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  1. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    emeraldjay replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    I'll have to add a couple more to this list. Co-Workers who refer to patients by their last names only (Jones needs this, Smith had a mod) Got told by a resident last night I should have woken her up...

  2. Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

    emeraldjay replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Nursing Humor

    As a CNA I get to hear all sorts of things. My favorite, NOT, is the lady who prefers to be covered with towels, washcloths, well, anything that isn't a bedsheet. She will ring to have her washcloth...

  3. patient to nurse ratio

    emeraldjay replied to SueNYC's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    3 plus one head nurse per 40 pts on days, 2 sometimes 1 per 40 on evenings, and 1 per 40 on nights. Our vent unit is most often 1 nurse to 11 pts, except when its time to do careplans and other...

  4. Disaster triage

    emeraldjay replied to livtek's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    From an EMT's point of view; mind you I have never been to a mass casualty incident, I am only talking from what I learned in class. We utilize the person with the least amount of training, ie: a...

  5. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    emeraldjay replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    I have a few pet peeves. I'm not a nurse yet, so these are from a CNA's perspective. Patients who think I have nothing better to do all night than fix their pillow every time they decide to move the...

  6. "Don't waste your time getting your BSN..."

    emeraldjay replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    When I signed up for school, I was placed in a "pre-nursing" program because I had been out of school for so long, my grades for biology and chemistry weren't up to par from my high school days...

  7. Compazine for a Migraine??

    emeraldjay replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    There were two times that I have had to go to the ER and have things go well. The first was my very first time that I resorted to going. I had no vehicle and could barely stand due to pain, and having...

  8. APA releases statement pro-gay marriage...wow.

    emeraldjay replied to Lys's topic in General Nursing

    I am glad a major professional association such as the APA has endorsed gay marriage. It makes me feel like I will finally be seen as a whole human being. Now if only I can find a facility that offers...

  9. Generation gap and attitudes towards work - hurting patients?

    emeraldjay replied to pebbles's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I think too many people are focusing on the age group being mentioned by chichigg and not the fact she says "this group". I will admit that at first read, I had thought she was writing about the 20...

  10. How many people do you have to wake up at night?

    emeraldjay replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    As a CNA, one of my biggest gripes is having to wake up residents between 2300 and 0000 to offer fluids. All I can say is if someone ever woke me up two hours after I got to bed just to offer a drink,...

  11. staffing on nights

    emeraldjay replied to donmomofnine's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work as a CNA in an extended care facility. 160 beds divided into 3 units of 40 beds each, one 11 bed vent unit and a 29 bed unit. The 40 bed units are usually staffed with 2 CNAs and 1 LPN or RN;...

  12. Husband appaled when I chose to do nothing

    emeraldjay replied to JacelRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree completely. Anyone that is willing to render aid at ANY scene should ask themselves "Is the scene safe?" This thread reminded me of the one-car MVA that I passed just a couple of days ago. I...

  13. Forcing nurses to work as aides

    emeraldjay replied to findingmywayRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think most prospective nurses should work as CNAs before jumping in to nursing school. I had always believed that the first thing taught after handwashing is pt care. Apparently this is not the case...

  14. shocked at what I saw!

    emeraldjay replied to Purple Princess's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    34:1 for direct care!? I don't think I have much room to complain about the 20:1 on 11p-7a. On my floor it's just 2 CNA's 1 LPN and 40 pts for overnight. These last few nights have been sheer...

  15. Forcing nurses to work as aides

    emeraldjay replied to findingmywayRN's topic in General Nursing

    You got to spend quality time with your pts when you were an aide? Several thoughts are going through my mind; mainly where did you work as an aide and are they hiring. The facility where I work as a...