lovingtheunloved

lovingtheunloved ASN, RN

LTC, home health, critical care, pulmonary nursing

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  1. That ain't my resident! I am dumbfounded...

    lovingtheunloved replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in General Nursing

    Holy monkeys, I guess I have it good. It's not perfect, and sometimes I do feel like I'm working harder than the others, but I'm big mouthed enough to say, "Hey, I feel like I'm pulling your weight...

  2. That ain't my resident! I am dumbfounded...

    lovingtheunloved replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in General Nursing

    Who thinks like that? The facility I work at is the only place I've ever worked, so I guess I just can't fathom that attitude. That is evidently a common

  3. How do you deal with lazy nurses??

    lovingtheunloved replied to LouisianaNurse2006's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I worked with this one agency nurse about four times, and I begged her to please please please come work full time with me. She was

  4. I could use a word of encouragement...

    lovingtheunloved replied to supermo's topic in General Nursing

    Beautiful. There is something so beautiful and life affirming about being present with and comforting and loving the elderly as they slip into eternity. It can be hard. It does get easier. Grieve...

  5. Does anybody work as a CNA?

    lovingtheunloved replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I work full time at a NH, and had a full-time class load this past semester. All I can say is, it's freaking HARD! You have to be very disciplined, and be prepared to have no

  6. Pubic hair

    lovingtheunloved replied to nurseJLoo's topic in General Nursing

    Skin integrity? It's a heck of a lot harder to shave a 87 year old man's wrinkly face than a young woman's

  7. Pubic hair

    lovingtheunloved replied to nurseJLoo's topic in General Nursing

    What's wrong with shaving legs? If a patient is able to do it themselves, that's their problem, but I used to care for a 34 year old quadriplegic and shaved her legs every time I gave her a shower....

  8. Personality Test for Specialty

    lovingtheunloved replied to Travellpro's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    1physical med & rehabilitation2hematology3med oncology Um...yeah. I'm somewhat interested in oncology, but I want to do LTC, (crazy, I know) particularly Alzheimer's, and hospice.

  9. Advise on how to be a more assertive Charge nurse

    lovingtheunloved replied to sweetnurse1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yeah, you need examples. You can't fix what's broke if you don't really know what's

  10. Enodcrine System - Help!

    lovingtheunloved replied to lilmrsnurse's topic in General Students

    mhhe.com/saladin3 It's the website for my textbook. Very interactive. FANTASTIC study

  11. How do you all feel about volunteers???

    lovingtheunloved replied to luvmy3kids's topic in General Nursing

    A good volunteer is worth her weight in gold. Unfortunately most of our volunteers where I work are 16 year old PIAs who tell me how to do my job. (Well, they tell me ONCE. They never make that...

  12. What should I expect to see in LTC?

    lovingtheunloved replied to nsnina's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It is a very physically and emotionally demanding job. However, if it weren't for the pitiful money and the back pain, I'd do it forever. I absolutely love being the person that provides the...

  13. Heads up experienced nurses...What drives you nuts about GN's?....be brutally honest!

    lovingtheunloved replied to jamielyn_1981's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Maybe this will be helpful, maybe not since I'm just a CNA, but I prefer working with new grads because they are more likely than the "seasoned" nurses I work with to actually touch a

  14. "Take down" in LTC?????

    lovingtheunloved replied to NurseyTee's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Good.

  15. violent alzheimer's....

    lovingtheunloved replied to sav's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    No, we can't. Totally against the law. And as far as families are concerned, that's why they're in the facility, because the family can't, or won't care for them. What are they supposed to do...

  16. i'm gonna spray paint it on the side of my car...

    lovingtheunloved posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I GOT IN!!!!!:balloons: :biggringi :balloons: fall 2006, here I

  17. What if CNA won't work?

    lovingtheunloved replied to Josifek's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am so thankful that the other CNAs I work with are hardworking and caring. I would so much rather have 16 residents assigned to me and work with just one other fantastic aide than have 6 residents...

  18. violent alzheimer's....

    lovingtheunloved replied to sav's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Ouch. I can relate to being beaten with a towel bar. I work on the unit that all of you would send this resident to. Fun times. I have REALLY quick

  19. What are some causes of bradycardia?

    lovingtheunloved replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Basically I'm looking for causes of bradycardia that you don't want, be it deliberate, like lethal injection, or

  20. What are some causes of bradycardia?

    lovingtheunloved posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    All my A&P book talks about is nodes misfiring and such. Not much help for assignments. What causes

  21. What are some causes of bradycardia?

    lovingtheunloved replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

  22. communicating with CNA's

    lovingtheunloved replied to beaglelover's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work in a NH. We ran into a problem since we work 12s. For instance, a few weeks ago, I found a huge bruise on a resident's hip. I reported it, and neither the nurse or any other aides on the...

  23. communicating with CNA's

    lovingtheunloved replied to beaglelover's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Forgive my ignorance here, what is a 24 hour report

  24. communicating with CNA's

    lovingtheunloved replied to beaglelover's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The nurses and CNAs shifts overlap by 30 minutes, so when I get to work I get the scoop from the night nurse, and then the day nurse after she gets report. The CNAs give report to each other, however...

  25. CNA assignment flow sheets

    lovingtheunloved replied to ashalx4's topic in General Nursing

    The info on ours is wrong about 50% of the