aileenve ASN, RN

aileenve has 34 years experience as a ASN, RN and specializes in Hospital, med-surg, hospice.

Latest Activity

1. called in sick, nurse manager calling back (inappropriate tactics?)

   aileenve replied to jbaggins's topic in General Nursing

   What a nerve! Thats why you have caller

2. Written up and confused.

   aileenve replied to pageturnstyle's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   Shocking!! I worked in hospice for 5 years and mouth care is done on everyone, I would wonder if her LOC was diminished why she was being fed, could be the Mgr did not want to answer questions about...

3. How to fail clinical

   aileenve replied to cnmbfa's topic in General Students

   My first clinical was a nightmare, I had to wear the nurses hat, have my shoulder length hair off my collar, my hair would never stay up and my hat always slid off, my instructor gave me the...

4. Patient requests

   aileenve replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   "Cover me up!

5. Don't you just hate it when you are scheduled to work on a holiday?

   aileenve replied to Brian's topic in Nursing Humor

   I only cared about Christmas, Easter, not so much the others unless there were special plans... I especially like that it is less hectic at

6. The War On Fat

   aileenve replied to Crazed's topic in General Nursing

   I always ask my patients who may be: over weight, smokers, alcoholics or drug addicts, "are you interested in quitting? or receiving help for this problem? This works much better than childish and...

7. Accused by a patient's family member of not assessing

   aileenve replied to rcsprauer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Sorry to hear you're in this situation, the grand-daughter sounds passive-agressive and might not even be a nurse; she sounds like she doesn't have nothing to do in life and gets enjoyment out of...

8. Obese lady

   aileenve replied to maelstrom143's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for giving your time and compassion to some one who probably has never had a kind word from health care workers, I have seen and heard many nurses say terrible things about "fat, lazy...

9. problems with "too many chiefs" and etc in my LTC fac

   aileenve replied to Meg1207's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   Sounds like they want to replace you because you 1) have senority and you are probably making more than the new nurses, 2) Your age, you are not fitting in with the clique, and 3) they want to change...

10. Rant: I will SHOW you where it is

    aileenve replied to NickiLaughs's topic in General Nursing

    Its amazing what some people get away with, but don't you try

11. "If they really cared about their mom, they wouldn't of put her in a nursing home"

    aileenve replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Most people have to work for a living, raise children and cannot be available 24/7 to take care of Mom or Dad, thats the first thing, next, not everyone can be a caregiver, thats how so many home care...

12. At what point do I complain?

    aileenve replied to ohmg's topic in General Students

    Sounds like you had a problem from the beginning, I would have went to the administration with other nursing students to evaluate their instructors; it is NOT the responsibility of the hospital staff...

13. Nurse pressing charges

    aileenve replied to Girlygirl69's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was assaulted by a pt. that did not like what Dr told him, ( I was punched in the eye upon entering the room and asking if he was ready to go to PT) the hospital did nothing about him; I think if...

14. Family members that follow you

    aileenve replied to prettyinblu's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like one of my pts..an elderly man with bacteremia, dementia, UTI; has daughter and wife (also has dementia) at bedside, the daughter sends the mother to the nurses station with "call the nurse...

15. Here are the top 5 drugs administered by allnurses.com members

    aileenve replied to northmississippi's topic in General Nursing

    What happened to