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  1. Where can I actually help people??

    WhereIsMyCallBell replied to AlphaPig's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh! One other thing then I will hush it, I promise. LOL... DOCUMENT BEHAVIORS, document and document some more. If their behavior is that bad and you truly are being abused by your patients daily,...

  2. Where can I actually help people??

    WhereIsMyCallBell replied to AlphaPig's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    A little bit of unselfish kindness and compassion can go a long way! I have come across some very grateful pt's and families. SO many nurses these days get caught up in the tasks and become...

  3. Where can I actually help people??

    WhereIsMyCallBell replied to AlphaPig's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You can not control your patient load. But you CAN choose to be positive. Do your best and remember. We nurses are there for our patients, not the other way around. elk, I am replying because I agree...

  4. Charge Nurse Ignores Me

    WhereIsMyCallBell replied to qt2168's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I work with a nurse who is extremely HOH. Maybe she

  5. Vent thread... when to send a pt out

    WhereIsMyCallBell replied to pppp87's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yep Mappers!! With the hospitals keeping patient's for less and less time. They come to us with a very high acuity alot of the time. I mean a procedure that used to land a patient in the hospital for...

  6. Vent thread... when to send a pt out

    WhereIsMyCallBell replied to pppp87's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    WoW pppp that's

  7. Vent thread... when to send a pt out

    WhereIsMyCallBell replied to pppp87's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Another OH SO FAMILIAR vent. You did YOUR best, you went to another "more experienced nurse" for an opinion, then advocated for your patient. You did exactly what was right for the situation. I have...

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

    WhereIsMyCallBell replied to jbaggins's topic in General Nursing

    Oh boy, I can sure sympathize. I shut my phone off most of the time so my voice mail picks up and I check it when MY SLEEP time is over with. "oh gosh I didn't even hear the phone ringing I was so...

  9. Aggressive staffing person at LTC

    WhereIsMyCallBell replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Deja.. dejaa Vuu ! I feel your pain and your frustration. Boy, oh boy sounds so familiar... I left that job, I was so over it after being "bullied" into covering other peoples shifts constantly. Now I...

  10. Thank you Lord that I failed my first nclex

    WhereIsMyCallBell replied to Yownyown's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    WOWEEEE!! U GO GIRL! Your patients will be lucky to have you as their nurse. SO dedicated. Wishing you the best of luck with whatever job you pursue. **rubs eyes and kinda seeing double after all...

  11. Why do they give so much ridiculous, insignificant homework?????

    WhereIsMyCallBell replied to Overwhelmed1026's topic in General Students

    Your mind is being converted from thinking as a resposible citizen to thinking like a nurse. It is not just facts you have to learn. Nursing is a mindset in of itself. You may feel as if it's just...

  12. Leave you family for nursing??

    WhereIsMyCallBell replied to litebrightgirl's topic in Nursing Career

    Med school, residency etc. is WAY different than nursing school. At least in my world it is. Can't comprehend comparing the

  13. Can this nurse be saved?

    WhereIsMyCallBell replied to hotflashion's topic in Nursing Career

    Deja VU!! Saw the same thing happen where i used to work. Mgmt filling in "holes" at the end of the month. tsk tsk... I used to get talked to about my "time management skills". Only because I would...

  14. What to do when a doctor won't let you read back an order

    WhereIsMyCallBell replied to aem31's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If I recall correctly," CYA 101" was covered through each semester of Nursing School. As you go along you will know better what to do in these

  15. Anything positive about working in an LTAC??

    WhereIsMyCallBell replied to nulife4good's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    I worked LTAC for 2.5 years. The positive is that you DO get to know these patients pretty well as opposed to regular med/surg where patients come and go pretty quickly. You will learn alot for sure....

  16. Finally feeling human again!!

    WhereIsMyCallBell replied to Salisburysteak's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats!! I am totally with you. After a LONG 11 months of unemployment I just accepted a job yesterday. It does feel mighty good. Defeated was how I was feeling as well. But I took my time and...

  17. How to handle lazy LPN's on the team

    WhereIsMyCallBell replied to Nurse ABC's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think you must work for an ex employer of mine! Nurse

  18. Calling in sick, staffing issues

    WhereIsMyCallBell replied to staffing24's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Oh and one other thing after a yr. of employment we were paid for one day sick time per YEAR. While all other sick hours were accrued and could be used only after three years of employment. When I...

  19. Calling in sick, staffing issues

    WhereIsMyCallBell replied to staffing24's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I worked the short term skilled wing at a LTC faclity for 2.5 years. How I lasted that long I'm not really sure. It had to have been the patients and the experience I was gaining while taking care of...

  20. Anyone else have a problem with this ad?

    WhereIsMyCallBell replied to rawlinz's topic in General Nursing

    I think the ad agency that is resposible for the ad may want to you to send out the "sublime" message that if you take their courses you too can be a young hot nurse! Good grief, yes it's negative in...

  21. on forgetting...

    WhereIsMyCallBell replied to LookForward's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Same thing has happened to me while learning new job. There is TOO much to remember all at once. It's normal to forget everything taught in a day. In fact I read a scientific study about how our...

  22. Advice on Dealing With Condescending Nurses Need

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

    Woweee Samadams8!! I just read your rather lengthy, but delightfully right on the button post, my head is reeling. Your insight is profound, your words perfectly put together and overall you just...

  23. Advice on Dealing With Condescending Nurses Need

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

    Lots and lots of times some of the best of nurses are C average. = ) Footnote re: my previous post. I did not intend to lump all young nurses into one annoying category. My

  24. Advice on Dealing With Condescending Nurses Need

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

    OH MY GOSH... let it go. Consider the source. "Youngins" tend to feel better about themselves while putting others down, making others feel inferior with words, or the conotation in which they are...

  25. Favoritism in nursing?

    WhereIsMyCallBell replied to kellycinalli's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Well I have tried to post with a comment, or reply here but the words keep coming out all wrong. So as "Ma" used to tell me when I was a kid. "If you don't have anything good to say, then don't say...