Activitys dept could actively help .. ?

I have a suggestion. I think that activity dept should help or handle personal phone calls for the residents. They claim one on one visits ect.. I'm sure everyone knows how buisy those 2 are. U know with all the activies that are happening every day . They could help the residents stay intouch with friends and family. Cna s don't answer the calls. So n so has a phone call line 2. Stop lock cart cover all work walk all the way to a phone realize personal call for resident place on hold walk to nurse station xrf phone pick up walk around to resident and go back to Cart and try to restart what u was doing... The chances of. Med error increases 100%. X that by 12 in one day for one nurse. Office could answer phone then page activities east wing resident line 4. They would be interacting with res and could possibly save a fatal error. It is a communication activity and helps socialise with them. Reason why they couldn't ?? Clipboard takes 2 hands to carry. The director busy listening in on nsg meeting to add her 2 cents on plan of cares? I think it would save nsg hrs and increase the safety of nsg dept. Does this not sound totally doable there are 2 of them what are ur thoughts? Or social services assist could help with it also. Let me hear it

If ur gonna get fucked might as well get paid

Ok, so there’s a title I didn’t think I’d ever read!
However, according to some credible news sources in Australia, it appears that stressed out nurses are quitting hospital work and turning to prostitution as a source of income.
I have to say that regardless of claims that prostitution is safer than ever, it stills stands that these two “careers” really don’t go together. With all that we have learned about looking after ourselves and focusing on holistic care, prostituting yourself is a bad idea. Not only physically, but also emotionally, spiritually. If you really want to limit your sense of self-worth, wreck your self-esteem and discover what it feels like to be a pure object used for someone else’s gratification, you’ll find it in prostitution. That’s not what nurses stand for, is it?
Additionally, I can’t imagine how gross it must be having to pretend you’re interested (sexually) in complete strangers!
While prostitution is not something I’ll ever be checking out personally, I have worked in nursing for long enough and seen enough naked people that I really should make mention of another dilemma that sex workers must have to face – the reality of how many people look naked! Let me assure you, it’s not always what glamourised fashion magazines make things out to be. For example, issues such as obesity and the lack of personal hygiene seen in many people would not do anything to help the self esteem of any prostitute.
Obviously there are lots of exceptions to this, but to reach a point where you invite strangers to strip down and hop in your bed!? I’m a little dumbfounded. Not to mention I’m sure there’s a fair share of losers, creeps and psycho’s that also frequent brothels….
What’s also amazing about this is that the story doesn’t proclaim that a single nurse has left the profession to sell themselves on the street, but that several have jumped on the bandwagon.
“The mother of two with 10 years’ experience as a registered nurse, who wanted to be known only as Jenna, has told how she and at least four of her colleagues have found new jobs working in brothels.”
Let me just add that there are specific reasons why these people have decided to leave the hospitals and seek alternative income sources, and this post does not really expand on these reasons: that nurses are exhausted, demoralised, under-staffed and stressed.
I agree! I work under these same conditions frequently. It’s tiring physically and mentally to work as a nurse in Queensland right now, not to mention that you work crazy hours with serious ramifications when you mess up, and the pay is not super-great.
Regardless of this…. prostitution? Really?! Check out this personal account by a former prostitute in Australia:
“I know about trafficking first hand. I was enticed into the prostitution trade as a young single mother with bills to pay, and once trapped I was unable to escape until 20 years later.
I wasn’t trapped by force. Some are, because pimps can be pretty vicious – but I had no pimp. I was trapped by the easy money which lulled me into thinking that the physical and mental pain I went through was worth it. It was never worth it. It destroys you. Even though I have now been out of the sex industry for nearly eight years, I am still in recovery and probably always will be.” - Linda Watson

Please pass the toilet paper ......

So here we go again.. Another miserable week here and another frowning corporate face! The worst is she is the HR! So i just have 1 question.. since census is low here and cant afford to have proper amount of staff at work.. apparently cant afford to wash towels wash clothes or sheets this past weekend.. cant afford paper towels soap or hand sanitizer.. who is paying u to be here? Oh and i guess u got that discount on ur hotel room too! that eventually will show up on our paystubs cause some how u guys will figure out how to make us pay for corporate frowny faces traveling expences! now we all know some people have that hotline number on speed dial and cant go to bed at night ( or sleep in an empty room while on the clock ) but if no changes are going to made why even show up? why dont u go some where sunny and warm and work on ur tan cause that is about all u are good for at this point! Now for everyone else... i enjoy working with everyone of u! we NEED to stick together and not continue throwing each other under the bus. this is what they want.. they are getting crapped on by corp and want to use us for toilet paper so they dont get a rash! screw that shit! stand strong and just hang in!

