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  1. CONTINUED IN WHAT IS THE MAJOR REASON Why are they all leaving?

    banditrn replied to artistnurse's topic in General Nursing

    After all these years, I'd like to have a job where I didn't have to worry about anyone's urine, bm, cardiac, or pulmonary history - plain and

  2. Was Offered a New Job

    banditrn replied to banditrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The new place pays less, but you very seldom see them advertise for help, so I think that says something. I'll be working with a relative of one of the nurses I work with now and she says she loves...

  3. Crazy night...

    banditrn replied to vamedic4's topic in General Nursing

    Well, sounds to me like you handled it all properly, then. We didn't have the 'code green' that someone else talked about at our hospital, but that sounds like a good

  4. Crazy night...

    banditrn replied to vamedic4's topic in General Nursing

    Well, don't know as I'd have given OJ to an unconscious

  5. Turning in my resignation Monday

    banditrn replied to banditrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Unfortunately, my current employer pays more than most in the area. Fortunately - for me, anyhow, I'm at a place in my life where money doesn't have to be the no. 1 priority. The state will be in soon...

  6. fear of vomit?

    banditrn replied to maggijo's topic in General Nursing

    The first time I had to clean BM, I thought I'd die, but I have to say that after all these years, very little bothers me - except those people who bathe in perfume or aftershave. As long as I have...

  7. Stop #@$%!* Thief!!!

    banditrn replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    At the LTCF where I work, we have an alzheimers res. who hoards other res. belongings - they found a whole drawer full of dentures in her

  8. Cry or scream.. venting thread

    banditrn replied to Nascar nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Capecod - would you please come work with us!! :) I'd love to be

  9. kids and parents

    banditrn replied to sister--*'s topic in General Nursing

    I'm kind of a picky eater - and I had to eat everything my mother put in front of me! There are many things I won't allow in my house because of being forced to 'clean my plate'. As an adult, I asked...

  10. Psych Nurse ="not a REAL nurse"?

    banditrn replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    I worked PRN for 6 months at our hospitals psych dept. - not for me!! I was amazed at how professional and skilled the full-time nurses were! Nope, decided I'd rather have the cardiac and vent...

  11. What can a RN delegate to a CNA?

    banditrn replied to Angelfish1234's topic in General Nursing

    Where I've worked in Iowa, the CNA's didn't do foleys or accuchecks. When I was in the hospital in Illinois, they did my accucheck. In the LTC where I work, they can do colostomy care, and empty...

  12. Pregnant and working in LTC?

    banditrn replied to a_rose43's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Geez, Capecod, if you're older than dirt - I must have gone to school with God! BTW - had a nightmare the other nite that I was

  13. What is the major reason nurses leave?

    banditrn replied to saguaro13's topic in General Nursing

    Very true, gitterbug. I see this becoming more and more of a problem - if anything goes wrong, blame the nurse. We're supposed to be omnipotent, I

  14. What is the major reason nurses leave?

    banditrn replied to saguaro13's topic in General Nursing

    Timothy - you are one smart guy!!! :) I think #'s 1,3, &5 pretty much do it for me, altho the money is a factor, too. There have been a few nites where I felt like I did nothing but wipe poop,...

  15. How does your nurse manager stack up?

    banditrn replied to jo272wv's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not going to speak about my current DON, but one of the best I ever had. She had the ability to recognize each person's unique talent, and to put that to use to form a very good team. For...

  16. Cry or scream.. venting thread

    banditrn replied to Nascar nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Nascar - I can't speak for the nurses at your facility, but I wish someone would have spent some 1:1 time with me. I knew so little about LTC when I started, and only got 3 days orientation. The...

  17. Turning in my resignation Monday

    banditrn replied to banditrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The DON just called and wanted to know where I was going - wouldn't tell her - told her it wasn't set in stone yet. Which it

  18. Nurses not following Protocols

    banditrn replied to kasi's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Capecod - I understand what you're saying - and you seem to be a cut above. I've had some very professional, wonderful DON's and supervisors over the years, so I know what they look like. The one I...

  19. Favorite, Fun, Weird, and Scandalous Symptoms and Diagnosis...

    banditrn replied to doctordefender's topic in Nursing Humor

    Nursing supervisor told us about this one: Guy comes into ER with a tick imbedded in his member. Doc was sitting with the chart, and she heard him say to himself "Sure, why not?" When he gave her...

  20. Rough day

    banditrn replied to JentheRN05's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Bless you for caring. As hard as it is to go thru, try not to lose that part of

  21. Turning in my resignation Monday

    banditrn replied to banditrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Well, I've been sick for a couple of days - an aide came in sick last week with this stomach thing, and I caught it. Started throwing up Sat. afternoon, couldn't find a replacement, couldn't get in...

  22. A resident died.

    banditrn posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Just got word that one of our residents passed away. This was an old fella that I thought would outlive me. And I know that it's the expectation that everyone will pass on sooner or later - it's just...

  23. 4.0 GPA ...Great memorizing abilities.Yes...Good thinking/reasoning skills maybe not!

    banditrn replied to RNsoon!'s topic in General Nursing

    I really don't know how it is today, but back when I was in my first year, thru a community college, I took english comp. with some girls who were to be in the next years class. We traded papers a...

  24. Turning in my resignation Monday

    banditrn replied to banditrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Ah, Timothy - If I ever win the BIG lotto...........sigh!! I'm gonna buy a little nursing home, and do it right. Won't make any money, but that'll be OK. Gonna pay the GOOD cna's what they are...

  25. ADN vs BSN pay for RN

    banditrn replied to amyet's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    If that were the case, then extra pay would be warrented, but where I worked the BSN had no extra responsibility at the