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  1. Is LTC really this bad?

    banditrn replied to Sheri257's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Capecod - we used to call that the 'POF' treatment - Pillow On Face! Every once in awhile, we'd get a newbie come and ask advice about something or other, and we'd solumnly tell them it was time for...

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

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

    Capecod!! So what are you planning to

  3. Hospital vs Hotel

    banditrn replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    And that just made me snort all over my keyboard!:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: Seriously, tho, looking at all this, and having worked in a hospital that is trying to go that direction - what does all this...

  4. If you won the lottery, would you still do your job?

    banditrn replied to SK-222's topic in General Nursing

    Good grief, no!! If I won the big lottery, I'd tear up my nursing license and dance on it!! I would use part of the money to start a foundation to help those who don't already qualify for assistence,...

  5. Is LTC really this bad?

    banditrn replied to Sheri257's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Oh yes, our entire hospital went thru that one! It became our little

  6. Out of nursing program cause i am smoker!!!

    banditrn replied to misstaz25's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, I'm one of those who can't tolerate perfumes and aftershaves and all those foo-foo odors! Gives me a nasty headache, then nausea! To the OP - I smoked when I went to nursing school, and that was...

  7. Med Changeover Night - a vent!

    banditrn posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I was scheduled to do that last nite - with no orientation to it. I expressed my concern to the DON, and she told me it was 'no big deal'. Yes, it was a 'big deal' if you've never done it there...

  8. Should you wash patients everyday?

    banditrn replied to prchater's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think they should neccessarily have a full soap and water bath every day, but, especially those that are bed-bound feel more comfortable with a rinse off of their back, legs, peri area and...

  9. What makes you nervous about or irritated with a new grad or orientee?

    banditrn replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    Ah, yes, I DO remember! :) The preceptor I had was so good - she praised me for doing the smallest things properly - she was a very laid back, very knowledgeable person, and I still remember how dumb...

  10. Please assess your patient well!

    banditrn replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    Triage - and we all know how stress affects our immune system! I've had things like that happen to me a few times, altho not to the extent that you did. Pain control is a biggie with me - and it...

  11. Is LTC really this bad?

    banditrn replied to Sheri257's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Capecod - unfortunately, our hospital broadcast and allowed that kind of BS, all under the guise of 'customer service'. In all the years I worked there, I never had a complaint from a patient, but I...

  12. Shoes with Wheels! Would you want to try them?

    banditrn replied to S.T.A.C.E.Y's topic in General Nursing

    Good grief, no!! I'd break my

  13. Vent! What part of the word NO!! do nurses not comprehend???

    banditrn replied to caroladybelle's topic in General Nursing

    NO KIDDING!! I have a cell phone - it stays shut off until I need to use it. I'm of the older generation, so maybe that has something to do with it but I can't stand having the thing ringing when I'm...

  14. Who Must "Take the Fall?"

    banditrn replied to Simplepleasures's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    mjlrn - Girl - you are right, and your post was great!! But how do you propose we solve

  15. Survey begins

    banditrn replied to ktwlpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    John - I heard at the last facility, and again at this facility, that when state comes, we'll have all kinds of staff that we don't usually have - this seems dishonest to

  16. Got someone mad at me

    banditrn replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I've met a few like that! I've also met a few nurses with that attitude, too. Granted, I've been a nurse a long time, but I don't know everything, and these people always amaze me - especially...

  17. Inventions for Nurses

    banditrn replied to ryanfocker's topic in General Nursing

    I love this! I also like the voice charting, except I'd probably have to go back and edit out too many swear words. Sometimes some of the simplest things can be the brightest! When I worked in...

  18. Survey begins

    banditrn replied to ktwlpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thanks to you and Capecod! What is the first thing they usually want to do, especially when they come in on an

  19. Who Must "Take the Fall?"

    banditrn replied to Simplepleasures's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    :D Yes, capecod, that is scary. And I understand what you're saying about the surveyors - I used to feel the same way about JCAHO at the hospital! Of all the potential for GOOD they could do - they...

  20. Who Must "Take the Fall?"

    banditrn replied to Simplepleasures's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Capecod - another thing, about being mad at our 'friends and co-workers' - well, yes, those of us that DO come in on time, and don't call in sick often do get mad at people like that - but we didn't...

  21. Who Must "Take the Fall?"

    banditrn replied to Simplepleasures's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Capecod - but sometimes management DOES put us in a no-win situation. If the paperwork isn't done exactly on time - they scream - then there is the problem of overtime - we can't have any. And...

  22. Survey begins

    banditrn replied to ktwlpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    So, what if they do come at nite?? I've never been thru a survey - do I lock them in a room somewhere until the admin get there??:chair: Can they just walk into a place and start going around? How...

  23. Critical Care/ICU versus ED

    banditrn replied to jewelsg627's topic in General Nursing

    ICU is more controlled, and you will have equipment and procedures that you'll never see in the ED. On the other hand, ED is more of by the seat of your pants type place - quiet one moment - chaos the...

  24. How to shut up people who gossip !!!!!!

    banditrn replied to PeachPie's topic in General Nursing

    For the first twelve years of my nursing career I had two nurse managers that I would consider truly wonderful!! I learned so much from them, not just in nursing skills, but in how to treat other...

  25. Night Shift and Phone Calls from Family - Vent

    banditrn replied to incublissRN's topic in General Nursing

    This is how I handled it: Of course, I didn't sleep by a phone - but one of my DIL's wanted to borrow my van to go shopping one day - so she sent my son in to wake me up and ask!!:angryfire Well, he...