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  1. "Ask me if my hands are clean"

    bethin replied to bethin's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe they should have a slogan "ask me if my badge is clean." I do clean my ID badges with alcohol after every shift. I also clean my pens with

  2. Why does everyone in healthcare not like their jobs?

    bethin replied to ThePrestige's topic in General Nursing

    No, this is not for everyone. I love taking care of people, but the politics and the changing policies every week really grates on my nerves. It's not for me and I'm so glad I became a CNA first...

  3. Why does everyone in healthcare not like their jobs?

    bethin replied to ThePrestige's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a CNA who once had hopes of becoming a nurse. That changed quickly. Management who has no clue how to run a floor. EX: NM told me "I don't know how to work the floor." Well, if you don't know...

  4. "Ask me if my hands are clean"

    bethin replied to bethin's topic in General Nursing

    More than likely a product from our manager. Her boss (nursing supervisor) is above this kind of crap. She's level headed. This manager has also told me she doesn't know how to do patient care....

  5. Dry, cracked winter hands

    bethin replied to RN ColbyJack's topic in General Nursing

    I started using this. I don't put bandaids on though, I put on gloves overnight. I like it because it doesn't burn like lotion

  6. Agency CNAs

    bethin replied to JaredCNA's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I do agency PRN. I like it because it's not the same place over and over and I like variety. I have done LTC so I do get place in LTCF. Right now I work med surg and ICU and get placed in those...

  7. Back from the Desert and Thankful-What are you thankful for?

    bethin replied to military girl's topic in General Nursing

    Others stole my thought - thankful that others are willing to die for a cause. My nieces - 3 year old twins and 8 month old twins. I didn't know how to smile until I saw them. And the 3 year olds...

  8. NA's not professionals

    bethin replied to Jabramac's topic in General Nursing

    Like I stated in my first post, professional can be the way you behave. A few weekends ago, the nursing supervisor pulled me aside and told me that I "sure am professional". In this context, it's an...

  9. NA's not professionals

    bethin replied to Jabramac's topic in General Nursing

    I can see both sides. However, as I perceive it, in this context is that professional is used as an adjective. You can be a clerk at the gas station and be professional. Professional is how you...

  10. How do you wear your scrubs?

    bethin replied to pumpkin1984's topic in General Nursing

    We can wear whatever we want, but I always wear either ceil blue scrubs or navy scrubs. Plain tops. I just don't get into the disney, strawberry shortcake, etc scrubs. They're cute if you work peds...

  11. Needing to vent R/T attendance policy vs chronic illnesses

    bethin replied to Lorie P.'s topic in General Nursing

    Get FMLA. I have Crohn's and one of the nursing supervisor's was kind enough to pull me aside and give me the paperwork. Up until then I did not know you could take leave intermittently. My dr fills...

  12. Best Way to Prepare for the NET

    bethin replied to alliestar's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I went to the library and checked out the GED book. I studied that and scored very well on the

  13. Patient or Client??? Which do you say?

    bethin replied to Olive Oyl's topic in General Nursing

    Patient, or in LTC resident. I've been a patient several times and I do not want to be referred to as a client. Lawyers, stockbrokers, etc use the term client. Seems very impersonal to be called a...

  14. Do you now wish that you chose another career?

    bethin replied to AspiringNurse7's topic in General Nursing

    I work as a CNA in a hospital. I was going to school for my BSN. But after watching these nurses run around, not eating, not peeing, getting yelled at by nasty docs, yelled at by family members, etc...

  15. MOMS: Do you think this is taking on too much?

    bethin replied to BreatheFree's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Where I'm at, if you drop after a week you get a 100% refund. Second week you drop: 75% refund, third week: 50%, you get the idea. But you're right about books. If you drop alot of classes that's...

  16. MOMS: Do you think this is taking on too much?

    bethin replied to BreatheFree's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm not a mom, so you can disregard my input. Can you take any of these classes online? That will free some time up in the evening. I love taking online classes and I have no problems trying to pass...

  17. Silliest thing you ever did after a long shift...

    bethin replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

    After 18 hours, half on med surg and half in ICU, I went home feeling like crap. N/V/D all day at work. I took 50 mg of phenergan and 2 tablets of vicodin. Went to sleep for an hour. Woke up still...

  18. So I'm fired. Again.

    bethin replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    It hasn't been 21 pages. And you're right: only Suesquatch knows. We shouldn't criticize others and maybe you shouldn't criticize her. Allnurses is a support and learning system. If a nurse falters,...

  19. Holidays: Here We Go Again

    bethin replied to TrudyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I make a deal with the NM: I'll work Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, New Years Eve and Day if I get Christmas Day off. She's always eager to accept my deal because my coworkers want Christmas Eve and New...

  20. Nurses who signed contracts to work for tuition

    bethin replied to SpiceChick01's topic in General Nursing

    My employer assisted me with tuition for a semester. Important things to keep in mind: Make sure nursing is what you want to do. Don't be like me and decide halfway through that you want to be doing...

  21. Dang Dry Hands

    bethin replied to RheatherN's topic in General Nursing

    I buy lotion for feet - it seems to be thicker. I lather that on before going to bed then put on gloves. I can go to bed with cracked, bleeding hands and wake up with hands as soft as a baby's

  22. Do you ever put your foot down with difficult patients?

    bethin replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    A few times. I think, at least where I work, that a nurse or aide isn't supposed to tell it how it is. We're just supposed to be nice all the time even when pt's and family members are rude to us....

  23. IS this norma for Med/Surg night shift...or is it just my hospital?

    bethin replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    We have computer charting but.....the NM still wants input and output charted on a piece of paper that has the pt's sticker on it along with a date. At the end of shift, the column is added up and...

  24. IS this norma for Med/Surg night shift...or is it just my hospital?

    bethin replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    Do we work at the same place?? Only difference is that I'm allowed to do I&O's and add them up. Everythig else sounds the same. We have no clerk after 11p and it's always been the night nurse's...

  25. Should Government Pay?

    bethin replied to Shaggyb2000's topic in General Nursing

    i'm going to break this down: the govt has the right to levy taxes (article i, section 8). it does not say what those taxes can be used for. section 8 states that govt can lay and collect taxes,...