Nikki69

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  1. Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

    Nikki69 replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Nursing Humor

    I have a particular resident that calls me in the room every day after she gets done sorting her newspapers and ads which she throws on the floor for me to pick up and throw away. She is a very large...

  2. Any Nursing Assistants uncertified?

    Nikki69 replied to dream2life07's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I took my CNA class through a Long Term Care Facility for free. Usually, county facilities do the classes right in the facility and hire you after the two week course. You get paid for most of the...

  3. CNA testing

    Nikki69 replied to starnik14's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I failed the first time I did the random tasks. I was to do denture care. I washed my hands, lined the sink with paper towel, did everything right except swab the mouth out-I thought "how could I...

  4. Ever had a nurse or doc as a patient?

    Nikki69 replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

    At the LTC facility where I work, we have one resident that we all question why she is there. She has her own car there, goes to the country club a couple times a week with her oxygen tank, drinks a...

  5. Smelly Co-Worker

    Nikki69 replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

    I had a co-worker like that once, and the supervisor finally said something to her. Humiliated, she soon quit the job. I just found out she killed

  6. Why a C-Section?

    Nikki69 replied to edj02's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have two boys, both by c-section. I KNEW as soon as I seen the diagram on the wall of how big my lady parts would have to get, I would not be giving birth naturally. But, my doctor assured me that...

  7. Is buying a present for a pt. appropriate?

    Nikki69 replied to estrogen's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with Deb. We are in this professional career, yes, but we use our hearts

  8. Fungal Infections!?!?

    Nikki69 replied to lccougar02's topic in General Nursing

    That Nystatin powder works wonders doesn't

  9. HELP with ALOT of problems on my unit

    Nikki69 replied to johnson0424's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I can sympathize with your frustration here. At my facility there are four different ways to weigh people-the total lift, the sit to stand lift, the weight chair, and the whirlpool tub. If we don't...

  10. How's your pressure ulcer prevention care on your residents like?

    Nikki69 replied to Jubei's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Every resident who is at risk for breakdown must lay down after breakfast and lunch. They must be clean and dry with extra protective cream applied at all times. The residents who already have...

  11. HELP with ALOT of problems on my unit

    Nikki69 replied to johnson0424's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Don't you have a treatment nurse? And where I work the CNA's do the

  12. activated charcoal

    Nikki69 replied to nursepenny's topic in Emergency

    WAIT A MINUTE BEFORE YOU DECIDE TO DYE THAT TOP!! I have found the cheapest miracle cleaner ever! It's called Bar Keepers Friend. It's in a can like Comet, but you can get it at your local Dollar...

  13. My Impossible Resident

    Nikki69 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I posted a similar thread in the psychiatric forum but I got 0 replies. After thinking about it, I guess I should have put it in here. I work in LTC as a CNA. I take pride in my work, and the nurses...

  14. Not so wise wisdom teeth

    Nikki69 replied to funinsun's topic in General Nursing

    Make sure he does start those antibiotics though!! That will take the swelling down enough for a dentist/surgeon to see what's going on in there, and will take away some of the pain. I know that...

  15. My Impossible Resident

    Nikki69 replied to Nikki69's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You are definately right about being professional, and I agree that there are all types of people, but being an aide, spending 3/4 of 8 hours a day in that room with someone who is abusing your care...

  16. Physician assisted suicide

    Nikki69 replied to texas_lvn's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I think that if I were suffering, and there was no way out, and I had assisted suicide as a choice, I would take it. It saddens me that Doctor Kavorkian is imprisoned for helping to carry out those...

  17. Please Give Me Good Advice

    Nikki69 replied to hoping's topic in Men in Nursing

    Why is it that so many people in the world doubt themselves? He can do it. What harm could it bring even if he did'nt get a job-which of course he would; employers like to see prospective employees...

  18. My Impossible Resident

    Nikki69 posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I work in a LTC facility as a CNA. My assignment is a very difficult one, and one of my residents is totally impossible to take care of and make content. She is a 47 year old woman who has always...

  19. Was It Murder Or Irony?

    Nikki69 posted a topic in General Nursing

    About a month and a half ago, I got a new resident in my LTC facility where I work as a CNA. She was doing alright under her circumstances(extremely short of breath, low O2 stat, etc.) I was getting...

  20. Hospice and LTC... Who provides the care?

    Nikki69 replied to GLORIAmunchkin72's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I am a nurse aide at a LTC facility, and what I'd just like to point out, is that, the LTC aides are there 24/7, but the hospice help is only there periodically. In my experience, the LTC aides do...

  21. funniest thing you saw a nurse do.......

    Nikki69 replied to cre8tivRN's topic in General Nursing

    OMG!! I THINK I KNOW THIS

  22. RN who wouldn't be CNA

    Nikki69 replied to cjog's topic in Nursing Career

    I am currently a CNA and I bust my butt helping my nurse out, doing the ADL's, and keep up with all of the mental and physical stresses. It is without any doubt going to help me advance in my career...

  23. Would appreciate some opinions on pain management

    Nikki69 replied to kk2000's topic in Pain Management

    I work in a large nursing home and I see this type of thing all the time. In my opinion, it really depends on the patient, and how well the nurses know (or think they know) the patient. In nursing,...