JDZ344

JDZ344

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  1. Ungratetful patients.

    JDZ344 replied to Jenni811's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Haha!

  2. Things pts say that make you scratch your head.

    JDZ344 replied to Mommy&RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Those patients are so much

  3. Things pts say that make you scratch your head.

    JDZ344 replied to Mommy&RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Some patients are so

  4. Med Passers at Nursing Homes 8HR course and giving out NARCS ...

    JDZ344 replied to SpeakUp4ever's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I used to be horrified by the thought of a non-nurse giving out meds. I'm starting to think now, that in LTC/Rehab environments it might not be such a bad idea. Still in two

  5. What is onogology?

    JDZ344 replied to sweetstrwbrry1's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I did some googling, and it seems to be a weird way of saying Oncology. I have no idea if that is right, it's just my

  6. Cant believe the nurse did.....

    JDZ344 replied to Daisy_08's topic in General Nursing

    I have no

  7. Cant believe the nurse did.....

    JDZ344 replied to Daisy_08's topic in General Nursing

    generally, one person can deal with the clean up (9/10 times it takes x1 to roll/clean) but to hoist somebody, it takes at least 2

  8. Cant believe the nurse did.....

    JDZ344 replied to Daisy_08's topic in General Nursing

    I add soap. Mouthwash is not intended to be used for cleansing the skin. I would imagine it's very

  9. Pathologically lying new colleague - any advice?

    JDZ344 replied to ddb19's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Maybe her reason for moving is personal and she doesn't want to share it She may have only got her RN in 2007, but may have been an LPN long before

  10. Facebook dilemma

    JDZ344 replied to calliesue's topic in General Nursing

    Stories like this is why I have paranoid security settings on

  11. Facebook dilemma

    JDZ344 replied to calliesue's topic in General Nursing

    You can set your posts to be seen by only those who you want to see

  12. People calling out for the holidays

    JDZ344 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Since when is Valentines such a big deal that people would think staff would call in sick to celebrate

  13. People calling out for the holidays

    JDZ344 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I got sick over a holiday one year and couldn't come in, I felt dreadful about it and I just knew people would think I was

  14. Visitors who stay overnight. Vent.

    JDZ344 replied to beeker's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    . . .

  15. Visitors who stay overnight. Vent.

    JDZ344 replied to beeker's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    NOT ALLOWED in our hospital unless patient actively dying! I like night shift for just that reason Our bays are 6 bedded. We don't have room for extra people, and if we allowed each patient to have...

  16. What's the weirdest thing management has said to you?

    JDZ344 replied to monkeybug's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That's

  17. What's the weirdest thing management has said to you?

    JDZ344 replied to monkeybug's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That's the rubbish they try to pull here, too. And then we got smart. We calculated the spring forward date and all who worked the fall back requested to work that night to make sure we got what we...

  18. More Things You'd Love to be Able to say to Patients

    JDZ344 replied to Bill E. Rubin's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Some family are

  19. Fission mailed - portrait of a failure

    JDZ344 replied to failedcna2012's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Plently of places will hire people fresh out of the programme. It is far easier to train somebody new to their standards than to undo all the bad habits of another place, and new grads are generally...

  20. Fission mailed - portrait of a failure

    JDZ344 replied to failedcna2012's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Maybe you could share with us what you got written up for, and we can help you to go through what went wrong and how you can learn from

  21. When patients discharge... transportation

    JDZ344 replied to BonnieSc's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe because of liability? If still in the hospital, then hospital is

  22. When patients discharge... transportation

    JDZ344 replied to BonnieSc's topic in General Nursing

    We have a thing similar to above. It's just a room in the main lobby where people wait for rides. Makes it easier for them to find them, I

  23. How to land a CNA position at a hospital?

    JDZ344 replied to mswtruth's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You could always call the hospitals and ask if they have volunteer positions (if money is an object, whilst working wherever you can get work) - explain you are a nursing student looking to gain as...

  24. Why is it okay for Doctors to yell at Nurses?

    JDZ344 replied to GlowBear500's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I only had a doctor yell at me once (posted about it here a couple of days ago!). It was unsettling. In general, our docs are great. They don't ever upset the nursing staff. We all respect each

  25. Whats your record??

    JDZ344 replied to Rhi007's topic in General Nursing

    I don't find it any different than counting how many critical care, or cardiac patients you have in a shift. Psych is a specialty like any other. OP, that sounds like a busy