cyc0sys

cyc0sys

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  1. CNAs sleeping on the job... What can I do as a new nurse?

    cyc0sys replied to jessica0rae's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've worked in 3 different LTC/Rehabs in 5 years. I've yet to work in one that was properly staffed with competent nurses and aides alike. There's a lot of sleeping on the job, skipped treatments, Pts...

  2. Nursing Student Photo - WIN $250! Nurses Week Contest 2018

    cyc0sys replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Students

    1st day of Psychotropic Patient Empathy Lab Pictured are Student Nurses preparing various mixtures of lysergic acid diethylamide, ketamine, and phencyclidine under the watchful eye of 'Big Nurse'...

  3. Cna certication before nursing school

    cyc0sys replied to Edcarlosliu's topic in General Students

    So you bypassed BSN and entering into an MSN program? I don't completely understand your career path. Please explain

  4. Marijuana

    cyc0sys replied to JadaM96's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Am I the only one wondering, how people are smart enough to become nurses, but dumb enough to fail a

  5. Nursing Home Supervisor challenges with WOUND CARE

    cyc0sys replied to ShimmaShimma0304's topic in General Nursing

    I never said a Long Term Care Supervisor wouldn't be useful. Simply that I've never heard of it. It's sounds like a training coordinate, wound nurse, and maybe jack-of-all trades. It's a good idea to...

  6. Nursing Home Supervisor challenges with WOUND CARE

    cyc0sys replied to ShimmaShimma0304's topic in General Nursing

    The last private pay I worked for was the closest thing I've ever seen to fully staffed. 1 Nurse to 25 Pts. 1 Med Tech. 1 CNA to 6 Pts. The work was a bit demanding at times, due to the socioeconomic...

  7. Nursing Home Supervisor challenges with WOUND CARE

    cyc0sys replied to ShimmaShimma0304's topic in General Nursing

    I never heard of a Nursing Home Supervisor. It sounds to me like an administrative title so that might be part of your problem. Also, if you've never worked the floor in an LTC as nurse, I wouldn't...

  8. Inappropriate Conversations in the Workplace

    cyc0sys replied to Shookclays's topic in General Nursing

    Outside of the military, I've never seen a true level of professionalism. So I'm not sure what ruler you're measuring with. Although I've never attended to Pts in the ED, I've dropped plenty of them...

  9. Workplace Sayings

    cyc0sys replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    If it ain't wrong, it ain't right. If you aren't cheating, you aren't trying. If you get caught, you're not trying hard enough. Welcome to ________. Where every day's a holiday. Every meal is a feast....

  10. Workplace Sayings

    cyc0sys replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    Milk of

  11. Unsafe Nurse Staffing Ratios - Not Just in the U.S.

    cyc0sys replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    The Federal

  12. Unsafe Nurse Staffing Ratios - Not Just in the U.S.

    cyc0sys replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    nursestakedc

  13. Staff Retention Policies

    cyc0sys replied to Positive_Outlook's topic in General Nursing

    I completely agree with the statement above. But as a previous poster mentioned, that's what's expected of you. After all, you're with the patient 8-12 hours per day. Surly even the most lowly...

  14. The ridiculousness of LTC/SNF

    cyc0sys replied to YUKONrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    "Heads in beds. We need more customer service." ~ Facility

  15. The ridiculousness of LTC/SNF

    cyc0sys replied to YUKONrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It essentially comes down to life boat politics.You treat the ones you can. The rest you treat like hospice. There's a lot to be said about the state of affairs in LTC when 90% of your patients are...

  16. Female Foley and Witness

    cyc0sys replied to jive turkey's topic in Men in Nursing

    None of the above tasks require penetration. Invasion is a different level all together. Some female patients are fine with me conducting physical assessments, toileting, and patches/dressings. Some...

  17. Male Nurse Disgusted by Female Nurses

    cyc0sys replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    The bed side can be an emotionally toxic cesspool of patient and family drama that spills over into the floor staff. Those swamps cannot be drained effectively, considering some nurse thrive in them....

  18. Advice for breaking nurse residency contract

    cyc0sys replied to HayRayRN's topic in Nursing Career

    So, you're 20 something, first year nurse, and 6 months into a job you don't like? Lets, start again. Young career-minded individual, begins working as skilled medical professional on a 2 year...

  19. Why all the drama with nursing?

    cyc0sys replied to dogmom2016's topic in General Nursing

    Weak manager is absolutely right. The title of the thread should be, 'Why is there such a shortage of good nurse managers?'. If your UM is going to play those kinds of games for a newbie and you're a...

  20. Should I accept a SNF position as a new grad even though this is not the field I want?

    cyc0sys replied to FishBones's topic in Nursing Career

    Ratios where I've work range from 1:25-48 in my state. Non-acute can become emergent real quick with Geriatric patients think AMS r/t UTI, URI, fluid/electrolyte imbalance, falls, multiple system...

  21. Male Nurse Disgusted by Female Nurses

    cyc0sys replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I love this. It really speaks to me. Thank

  22. My Body Is Not My Resume: Exploring Nursing Dress Codes

    cyc0sys replied to Melissa Mills's topic in General Nursing

    I hate the whites. I don't own a scrub top that doesn't have a stain. In fact, I'd like to give a big, long throat hug to the person who decided that was a good idea at my facility. I really don't...

  23. Help when calling the md

    cyc0sys replied to iwannabeanursee's topic in General Nursing

    Before you call the Doc, get a set of vitals. Try to figure out what the likely outcome would be. If the VS are WNL, the options are give more insulin and/or continue to monitor. Since hyperglycemia...

  24. Don't bring your misery to work!

    cyc0sys replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    Out of all the jobs I've had, I'd have to say nursing has the highest concentration of unprofessional people. So many just suck the air right out of the room when they hit the floor. Since I can't...

  25. Do Nurse Practitioners get drug tested?

    cyc0sys replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Actually you are paying for the test indirectly. That money could be spent on many other things to improve in the work place it didn't just fall out of the sky. It is intrusive because it under minds...