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  1. You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

    twotrees2 replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

    lol i hink ill take theh 2 dyasa as stresfull as it was - i am NO good at this computer after all these yrs and i would be dying trying to type anything - especially if there were essays - then itd...

  2. How does your facility handle low census?

    twotrees2 replied to RunningWithScissors's topic in General Nursing

    well lets see - short staffing us - bringing more heavy residents in that we cant care for adequately - once in a while if they think state might have an issue ( ie threat by family to call) they have...

  3. What kind of pill crushers are you using?

    twotrees2 replied to GLORIAmunchkin72's topic in General Nursing

    try ebay - got mine for less than 30 bucks incl shipping - of course i had to buy pouches to for a while but once facility noted it works so well they got the puches and eventually more punchers

  4. What kind of pill crushers are you using?

    twotrees2 replied to GLORIAmunchkin72's topic in General Nursing

    CALLED SILENT NIGHT - oops sorry bout caps - its great and best so far- bought my own an facility now has bought 3 others plus they now furnish the bagies - research shows it also losses less meds in...

  5. What's your holiday bonus?

    twotrees2 replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    LOLOLOL good one

  6. What's your holiday bonus?

    twotrees2 replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    a sixty min phone card - yippee lol - with so many folks with cell phones they really are getting obsolete but it has given me a gift to regift to one of the few i know ( elderly person) so they can...

  7. Letting CNA pass your meds, bad idea?

    twotrees2 replied to walla189's topic in General Nursing

    i do not believe that overall kids are bad due to bad parenting - yes we who have troubled kids do do our best but its awful hard to do anything without someone coming down your throat for...

  8. What Is the Problem With These Nurses?

    twotrees2 replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    i think thta thier lot to be desired and that they just dont get it is managements fault anywhere you go cause they just dont get the orientation they need to learn these things - its unfortuante too...

  9. Should I go back tomorrow morning or not??!

    twotrees2 replied to luckyduck7's topic in General Nursing

    anothjer idea is - when i was hired i took a complete blank admission set home an studied the papers and "practiced" at home at my lesure to get familiar with the paperwork

  10. Should I go back tomorrow morning or not??!

    twotrees2 replied to luckyduck7's topic in General Nursing

    sadly i concur- our place brings in new folks - be they new grads or experienced and they are lucky to get one day of orientation - some havent even gotten that!! our facility refuses to use agency...

  11. What was your favorite/most memorable graduation present you received/gave?

    twotrees2 replied to GeminiTwinRN's topic in General Nursing

    a littman stethascope - one of the top of line at the time- from my ED husbands family!! surprised me they forked out a lot of money for an EX family member. made me feel

  12. You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

    twotrees2 replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

    yeah me too - and i hated it - small town girl drives to big city ( still dont nkow how i made it there alive lol) stays in hotel all weekend - gads - i was also sick - 103 temp - but believe that it...

  13. RNs- Mostly first born? Alcoholic fathers?

    twotrees2 replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    1st born girl with etoh father - but mom was very ill and died young - she was so ill and depressed and anxous it added to the codependency i was

  14. Most RN's first borns?

    twotrees2 replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in General Nursing

    lol not looking for hgh grade reports on this - just wondering what the thread results were. i thinmk we can most of us agree that "most" would not be a good word to use- just looking at it as an...

  15. Most RN's first borns?

    twotrees2 replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in General Nursing

    anyone tallying up yet?? would love the results

  16. Letting CNA pass your meds, bad idea?

    twotrees2 replied to walla189's topic in General Nursing

    well hang on to your hat cause you will one day - we all do :) hang in there

  17. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    twotrees2 replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    not to excuse the bahavior as i know its best to let them go and be at peace- it isnt all cut and dried - i used to be that way - perhaps this nurse never did leave him alone and thought she was doing...

  18. You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

    twotrees2 replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

    used to play with mercury in dads old tool chest to keep us entertained while we was kids- fun breaking it aprt and putting it back together olol. something i learned and still use with sensitive...

  19. Heart Attack Grill (20/20 ABC show)

    twotrees2 replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    hmmm now your talking

  20. Heart Attack Grill (20/20 ABC show)

    twotrees2 replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

  21. What Is the Problem With These Nurses?

    twotrees2 replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    must be vary state by state or something - i have a special needs son adn was required to not only tell them his problems but sign releases to docs so they could get info when needed and correlate...

  22. What Is the Problem With These Nurses?

    twotrees2 replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    seems weird to me- either school is changed dramatically or our school was just that different - we took perhaps 2 - 3 patients depending on what area we were learning and took the most difficult -...

  23. Most RN's first borns?

    twotrees2 replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in General Nursing

    first born and daughter and dysfunctional family growing up :) yes father was alcoholic and mom was deathly ill and died young. one never knows - interesting opinion

  24. FYI: Abandonment and Short Staffing

    twotrees2 replied to n_babegurl's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    i have written up an incident report in regards to me and asked for a copy and gotten it - maybe being a nursing home? i dont see how they can keep you from getting a copy of an incident report that...

  25. FYI: Abandonment and Short Staffing

    twotrees2 replied to n_babegurl's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    hmmmm - wonder if this could work in any state - ie the incident report - if nothing else if you make one and hand it in with witness and keep a copy there would be some sort of paper trail if...