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  1. Racism in the workplace

    banditrn replied to staygold's topic in General Nursing

    How about "No, she's a

  2. !st LPN job nightmare

    banditrn replied to Ultreya816's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Ultreya - I could almost cry for you!! When I started my job, I only had 5 days orientation - it wasn't enough, and I've been a nurse for a long time. As a new nurse, you definitely need more! I...

  3. Behaviors and Call Lights! Help!

    banditrn replied to carolbear's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    What - was he too good to crawl around on the floor?!! :chuckle

  4. Behaviors and Call Lights! Help!

    banditrn replied to carolbear's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    On med surg in the hospital where I worked, they had an automatic system - the call lite would buzz that nurses pager - if it wasn't answered in a good time, it would buzz her again. One thing I had...

  5. patients who LIE about their symptoms!

    banditrn replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I've had a few of them fib to get to stay. Yep, sounds like denial to me - I've also had one's brought in 'under protest' by a family member or someone after they've had symptoms for a long...

  6. is anyone else stressed out?

    banditrn replied to jrbl77's topic in General Nursing

    Have you thought about transferring to another unit? Maybe ICU? You have a lot of experience and that would serve you well in a specialty

  7. just venting. (long)

    banditrn replied to JohnBearPA's topic in General Nursing

    :chuckle :chuckle Sounds possible to me!! John - this is not a med error!! Sounds to me like you did a good job, under the circumstances. As long as you charted the behavior, then you're

  8. How do veteran nurses react to...

    banditrn replied to Asklepios's topic in General Nursing

    I think it will be a non-issue. I graduated at 40 myself. I wasn't the oldest or youngest in my class. One thing I did find as a student, in clinicals, was that patients accepted me better than the...

  9. Help!!

    banditrn posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I recently started working on the 10-6 shift at a LTC center after working many years at a hospital. I'm an RN. There are many things about it that I enjoy - and a few that I don't. The center where...

  10. Terms we will not admit to using

    banditrn replied to gwenith's topic in Nursing Humor

    Well, we would sometimes want to try the POF treatment - pillow on face - but figured we'd get caught! TSTL - too stupid to live And then there was always the 'code

  11. Don't put that in your nose!!

    banditrn replied to whiskeygirl's topic in General Nursing

    Must be a kid thing!! One of my boys put a peanut up his nose while my aunt was watching him - she got him to 'snort' it out. Another one stuck an M&M in his nose - same treatment. My DIL took...

  12. Cullen donates a kidney ????

    banditrn replied to SilentfadesRPA's topic in General Nursing

    That makes sense to

  13. "I Come Into Work Sick! Why Can't You?"

    banditrn replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    kitta - I would suppose that it would depend on where you worked, how much time off you get. At the hospital where I worked before, sick leave and vacation were all dumped together and called PTO -...

  14. Lawsuit Threats from Family Members

    banditrn replied to TheCommuter's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    :rotfl: :rotfl: I'll put that on my list of things I want to say on the day before I give up my license

  15. Rn not giving scheduled meds

    banditrn replied to tinkle's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Achot - well, like most places, if the KNOW an inspection is coming, they get busy, but as long as they meet a certain criteria - which seems to have more to do with paperwork than actually taking...

  16. Can a Ward Clerk check in controlled Medications in a LTCF?

    banditrn replied to 4rmgirlRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hmmm - well, then maybe I will re-think applying for the job. I would like to try for an ADON position, but most of the facilities around here are too small to use them. The hospital where I worked...

  17. Rn not giving scheduled meds

    banditrn replied to tinkle's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Achot - I definately understand a lot of what is being said. I worked in LTC in the late 80's, then went to the hospital. Recently I started in another LTCF, and I am amazed at how things have...

  18. Help!!

    banditrn replied to banditrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have to agree with you about the briefs, if you mean Depends - it is my feeling that they need some 'air' to their peri-areas, at least at night. I do know that at night, there are only two of us,...

  19. RN to MD anyone? Feeling unsupported.

    banditrn replied to Anagray's topic in General Nursing

    I think your RN experience would help you a lot!! Go for it, and don't look back.:balloons: We talked about this at work once, and decided that all med students should be required to work as nurses...

  20. Stuff Patients Have Smuggled onto the Psych Unit...

    banditrn replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    That's terrible about the depressed patient. When I worked in ICU, all suicide attempts spent at least 1 night there - most of it was BS, but the occasional pt. was serious, and I used to feel so...

  21. "I Come Into Work Sick! Why Can't You?"

    banditrn replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    I used to get fed-up with a couple of them that would come in sick - and that's all you heard about all shift!! They'd refuse to go in this room or that, or to do certain things - because they were...

  22. Can a Ward Clerk check in controlled Medications in a LTCF?

    banditrn replied to 4rmgirlRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I don't believe that anyone but the nurse can check them in, altho the persons delivering them aren't licensed. So, how is it all going for you? I have only worked in LTC for about 4 months, after...

  23. 12 Hour Shifts

    banditrn replied to TEXAS4LIFE's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital ICU did 12 hour shifts for a long time - some loved them, others didn't, me included. At this point in my life, I just don't have the energy anymore - much over 8 hours and I feel like my...

  24. Stuff Patients Have Smuggled onto the Psych Unit...

    banditrn replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Good grief - your list beats anything I remember, which was either cigarettes or drugs! A snake? Cyanide capsule - were the family members arrested? Come on now, share your

  25. "Don't Send Anyone Out!"

    banditrn replied to TheCommuter's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    So, how were you