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  1. Burnout or what

    banditrn replied to sunshines66's topic in General Nursing

    Sunshine - I felt the same burnout you did after many years in critical care - I transferred to Ambulatory Surgery and loved it!!. Wide variety of ages from young people to the elderly - not so much...

  2. How to get to work in a snowstorm?

    banditrn replied to AfloydRN's topic in General Nursing

    I live in the midwest - I have 4WD, I drive slowly, and I leave early. Back when I did 12 hr. shifts at the hospital, during a bad storm, they had a block of rooms for us to stay in if we wanted to,...

  3. Sleeping during nightshift!!

    banditrn replied to helpinghands's topic in General Nursing

    Nighttime is my work time - not my sleep time. I sleep during the day so that I don't HAVE to take naps during my work time, and I've never seen anyone that works at my current facility do it either....

  4. +Nursing caps

    banditrn replied to Calgon-take.me.away's topic in General Nursing

    Have no idea what happened to mine - didn't have to wear it during the second year anyhow. Do the men who never had to wear one of the silly things feel any less

  5. How would you have handled this?

    banditrn replied to Aprilmist_99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    April - sounds like they did you a favor, altho it may not seem like it

  6. Do you trust automatic "vitals" machines??

    banditrn replied to Fairlythere's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Berry - I'm with you on this - I think the manual cuffs depend too much on operator interpretation, and the accuity of their hearing. For a proper reading the patient has to be on their back with...

  7. Not all doctors can read ekg strips?

    banditrn replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked in ICU, I could read an EKG better than some general practice doc's, but so what? That's not their specialty. The cardiologists were better than I or the obstetricians, but I'll bet...

  8. Would You/Do You Offer Assistance?

    banditrn replied to KellNY's topic in General Nursing

    I've been the 'first-responder' a few times - if EMS is there I don't stop - I don't know THEIR procedures and would just be in the way. A couple of years ago, late at nite on my way home from work -...

  9. Do we expect little of people these days?

    banditrn replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Capecod - I take exception to this - I'm a very bright girl, lots of experience, etc., etc. But what I've come to realize is this isn't what I was hired for - it's the 'RN' after my name. Our...

  10. Would you do anything about it?

    banditrn replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, Tazzi - I'm wondering where she got the Zpak, and who DIDN'T get their's because she swiped it! Could she be a Med Aide? Otherwise I don't understand how she'd have much access to meds -...

  11. Wrote up for being negative?!?!

    banditrn replied to RNLisa's topic in General Nursing

    My co-worker and I in Ambulatory surgery got 'talked' to about the fact that we didn't have SMILES on our faces when we came in for our afternoon shift. WTH?!! I never read that in my contract that...

  12. liar liar

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

    I've met and worked with some well trained and professional NA's - they have nothing to be embarrased about! Maybe she needs to be reassured of this - or she may just be a congenital liar. The good...

  13. Bait and Switch

    banditrn replied to Indy's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry, it doesn't sound too terrible to me - back in the old days when I did tele, we usually had 8 at nite with 1 or 2 cna's for the entire floor. Of course, I was a lot younger

  14. Whats to Enjoy about Nursing?

    banditrn replied to sissyboo's topic in General Nursing

    Ah, what do I enjoy about nursing? The people, of course!! I go in to little 'Mary's' room in the morning to do her blood sugar - sing a little song to wake her up, she sings back, we chat for a...

  15. Anger problems during the NOC shift

    banditrn replied to Transient's topic in General Nursing

    OP - well, it sounds like you've realized that it's YOUR problem, and you're trying to find a solution, which is good. I'm a nite worker - hate days - the other morning the nurse that followed me on...

  16. When staff accuse resident's of being racist?

    banditrn replied to LadyMonteCarlo's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I guess as a caucasian I've not had to put up with some of the racism some of the black people have have - especially from the older residents. If I weren't able to correct the resident, I'd reassign...

  17. Grrrr scheduling!

    banditrn replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    Gosh, you guys are giving me a tension headache!! I have nothing but admiration for you! I've always been VERY militant about my schedule, even when I worked full time. Now I work part-time in LTC....

  18. Why are paper towel dispensers locked?

    banditrn replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    Well, those roll around laptops and bloodpressure machines usually have a little internal alarm that shows up in security somewhere if you try to remove them from the building. Now, I could see...

  19. Behaviors and Call Lights! Help!

    banditrn replied to carolbear's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It's ridiculous to think that with the patient load in most LTC, that you could be in her room even every 15 minutes! That family needed a 'care conference'! For people like that that require extra...

  20. Abusive Nursing Instructors-LPN

    banditrn replied to nurselala33's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    During my second year, we had one instructor who was famous for treating the students terribly - one rotation, it was my turn - and she kept it up until I'd just had enough. I slammed my hand down...

  21. Not nursing related

    banditrn posted a topic in Correctional

    I've seen several posts here, where the nurses state that the staff can sometimes be harder to deal with that the inmates. My son recently had to serve two weeks in a county jail for an old DWI charge...

  22. Culture Change In LTC?

    banditrn replied to RN 4 Life's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The last facility I worked in was one of those without a nurses station - most mucked up mess I ever saw, IMHO! We had a 'med room', but there was no where to write in there - didn't matter, because...

  23. piercings at work

    banditrn replied to iamcool's topic in General Nursing

    This is a new one on me - 'stretched' ear lobes?? Why on Earth would someone want to do that? Good grief, it seems like as we get older enough of our 'parts' get stretched out - why would you want to...

  24. Are most LTC understaffed? Are most nurses in LTC overworked, understaffed?

    banditrn replied to Bala Shark's topic in Geriatric, LTC

  25. Is LTC really this bad?

    banditrn replied to Sheri257's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    :yeahthat: