suseliz MSN, RN

suseliz has 40 years experience as a MSN, RN and specializes in Family Practice, Med-Surg.

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1. Should I Go to Postpartum as a New Grad?

   suseliz replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   As a new grad, I had the opportunity to work labor and delivery my first job. I really wanted to, but decided I wanted other experience first. (I know, not post partum as was specified in the letter.) No one would ever hire me for labor and delivery ...

2. How do nurses last?

   suseliz replied to KariT's topic in General Nursing

   I have been in nursing 41 years. Started out with a BSN, got my Master's 20 years ago. How did I last? You can say a lot about nursing, but it is always changing, if you are doing it right you are always learning something, if you ever reach the poin...

3. Tell on yourself, if you dare...

   suseliz replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

   I had a confused patient in ICU back in the late 70's. I noticed a pair of glasses on her bedside table and put them on this little old lady. They were huge! I came on the next day and she still had them on. Her doctor came by later in the shift and ...

4. What have you learned in nursing school that was utter nonsense?

   suseliz replied to TheMiss's topic in General Nursing

   Means, modes, and EOC's. Whatever the heck those were.

5. Least stressful nursing specialty

   suseliz replied to Svkd's topic in General Nursing

   "I wanna be a work from home nurse when I grow up. Probably hugely stressful in its own right, but I prefer to be stressed in my Jammie's." I work from home, and in my jammies if I want to. It can be less stress as complicated patients are to be refe...

6. What % of women don't know basics of female anatomy?

   suseliz replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

   After 20 years practicing as a Family nurse practitioner and doing many physicals, I would vouch for general ignorance of female genitalia by women. Many women feel that area is "gross". I get comments as I sit down to do a pap, "How can you stand to...

7. No call no show, and feeling terrible about it!

   suseliz replied to omha's topic in General Nursing

   Once I didn't show for a night shift. They changed my schedule from what it had been for years. The night supervisor called, I got out of bed, got dressed, and went in to work my shift. Nothing else was ever said.

8. How Would You Rate Your Pain????

   suseliz replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

   I hate the pain scale. I have asked many a patient how they would rate their pain reminding them a 10 is how they would feel if they were run over by a truck. Then the lady who was chatting on her cell phone, perfectly made up and hair done, looked m...

9. Do you ever wish you were a doctor?

   suseliz replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

   Yes. It is one of the big regrets of my life. I have two sons who are physicians (both of whom went to med school on military scholarships so don't have huge debt). The only reason I didn't is because I didn't think I could.

10. Ridiculous medical mistakes on TV

    suseliz replied to adventure_rn's topic in Humor

    I'm dating myself and it wasn't a doctor show but I was incredibly impressed to watch Edith Bunker (All in the Family) give CPR exactly right.

11. How old were you when you started nursing school?

    suseliz replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

    18. I graduated with my BSN at 22.

12. A Rough Nursing Shift...

    suseliz replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    I hardly remember the staff ratio that day, I'm remembering only myself, perhaps an other person. We had maybe 16-18 patients and two staff on a post neurosurgery floor. They look easy in the Kardex (remember those?). But are are unsteady on their fe...

13. Should I Carry Nursing Malpractice (Liability) Insurance?

    suseliz replied to sirI's topic in Career Support

    Absolutely. I have for 40 years.

14. Calling in for no sleep

    suseliz replied to Nurse131382's topic in General Nursing

    The reality is that working nights takes a physiological toll on your body. I shudder to think of all the near misses I experienced driving home from working nights, even after sleeping the day before.

15. Calling in for no sleep

    suseliz replied to Nurse131382's topic in General Nursing

    My son didn't sleep before his shift because of a "mandatory" meeting in the middle of the day when he worked in a group home. He fell asleep driving home and caused a 3 car pile-up. When he was a resident he would pull over and sleep. I've had all s...