writing a report about the lack of school nurses in the United States. I need some help in figuring out some resources. I have no direction or idea how to go about obtaining a few facts and stats about school nurses, such as burnout, student to staff ratios, etc.... any ideas or leads would be greatly appreciated.