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  1. Non-diapering nursing home patients

    ASSEDO posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My Mom was transferred from an inpatient rehab facility to a nursing home with skilled rehab. She has incontinence, but I was very shocked the nursing home facility has a non-diapering policy, so Mom...

  2. Non-diapering nursing home patients

    ASSEDO replied to ASSEDO's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The facility could not point me in the direction of scientific research to determine if air exposure non-briefs) vs urinating on a bed pads make a difference. My Mom wore briefs years before her...

  3. Where are all the nurses?

    ASSEDO replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Good question. About 10 years back the hospitals in our area had a massive lay-off and laid off many nurses with seniority or the older well trained nurses. They gradually replaced them with new...

  4. Do you love nursing or hate it???

    ASSEDO replied to ysin's topic in General Nursing

    I have no shame in saying that nursing is not a very good profession. The pay is too low for the responsibility we have and the daily chronic abuse is beyond belief. I have been in this profession...

  5. Help I am scared!!!! PLEASE HELP ME!!

    ASSEDO replied to smak60's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like a great job. I would go for it, $14.00 an hour, great money for a new LPN. Just educate yourself daily by going to all areas of the office and ask questions and learn how to run the...

  6. Foot Detox

    ASSEDO replied to country mom's topic in General Nursing

    Detox by using foot pads is an interesting concept. However, I have seen physicians give too much meds and we had to detox the patient by "medication vacation, " and the Quacks goes

  7. Ever had folks assume you're the Aide not the Nurse????!!!!

    ASSEDO replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    everytime i go into a room i state, " i am mrs. smith and i am a registered nurse." its pretty simple. i learned this from reading, "nursing against all

  8. Case Manager doing Utilization Management

    ASSEDO posted a topic in Case Management

    A few years ago, or hospital paid big bucks for a consultant to come in to evaluate our department. The consultant company informed our managment that one person could do both jobs. Now our...

  9. Is the pay really that bad??

    ASSEDO replied to myty23's topic in General Nursing

    Location, Location, Location. If you start out at $25.00 an hour at my facility, in Alabama, then you would be overpaid by about $6.00 an hour. I bet my hat, you work hard enough to earn every...

  10. Is the pay really that bad??

    ASSEDO replied to myty23's topic in General Nursing

    Don't get me wrong, I have not been at the same facility for 35 years. I have been a traveler and made big buck. Now, I have responsibility for taking care of an elderly parent and had to take a job...

  11. Is the pay really that bad??

    ASSEDO replied to myty23's topic in General Nursing

    Yes the pay really is that bad. After working 35 years in nursing, I make $25.00 per hour. Why should nurses settle for less. We all want a confortable place to live and a reasonable car to drive. We...

  12. what about these sign on bonuses???

    ASSEDO replied to rnnursesandy's topic in General Nursing

    Sign-on usually mean word is out about poor working conditions. Again research your location. However, sign-ons for a travel company can be a plus, they just need staff ASAP. But, again consider...

  13. 1 year in and I cannot do bedside anymore!

    ASSEDO replied to mycatmax's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing school does not prepare one for the reality of nursing. Nursing is no longer a science, but a freaking maze with time bombs at every turn. My advise is to try the OR. You do not have to...

  14. How does a nurse pick HERSELF up when everyone keeps kicking her down?

    ASSEDO replied to docpsychrn42's topic in General Nursing

    Your employer (management) is attempting to do a professional lobotomy on you, and using you as a scape- goat to control other employees. Please follow up with an attorney so the attorney can send a...

  15. what do nurses hate about doctors?

    ASSEDO replied to futureMD's topic in General Nursing

    please write where others can read your progress notes and physician orders. patients die every day because of poor handwriting...i had a doctor this week write in the progress notes, none of the...

  16. I was slapped by a doctor!

    ASSEDO replied to cluelessRN81's topic in General Nursing

    i fear for the psychological effect this new nurse will have to deal with in the future.....it won't be easy. looks like she should be reimbursed for psychological damage, however, you should speak...

  17. Terminally ill hearing music??

    ASSEDO posted a topic in General Nursing

    i spoke to a terminally ill patient that heard music that was not auditable to others. he stated he heard “twelve days of christmas”, another song by johnny cash, and three other songs over and...

  18. Discharge Planning

    ASSEDO replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    discharge planning will consist of many documentation opportunities. it is a catch all for what the nurses on the floor fail to do...so your job will always be added upon. but remember, you are to...

  19. Missed orders!

    ASSEDO replied to KyPinkRN's topic in General Nursing

    Missing an order is bad. However, that doesn't hold a candle to poor physician handwriting. The hospital is responsible for appropriate doucmentation as outlined in the the Code Of Federal

  20. Obama assists at St. Louis hospital

    ASSEDO replied to 2bNurseguru's topic in General Nursing

    Only 5 patients? I want to work

  21. I can smell poop...

    ASSEDO replied to Michelle123's topic in General Nursing

    On the floor I work, the poop odor is so foul after breakfast (9:00) and after lunch (2:00), that we can hardly breath. No ventilation is strong enough to vent out this smell. Some of the nurses put...

  22. My bad attitude

    ASSEDO replied to jessiern's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    what you experienced is a text-book tactic from nursing management/hospital management that has beaten nurses down to the ground for decades. management is doing a professional lobotomy, to keep you...

  23. I want her fired!!!!

    ASSEDO replied to HisTreasure's topic in General Nursing

    after 40 years of nursing, i fully and honestly believe visitors should be banned from hospitals. along with tv's and telephones in patients room. if patients are sick enough to be in the hospital...

  24. Is nursing a possiblity for me?

    ASSEDO replied to Can I B's topic in General Nursing

    read the book "nursing against the odds" by suzanne gordon. weigh your past medical history and energy level against the challenges in the book and make your decision. the book is about nurses that...

  25. GPN still working after failing NCLEX

    ASSEDO replied to luvmy2angels's topic in General Nursing

    She may still be considered a GN until the state gets around to informing the hospital she failed boards. Sometimes this takes several weeks. What she need now is an experienced nurse, like you, to...