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  1. Why do people think the hospital is like the Holiday Inn Express?!!! LONG...

    banditrn replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    I remember that - and you also had to 'rent' the

  2. Some parents amaze me

    banditrn replied to teeituptom's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like something my ex-dil might pull. She's a real winner, let me tell you, and will dump the kids anywhere, so she can go party - and she's a long string of guys living with her since the...

  3. Life and work in Tulsa, OK

    banditrn replied to UKPedsRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, I don't know much about Oklahoma - my son was a critical care nurse there for a couple of years, and I don't recall that he had any complaints - I'd call him but he's at work now. It's...

  4. Why do people think the hospital is like the Holiday Inn Express?!!! LONG...

    banditrn replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    No, I don't believe you - from other posts I've read, you appear to be a very caring person!:) I understand that you hate some people's ACTIONS, but they DO make things interesting. After awhile I...

  5. Best thing since sliced bread!

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

    Emesis BAGS!!:) That replaced the emesis basin! They have a rigid plastic ring a little larger than a persons mouth, with a long plastic bag - and they're totally disposable. They fold compactly in...

  6. Why do people think the hospital is like the Holiday Inn Express?!!! LONG...

    banditrn replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    I remember when I was still fairly new and was working on the floor - I hadn't been there very long when a patient's light came on. When I went in to answer, one of the family members tells me that...

  7. Doctor Practices that Dump Patients

    banditrn replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ingelein - I didn't know all that about the SSDI - yes, I was 58 when I started the process. I know it took my DIL with progressive MS a year to get it, and she was far more disabled than I...

  8. How long did you take off work post cholesystectomy

    banditrn replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    I had mine in 1990 - I was the first lap chole that they did at our hospital. I stayed home a week (the surgeon wanted two, but I couldn't afford it.) and the first shift back was rocky, but after...

  9. Doctor Practices that Dump Patients

    banditrn replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ingelein -Are you SURE about the medicare? I was recently approved for SSDI, but I won't be able to get medicare for two years. I was approved super fast - in about three months, which surprised even...

  10. Security

    banditrn replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Cape Cod - one LTC I worked at decided that we should lock the doors at noc. So at the appointed time, the CNA and I went around and locked them - we could not, tho get the front inside door locked -...

  11. Funniest thing a confused pt. has told you...

    banditrn replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    You just can't get others to believe what we see

  12. Ear Changes In A Dying PT

    banditrn replied to gagezoie's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Don't feel bad - I was a nurse for many years, and took care of a multitude of dying patients, and I'd never heard of

  13. Patients on Medicaid

    banditrn replied to DiEd's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    mc3 - We drive a 4 year old vehicle, and my insurance costs me $645 monthly - just for me. I could care less what other people do with their money - I don't have bill collectors calling me, and I...

  14. Did Hillary really say nurses are glorified sitters ?..... No fact to support

    banditrn replied to time4meRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This is what Hilary wants to do with health care - and I heard it DIRECTLY from her mouth. I'm paraphrasing here - she stated that everyone would have health care insurance - whether they wanted it or...

  15. How do you convice elderly people of certain things?

    banditrn replied to justme1972's topic in General Nursing

    I remember an elderly woman who swore that WD-40 was the best thing for dry

  16. Told to pee in her depends

    banditrn replied to dv0806's topic in General Nursing

    I agree! I now suffer from 'old nurses back' syndrome from too many years of straining MY back because I didn't want to tell people

  17. "they're not my patient" syndrome

    banditrn replied to The Bell Jar's topic in General Nursing

    For this kind of behavior to stop, it takes an institution policy. I KNEW that at the hospital where I worked that it was frowned upon to have that attitude - it was drilled into us from the day that...

  18. Is this a common trait in a charge nurse?

    banditrn replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    :D Aw, tweety, I know what you mean!! I used to work with a certain CNA - when she was mad at me, and not speaking to me, my nights went so much smoother!! Because then she would just do her work...

  19. The Doctor said WHAT?

    banditrn replied to nurz2be's topic in General Nursing

    Well, good for this doc to actually face the challenge - and find out that our shoes aren't easy to

  20. The Doctor said WHAT?

    banditrn replied to nurz2be's topic in General Nursing

    Sharon - having a 'private' conversation is just that - in PRIVATE. How do you think those two doctors would have responded, had two nurses chosen to have a conversation in front of them, denigrating...

  21. Did Hillary really say nurses are glorified sitters ?..... No fact to support

    banditrn replied to time4meRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I agree Padawan. She has a habit of flip-flopping on statements, especially when she's brought up on one of them. Just like drivers licenses for illegals - first, she was FOR them, then she was...

  22. Patients on Medicaid

    banditrn replied to DiEd's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Umm, Tom, the lady hit the manager with a glass juice bottle. You may call that 'standing up for her rights', I call it 'throwing a tantrum because she didn't get her way'. The manager doesn't MAKE...

  23. Anyone worn SAS shoes before?

    banditrn replied to jetta1's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have had and loved the SAS shoes - I have had problems with my feet forever and have really wide feet. I wore the lace up kind. They last forever, and you can replace the inner pad. But I also...

  24. What would you have done?

    banditrn replied to miwachiru123's topic in General Nursing

    I wasn't there, so I don't know specifically how the director was behaving - but I don't know whether I'd have walked off in a huff. I would probably have said "Excuse me, but even when I have a...

  25. Whoops...hydrogen peroxide enemas put tourists in hospital!!!

    banditrn replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    If you leave the lid off the bottle of peroxide, the extra O2 molecule evaporates, and it again becomes water - the off taste is the preservative. I remember a doc ordering a 'high and tight' enema...