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  1. Cardiologist

    banditrn replied to helpinghands's topic in Nursing Humor

    :lol2:

  2. Stresssssssed!

    banditrn replied to marjoriemac's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Oh gosh, that's almost giving me a nosebleed just reading it. Yeah, start looking, altho from what I can tell, these places are becoming more of a

  3. Nurses don't have a hard job

    banditrn replied to classactkellie's topic in General Nursing

    Ah, I love those people that think they KNOW what I'm doing!! How about having two post-op patients vomiting at the same time, plus another having major pain - and the supervisor picks that moment to...

  4. Is there power in the color white?

    banditrn replied to bbfw2's topic in General Nursing

    NO - my power is who I am, my respect is how I perform. In the LTCF where I now work, we can wear print tops, so I've gotten several different pretty ones and the ladies love them. They comment every...

  5. Labelling Residents As Attention Seeking

    banditrn replied to marjoriemac's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I don't know why it is, but I seem to like the ones that no one else does - I try to get to them 'before' the behavior starts, and that works a lot of the time. I have a 'skilled' patient in with a...

  6. Are Most Workplaces Like This to Newcomers?

    banditrn replied to tencat's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like a crappy place!! Have you mentioned it to your preceptor to ask her what she thinks the problem is? I enjoy teaching, so I enjoy having 'newbie's' around and teaching them the little...

  7. Is Nursing School Hard?

    banditrn replied to BecomeNurse06's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I went back to school in my mid 30's, and having been out of school for a long time, the first semester was hard - learning HOW to study again. At that time my focus wasn't on nursing, but...

  8. Experienced Nurses Only

    banditrn replied to RunningWithScissors's topic in General Nursing

    ROFLMOBO!!!

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

    banditrn replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    OMG!! What happened?!! That makes me sick just hearing about it. When I was a new nurse, when I came upon my first 'code' I started actual mouth-to-mouth on the lady. The nurse that came in next...

  10. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    banditrn replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Ouch, ouch, ouch!! Wonder if this was the same guy who, while walking naked across his kitchen, fell upon a cucumber that just happened to be in the uprite

  11. The Ranks of a Hospital

    banditrn replied to Thanet's topic in Nursing Humor

    I think that is deserving of being posted on ALL units!!:rotfl:

  12. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    banditrn replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    Now THAT is the most disgusting thing I've ever

  13. Terminating client for Adult Daycare

    banditrn replied to jacesmom2's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm sure that the wife was informed of the criteria when her husband was admitted, so she shouldn't be 100% surprised when you talk to her. I agree with the others, that offering alternate solutions...

  14. LTC big dogs at the top

    banditrn replied to groovetta's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You are a rare angel!! None of the homes in my area are 'not for profit'. I don't see anything that anyone has posted as a generalization - they come from personal observation. The poster who talked...

  15. Lately I've been feeling the strain....

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

    Angie - you really have my sympathy!! The suggestions that others have offered is good - see a good foot doc, and also try a good chiropractor. I started having so much trouble with my shoulders -...

  16. How are male nurses perceived?

    banditrn replied to hemlok2's topic in General Nursing

    So, so true!!:wink2: I've worked with a few male nurses, and appreciated them all - except for one that picks up in the LTC where I now work. He's got a superiority complex that just doesn't quit....

  17. to give pain meds or not to give meds?

    banditrn replied to msnursekim's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    :chuckle :chuckle Good one, capecod!! Yes, I did google it, but I'm not sure how much good it will do me. I've not had any problem with any of the docs I've called at nite - most of them were ones...

  18. to give pain meds or not to give meds?

    banditrn replied to msnursekim's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Capecod - I've never heard of the 'Beer's list'. Is this something just for LTC? I know that at the hospital where I worked, the last couple of years they were trying seriously to get Darvocette off...

  19. LTC big dogs at the top

    banditrn replied to groovetta's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This has become kind of my personal grudge!! I guess I believe in the free-enterprise system, but, somehow, making a profit off of old folks seems wrong somehow! Especially when I see the personal...

  20. How are male nurses perceived?

    banditrn replied to hemlok2's topic in General Nursing

    I have never understood why some patients who will allow a male doctor to do whatever, get really fussy about a male nurse; just like I don't understand why some people can swallow a mouth full of...

  21. Question about Mandated OT

    banditrn replied to BabyRN2Be's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital where I worked tried it for awhile, but it didn't last - I think the union may have gotten involved. I wouldn't do it. Altho I think it's an individual thing, I personally think over 12...

  22. What do you like most/least about being a nurse?

    banditrn replied to rtin05's topic in General Nursing

    The thing I like most about nursing is dealing with the patients and families. This is an area where I've always excelled - it's a challenge sometimes to find a way to get thru to some people. Some...

  23. Wandering Resident advice

    banditrn posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In our 40 bed facility, we don't have a separate Alzheimers wing. We have a lady with alzheimers who has been 'wandering' at nite. There are only two of us at noc and sometimes it's hard to keep...

  24. Wandering Resident advice

    banditrn replied to banditrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It's going to take some major event to get the management at this facility to do anything. I become more disgusted by the day. The DON is young and she isn't very responsive to issues or problems -...

  25. Utilization management nurses

    banditrn replied to indynurse#2's topic in General Nursing

    To do the job you do, you really have to know your stuff!! Don't let them get to you - they probably wish they could have your