Ruthiegal

Rules is rules, nursing is a profession and asking students to dress accordingly is not anything new. If you are supposed to be in uniform, you should be! If not you have consequences... Email wrong? Not in my world!

Do you also eat your nursing young???? be nice.

Why do you think something will happen? Fall and accidents happen, do they have a zero tolerance and hire only "Perfect" nurses? Relax.

Education is never a waste ...it is yours forever..no one can steal that from you!!

Depends what you want to do and where you live hard to answer. I have an associate degree and Yves gotten every job I ever wanted. I have been a nurse for over 30 years. Do what you need and what you can afford..you can always get more education.

Alert, oriented elderly lady in LTC, puts light on, go in to find out what she needs, now mind you she has full use of all of her limbs... she says "please fix my necklace.... I wanted to ask are your arms broke! geeze.

There is nothing more irritating than getting yelled at by a doc when the afternoon or day shift has left stat results to be called on midnight shift.... Wowser.... It does happen... received at 5pm passed off at 11pm...

I have learned to never be surprised at the human condition, to have patience and respect for each person, because they have their own story behind their situation. I have learned the the youngest patients have the most wisdom and compassion. I have learned to be open minded, compassionate, accepting and to keep a sense of humor in the face of disaster. I have also learned you will always find someone who has a worse day than you!

Have 2 chronic illnesses on top of arthritis it's not easy to cope some days. I liken it to having at least 2 full time jobs on top of your regular 40 hour per week job to earn the money to try to keep things going, pay for doctors and medications, try to poke, plan and rest... 24 hours in a day just are not enough, so yes sometimes I whine, sometimes I cry, and sometimes I get lucky and have a good day. I try to stay positive, but when it's hard to breathe, keep blood sugar stable, and your joints are killing you every time you move, you just don't care what others think, and coping is out of the question, you just want to go back to bed from the fatigue...

When I was working LTC, we had MD orders for alcohol for some residents, wine in particular to help "increase appetite". I have no problem with it.. LTC settings are these peoples homes most likely for the rest of their days, so make them comfortable. As long as the MD orders it why not??

Ask them if they feel safe at home. Take cues from there.

Amen! and I seriously doubt that, if she has been on it long enough one Vicodin is NOT going to give her a "BUZZ"..... and if it makes her feel better who cares....

Also if you don't know something just be sure you know where to find the answer, like policies, procedures etc... :)

This is going on in many companies, not just health care related. If you don't comply your insurance copay and cost go up! It is most likely here to stay... more intrusion into one's life by employers.

Thank you for being a loving and caring nurse.