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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I used to work as a mental health person in a nursing home. Multiple times a day, we were charged with supervising residents in the smoking room.

Up to a dozen people smoking in an area maybe 10x30 feet in size, several times a day. Aside from the health risks to the smokers, I also thought of the long term damage the staff were doing to their lungs. I got a medical pass for [b]obvious [/b]health reasons and staff resented me.

Oh, and we spent time every day coding the various times we talked to residents as counseling time so we could bill Medicare. We basically coded the entire day for billing, every single day. [/quote]

What were the obvious reasons? And if you got it why couldn't staff?[/quote]

The long term risk of dying from lung cancer due to secondhand smoke inhalation. It felt like sitting in a garage with a car that had been running for several minutes, five times a day.

Staff could have gotten one too, I'm sure. However, no one did...I'm guessing because they either a.) didn't think of doing so, or b.) feared reprisals from our boss. I didn't want to piss her off either, but I liked my lungs more. I ended up leaving the job for another one a few months later. As far as I know, everyone's still in the smoking room destroying their lungs for $12 an hour (maybe a bit more, depending on how long they've worked there).[/quote]

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