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  1. ethical problem... need opinions

    bethin replied to txspadequeenRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Sorry to hear you lost your job. Sounds like you really cared about your patients. It seems like whenever we speak our opinions we get

  2. Hey, Managers! What's up with the "weeding out" of good nurses?

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

    Where's HIPPA? Insurance is a benefit, you get it if you work the hours. I don't see how they can discipline/fire someone over a benefit. That's ridiculous and should be taken to a

  3. Sleeping pill at THIS time????

    bethin replied to mediatix8's topic in General Nursing

    Does that include phenergan and pain meds too? Or were you just referring to sleeping

  4. What would make you happy?...employee satisfaction

    bethin replied to natsfanrn's topic in General Nursing

    Management that is accessible to nurses. Very often in our facility either management works half days, have no clue what happens on the floor and they don't stick up for staff. Staffing that looks...

  5. Do You take your patients out for smoke breaks?

    bethin replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    No, never! I'm not sitting outside where I can catch some second hand smoke, go back in and take care of pts smelling like smoke. Our hospital is going to be smoke free so that'll take care of any...

  6. is anyone else stressed out?

    bethin replied to jrbl77's topic in General Nursing

    I work on med/surg as an aide, and there are notes posted everywhere that RN's are responsible for this - and then there's a big long list, such as responsible for signing off on LPN's care plans,...

  7. Being an LPN is not even anything important.

    bethin replied to candyLPN2Be's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    And you call this person a friend??? I would never speak to her again. Now, I'm only a CNA, but I consider wiping someone's tush direct care, don't you? Or how about the LPN giving CPR? Is that...

  8. Getting "Called Off"

    bethin replied to peds4now's topic in General Nursing

    It most certainly affected my paycheck. My hospital has been super super slow (8pts for 29 beds!) and I get called off alot. I've used up all my PTO and because I'm WEO I need PTO to take a...

  9. Are 12 hour shifts terribly long?

    bethin replied to tbahde's topic in General Nursing

    I love 12's. I found out after doing 8 hour shifts for a long time that my feet don't hurt anymore after a 12 than they do after an 8. Also, I'm no more tired. Plus, you only have to work 3 days a...

  10. Myers-Briggs Type

    bethin replied to piscesguy's topic in General Nursing

  11. If you could go back would you still choose nursing?

    bethin replied to aspentree13's topic in General Nursing

    If I could go back I'd change alot of things but I know that no matter what I changed I'd still end up a nurse. I've majored in political science, pre law and criminal justice. None satisfied my like...

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

    bethin replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely refuse!!!! And definitely check out OSHA regulations - they have a rule for arm rests so they must have a rule for this. I have taken a specimin that our hospital couldn't perform to the...

  13. Rejection/Waitlist

    bethin replied to NursingStudent08's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It was ugly. I didn't come out of my room for a week except to go to the BR and fridge. Then I got MAD. After being told I was a shoe in I got real mad. I took some classes in forensics because...

  14. Marian or U of I? Need help fast!

    bethin replied to bethin's topic in Indiana Nursing

    What about your clinical instructors? Did you think they were good? I'm sure alot has changed in 13 years, but hopefully the program as a whole has stayed steady. I'm anticipating competition and...

  15. Marian or U of I? Need help fast!

    bethin replied to bethin's topic in Indiana Nursing

    Well, it's a no go at the U of I. I went to orientation on Mon and met with my advisor who was very helpful. She looked over my transcripts from Ivy Tech, commented on my very good GPA and then went...

  16. Marian or U of I? Need help fast!

    bethin replied to bethin's topic in Indiana Nursing

    Thanks for the reply. It made me feel like I am making the right decision. I'm going to try it and if I absolutely despise it, I know I can still get into Marian. I'm just worried that at 26, I...

  17. Assisting in abortions

    bethin posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was watching an old episode of ER and it got me thinking (dangerous, I know). In the episode, an abortion clinic was bombed and the ER was receiving the casualties. One patient was in the middle...

  18. For Fun: Spiral Notebooks or Binders?

    bethin replied to Elizabeth Hanes's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Depends on the class. If I'm taking Micro where I know I'll be receiving lots of info and handouts plus taking loads of notes I get a 3 ring binder. Then I buy seperators so I know where chp 1 ends,...

  19. Do you work with creepy-weird co-workers?

    bethin replied to Captain America's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a CNA and have not yet started clinicals so to my co-workers who are nurse externs, I'm completely stupid. Anyway, they tell me how to do my job. Basically, we're both aides and I've been an...

  20. Paitent Coded; All Went Poorly

    bethin replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked in LTC (also where I did my CNA classes) we were told by the DON that CNA's were not to be trained in CPR. You might check with the DON, that might be why the CNA's didn't know CPR....

  21. University of Indianapolis

    bethin replied to new_mom26's topic in Indiana Nursing

    I will be attending the U of I in the fall and was wondering what their clinicals were like. Are the instructors decent? I know it's an expensive college but I look at it as I can't put a price on...

  22. Calling All CNA's!

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

    Finally, a CNA forum!!! I've been a CNA for 6 years, 5 of which have spent working on a med/surg floor and ICU. I am taking prereqs for RN and am done with prereqs for LPN. Waiting to get into a...

  23. IV's on obese patients

    bethin replied to sandslady02's topic in General Nursing

    Right now, after spending last week in the hospital, I have about 6 bruises and enough track marks to make me look like a junkie. NEVER have I blamed a nurse for bruises. Ridiculous. It happens and...

  24. IV's on obese patients

    bethin replied to sandslady02's topic in General Nursing

    This is some first hand experience as I have been a patient alot of times and although I'm overweight, not obese and I'm only an aide, this is what nurses do for me. I have always been the world's...

  25. Thank you's - memorable ones you've received?

    bethin replied to Liddle Noodnik's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I couldn't agree more. I pity the people who sit behind desks day in and day out doing the same thing. Have you seen the Navy commercial with a guy at an auto dealership with a voice over that says...