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  1. Night shift naps

    twotrees2 replied to NiteRocker's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    i think it is required by law that 1/2 hour nonpaid break be given for anything ovber 5 hours working - maybe its 4 hours - im not positive - as for the "mini breaks folks like to take - if its non...

  2. Uninsured patients increase in number....

    twotrees2 replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    we have had quite a few european students here for a yr at a time - one thing they all say is how great the health care system is - noone goes without care - noone - however - if this is the way we...

  3. Losing your skills in LTC

    twotrees2 replied to Cubby's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i hadn't even learned about em till about 3 yrs ago when a friend who's been an LPN for 30 plus yrs showed m them = i LOVE them for residents who have sensitive skin and have passed this age old idea...

  4. Losing your skills in LTC

    twotrees2 replied to Cubby's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    LOLOL yeah ya just gotta love them alzheimers - i cant help but love em - how can ya not when they do stuff like that then ya get those big puppy eyes as they have no clue what they just did was wrong...

  5. Losing your skills in LTC

    twotrees2 replied to Cubby's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    wow - that's great - around here we are having a harder time getting into LTC as census is low - bad part of nursing in the small areas

  6. Losing your skills in LTC

    twotrees2 replied to Cubby's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We don't have wall suction either, just portable, and we DO have trachs. Our facility is not old. It just looks more like a home than a hospital or LTC! Sharlynn we get em too and our suction is...

  7. Losing your skills in LTC

    twotrees2 replied to Cubby's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    you sound like a great DON and i wish you were mine :) in the last yr i worked here we have had 4 DON and one ADON and its sickening that even the one we have now ( who was a floor nurse prior to...

  8. Losing your skills in LTC

    twotrees2 replied to Cubby's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    my initial impression would be that they are thinking about our technical skills - for instance iv starts, ng tube placement , maybe even our assessment skills - but i for one say we do not loose them...

  9. fed up and set up

    twotrees2 replied to knockandhello's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    it is not so easy a job as you describe for someone who works part time or less and is shifted from wing to wing - especially in our facility- i have worked there for over a yr and have tried to get...

  10. THIS Is Why I Love Geriatrics

    twotrees2 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    yes i agree wholeheartedly - i love my job just for the very reason you show- its the little things we do and i love doing em. i am "the cookie lady" cause i buy the whole building cookies for the...

  11. Co-worker hitting up the Dr.s for meds during shift?

    twotrees2 replied to babiesX2's topic in General Nursing

    i have gone to work sick by choice cause i know they will not replace me and that will only make the workload heavier for the rest ( or half replace me - get someone to come for a few hours - however...

  12. Robert Wood Johnson Univ Hospital Nurses to Strike

    twotrees2 replied to lee1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    union around here doesnt help those who dont join it - my pay is far less than any unionized place - but thats my choice - i dont care that i have lower pay cause this way i dont have to make the...

  13. Robert Wood Johnson Univ Hospital Nurses to Strike

    twotrees2 replied to lee1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    no matter how i feel about the union - the hospital has no right to abuse and intimidate you - more prayers going out for you all. use caller id and answering machines - then you have thier voices on...

  14. Robert Wood Johnson Univ Hospital Nurses to Strike

    twotrees2 replied to lee1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    any ins co i have had has always had the rules you go whwre they tell you - IF they do not have what you need in thier services you can get a referall and get a waiver then you have to pay an even...

  15. Robert Wood Johnson Univ Hospital Nurses to Strike

    twotrees2 replied to lee1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    the only problem with cobra is it costs an arm leg and about 3 of your first born! been there - just could not afford the costof the ins. maybe a city wie collection to get citizens involved to help...

  16. Robert Wood Johnson Univ Hospital Nurses to Strike

    twotrees2 replied to lee1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    by the way - i dont disagree that the hospital is being an ass and need to adress the medical bennies sufficienty - like alowingout of area without penelties esp ads one stated there was none...

  17. Robert Wood Johnson Univ Hospital Nurses to Strike

    twotrees2 replied to lee1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    unless there is a no strike clause - which i have been told there is in some areas - which makes no sense but whatever - i for one would have been the first "scab" across that line and they wouldn't...

  18. Hey, Managers! What's up with the "weeding out" of good nurses?

    twotrees2 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    most places dont have all these nurses knocking down their doors as they proclaim either - a lot of it is hot air. our DON told us they hired 5 nurses - umm yeah - one decided to go to a day a month...

  19. pacify or orientate? Alzheimers...

    twotrees2 replied to Lfransis's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    oh there is nothing worse than coming on my shift and fining out that they have given every resident that sneezed a pill to calm them or even 2 - gads - there really are people who do that - prn does...

  20. pacify or orientate? Alzheimers...

    twotrees2 replied to Lfransis's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    the OP stated they were on a locked unit - and by the time they get to the locked unit there really is no chance of recovery from the disease or they wouldn't be there ( we have had some come in and...

  21. pacify or orientate? Alzheimers...

    twotrees2 replied to Lfransis's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    in the dementia's the resident is not in the here and now- they are in their here an now which is usually the past somewhere - there is , in my opinion, no reason we cant go to their here and now and...

  22. how would you boost moral

    twotrees2 replied to twotrees2's topic in General Nursing

    agreed - thank you for responses - just figuredout how to refind this post haha. not any better at work but i do get told by my stafff they are glad when i am working cause i rarely fail to thank...

  23. Myers-Briggs Type

    twotrees2 replied to piscesguy's topic in General Nursing

    maybe someone asked already but do you have the link?

  24. Myers-Briggs Type

    twotrees2 replied to piscesguy's topic in General Nursing

    yes i noticed that the questions sometimes did not have the answer i need and between did not really fit either 0 lol - where did you find the other test - the Jung one - id be interested to See how...

  25. Myers-Briggs Type

    twotrees2 replied to piscesguy's topic in General Nursing

    funny - i used to be a guardian and now am a nurturer - really do wonder if or experiences changes our