lovingtheunloved

lovingtheunloved ASN, RN

LTC, home health, critical care, pulmonary nursing

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  1. pampering after work????

    lovingtheunloved replied to khine2mn80's topic in General Nursing

    Gee, most days after work I have a class or a lab to run to. Oh! Sometimes I have time to pee! And of course, surf

  2. How's your pressure ulcer prevention care on your residents like?

    lovingtheunloved replied to Jubei's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thank you! I keep trying to get the other CNAs I work with to understand that. It doesn't matter how much "ointment" or cream you put on someone. There is a reason it's called a pressure sore....

  3. Dealing with borderline

    lovingtheunloved replied to Cute_CNA's topic in Psychiatric

    I've known some "borderlines" who are nothing like what has been posted about borderlines, however because of that diagnosis, nothing they feel is legitimate, it is all for attention and manipulation,...

  4. Pregnant while working Psych?

    lovingtheunloved replied to Schmoo1022's topic in Psychiatric

    I work with a lady who works per diem at my facility and full time at the local inpatient psych unit. She says she's been assaulted WAY more times at the nursing home than at the puff. She said...

  5. My Impossible Resident

    lovingtheunloved replied to Nikki69's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Oh, PLEASE don't start the nurse's job v. the aide's job. It's been hashed to death

  6. 11-7 Getting Residents up.

    lovingtheunloved replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Your situation is an isolated, extreme one. (or common, I hear lots of stories like yours) And if I remember from other posts, you're not there anymore. Bless you for doing the best you can. You...

  7. Sick of it!!!

    lovingtheunloved replied to SouthernLPN2RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I think the "b******t" is referring to out and out neglect, not blaming CNAs for

  8. 11-7 Getting Residents up.

    lovingtheunloved replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The only thing our night shift is required to do is have the residents clean and dry. However, when one considers that breakfast comes at 0715 and report gets finished around 0700, it's not really a...

  9. Sick of it!!!

    lovingtheunloved replied to SouthernLPN2RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Wow. I guess my idea of short staffing is different, because the most I've ever had was 16. Apparently I'm pretty lucky. You're right, 43 is insane. And for the record, I work days, and our night...

  10. a little appreciation...

    lovingtheunloved posted a topic in General Nursing

    My adopted grandma is in the hospital, not gonna last much longer. Lots of friends there with her, and her POA says to me, "These nurses are just wonderful, and they're taking such good care of...

  11. Nursing vs. P.T.

    lovingtheunloved replied to rambo13's topic in General Nursing

    If you'll be a nice physical therapist, go for it. Ours is a jerk, and I get too much pleasure out of watching one of my Alzheimer's patients whack him in the

  12. What do your residents wear to bed?

    lovingtheunloved replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Personal jammies if they've got them, although many are incontinent and on second rounds they get changed into

  13. Poll: Male Nurses in the OB? Ok or No Way???

    lovingtheunloved replied to KrisRNwannabe's topic in General Nursing

    All I'd care is that you'd get that kid outa me and keep us both alive and as healthy as possible. When I'm screaming and digging my fingernails into the father's face, it makes precious little...

  14. Difference Between a New Nurse and an Old Nurse

    lovingtheunloved replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    It frightens me a little that I'm a CNA and I identify with the old

  15. Tuition Reimbursement

    lovingtheunloved replied to stlnurse's topic in General Nursing

    My company pays books, fees, tuition, and testing and license

  16. Sick of it!!!

    lovingtheunloved replied to SouthernLPN2RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Oh, lord, I say all the time, that in AZ all it takes to be a CNA is a pulse and no felonies. And the felony thing is

  17. Gay Nurses... help!

    lovingtheunloved replied to quakerkid's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I've heard some of the most vulgar talk about sexual experience out of the mouths of straight women. Regardless of sexual preference, some things just do NOT belong in the

  18. Sick of it!!!

    lovingtheunloved replied to SouthernLPN2RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    They are human beings. God made them, they deserve love and respect and dignity. How many of them were teachers, veterans, docs, nurses, moms, dads, entrepreneurs, people who have contributed to...

  19. Sick of it!!!

    lovingtheunloved replied to SouthernLPN2RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I wondered the same thing when the nurses did that, and I honestly don't know about residents being in pics as far as HIPAA is concerned, but I can't imagine there'd be a violation if the resident is...

  20. Sick of it!!!

    lovingtheunloved replied to SouthernLPN2RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Not all places are like that. I would be horrified at a situation like that. I'm very fortunate to work with fellow CNAs who love their residents and care for them as if they were their own family...

  21. RN who wouldn't be CNA

    lovingtheunloved replied to cjog's topic in Nursing Career

    If it had nothing to do with studying to be an RN, they wouldn't teach those skills in first or second

  22. Oh, the frustration...help me figure this out! Sorta long.

    lovingtheunloved posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I'm a CNA, and I work in an Alzheimer's unit. Fun times. A nurse I only worked one day a week with, and recently cut my hours so I don't work with her at all, has been saying some very nasty...

  23. Oh, the frustration...help me figure this out! Sorta long.

    lovingtheunloved replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in General Nursing

    That is my goal, to talk to her about this, but I just want to get it straightened out in my head first, if that makes any sense. The situation is a bit complicated in that she feels that she can't...

  24. Head nurse of Alzheimer's

    lovingtheunloved replied to dinkymouse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Don't really have any suggestions, but I've read a lot of your posts and I think you'll be excellent. You know that it's about them and their quality of life. You

  25. Fri. nite in ER brings out America's finest!

    lovingtheunloved posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I hurt my back at work yesterday, and got to occupational health in time to get my drug test but not treatment. So I got to sit for seven hours in the ER (because WHY should my company contract...