Andy Droid

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  1. How do you schedule yourself when working 8's and e/o weekend?

    Andy Droid replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Just cross your fingers that the shifts are for (roughly) the same time of day... IMO nothing is more brutal than having to be at work all day for a few days then a day or two off then having to work...

  2. Mandating to work on days off

    Andy Droid replied to amk7223's topic in General Nursing

    So... they give you a weeks notice when they need you to cover a shift, and this is a problem? When's the last time you scheduled an illness or car accident (or whatever keeps you away from work) 6...

  3. While out on sick leave, found out I am being "replaced"

    Andy Droid replied to kimbalotz's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    not meaning this as any kind of personal insult / attack, but my first reaction was that it was rather arrogant for you to assume that an already short staffed crew work work even shorter staffed for...

  4. How to set limits during end of shift report?

    Andy Droid replied to willowRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Just tell the ones that are browsing "I've been here X many hours, and I'm out of here in X many minutes.... I've given all the pertinent information, so do you have any question before I'm done in X...

  5. Working nightshifts

    Andy Droid replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    I've always been a night owl, so I've never had issue sleeping in the day. (always had trouble sleeping at night...) The Pills can't read a clock. "take it at night" means take it before you...

  6. Is this legal?

    Andy Droid replied to missladyrn's topic in General Nursing

    About putting stuff in your locker... a quick google search will take you to sites where you can buy those "exploding" dye packs that you see bank robbers get hit with on tv. Slap one of those in a...

  7. Blame the weekend staff! It's fun!

    Andy Droid replied to Nurse_Wretched's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Not in nursing, but I used to get the same song and dance where I work ( more jobs with less people overnight & weekends) We finally got some balance by laying out exactly what is on agenda for...

  8. Those around us are clueless...

    Andy Droid replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    Right click on cartoon, and go to :Save picture as", and save it to your desktop. Right click on the sdaved picture on "open with" paint. Use the dotted square tool to copy and paste other...

  9. How many Hours per Week do you work

    Andy Droid replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    95% of my time at work is spent on my orifice infront of a computer.... it's nothing like you folks who are on your feet all day.... plus I'm single with no kids, so it's not a huge deal to not be at...

  10. Coworker nurse trying to ruin my reputation...

    Andy Droid replied to HM7380's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    what about talking to administration, and demanding (asking nicely) for a urine / blood test be done to put this crap to bed once and for

  11. The War On Fat

    Andy Droid replied to Crazed's topic in General Nursing

    heh.... YEARS ago, I was just hanging out with friends when some dude walked up to us and said that if we didn't lose weight we would die. (3 or 4 of the half dozen of us were big folks) I gave him my...

  12. How many Hours per Week do you work

    Andy Droid replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    48 to 60 depending what's going on, frequently more. Its not unheard of to get 84 in a week (a lot of folks off sick, I ended up doing 12 hour shifts all 7 days off the week.... plus a few days after...

  13. Nurse Abuse

    Andy Droid replied to L.anderson769's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure what rules apply to where you are, but what about looking into carrying a small recorder with you ( even most cells have voice memo recorders).... hit record every time you see her coming...

  14. At a crossroads

    Andy Droid replied to doro8144's topic in General Nursing

    This. Jobs come and go, destinations will always be there... your folks are the only ones you'll ever have and are in their 70's, so who knows how much time you have with

  15. These just seems so gross to me

    Andy Droid replied to horrorxgirl's topic in General Nursing

    How are the toilet seats cleaned in hospitals? Is swapping bedpans after bleaching any worse / different from simply being the next pt in a room (of those able to use the washroom)

  16. The War On Fat

    Andy Droid replied to Crazed's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not in denial so much as I just take a wee bit of offence to blanket statements (especially when I fit the catagory of people stuffed under the blanket), which is pretty much what got me started...

  17. The War On Fat

    Andy Droid replied to Crazed's topic in General Nursing

    This thread still going? cool. Anyhoo, a thought occured.... some nurses said (to the effect that) they hate "fatties" due to the chance of injuring themselves moving them. What about people like Greg...

  18. When will this stop?

    Andy Droid replied to PinkNBlue's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm not in the medical field, but I know where I work, it's the folks that treat it like "just a a job" (as in the clock rolls over to quitting time, they don't give the place a second thought untill...

  19. The War On Fat

    Andy Droid replied to Crazed's topic in General Nursing

    Since a lot of folks seem to be going out of their way to not grasp what I'm saying in this thread, I'm just going to walk away... After this one. Good thing you're not giving advice to African...

  20. In need of advice, I watched a movie that is making me think?

    Andy Droid replied to Ibukishim25's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    when you're downloadi... uh... "renting" puncture, you should also see "awake"

  21. The War On Fat

    Andy Droid replied to Crazed's topic in General Nursing

    Which is kind of my point... Sure, lots do... but not ALL. The offence I (kinda sorta almost) took is to the blanket statements like "Being overweight does increase health problems".... like it's a...

  22. The War On Fat

    Andy Droid replied to Crazed's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, the info I was seeking was the anti-fat posters average sick days. I know long term health issues exist. hell, name 3 things that WON'T cause long term health issues. My sisters husband is...

  23. The War On Fat

    Andy Droid replied to Crazed's topic in General Nursing

    pretty sure simply going outside and interacting with other people is a higher risk for getting disease than simply being overweight. i've never "spontaneously" developed a cold... but i have caught...

  24. The War On Fat

    Andy Droid replied to Crazed's topic in General Nursing

    You know.... reading the anti-fat attitudes posted here has given me an idea... I'm going to ignore any possible medical reason, and just assume peoples phyisical appearance / state is by choice....

  25. Nurse Educator without nursing experience.. (?)

    Andy Droid replied to bsnwnab's topic in Nursing Career

    Can you imagine the awesomeness of the roads if someomne who has never driven a car in their life was given the drivers handbook to read, then told to teach kids to