night owl

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1. Ontario, CA student nurse video

   night owl replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

   WOW! That was mighty powerful and it made me sad too. If I knew how to make one of those videos, I'd use the exact same song only set the pace to Long Term Care showing the old folk lying in bed with...

2. Thoughtful Supervisor - Not!

   night owl replied to TrudyRN's topic in General Nursing

   Don't you just love these people? My NM has a doctorate in nursing, but most of the time she doesn't have a bit of sense and it's always her way or no way. One time I said to her, "Don't you feel like...

3. I'm not "WIPING BUTTS"

   night owl replied to KayceeLeeRN's topic in General Nursing

   When my mom was hospitalized with CHF and after receiving IM Lasix, she needed the bed pan so badly and asked the med nurse to hand her the bedpan from her bedside cabinet. The nurse said, "It's not...

4. lost panties

   night owl replied to nrsbetrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Call the "pantie police", they'll know what to

5. Resigned Nurse Manager position today...

   night owl replied to MrsStraty's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   :icon_hug: I'm happy for you too. Best

6. breakfast

   night owl replied to Schmoo1022's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   At our facility on nights, our UM expects 75% of the residents washed dressed and OOB for breakfast by 0645-0700 and are all expected to be fed by the time day shift arrives at 0730. Our census is 60...

7. How is this fair?

   night owl replied to hhrhrn41's topic in General Nursing

   :yelclap: THANK YOU!

8. Drug seeker t-shirt?

   night owl replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   These are absolutely brilliant! Thank

9. fear of vomit?

   night owl replied to maggijo's topic in General Nursing

   I've always had a fear of vomit. In my 30 years in nursing, it has never gotten any better. My biggest fear is having a noro virus run through my facility. It happened about 4 years ago and I'll tell...

10. med carts/control freaks

    night owl replied to ktwlpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My new pet peeve...people pouring lactulose or any syrupy med over the computer keyboard! When you go to type in your code to log on it looks like this...BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB because the keys stick! I...

11. LTC big dogs at the top

    night owl replied to groovetta's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Some do get incentive awards if they keep the budget down... nice big fat bonus checks! But to get them for not providing basic comfort needs??? I will silence myself before it's too

12. LTC big dogs at the top

    night owl replied to groovetta's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That's criminal!!! These people should be locked up! God bless the staff...they are truly angels of

13. Are you paid when you clock out, or end of shift?

    night owl replied to lovemylab's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm, I KNOW we need time clocks at our facility. We just might be the last place on earth who doesn't have them and I know it would solve many of our problems. Too many problems with people leaving...

14. Rn not giving scheduled meds

    night owl replied to tinkle's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I sure agree to this. Where is the

15. Sleeping on the job..acceptable or not?

    night owl replied to travelnurse63's topic in General Nursing

    We had a CNA that would sleep every night, snoring louder than any pt. The supervisor who seek him out to ask him if he could do overtime never saying anything to him about the sleeping. Finally she...