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  1. What do nurses really think of CNAs?

    banditrn replied to ccyrrus's topic in General Nursing

    I never worked as a CNA, but in the hospital I worked in units that didn't have them, so I did my own aide work for 16 years. Now, in LTC, I work nites, and I've worked with two different aides that...

  2. Am I 2 picky? New nurse manager hasn't met the staff after 2 months on the job!

    banditrn replied to lauralassie's topic in General Nursing

    Does SHE have a boss? This doesn't bode well for further interdepartmental

  3. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    banditrn replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    Lacie, you would almost have to wonder if she was joking!! I'd have probably laughed at her - or hit her - the poor

  4. How about your favorite Old Wives Tales related to health?

    banditrn replied to NurseyTonyaLPN's topic in Nursing Humor

    oh, geez, yes, i remember having to be slathered with vicks when i was a kid - even having to swallow some. the old-timers swear by it! i remember one time one old guy asked for some vicks one nite...

  5. Any nurses out there who have left nursing or are seriously planning on leaving?

    banditrn replied to HealthyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Lacie - OMG, what a nasty person she was!! I'm glad you got away from her! I'm so sorry about your hubby - I knew a young fella back here in Iowa, that happened to his wife. You are a true...

  6. using maintainence for patient care

    banditrn replied to capability's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Well, how about window alarms and the guy sitting outside the room? Is there another exit or only one door? I don't know that I'd want a non-licensed guy sitting in my mothers room at

  7. I'm about to crack...read this and help!!!!

    banditrn replied to SaharaOnyxRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'd have told her, sweetly, that anytime she thought she could do my job better, to go back to school for however many years, and give it a try!! I understand what you mean about the lack of respect,...

  8. Will somebody PLEASE tell these doctors....

    banditrn replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    omg, i hate that!! i don't have asthma, but any of that stuff immediately gives me a headache and nausea!! i have put that on all my medical charts but have one guy - an eye doctor, who will come...

  9. If You Could Work Anywhere

    banditrn replied to RachieH's topic in General Nursing

    I would like to work back in my old day surgery, post anesthesia unit, but with a complete change of management!! I liked the job and the docs - but the bosses and some of the staff created such a...

  10. When do you sign RN?

    banditrn replied to NCVegRN's topic in General Nursing

    ERNP - in the last hospital I worked in the last name wasn't required if you worked in ER, ICU, or Psych. I never worked in ER, but worked in ICU, and worked for a brief time PRN in Psych. I found...

  11. When do you sign RN?

    banditrn replied to NCVegRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I don't feel bad, then, to hear that you all do it too - sign your RN at the grocery store, Walmart, etc.:chuckle Yes, OP, you can be proud of your RN - but soon enough you'll be tired of...

  12. nurse aides rules

    banditrn replied to reylem's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Sassy - I was with you all the way up to leaving the room and letting him do his own darn butt cream. I wasn't with you when you went to the other aids and told them all about it. You handled YOUR...

  13. I'm about to crack...read this and help!!!!

    banditrn replied to SaharaOnyxRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Well, I don't love mine and it would never happen that either she or the MDS coordinator would ever do anything like touch the med cart, but, it would sure be interesting if they did. Altho I go thru...

  14. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    banditrn replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: I know it's not funny - but geez, can you just picture them forcing that poor old lady to drink all that water? Must have

  15. I'm about to crack...read this and help!!!!

    banditrn replied to SaharaOnyxRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Reading this - and all the other posts here - plus my own experience in the past few months has shown me a whole lot - the guy that invented nursing homes should be run over by a truck! I remember a...

  16. Anyone sick of working weekends????

    banditrn replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    Try an ambulatory surgery setting - the one I worked in didn't open on the weekend. I hate the weekends, too, but I imagine the folks who work retail, gas stations, grocery stores, etc. don't like it...

  17. I'm about to crack...read this and help!!!!

    banditrn replied to SaharaOnyxRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Sahara - best of luck to YOU, my dear. Hopefully it will all work out for the

  18. False allegation repercussions?

    banditrn replied to Cheez-It!'s topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I absolutely agree with you!! The DON's reaction's to this garbage could go a long way toward stopping

  19. Yes your highness...I mean doctor!! rant!!!

    banditrn replied to irish_std/n's topic in General Nursing

    At the hospital where I used to work there was a special VP in charge of butthat doc's. If they got REALLY out of line, they had to go to talk to this guys, and there were times when they were...

  20. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    banditrn replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    I recently came across a situation in LTC that cause my hair to stand straight up. This place keeps accepting trach patients that are totally wrong for the place because they have a 37:1 res to nurse...

  21. Anyone had this happen to them?

    banditrn replied to AussieKylie's topic in General Nursing

    The last unit I worked for in the hospital - post anesthesthia ambulatory surgery was the most non-team oriented place I'd ever seen in my life. I would come in in the afternoon and have a little...

  22. They Win!!!(long)

    banditrn replied to emsboss's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, Dude - worked with guys in the ICU for years - enjoyed working with them - but I ain't nobody's 'harem! To the OP - sounds like that place is just a poison atmosphere - and it could have...

  23. Was Offered a New Job

    banditrn posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I told you all that I turned in my resignation at my old job - boy am I ever glad! It's going from bad to worse there. I was finally called from the other LTCF that I applied at and offered a...

  24. I'm about to crack...read this and help!!!!

    banditrn replied to SaharaOnyxRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I wouldn't work day shift in my current LTCF for any amount of money!! It sounds a lot like your facility - I work nites, and I've already put in my resignation! I do know that the day nurse is...

  25. Eleven pound baby!

    banditrn replied to P_RN's topic in General Nursing

    My third son was 11 pds, 10 ozs, delivered naturally. I was NOT overweight - gained about 25 pds with that pregnancy. Later in life I was diagnosed with