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  1. Co-complainers. Is anything good enough?

    rn2be73 replied to Ntheboat2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    not ALL CNAs are lazy but the ones that are make others paint us ALL with the same brush....I have been called lazy...by the nurse sitting at the desk on facebook while chatting with the unit clerk......

  2. Do you stand up for yourself to patients?

    rn2be73 replied to evolvingrn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    one of the many reasons i no longer have any desire whatsoever to continue in the nursing profession....the "customer" is NOT always right and since when did healthcare become customer service anyway?...

  3. CNA Question

    rn2be73 replied to mrsvickerie2's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    took my CNA training through osu...didn't cost me a thing but after i got my license i had to commit to 12 months out of the next 24 in a long term care facility...i'm gonna have to work while i'm in...

  4. Be the type of nurse you want to work with

    rn2be73 replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    Wish the nurses at my facility felt this

  5. Today's Dr. Phil shocker: Nursing home abuse

    rn2be73 replied to GLORIAmunchkin72's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    as a former nursing home aide...we LOVED the kinds of families that were there to provide assistance and comfort to their family member....i had several families that would help not only their loved...

  6. I am struggling with patient families lately.

    rn2be73 replied to jennilynn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i'm not even a nurse yet and i'm already thinking of leaving healthcare completely!!! Sick of families that think that their loved one is the ONLY patient in the hospital and i had better jump when...

  7. My patient called me a "flunkie" today..... -_-

    rn2be73 replied to FaithGurl93's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    just don't react...that's what they want!!! I am glad patients can't hear what goes on in the

  8. what did you get for Christmas from your employer?

    rn2be73 replied to AlphaPig's topic in General Nursing

    $300 bonus and a $50 gift card to one of the nicer grocery stores in the

  9. Working the holidays to get away from family...

    rn2be73 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    we do a family holiday the saturday before christmas...started that before i went into nursing so that christmas day we can open gifts, stay in our pajamas all day if we want and the kids can play...

  10. called in sick, nurse manager calling back (inappropriate tactics?)

    rn2be73 replied to jbaggins's topic in General Nursing

    only have a cell and work has its very own ringtone...I decide whether i answer it or

  11. Is it possible to get the holidays off?

    rn2be73 replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    kids are mostly grown..we usually do a big family gathering the sat before christmas...the hospital where i work is pretty good about alternating holidays...i was scheduled to work thanksgiving last...

  12. Sandy Storm whom do I serve?

    rn2be73 replied to echoRNC711's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    no one may say anything about it but you can bet your behind the people you are helping see it and will in turn walk through fire to help YOU when and if they

  13. The Disrespect Of Nurses

    rn2be73 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This is one of the many reasons that i am rethinking nursing school...have been working on pre reqs one class at a time while working full time and raising two kids for 5 years and now thinking maybe...

  14. Wrote up a CNA, but I was the one who got the boot!

    rn2be73 replied to MotherRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i am an aide...worked in ltc for two years....will NEVER do it again!!! Just because of the "politics" involved. As one other person posted...that is what happens when you work in a field that is...

  15. Are people less likely to congratulate older or younger students for getting into RN?

    rn2be73 replied to Kadambari's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am 39 and just finishing pre reqs for nursing program. As a previous poster said there is a generation where a high school diploma was sufficient to get a good paying job. I use my experience going...

  16. CNA to RN?

    rn2be73 replied to brie_1994's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    the med/surg floor i work on actually has student nurses doing clinicals from the school i am attending...All the student nurses and the instructor keep telling me i am ahead of the game because i...

  17. Name Badges Worn Backwards

    rn2be73 replied to westieluv's topic in General Nursing

    i work in a small hospital; we have our first name in larger font and last name right beneath in smaller font. About a year or so ago we had a male pt in his 70's, alert and oriented decide one of our...

  18. CNA to RN?

    rn2be73 replied to brie_1994's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    As an aide in a hospital i would much rather work with a nurse that has been a CNA before they became an RN. They are much more willing to help rather than walk to the opposite end of the hall to find...

  19. Total Disregard for Visiting Hours

    rn2be73 replied to DYLANB's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    the hospital i work at has ALL private rooms...walked in to one the other day and found not one or two family members but 8....2 sleeping on the couch, 3 sleeping in chairs that had been brought in...

  20. Career Change to RN - TCC or RSU?

    rn2be73 replied to FriarTuck's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    i think they had around 200 applications and accepted 90 for this

  21. phobia of puke

    rn2be73 replied to sarahlpnwannabe's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Every nurse or tech has their "kryptonite" ....those that say they don't are probably fibbing.....does it keep them from doing their job? NOPE that's where the professional part comes in...doesn't...

  22. How clean is a "bathed" patient?

    rn2be73 replied to tiredtech's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    The nursing home i used to work at? not a chance in he**!!! the hospital i work at now? my mom had her knee replacement surgery there and will have the other done there as

  23. Fall Semester 2012

    rn2be73 replied to ginna121's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    only taking one this semester....cellular biology...last pre-req before i can apply to the program AGAIN!!! grrrr....running out of financial aid and

  24. How clean is a "bathed" patient?

    rn2be73 replied to tiredtech's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I work in a facility that gets mostly rule out for chest pain and most of them are ambulatory and there for a 24 hour observation stay. I offer them a shower and set them up with supplies or if they...