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  1. Don't laugh, but... what if I throw up??

    banditrn replied to Alice b.'s topic in General Nursing

    Once I got past the first few times, almost nothing makes me sick. One time a surgeon I liked let me scrub in and watch him do a colon re-section - it was SO cool to think that I was holding a living...

  2. Who does your IABPs

    banditrn replied to TennRN2004's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    The hospital where I worked, the cardiologists inserted the IABP, and nurses were 1:1, after special classes and certification. We used to do a lot of 'messing' with the vents, depending whether it...

  3. What exactly ARE the wrong reasons?

    banditrn replied to Lachrymologist's topic in General Nursing

    There have been a few nights when I wished that I could be a CNA! I know how hard some of them work, but when the shift is over - they go home. Their 'break' isn't sitting DOWN to chart. I worked in...

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

    banditrn replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in General Nursing

    I took the phone out of my bedroom, but one time my son woke me up in the middle of MY nite - his wife (now ex) wanted to borrow my van. At work the next morning - I called them at 4 or 5 AM - to...

  5. "Nurses Rights"???

    banditrn replied to Nieuport's topic in General Nursing

    I used to get really tired of some of the nurses who wouldn't take this person or that person - because they knew them or went to school with their sister, etc. I did ask to be excused from one...

  6. Delivering lab specimens...what do you think?

    banditrn replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    I'm becoming more and more amazed at the things they try to get us to do!! No I wouldn't do it either, especially on my own dime!:uhoh21: The corporation that manages our LTCF is SO tight - we're...

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

    banditrn replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    None of that stuff bothers me much, but one time I had a guy sitting at bedside doing a bath, and I went to wash his back, and he had this huge blackhead on his back, and it totally made me ill....

  8. Help!!

    banditrn replied to banditrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Now I'm looking back on it after a few months experience - and I still hate those cloth pads - I find that they end up around a patients shoulders, and wrinkle just as bad as the 'chux'. Plus we have...

  9. Getting CNAs to WEAR GLOVES & WASH HANDS?!?!

    banditrn replied to luvmy2angels's topic in General Nursing

    Our LTCF regularly runs out of gloves!! This is just amazing to me that they can't keep adequately stocked on such things. From what I can observe, the CNA's there are good about hand-washing. But...

  10. Safety in the facility

    banditrn replied to Kaiserstudent's topic in Correctional

    Kaiser - altho I've never worked in corrections, don't assume that working in a hospital or LTCF will be safe!! While I've never been injured badly, I've been pinched, slapped and bitten - just...

  11. whiners, criers, and fakers

    banditrn replied to nurseT's topic in Correctional

    :roll karbyr! You are SO

  12. Sundowning

    banditrn replied to fotografe's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Oh, chadash, I've addressed it with management - they don't seem to care!! When I talked to the DON about the 'other' resident not getting any sleep thru all this, she said "Too bad - he's a nasty...

  13. How do you calculate the staffing ration for LTC

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

    Now why didn't you tell me this BEFORE I went to work in LTC?!!

  14. Problem with coworker (long)

    banditrn replied to Elektra6's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    meanbird - condolences on your birdie friend. As for the rest of it, I agree with what many of the other posters have said - this guy sounds like a nimrod!! Just because he's an RN doesn't give him...

  15. How to handle sub standard evals

    banditrn replied to Furoffire's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have a good supervisor? Can you talk to her about it, and maybe get suggestions? Barring that, is there a nurse there whose work you admire? Ask for tips. I REALLY abhore those units who use...

  16. RN vs Ancillary Staff

    banditrn replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    Angie - I agree with you - and I didn't see any disrespect in your answers. At the hospital where I worked, the RT's were part of the team, and we appreciated their input and suggestions, and...

  17. It's official, I'm stupid!

    banditrn replied to gitterbug's topic in General Nursing

    gitterbug - I don't care what the rest of them do, I do what I know is right. When I worked in post-anesthesia, I would always explain to patients what their meds were for, how to take them and what...

  18. Can they really be serious???

    banditrn replied to SEOBowhntr's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with you - it wasn't the governments job to protect my kids, it was mine. My kids got hurt a few times doing dumb stuff, and I considered it my responsibility to teach them, or safeguard them...

  19. Does staffing call YOU every night???

    banditrn replied to Fairlythere's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen a few of them bargain for shifts off when they're asked to pick up - most of the time it seemed to

  20. What exactly ARE the wrong reasons?

    banditrn replied to Lachrymologist's topic in General Nursing

    Well, going into it for the money, or just to have a steady job CAN be the wrong reason. Also, some people are in it because they need 'approval', or like to be 'in charge' - and that can be a...

  21. You know you work nights when.......

    banditrn replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, yes!! Except I seldom got to work during the 'spring forward', but it seemed like I always was scheduled during the 'fall back'. I usually appreciated the extra hour to get things

  22. You know you work nights when.......

    banditrn replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in General Nursing

    When the thought of getting up at 5AM to go to work sounds disgusting, yet you're routinely up at that time anyhow - and working. I've had problems recognizing many of the residents as I walk thru the...

  23. Going to start looking for another job!

    banditrn replied to banditrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Achot - I was told at one point that the administrator (a nurse) nor the DON would work the floors. I've been afraid since I started that I would get sick and have to call in, because I was afraid...

  24. A day (night) in the night of a nightshift LPN in LTC- anyone care to share theirs?

    banditrn replied to onehusbandsevenkids's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    10PM - get report, count narcs, put away meds from pharmacy that come in the evening. 1030 P - check mars for new, changed meds and orders - check TARS. Check all feeding pumps, etc. 11P to 0330A -...

  25. Behaviors and Call Lights! Help!

    banditrn replied to carolbear's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    What a smart thing to do!! Maybe he could balance my