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  1. Capping a primary line - IV ?

    banditrn replied to lpn2a's topic in General Nursing

    That's the way we did it too - just takes a little

  2. Getting "Called Off"

    banditrn replied to peds4now's topic in General Nursing

    I generally volunteered for low census because many of my co-workers were single moms. I did hate being 'on-call' tho - I'd rather come in and work, or stay

  3. Ooooooooh, I am SO ticked off right now!!!

    banditrn replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Kudos to your administrator for backing you up!!:yelclap:

  4. You know you work nights when.......

    banditrn replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in General Nursing

    Now, that's bad!!

  5. Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

    banditrn replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Nursing Humor

    This reminds me of the nite in the unit where an elderly lady woke up and started screaming "My finger's on

  6. Best & Worst April Fool's Pranks

    banditrn replied to Fran_Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Oh, my, wish I could have been

  7. Going to start looking for another job!

    banditrn replied to banditrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Oh, how I wish that were true around here. I have a disability - essential tremors - and it's gotten to the point where I can no longer do IV's or blood draws. I have been looking, but nothing seems...

  8. Going to start looking for another job!

    banditrn posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm just disgusted with a few things, but the other nite was just the topper. I work nites, and if we are sick or something, we are to find our own replacement. The other day when I woke up, I felt...

  9. What does your facility do for "big wigs"?

    banditrn replied to zumalong's topic in General Nursing

    That's my attitude, too. We have this lady in our LTCF whose husband was something or other during the Nixon administration. She had to wait 10 minutes the other nite for us to answer her lite -...

  10. Sometimes I hate being the nurse in the family

    banditrn replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    This really has me laughing!!:chuckle :chuckle Also brings back a lot of memories!! Yep, even before I went into nursing, I was the official puke cleaner. One time my son, his wife, and little girl...

  11. Gone From Rn To Adon/mds Coorditator Overnight!

    banditrn replied to purplesdk's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Capecod - wouldn't an MDS coordinator need special classes? Or would just general LTC experience suffice? I admit that I have NO idea what their job

  12. Nursing Home Nightmare

    banditrn replied to aerinlpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Cerebrum - that was an awesome link - thank you!! I have a question about it, tho. I compared my LTCF to the Ia. state average of 2hr, 6 min. of CNA hours. Ours is 1 hr. 41 min. - this means we have...

  13. The Secret to a Great Nursing Unit

    banditrn replied to CallMePatti's topic in General Nursing

    The first thing you need for a great unit is a great manager. I worked in an ICU for many years that I would consider a great unit. This manager showed us by example that she expected us to work...

  14. Behaviors and Call Lights! Help!

    banditrn replied to carolbear's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Marie, that makes me feel bad. I think everyone should be able to get the attention they need - unfortunately it doesn't seem like it happens. At our facility right now, we are buried at noc with...

  15. Going to start looking for another job!

    banditrn replied to banditrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    catlady - I wonder why that is? I really think our DON NEEDS to be out on the floor sometimes - she had never been there at nite to see what really goes

  16. Help!!

    banditrn replied to banditrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We do that at noc with many patients - leave them 'open to air' I mean - the aide and I talked about it, and felt like keeping them in the attends 24/7 was not a healthy thing. Maybe it's just the...

  17. Has anyone here ever put a doctor in their place?

    banditrn replied to Lachrymologist's topic in General Nursing

    I really like most of the doc's I worked with over the years - I treated them well and vice versa. I don't think treating someone with respect means letting them walk all over you. There was this one...

  18. Help!!

    banditrn replied to banditrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We simply would not have time. There are only two of us at nite! I won't be surprised, tho, when they decide to do

  19. Behaviors and Call Lights! Help!

    banditrn replied to carolbear's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Nikki - that's horrible!! Our administrator has talked to a couple of them who have been really awful, and told them that if they don't shape up, they'll be asked to leave. Don't know if she can...

  20. Help!!

    banditrn replied to banditrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Daytonite - give me a break!! Disposable pads new fangled?!! They've been around as long as I have. And what does my stating my opinion have to do with 3rd world countries?? This isn't a 3rd world...

  21. Let's play I Remember When.....

    banditrn replied to RNSue's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't go into nursing until the late 80's, but I still remember a lot of those things: Smoking at the nurses station - not allowed on days, but OK the rest of the time. Soap suds enemas! They...

  22. How to stay positive in nursing.

    banditrn replied to littlecheese's topic in General Nursing

    That's how I felt about my last job - I loved what I did, I was good at it - if the management had stayed away from me, I'd still be

  23. Ramblings of an Inactive Mind

    banditrn replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Oh YEAH!! I think I'm working on the 'Furniture Disease'!!:chuckle :chuckle Wonder if I could use that as an excuse to call in? "I won't be in tonite - I'm having an exacerbation of my Furniture...

  24. Best way to deal with rudeness?

    banditrn replied to Gods child's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It also depends on what some people perceive as 'rudeness'. I never intend to be rude, but I can be very direct sometimes. One time this male aid told me I'd been 'rude' to him. Huh? When? He told...

  25. Does staffing call YOU every night???

    banditrn replied to Fairlythere's topic in General Nursing

    When you work that much, don't the taxes eat up a much larger