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  1. pacify or orientate? Alzheimers...

    twotrees2 replied to Lfransis's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    yeah - in our facility there is a nearly NO restraint policy - we DO have one in the over a yr i have worked there and it was jumping through hoop after hoop to get it ( seat belt ) and thank god for...

  2. New grad just got fired

    twotrees2 replied to rn2day's topic in General Nursing

    never trust any employer to follow that rule and there is NO way to prove that they did otherwise ( ie theyll say they heard rumours from elswhere but in fact it was the employer) - so always be...

  3. "Male Problems" while nursing female

    twotrees2 replied to Pat_Pat RN's topic in Men in Nursing

    having been raped twice and having to be infused with FOUR pints of blood stat the first time ( ie - i nearly died) i know how you feel about having men caregivers - it took me a LOT of time and...

  4. "Male Problems" while nursing female

    twotrees2 replied to Pat_Pat RN's topic in Men in Nursing

    men can and often do even wake up with it up - its a natural issue - it isnt somethng they can control all the time - when the joke about men "thinking with the wrong head " came out - i swear any man...

  5. Male Nurses/female Patients

    twotrees2 replied to ern91's topic in Men in Nursing

    cudos for you - it is a special gift to deal GREAT with confused combative residents - i am often called on when i am not on teh alzheimers wing ( they usually try to let me be there but occassionally...

  6. Can this contract possibly be legal?

    twotrees2 replied to paigeRN1962's topic in General Nursing

    my contract had a few blanks and as i was wanting per diem and the used a global contract i crossed out stuff NOT appropriate ( ie working weekends holidays etc) and added stuff that should have been...

  7. Can this contract possibly be legal?

    twotrees2 replied to paigeRN1962's topic in General Nursing

    i do not know the legal status of taking out a life ins policy but by what i do know anyone can take a life ins on anyone - if they pay for it they own it and such are the beneficiaries ( though i am...

  8. RN school and tattoos?

    twotrees2 replied to DirtRoads's topic in General Nursing

    cant honestly answer that cause in our area i have seen only one doc who I thought looked unprofessional ( jeans and work shirt - he ran a farm - doc was his hobby) and i called him on it when he...

  9. RN school and tattoos?

    twotrees2 replied to DirtRoads's topic in General Nursing

    i can very well see her point - ( not that this is her perception here but MINE ) being from a small town we had a cna ( did not last long - to many complaints about him abusing them - real or not i...

  10. I am a nurse, but I dream of....

    twotrees2 replied to Elisheva's topic in General Nursing

    wow - lots that want to be stay at home moms - tell you this much - i HAVE ben a SAHM for 5 almost 6 yrs i did it - and would LOVE to do it again - but to forewarn you - SAHM IS the HARDEST job ever -...

  11. My first few days, as a new RN

    twotrees2 replied to starryx2's topic in General Nursing

    here's something that really makes me mad - is the floor nurse who has the same "concerns" as we do and they go to the management position and ok - for the first few days the "try" to keep going with...

  12. opinions about epidurals

    twotrees2 replied to Jayla's topic in Ob/Gyn

    my BIL and his wife are using a midwife and are being as natural as possible but will be in the hosital "just in case something does happen" kinda the best of nboth worlds- i would imagine many...

  13. One thing I'd wish I'd known before going to the USA......

    twotrees2 replied to RGN1's topic in United Kingdom

    when i was a kid - even in teens ( mind you i did not stay there often haha) my grandma made us nap after lunch " to help digest our lunch" roflmao - nowadays - id kill for that nap after lunch...

  14. One thing I'd wish I'd known before going to the USA......

    twotrees2 replied to RGN1's topic in United Kingdom

    only 91 days till Xmas - good lord i am screwed - crap - knew i should have started shopping already - sigh - thanks for the reminder though.

  15. One thing I'd wish I'd known before going to the USA......

    twotrees2 replied to RGN1's topic in United Kingdom

    weird - i worked teaching autistic adults - i was the staff nurse on as that was required but the other woman that worked with me did not have a college degree. wonder why wherever you are they expect...

  16. My first few days, as a new RN

    twotrees2 replied to starryx2's topic in General Nursing

    they do not care cause nowadays the lawsuits are falling on the nurses instead of higher up - all new grads and coming ins - please get yourself some nursing insurance of your own = never rely on the...

  17. My first few days, as a new RN

    twotrees2 replied to starryx2's topic in General Nursing

    when does one accept the assignment - when you punch in or when you get to the floor and see the list and then do you have a chance to say no - if not so what then would you do - go in early see what...

  18. My first few days, as a new RN

    twotrees2 replied to starryx2's topic in General Nursing

    wisconsin license goes to california - i think - maybe i should move - i

  19. My first few days, as a new RN

    twotrees2 replied to starryx2's topic in General Nursing

    i can only speak for what our interns do - they get a full wing- we have to know and believe in thier skills because we the RN has to be in building and basically back her stuff as well as do our own...

  20. My first few days, as a new RN

    twotrees2 replied to starryx2's topic in General Nursing

    4 weeks is better than what our place has been giving any new body ( not necessarily new grad but to me doesnt matter ) everyone gets one day on book/paper work and if they are lucky one maybe two...

  21. My first few days, as a new RN

    twotrees2 replied to starryx2's topic in General Nursing

    honestly if i could afford it id get a differnet degree - as much as i love my residents - i have even went and took a full time factory job just to get out of nursing but health issues made it...

  22. My first few days, as a new RN

    twotrees2 replied to starryx2's topic in General Nursing

    one thing to consider - even though the law says an employer can only say your start date end date and weather they would rehire you or not - they DO tell tales of WHY you aren't there. it will NOT...

  23. My first few days, as a new RN

    twotrees2 replied to starryx2's topic in General Nursing

    also - if your in a small town and are going to be an RN you can usually forget the docs office - they aint buying that price usually - home health is great but in a small town area not a good idea if...

  24. My first few days, as a new RN

    twotrees2 replied to starryx2's topic in General Nursing

    i can tell you it is no different in

  25. My first few days, as a new RN

    twotrees2 replied to starryx2's topic in General Nursing

    tell you what- i wil stand beside the nurses and in the end i will be there with them but i wil never ever ever again take it in my own hands thinking i got them beside ME cause been there done that...