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  1. What to do when state comes in?

    banditrn replied to sweetnurse1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    NebbyLPN - why is it illegal to have a communications book? I've never heard that - we had them at the hospital

  2. ANOTHER new CMS guideline

    banditrn replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    When we had the meeting about this at our facility, I was thinking about what 'I' would want if I were a resident. My #1 desire would be - to be left the heck alone!! I want to sleep late, drink...

  3. Getting everyone else to sign their books

    banditrn replied to MrsStraty's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In our LTC facility, the nite nurse is supposed to do a weekly audit. It's great to expect it all to be done on a daily basis, but even on nites I find that sometimes I'm so busy that I don't have...

  4. Help with sundowning residents (long)

    banditrn replied to Elektra6's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I think that in LTC, nurses get used to certain behaviors, or are too busy to chart all of the incidents. Make an effort to do so, plus I really like the graph idea! I've been charting the behaviors...

  5. Why did you take up nursing? What's your story?

    banditrn replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time. Actually, I started out to be a pharmacist, and was taking the pre-rec's for that. One day I started thinking of the number of years it would take to...

  6. Charge Nurses and the units budget

    banditrn replied to Justanurse1's topic in General Nursing

    Budgets - phooey!! I've seen how that can go - spend, spend, spend on 'beautification', then buy the cheapest supplies you can!! Spend $500 per staff to attend a rah-rah spirit building seminar, then...

  7. Customer Satisfaction Surveys: Tell me what you think

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

    I actually have encouraged a few people to speak out thru their patient surveys - one nice lady had been treated horribly when she went down for an MRI. I was a patient in another hospital last year -...

  8. Feeling like a scapegoat, common in nursing??

    banditrn replied to luvmy2angels's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, call the pharmacy - that's a good idea! I agree that I'd be looking for another job - just because those two have years of experience doesn't mean that they can't make mistakes. I still make...

  9. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    banditrn replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    It's not really funny - just amazing - but in the ICU one time, I got this psycho chick who had MAINLINED Neo Sinephrine nose spray! Well, she ended up with us, because she ended up with a...

  10. Charting Bloopers

    banditrn replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

    Wonder why they didn't use a suction

  11. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    banditrn replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Gosh, don't you just LOVE that?!! When I worked in ICU, any OD's got to spend the nite there, then go to Psych the next AM. We used to get some real looloo's. One kid OD's on antibiotics - we...

  12. Nurse Managers working the floor

    banditrn replied to BlessedbyGod's topic in General Nursing

    Jolie - you can be my manager anytime!!:wink2: At the LTC where I now work, the Administrator and DON are both nurses, but it's understood that they will NEVER work the floor. The DON will...

  13. Now I've heard it all!!

    banditrn replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    OMG - someday I want to write a book about the stupidity. There will be a special chapter for certain

  14. money is evil (rant)

    banditrn replied to cardsRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like the nasty old guy that we just had in our LTC! Even the residents disliked him. If he didn't get immediate attention when he was up in his WC, he would slide himself out onto the

  15. Now I've heard it all!!

    banditrn replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    After I had surgery on my left foot, I was at my orthopods office for my first dressing change. While I was on the exam table, the receptionist came back to report a phone call. It was the mother of...

  16. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    banditrn replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Never, when you've run out of Prep H, use the old cure-all Vicks on your hemorroids! And if you have crotch itch, please don't apply Icy-Hot. You'll end up with a major case of blue

  17. fun with implanted defibrilator....

    banditrn replied to papawjohn's topic in General Nursing

    ROFLMOBO!! Yep, I can just see it

  18. RN in correctional facilities any feedbacks

    banditrn replied to RNPal's topic in General Nursing

    Melanie - I've never been hit that hard, but I've known several that have. I've been slapped, pinched, spit at, etc. After awhile you just learn evasive moves, I guess. I don't know, but I would...

  19. how many break(s) in your 12 hrs. shift?

    banditrn replied to Sammi15's topic in General Nursing

    Cool!! You actually get to go to the BR?! I've had nites where sitting on the toilet was my only opportunity to sit down. I remember one of my supervisors telling about the time she sat on the...

  20. Nurse dates doctor openly at work.

    banditrn replied to castle's topic in General Nursing

    We had a situation very much like that at our hospital a few years ago. The doc was married, the nurse was dating a male nurse that also worked there. The doc got stupid over it - his wife divorced...

  21. Errors at Work

    banditrn replied to ANnot4me's topic in General Nursing

    I've made errors at work, and feel that the minute you realize it - report it!! I've seen other nurses try to cover them up - don't feel like it would be worth the guilt to try to hide something....

  22. 20 Ways to Maintain a Healthy Level of Insanity

    banditrn replied to luvmy2angels's topic in Nursing Humor

    I like the one about sitting in your car with the hair dryer!! I'm going to try that sometime! Also the diet water thing - LOLOL. I wish I'd seen the "fries" one while I still worked at the hospital...

  23. RN in correctional facilities any feedbacks

    banditrn replied to RNPal's topic in General Nursing

    The other nite at the LTC facility where I work, a demented old guy tried to strangle the nurse with the lanyard she had around her neck with the keys on it - now we're not allowed to wear them on our...

  24. how many break(s) in your 12 hrs. shift?

    banditrn replied to Sammi15's topic in General Nursing

    Breaks? :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: What are those? I've most generally always worked evenings or nites - occasionally we would sit for a few minutes to wolf something down, and still be chewing when we...

  25. What is the liability of faxing report

    banditrn replied to JessicRN's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked in the surgery area, we would call report to the floor before we took the patient over, stop at the desk and tell them the patient was there, and I would put the call lite on and wait...