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  1. OMG!! You guys are right!

    banditrn replied to banditrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Ingelein - you're right, I've developed a strong personality over the years - I remember when that was a desired trait in the ICU where I worked - now management doesn't want my kind of personality...

  2. What do nurses really think of CNAs?

    banditrn replied to ccyrrus's topic in General Nursing

    YES!! Also, give them a

  3. OMG!! You guys are right!

    banditrn replied to banditrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thanks, that was what I was thinking, too. I don't know, didn't think to ask her if she'd charted ROM with that leg, and if it was different than

  4. OMG!! You guys are right!

    banditrn replied to banditrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I believe the new one I find will be a better fit - at least I hope so. If not, I'm done with nursing. :) I'm going to find that nice little job at Blockbuster Video or something. I agree, at least...

  5. What do nurses really think of CNAs?

    banditrn replied to ccyrrus's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, Brad, but 'meds need passed' IS a valid reason. At the LTCF that I just left (yippee) I got 1 CNA at nite - the two I worked with most of the time were saints, but there was one guy that was a...

  6. Shocked At Nurses Actions Tonight

    banditrn replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    Tweety - I've gone thru most of the posts on this thread, and one thing I've been thinking about is - if I were the patient, I wouldn't want her caring for me, nor would I as an administrator. I used...

  7. Changing orders?!

    banditrn replied to prettypaws's topic in General Nursing

    Geez, that was so wrong! I think you did the right thing by bringing it up to your DON, but I'd keep copies of everything. At the hospital where I worked, it would sometimes happen that an order...

  8. Is a DON position realisitic?

    banditrn replied to mattseviernd's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    After 6 months in LTC, I have a few ideas of what I would do if I were a DON, but I have nowhere near the knowledge and experience that it would take at this time to REALLY do justice to the job - and...

  9. Role of Administrator and MDS

    banditrn replied to wooosp's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    Capecod and Daytonite - again, you two have come thru!:) When I started LTC, I had an idea what an administrator did, but I had no idea what the MDS coordinator's job was. I really wanted to know,...

  10. Lowest of the Low

    banditrn replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm sorry, I'm going to take issue with your post!! Not all admin's are out to 'getcha'. There are good facilities with good bosses - you just don't hear so much about

  11. Lowest of the Low

    banditrn replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Capecod - I've listened to you & Daytonite, and you both sound like awesome administrators. But....you aren't in the LTC that I just left, or many that I've read about. I'm not sloppy, stupid or...

  12. Scary Med-Surg Floor?

    banditrn replied to Elle.p.enn's topic in General Nursing

    I think you've learned a lesson we've all learned at one time or another!! I used to hate it when I'd find something grossly different from their assessment. And if it was something really bizarre,...

  13. What's special about male nurses?

    banditrn replied to GBS_Fan's topic in General Nursing

    Go for a wee?!!:chuckle :chuckle I agree with some of what you say - I've always gotten on better, on the whole, with guys. Or gals who work

  14. Shocked At Nurses Actions Tonight

    banditrn replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know if it's the fact that she was young or not?! For crying out loud - the enemy? Did he have a gun in one hand and a bomb in another?? One of my sons is a religious scholor - he told me...

  15. What's special about male nurses?

    banditrn replied to GBS_Fan's topic in General Nursing

    Mike - do you think gals don't have the same problems? As I'm sure you know by now, it's all in the way you present yourself, and your

  16. Elopement........ahhh help

    banditrn replied to Sari_LPN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    :yeah: So, what did he

  17. Help! Acute care exp in long term care a nightmare

    banditrn replied to Kashia's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I was in a union at the hospital where I worked, and while, initially, they helped me, in the end, they were worthless. And I found out later that my union rep was figuratively 'in bed' with the...

  18. Elopement........ahhh help

    banditrn replied to Sari_LPN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Sari - yes, you gotta love management like that!!:chuckle They've probably "been there, done that." I'm glad they're backing you up! Elopement was one of those funny words I learned when I started in...

  19. Charge nurse:how to supervise LNs who lost trust in mangement?

    banditrn replied to nrsalli's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have to agree with you there!! Especially with what I'm seeing in our area - the Corporations!! I had no good understanding until I went to this LTC. My son was a CMA for 5 years in a LTC, but...

  20. Working while sick!

    banditrn replied to banditrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I just left that LTCF!! In the 6 months I worked there, I missed one nite, and that was because I was throwing my insides up! As usual, I tried to find a replacement - no one will do it - the DON...

  21. Residents up all night!!

    banditrn posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This is becoming a bigger and bigger problem, and I'm not sure what to do about it. First, I had the 'wanderer' who would get up as soon as nite shift came on - days swore she wasn't sleeping during...

  22. Turning in my resignation Monday

    banditrn posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I've had enough. We had our nurses meeting Friday and our DON stated that we are no longer allowed to work ANY overtime. Like anyone really wants to. And she made the statement to me that she didn't...

  23. My new job!

    banditrn posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Well, this is my last weekend at the old place! Yippee!! :roll I already KNOW the new one is going to be better - I was prepared to fight for at least a week of orientation - but the new DON doesn't...

  24. Charge nurse:how to supervise LNs who lost trust in mangement?

    banditrn replied to nrsalli's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    [quote=MurseNeutron;1933791 btw anyone who dares to go this route and stands up for the cause in LTC i salute you with much respect. it is def. a tuffy (out of curiosity do you smoke?) every LTC nurse...

  25. Charge nurse:how to supervise LNs who lost trust in mangement?

    banditrn replied to nrsalli's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Daytonite - :chuckle I love the camera idea! Fortunately last nite was my last nite there. Have you seen my posts about my new job? I'm hoping it will be better - I think it will. The DON seems to...