Hey I fallen and didnt break shit sorry..

Well it seems like the problems all stem from low census. So says mgmt? Really . Then why is mgmt examp. Nursing admin THE admin social services get out there and push people down and hand them a card.. Extreme times calls for extreme marketing, what about admissions oh. Quit so who is trained to do there job ? All of the above mentioned.. Fact. If the pt are out there why are they still sitting here ? Not gonna fall into this place !! Those damn centrum silver. O u all have the answers. Cut hrs kill staff financially and physically working short or not letting them work at all.. Get ur asses out of the building because we have stablished they are not here in the bed or in ur office. And hand some fucking fruit baskets out on the ortho and med surge floors. There is only like 10 hospitals to fish in I know there has to be keepers, or on the way out as a final kiss my ass did admissions tell all there buddy's in case management to refer elsewhere. It's amazing what not letting people do there job and riding there asses gets you

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Can't sore with eagles while I'm lead by a turkey

A PISSED NURSE: At the facility we have educational experts dumb and dumber to get together to play cat and mouse games with the very skilled nurses employed there to match wits. these very skilled nurses have figured out their big secret game plan to attempt to provide prove the staff incompetent to do their job. So they can get rid of some more of the nurses that don't bend over and bow to them as they enter the building . In their arrogance and conceit with themselves they have failed to realize that they are supposed to be leaders and examples and want earn the respect that goes along with the positions these two asses are in. So how can this staff soar with the Eagles and be at its best when we have to be led by crippled minded turkeys. These are the results these geniuses in charge have achieved consider a revolutionary change at the facility by focusing on the future without them in the mix is an excellent start. Then we all can motivate each other and be a good influence to others and create a plan executing service excellence in this facility without the staff being targets for harassment and our jobs threatened by the miserable leaders violating us at work. Instead of working in a miserable, stressful center we can enjoy what we do with our patients promoting good health and great attitudes, good moral all around, valuable relationships and this be a joyful place to come and heal and work. People don't follow people that they don't have respect. And you don't earn respect via fear or retaliation or threatening. This is not a prison and does not need to have the morale at the prison these patients are not prisoners and we are not guards so please take that back to the prison. Professional nursing with a dash of the sense of humor and happy smiles will do wonders for morale and patient care . I would like to see what you think please comment below

POP MATH QUIZ

Add another post for me; Dumb wants nurses to take a math test, with Dumber supervising to make sure they don't cheat. Are they real? Everyone should get a case of brain fart and fail.. How disrespectful is that. That is calling us stupid, cheaters, and liars.

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Im calling in dead

Yes at the bottom of ur paystub shows how many sick hrs u have EARNED.. I say again earned. It is a so called benefit that we get as a perk to work here.. Most places just have PTO. Which is both, ok then why is it a crime to get sick. And u have got to be out 2 days to get one paid unless ur over 10 yrs. U just might make some one have overtime to cover the shift.... Wait that's a crime to instead of being thankful that ur willing to help facility out and work a extra shift.. Ur looked down on too. What if the other night a cna who is a single parent needed to call out do to a very sick baby. Some one in mgmt told her if she didnt come in she would be fired. (She has never got a write up yet) So she left her sick child with a neighbor and came to work. Just to find out that due to census they cut staff and sent a another person home that didnt have anything to do. What do you think about that? Report to work . Ok we have enough now go home.. Dirty I tell u. Cut one before it's time to go to work and if ur short because of a call in then ask me to come in.

