banditrn

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1. Do you accept tips?

   banditrn replied to 987!'s topic in General Nursing

   Good heavens, NO!! Altho I have a couple of special Christmas ornaments that were given to me by patients - and food is always

2. I think I crossed the line

   banditrn replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

   Ah, beachbum! Bless your heart! Just reading your post makes me SO glad I'm retired and away from all that! Yes, the techs need to communicate with you! You are rightly annoyed! Altho you'll come...

3. I finally did it!!!!!!!

   banditrn replied to angelwingsamy's topic in General Nursing

   Gosh, it seems like forever since I went thru all that. Good luck, and

4. grrrr

   banditrn replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

   Chart, chart, chart - exactly what they said, what you said, and how they

5. Entire ER crew will go to mandatory retreat

   banditrn replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you, thank you, thank you!:):) It seems to me that it's like 'adults' deciding what's best for the 'children'! I consider a job, my 'work', not my 'life'. When I'm done, I'm outa there - my...

6. Anybody else work with a "super nurse?"

   banditrn replied to Rapheal's topic in General Nursing

   I know what you mean!! :chuckle I've worked with some women I wished I could clone and pull out of my pocket during frantic or doubtful times. This one gal especially, always knew exactly what to do...

7. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

   banditrn replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

   This reminded me of the time we had a frequent flyer in our psych dept. come in and want a bed. He was generally admitted for ETOH abuse - and for once he wasn't drunk - so they told him they...

8. Americans With Disabilities Act

   banditrn replied to Olli's topic in General Nursing

   Exactly! I found everything I needed. I even discovered things I would never thought the hospital had. The problem is the lack of staffs' knowledge about where everything is located. It's a bit...

9. Americans With Disabilities Act

   banditrn replied to Olli's topic in General Nursing

   I wouldn't think so, but who

10. Co-workers who think out loud at the nursing station

    banditrn replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    It IS maddening!! I used to work with two of them at noc that used to talk to themselves and I had to learn to tune them out or go nuts. Then when they'd try to talk to me - and I wouldn't answer...

11. Americans With Disabilities Act

    banditrn replied to Olli's topic in General Nursing

    Olli - that's very nice of you, but what you aren't getting is that unless I'm being admitted during some emergency, I should already have those things available and should bring them with me. The...

12. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    banditrn replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wouldn't that be considered abandonment?? Call social

13. Americans With Disabilities Act

    banditrn replied to Olli's topic in General Nursing

    Olli - I am also now disabiled, and covered under the ADA. I would ideally need special weighted silverware, and special weights around my hands for when I eat. Also a special cup for when I drink...

14. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    banditrn replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would guess that you don't completely understand addiction

15. Patients who are too lazy to open their own splenda packets

    banditrn replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    And do you simply TELL THEM that you flunked those classes in nursing school, then go about your business? If they 'complained' to me I