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  1. Ideas for employee engagement

    ponymom replied to nursenellie's topic in General Nursing

    Seriously , people are praised for staying late? Is this due to understaffing? Here is an idea- see if you can get the suits to hire adequate staffing. It is like a miracle

  2. Is a fall occurrence of "zero" possible?

    ponymom replied to nursidosis's topic in General Nursing

    Frank, this is one of the more humorous (if not head-banging and eye-rolling posts I've read on here). Every healthcare worker who's spent more than ten minutes in an ltc already knows this in spades....

  3. Anxiety has taken over

    ponymom replied to IndyRN12's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Have you ever thought about asking them directly why they acted like they did? You've been giving them permission to make you suffer.I agree probably too late for this job, I do wish you well in your...

  4. The worst job you had before becoming a Nurse?

    ponymom replied to Want2BeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    Worst job I had was my second job. I worked mornings in a donut shop. It was just a few months before they made smoking in restaurants illegal in my state. The smell of a combination of coffee, donuts...

  5. Would you report possible diversion?

    ponymom replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Buck up, Why are you the one crying and upset? Why are you the one considering counseling (on your own time and unpaid no doubt)? Why are you the one worried about wrecking some drugpig's career? Why...

  6. Would you report possible diversion?

    ponymom replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    LOL too bad...so sad

  7. Would you report possible diversion?

    ponymom replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I only wasted w my unit manager who was always there (great unit manager BTW) or one of two COBs whom I genuinely trusted. Over my several years of nursing I was directly responsible for two nurses...

  8. How did you get through nursing school?

    ponymom replied to Student2017555's topic in General Students

    Op I read your other posts and you are a wreck! Sounds like you may have even had other things going on before all this. I wish you well, but at this point, you probably aren't really ready for this...

  9. Remembering a friend

    ponymom replied to Penelope_Pitstop's topic in General Nursing

    Thankyou for writing this, although I am very sorry that you had to.

  10. Want To Leave Bedside Nursing

    ponymom replied to rnccf2007's topic in General Nursing

    If you're that pressed for time, why were you getting people coffee? I have turned down many requests for things when it squeezed time, In a nice, (but firm) way when warranted. Tell em where it is...

  11. How much do you make 2016

    ponymom replied to soon2bnurse5's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Disclaimer: I don't work as a nurse anymore. Almost $40/hr., plus full benes (Inc. 100% employer-paid healthcare w vision, dental, outside gym plan, etc.), retirement, numerous bonuses and a heck of...

  12. How to approach the DON?

    ponymom replied to Fireflynurse's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Why not just ask her why she gave that

  13. Verbal Hand-off Reports - Are they no longer necessary?

    ponymom replied to yr.pedsnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I *do* agree with a stable pt being sent back up so an ED bed is freed

  14. Verbal Hand-off Reports - Are they no longer necessary?

    ponymom replied to yr.pedsnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I never worried about being fired, I'm being honest here. Oh yes, I knew the risks, but I did this on more than a few occasions. And the 'regular' families knew this anyway. I never once 'covered' for...

  15. Why Nursing Sucks...

    ponymom replied to pixiern15's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes, and therein lies the

  16. Why Nursing Sucks...

    ponymom replied to pixiern15's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Exactly, quite the opposite, those who take the abuse are

  17. Scheduling nurses to work as CNAs?

    ponymom replied to RNfromMN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    well, they just might have to start paying their cna's more money. FTR I did a lot of cna first shift/lpn second shift when I was fixin' to leave my last nh, beaucoup bucks there. But that was my...

  18. Verbal Hand-off Reports - Are they no longer necessary?

    ponymom replied to yr.pedsnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Families need to be notified of things like this and explained of the bad things that can happen because of these policies. Once again, if there was adequate staffing, such issues wouldn't even...

  19. Why Nursing Sucks...

    ponymom replied to pixiern15's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    *I had a pig say that to me once. I gave him his new name, Dr. iddm (I don't make mistakes) and he found out about it and challenged me on it one day. He didn't get very far, and was very respectful...

  20. Nursing "students" have no rights, no protection ... but...

    ponymom replied to standupspeakout's topic in General Students

    Agreed KBRN Oh I know, when I read that I thought the same as you. Very bitter, and I'm gonna guess, more than a bit immature,

  21. Your monitoring program allow whipits?

    ponymom replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nurses Recovery

    But it would be deserved, just for 'stupid' points alone, let alone

  22. Your monitoring program allow whipits?

    ponymom replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Oh good lord. How juvenile. I'm laughing so hard here. And besides what a waste of whipped cream. Now I'm not laughing here. Carry

  23. let go

    ponymom replied to Medsport's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    How could you not know whether or not you were fired? And why not just quit smoking/vaping, if that's what's needed to get a chance at a

  24. Please help :(

    ponymom replied to %D#2's topic in General Nursing

    Too bad, so sad... Hope you didn't feel pressured to go in and cover for the pig. Besides, you don't even know if those vitals were

  25. What are the biggest challenges facing nursing today

    ponymom replied to candykaine's topic in General Nursing

    Oops I meant to say "Every" instead of