lovingtheunloved

lovingtheunloved ASN, RN

LTC, home health, critical care, pulmonary nursing

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  1. Teamwork vs doing someones job

    lovingtheunloved replied to brax881's topic in General Nursing

    Rest assured, there are many of us CNAs that do see beyone toileting, feeding and bathing. To the OP, the techs you work with really do need a reality check. That's what their JOB IS. To toilet and...

  2. Pumping to induce labor??

    lovingtheunloved replied to Schmoo1022's topic in Ob/Gyn

    When my friend was pregnant with her son, she was at least a week overdue, and someone had told her that nursing would stimulate contractions, so her boyfriend, um, nursed. She didn't go into labor,...

  3. The Magic of Touch: What's Happened to the PM Care Backrub?

    lovingtheunloved replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a locked Alzheimer's unit, and I can say with authority, yes, yes, yes, a back or hand massage can alleviate agitation. It calms them, soothes them, and distracts them. Doesn't always work...

  4. Nurses: Do you live a healthy lifestyle?

    lovingtheunloved replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Weeeeellll...I exercise. And sometimes I even eat right. Other times (most of the time) I eat too much or not enough. And I have a lot of stress that I pretend I don't have. So I guess all things...

  5. 8 hour vs 12 hour shifts

    lovingtheunloved replied to lstimpson's topic in General Nursing

    Love love love love LOVE the

  6. What if CNA won't work?

    lovingtheunloved replied to Josifek's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Enthusiastic or not, they chose that job. Neglect is neglect is neglect, whether you make $7 and hour or

  7. Should I worry that I received a C in Anatomy?

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

    C's get

  8. online CNA course

    lovingtheunloved replied to ILgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I remember my CNA course, which I took at a nursing home. It was all very nice. However, what I learned on the floor was the knowledge I needed. If I had taken a course online, I'd have quit my job...

  9. The Magic of Touch: What's Happened to the PM Care Backrub?

    lovingtheunloved replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't usually work evenings/nights, but in the daytime when I put residents in bed, I've found that when they're complaining of pain, a backrub (or leg or arm rub) can often relieve that pain. And...

  10. Message from a CNA

    lovingtheunloved replied to aspentree13's topic in General Nursing

    Just wanna say, much love to the nurses. I don't fully "know" what the nurse's job entails, but I have a pretty good idea, and I truly appreciate them for how hard they work. There's a bad apple in...

  11. okay, I'm a little weirded out...

    lovingtheunloved posted a topic in General Nursing

    Let me begin by saying I'm a giant hypochondriac, so I know it's likely I'm overreacting. I got some kind of stomach bug and have been vomiting, but only three times in the last two days. I haven't...

  12. okay, I'm a little weirded out...

    lovingtheunloved replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in General Nursing

    Eh, I probably should. I was hoping someone would post and tell me it's all in my

  13. For those of us with a heavy foot...

    lovingtheunloved replied to Corvette Guy's topic in Nursing Humor

    I was going 92 in a 75. In AZ, 15 mph over the speed limit is criminal. Ranger Roy threatened to arrest me. And that particular violation is not eligible for a defensive driving course. I

  14. okay, I'm a little weirded out...

    lovingtheunloved replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, only, um,

  15. For those of us with a heavy foot...

    lovingtheunloved replied to Corvette Guy's topic in Nursing Humor

    I just sent off my cashier's check to pay my $169 criminal speeding

  16. LPNs at my facility feel they are being direspected

    lovingtheunloved replied to Sapphy's topic in General Nursing

    I'd pay money to see the chaos that would result from something like this where i work, considering several days a week all the floor nurses are LPNs and the only RN in the building is the ADON....

  17. What if CNA won't work?

    lovingtheunloved replied to Josifek's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Very few things make me angrier than to hear, "That's not my patient." If a patient needs something within my scope of practice, I don't care who has been assigned to them. They're all "mine." And...

  18. Salary vs Hourly pay?

    lovingtheunloved replied to lccougar02's topic in Nursing Career

    I will never work salary as long as I live. You get screwed that way. If I'm going to work 60 hours a week, by God they're gonna pay me for 60

  19. Cna ?

    lovingtheunloved replied to Medic2005's topic in General Nursing

    Considering I don't know what I'd do with one outside of work, I certainly don't know what I'd do with one at work. Perhaps drop it in the toilet, like I did my gait

  20. What if CNA won't work?

    lovingtheunloved replied to Josifek's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You're in charge, it's your rear on the line, the resident's care is the priority, and if the aide doesn't like it, too bad. Send them

  21. working weekends

    lovingtheunloved posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I work LTC. Nurses and CNAs work 12 hour shifts, set schedules. A few nurses have been complaining that they have to work every weekend, so starting in March, the nurses will start rotating...

  22. working weekends

    lovingtheunloved replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in General Nursing

    It WOULD be unfair to switch up the schedules except that upon hire, all employees are told that schedules are subject to change and that staffing will be done to meet the needs of the

  23. Nail care restrictions by nursing aides

    lovingtheunloved replied to bchapin's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We do all the nail care except trimming diabetic toenails, or the really thick fungus-y

  24. working weekends

    lovingtheunloved replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in General Nursing

    I think the reason I am amused by the whole thing is my RN friend throwing a gargantuan tantrum and getting all her aides worked up. If you saw that crazy red hair bobbing around yelling, you'd be...

  25. working weekends

    lovingtheunloved replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, well we work for El Cheapo Inc. I'm going to suggest a differential, but it took a year and a half to get the nurses a night diff. The CNAs got one, but not nurses. Go figure. All in all...