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At a recent employee meeting, I learned that my facility is going to start phasing out personal alarms for residents. (chair & bed alarms, TEDS, etc.) The powers that be want to head off the new regulations that are being passed in my U.S. state ...

I always go with the resident's formal title until I am told otherwise...Mr., Mrs, Dr, Miss, Colonel...so far, it has produced excellent results. Using their title is an expression of respect.

"12. (To my administrator) You walked right past that call light to tell me to answer it? Oh, I see. When you said anybody can answer a call light, you meant anyone but you." I LOVE this!!!

" I picked a he** of a day to quit drinking." " I think I'll try a new approach during this surgery today." "Is this the bilateral AKA or the appendectomy?"

I've had a few experiences like this myself! There are nurses like this at every facility. I don't know why they attack other nurses...maybe it makes them feel better about themselves, or somehow superior to other people. Don't stop asking questions!...

I agree...run!!

The best nurse I ever had was male. I no longer care about the sex of a nurse, only their abilities.

That is a great cartoon! I often wonder what scrub designers are thinking these days. So many of the print scrubs have the pattern of a tacky shower curtain!

They have no idea. Until I see a doc wiping a patient's behind, I will not believe they have the slightest idea of all we do.

I wish someone in administration at my facility would read this post....

Thank you for this post. As a LTC nurse,I really needed to hear this tonight.

I am ambivalent about Omnicare. I hate that I can't get the meds I need from them, but in my area, they seem as frustrated as I am. Usually, the delay in receiving medications is due to reimbursement issues or a MD who can't be bothered to call in an...

I have experienced this unfortunate situation all too often in my short time as a nurse in LTC. Docs appear to believe that LTC facilities have the same resources as a hospital...on-site labs and pharmacies, access to necessary equipment, etc. Unfort...

God forgive me, but it's a shame you can't Gibb's slap a person for a complaint like this.

I run into this situation often at work...I have no problem helping someone out when they've been slammed with work, but I won't let people take advantage of that fact. He doesn't fax reports or follow up with MDs? I would ask, "Is Dr. Doolittle awar...

Hmmm...this is a tough one. I'd have to say "Flirtin' with Disaster" by Molly Hatchet or "We Care A Lot" by Faith No More.

I agree that it is perfectly normal to feel the way you do right now. I would be worried if you didn't have concerns! I still do! If you don't know something, ASK. Don't worry that you should should already know the answer, or that you will appear "...

I swear by Sanita clogs...they work the best for me. However, you need to find the best fit for you. To achieve the best fit, might I suggest having your feet sized by a professional? I made the mistake of buying the shoe size I thought I was (38) un...

There are mentally ill people in every profession. Stories like this make me strive even harder to provide the best patient care I possibly can. It is not up to me to decide when people should die...that is up to a power far greater than me.

I cover up my tattoos & piercings at work. This is quite a project, as I was a tattoo artist prior to being a nurse. I do it because there are many cases where my tattoos and piercings might make my patients uncomfortable. They are my top priorit...

Nothing...zip...nada.

I'm in PA, & I do start and administer IVs often. There are certain restrictions ( administration of blood, titrated drips,IV pushes etc.), but IVs are a part of my daily practice.

I work full time in a LTC, and feel as if my faith in God has been crushed out of me. After a long day of resident's finger painting, repetative screaming, coma patients and the depressed look on many residents faces, I often ask myself, "How could G...

I have 30 residents on my 3-11 shift...2 wound vacs, 2 g tubes & one with a g tube & trach. Thankfully, I only have 6 diabetics & 4 habitual jumpers. The wing across from mine is much worse, so I go over there to help whenever I can.