I'm Kyle! I'm 20 and a nursing student at Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing. I work as a STNA in a nursing home, which always leads to lots of interesting stories. I can't wait to graduate and finally move on to hopefully even more fun times!
Turns out, grandmothers do curse, and I’m their prime recipient
This happened to an old guy at work one time. He kept getting mad because there weren’t enough bubbles. The fact that it was a whirlpool tub didn’t help the amount.
(via fuckeveryonesopinions)
I always win. All the other aides are lazy as can be.
I’ve gotten human feces all over me, scars on my arms, punched, kicked, but I still usually do everything with a smile. Just because I’m having a bad day doesn’t mean I need to make the patients day worse too by being in a bad mood.
My family gets furious at this. I can’t help it. Stories from work usually always involve body functions.
I wake up craving Taco Bell because thats what I get every night at work.
It scares me when I try to wake someone up and they don’t respond immediately, or I can’t see their chest moving because they have blankets on. I haven’t found anyone yet, but I know I will.
(via nurse-on-duty)
When It’s Time To Clock Out At The End Of Shift
Combative elderly
If you haven’t been bitten, spit on, swatted at or had your hair pulled you aren’t really trying.
Haha it actually is like this.
My coworkers drive my absolutely insane. I work so hard while they just take their good old time to get their residents cleaned up and dress. I’m out answering call all their call lights and still trying to do my people. During the busiest part of the night, about 25 call lights went off. I answered 24 of them. AND I still got all my people ready on time. The others just sat at the nurses desk, not doing shit. I’m getting tired of it. And I know that if I don’t answer call lights, I’ll get in trouble. Ridiculous.
How It Feels To Work Primarily w/ The Elderly Population
WHEN MY PATIENT IS ON HIS CALL BELL Q5MIN ASKING ME TO FLUFF HIS PILLOW
i’m just like,
I have about a million of these patients. Its 3rd shift!! You’re supposed to be asleep!!
I love my patients, but they can be difficult!