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THIS IS NOT A SITE TO BAD MOUTH OUR EMPLOYER THIS IS NOT A SITE TO SINGLE OUT PEOPLE. THIS IS A SITE FOR OPINIONS AND SITUATIONS THAT NEED IMPROVING TO MAKE WORK BETTER TO MAKE US BETTER.... Even if it is as simple as venting . THERE ARE THINGS WE WILL NEVER CHANGE.. And there are some THINGS WE CAN CHANGE but it starts with u and I. We are already the best nursing home because we except a challenge. And make people better WE CAN'T CHANGE CHANGE IT'S GONNA HAPPEN. THEY ARE FOR PROFIT WE THE STAFF ARE ALSO.. Hopefully we as staff can meet in the middle and both the company and us turn a profit and make it better working conditions. Trust unity. Then pt care from all sides of the bed rail can do what we originally came to do. Make as difference, I know this sounds like a MLK speech but.... I HAVE A DREAM, of one day walking side by side no matter what job u have ADMIN, THERAPY, SS, CNA, TO NURSE ALL THE WAY TO MAINT. I have as dream to get along help one another work happily take care of eath other to take ones hand when they are in need not throw them to the wolfs when performance is not optimal. Get back to what works. when change only helps one side then it failed examp: schedule and shift hrs. Days off.. Saves company millions but at what cost to kill emotionally and financially the workers who make it possible. Did brandywood or union change there whole way or did they stick to what works??? When did I see employee morale go to the toilet? when whole life's were upset and bills could not be paid and families could not be seen ( 4 on 2 off is a joke ) kids grades slipping husband boyfriend we never see! No money to spare ( that's one of the reasons why we chose this field. ) for stability serrcurity and when we work. Well just leave.. Some of u have been here for decades. Some for a few months. But work is like a marriage u don't drop everything and leave when times get tough. But to work things out both sides have to work at it both have to want to make each other happy. But when one side of the partnership won't bend or fail to see that they are hurting the one they depend on. Well they will eventually drive those who have been there through it all away. But this is a small town and the new ones might seem good to look at. But don't know how to take care of business like the old faithfuls... I am a believer some call me a fool but I want to make this work. Cuz I love what I do and where I do it. I just hope they are not looking for a newer younger person to treat anyway they want. Cuz that is not where the best care for the res. comes from...... Thoughts.........

When people are away the cats come out to play!!

Have u ever noticed when a person is not there to defend them selfs, people tear there asses up!!
It's a common occurrence in a place like this. According to psychology today this is due to poor staffing conditions, unhappy people in general, home and in the work place,
Human nature to tear some down rather than notice the good . Rumors and assumptions add fuel to the fire. And insecure unhappy or plain bitches are the wind that makes the fire hot and spread.
everyone is a victim of this u think people don't talk shit about u and sprinkle some half truths and a dash of you know what? Or look at this,and u got ur self a ugly un true juicey comment about someone to make the person(s) talking feel better about there own short comings. Sad but true! I have done it and have had it done. Outcomes are: u put people's jobs at risk.
Friendships strained or broken.
Don't help ur self esteem just makes one less person there for u when u need someone. Cuz it will get back around worse than how u first said it! Does it feel good to spread a rumor where they get introuble and it not as bad as u made it because it was something u heard that someone else heard that they heard. And it wasn't the case at all. Then the person u tell it to assumes u saw it first hand and acts on it!! Very sad destructive behavior.. But they make medicine for it !! And we all need it from time to time, a big glass of shut the fuck up and do ur job and if u are doing ur job correctly u don't have time to know what someone did or said what she heard. And if u feel the need to still open that mouth, converse with our residents. Not gossip. I'm sure they don't want to hear someone don't give showers!!! Or when u hear people bad talking. Encourage them to take there medicine and get back to work. Or say something nice... Nawww that ain't no fun .

Some quotes to remember

The biggest liar in the world is They Say. ~Douglas Malloch

Do not repeat anything you will not sign your name to. ~Author Unknown

What you don't see with your eyes, don't witness with your mouth. ~Jewish Proverb

The Womans idea of hell is a place where everybody has to mind her own business. ~Wendy Phillips,
Ouch that one hurts a little bit!!

Whoever gossips to you will gossip about you. ~Spanish

Employee of the month wait ... Program cut out due to census

I've personally haven't been chosen in my time here but I was nominated once ( I nominated my self shhhhhh) anyhow it gives one sence of pride because we the staff not mgmt chooses ... Shows we care and are proud of one another. What does it cost the facility 1: wall space $free 2: ink from printer $0.18 cents 3: dollar store picture frame $1.09 4: parking space $free 5: pin and brass plaque engraved $6:45( I saw the bill ) and finally 6: free lunch $2.00 but they make u take a 45 min lunch which the extra 15 min actually cost more than that so -1,50 grand total of $8.22 yes I used a calculator. Given up why is it this low census or all of us are that bad? Is a joke to mgmt when they walk by it? All I'm trying to say is it's just one more thing to kill moral. Keep us down so I'll have a poll set up very soon on right side of site and we will nominate 3 people and we will vote for employee of the month on here .... Well I almost forgot this is a anonomys site
Oh well I nominate all of u that spread the word of this site and participate in it .
Comments?

Smell burning today??? No because there is no fire (ing) today.

Usually u can't breath in our place that we spen a third of our life at "work". But today....
Possibly tomorrow ain't no pressure. Do ur job taked care of our people, nurses medicate and make them feel better. Good food cooked housekeepers cleaned and everyone smiled and laughed and got along!!! Therapy did therapy and left. Supervisor did her thing!! Harmony. I didn't see excessive breaks or any people not doing what they know has to be done. Wild concept. What could be diff about today from yesterday..?
Everyone did it there own way and it got done !
Here is a thought back off let us work and we will shine ! And the pt will benefit the most!!
What are ur thoughts?

The financial melt down of employees

Well today we really felt the chest crushing mind numbing effects of our multimillion for profit company pinching the heads and wallets of there pet ants at oo54.
Wait everyone except salary folks who are saying ok cut them back!!
I'd like to know how much 0054 cost u I mean saved them and what u couldn't pay
Because of this awesome idea

Honey why is the lights not working and next door is???

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45 min lunches really.... Can we call it robbing the poor to pay the rich..
Go home hr early... Go home we can't use u today! We are here to work to help these residents
We are here to work to take care of our family!!! We owe it to the pt and we OWE EVERY BODY ELSE... If I am worried that I can't pay my bills am I really focused on res care or baths
Well maybe on my 45 min lunch I can got get a loan to cover what they take from me here! Cuz even if we are at lunch we still are at work I mean cant drink a beer right... Let's eat here get charged to eat... And sit for 40 more min thinking how much longer can I hold on like this...

Place your bets

The VIP of something is coming next thursday. Who want to bet we are fully staffed mgmt is in the floors helping. And were over staffed... Gosh I'd hate for a flu bug to strike that day. That would be tragic!!!

Check ur smiles at the door

Why is it that when u hear the page tone your heart skips a beat. So and so please come to the office. Damn... better not smile or laugh or joke, someone makes a comment I want what ur on Or are u ok ur not ur self. which gets txt threw 5 people ending up with u getting 3 days off drug tested and possibly fired... We've witnessed it. None of my nurses smiles or laughs I guess cuz they dont need the drama. There have been more write ups this yr. Funny we haven't changed thed way we do things and we did have a problem... Even got a deficiency free survey. All I'm saying we use to enjoy our job feel safe with our job and there for we did our job well... And was able to pay the bills!!!

Feeling the end is near

How many of u have a new resume wrote and how many of u have a 2 week notice already wrote
And why?

SIGN OUT OR DIE!!!!!

The infamous sign out sheet!! Who is pushing the issue? Deputy dog
Why is she so worried where someone is. Is it because she's use to prisoners in a cage
Does she think we are!! We never know where she is educating? Door closed hiding in office!
No no she is on patrol like a guard at a prison well we are free and this not a prison!! And if u sign out she can go huntin for a smoker ohhhhh. Well Sherriff patrol your office or your home or hey u like a hostile environment go back to the prison!!!
I'm sorry u took a position where u don't have POWER but I guess thats hard to find out in a interveiw!! oh and by the way does this job give me the right to snitch harass and critique LTC staff? Learn ur spot !! In that office with door shut and stop bothering working folks!! Comments?

Tools of the trade

Wash cloths towels linens how can we do our job without these simple things.
Why is it we don't have any? Is it because we use them for care every 2 hrs through the night. And laundry don't wash all night long?? Or is it staff is strealing them if that was true all of us should be stocked up by now... What about we must be throwing them away. I don't think were gonna throw our tools away. Maybe it is the washer eating them. I know I have a hell of a time with socks at home !! Plumbing sux here I bet it's full of wash cloths from the huge washer. What are ur thoughts ?

Smoke anyone????

Do u think its sad that smokers can't smoke
I don't even smoke but I feel for those who do. Do u think pt care has gone up from this change? 2 15 min breaks but can't go off the property ? Is it GlChina ? I wonder how it feels knowing u cost someone there job over a cig!!! Not killing or neglect but a smoke on a 15 min by law break!! How nice image? They hide out back out of site from residents and families!! I would like to hear ur thoughts on how this better for or residents or for care in general wait don't forget moral!! Post ur comments please and spread the word of this site

Question

Should I put a password on this site ? So those who only know the password can read and comment let me know!

I think this is gonna be a great blog with great comments

There is alot turmoil but remember it is us against them...
Remember this is anonymous. TOGETHER WE FIGHT STAND ALONE AND GET PICKED OFF ONE BY ONE!!
If u don't feel it u don't work at 0054

First post here we go!!!

Tired so very tired hurt scared broke this is wrong to go to work and cry on the way!!!