rachel100639

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Typical in long term care. It's not you. You're perfectly normal. It's the extremely dysfunctional system. For instance, you're expected to: move at a ridiculous pace like a chicken with its head cut off, yet also be 100% accurate; be responsible for...

Unfortunately, the lack if understanding from her CO-workers is more the norm than not.

Yep, I've done it. I would never work in a traditional nursing home again. I'd rather starve on the street. In fact, one would be hard-pressed to find a bedside nursing job where you're not treated like crap. Yes, you can change careers. I have a cou...

Give her a break. She's just venting and obviously, she is burnt out.

Do you enjoy being a nurse?

Welcome to nursing.

An LPN is very basic. It is a vocational program so it is pretty much the same level as a high school diploma.

It's particularly bad with RNS because they are so insecure.

Posts like this never cease to surprise me. The person who posted this and the others who responded seem completely unaware that the question should not be what snacks to carry around for 12 hours in order to prevent getting sick. The underlying issu...

Theyve been saying this for 30 years. If you want tpo be treated like a pack mule and a doormat, work in a hospital.

Don't do anything you hate. It always shows that you hate it, even if you think it doesn't. Do what you want first!

Nobody pays any attention to nurses day - least of all the facilities/places nurses work. When was the last time anyone received a bonus - or anything for that matter that made any difference to them?

These aren't freebies. You have to purchase something in order to get them. That is not a freebie.

Well, the majority of the public do believe that nurses are concierges, babysitters, nanny's, house cleaners, etc. And unfortunately, many times they do agree to take on these roles.

I don't think your email makes any sense. What do you mean, "no naming of anything and no documentation?" She says to name the behavior and document it. She doesn't say NOT to do those two things. The only time bullying is illegal is if the bullied i...

I don't mean to be condescending in any way what-so-ever. I take it you have not been a nurse very long? Almost ALL nursing jobs are like this! This is why I decided I'd only do nursing again if I am desperate for money; i.e., I am starving or about ...

Same old scenario and underlying beliefs: Nurses are to be told what to do - no matter what the task is. Nurses are still treated like paid slaves.

Yes, it's really that bad. I quit nursing because of the absurdly long hours, no bathroom breaks or meal breaks, being treated like a servant by patients, families, management, the state boards, crappy pay, unbelievable bullying by other nurses (witn...

Precisely.

No it doesn't. It is custodial work. It is unskilled work. If you think it is skilled...hmmm.

Alzheimer's and psych are two separate populations.

Well, good for you. I am glad there are people like you who love to clean up #2 and celebrate it when it happens.

I've worked in psyc on and off for years. I never had #2 thrown at me! One reason and just one - there are many others) I stopped working in nursing homes or other direct patient care, is the gross stuff one is required to do. Rarely do I have to do ...