Rosie-

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1. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   Rosie- replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   One home I worked in had a cat. We always knew when someone was going to die because that cat would lay either on the bed or in the doorway. Always wondered if the residents realized this. None did that I know of but would sure make me "nervous" i...

2. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   Rosie- replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   That seems to be a common thread. Our LTC has "children" on the one hall. There has never been children there at least not that lived there. The home was built on farm land that had never been anything else. Although a lot of the residents in the...

3. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

   Rosie- replied to Trixxy's topic in Humor

   :roll :roll :roll :roll :roll :nono: This is absolutely Hilarious and I can see it happening!!!!!!

4. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   Rosie- replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   I have worked LTC with hospice etc for a very very long time. (God I'm getting old) Anytime you get a resident/patient talking to a dead relative with great deal of pleasure on their faces or say look at the pretties you can bet probably 99% of the t...

5. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   Rosie- replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   Ok you are all gonna say that I'm cruel as hell on this one and yea I guess I was. We had this one LPN that was scared of her own shadow but was constantly trying to scare us. The nursing home I worked in on 11-7 I was the nursing supervisor. (I s...

6. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   Rosie- replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   I totally believe you. You had a special angel looking after you. The spirits will always protect you when you have protected them. Love Rosie

7. AAARRRRGGGGHHHHH!!! More new CMS guidelines!

   Rosie- replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric

   I got the copy of the regs yesterday. They are marked advanced copy but are already in effect. What the heck sense does this make. Oh well we are talking government here so I guess I answered my own question. We are a non-profit county home so ...

8. Funny Names for Nurses

   Rosie- replied to randomnamees's topic in Humor

   We also had one named Harry Bush. What in the world was his mother thinking?

9. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

   Rosie- replied to Trixxy's topic in Humor

   I have them much more often lately than makes me comfortable. I've been in nursing for a very long time.. 27 years. was emt, lpn and now RN and am getting the to the point of being totally fried. But the laughs do help. Can I suggest seeing your...

10. Funny Names for Nurses

    Rosie- replied to randomnamees's topic in Humor

    We Have a urologist here in Ohio whose name is Dick tapper. Had a referral for one of our Residents and I about rolled lauging.

11. Staff morale / targeting

    Rosie- replied to porsch65's topic in Management

    One of our nurse managers is the one that doest the bullying. Wish I had an answer for you cause I'm the one she like to bully the most.

12. AAARRRRGGGGHHHHH!!! More new CMS guidelines!

    Rosie- replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric

13. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    Rosie- replied to Trixxy's topic in Humor

    It's amazing where tv remotes can be found weeks later. (600 pounder that came to us in the nursing home from the hospital.)

14. Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

    Rosie- replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Humor

    I had a woman demand to see the RN on duty and said it was an emergency. So I walk into the room and ask her what I can do for her. She says "Pick my nose" OMG :angryfire I said maa'm I don't pick my nose I am surely NOT going to pick yours. ...

15. What's the funniest thing you've heard a patient say?

    Rosie- replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in Humor

    Try working nites in a nursing home where your grandmother is a patient with severe dementia. I learned more things I DIDN'T want to know about my family than I tought was possible. :rotfl: :rotfl: