Evangeline2000

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1. Charge nurse has an attitude...

   Evangeline2000 replied to 2shihtzus's topic in Relations

   Throwing books isn't acceptable behavior. Of course you take the insinuation personally, you sound like you care about the patients. Just move on and know you're worth your weight in GOLD.

2. Why do Nurses do this?

   Evangeline2000 replied to Ms Kylee's topic in General Nursing

   Walk up to them and say, "Excuse me, but I have an abnormal BP you need to know about." Whatever they're talking about is secondary to the patient's abnormal BP. Be assertive for the patients, you're just doing your job. If you're leery of interupt...

3. Why did you fail Nursing school?

   Evangeline2000 replied to AspiringNurse7's topic in General Nursing

   I didn't fail but it was very stressful. But good preparation for the actual world of nursing, I suppose! Good luck

4. Sheez! She's back and venting AGAIN!!

   Evangeline2000 replied to missrose's topic in General Nursing

   I was just reading over the thread and saw where you said you aren't allowed to enter the orders, but rather, the charge nurse is supposed to tend to that. Sounds like the home team dropped the ball. I guess they figured cancelling your contract ...

5. Regular staff members are so snotty to me, the traveler

   Evangeline2000 replied to raindrop's topic in Travel

   LOL, this thread reminds me of the "us vs. them" mentality we just got lectured about on another thread.....I've NEVER felt animosity towards travel nurses when I was staff, and I've done travel nursing. Staff nurses who are mean to travellers are ...

6. NLC (Nurse Licensure Compact) Question - HELP!

   Evangeline2000 replied to alkaleidi's topic in Travel

   It appears from your profile that you live in Illinois. Illinois isn't a compact state. You cannot do nursing with a compact license, unless your legal residence is in a compact state. You can't just send off and get a license from a compact stat...

7. Sheez! She's back and venting AGAIN!!

   Evangeline2000 replied to missrose's topic in General Nursing

   Hmmm...travel nurse as "houseguest?" I must be weird. I never felt like travel nurses on the unit are "guests" who have to kowtow to the "family." I was glad to have them there, just figured they were part of the team! Oh well...*shrug*

8. Sheez! She's back and venting AGAIN!!

   Evangeline2000 replied to missrose's topic in General Nursing

   I really don't see the awful crime here....you got exasperated because there was a four-hour delay getting the "now" order - but you DIDN'T attack anyone personally, so what was so bad? Sounds like one of those units where anything but the truth is...

9. the meanie struck again

   Evangeline2000 replied to dcnballmom's topic in General Nursing

   Ya know, you really shouldn't HAVE TO endure 8 hours of harrassment. I'd probably just tell her, plainly, to SHUT UP because I didn't want to hear her abuse.

10. How to deal with coworker during report?

    Evangeline2000 replied to BlearnRN's topic in General Nursing

    My favorite question: "Which arm is her IV in?" (Why, so you won't have to check it?) My answer: "Well, it's either in the right or the left......."

11. lazy mean assistants

    Evangeline2000 replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    Sadly, this is the rule, rather than the exception.

12. "Did you report her?"

    Evangeline2000 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, amazing. She treated a patient like trash, and she wasn't even sorry, yet kept her job??? She must have been awfully certain she wouldn't be fired........:angryfire

13. nursing career switch...help!!

    Evangeline2000 replied to RFA158's topic in Career Support

    Oh, I think you should definitely do the med-surg! That's tailor-made! How wonderful to get an opportunity to do the exact thing you will be teaching. And you will have all the latest information, having been "in the trenches," so to speak. Shoul...

14. incapable, helpless, unmotivated, unteachable pts who are unable to cope with life

    Evangeline2000 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Seems to me the OP did everything humanly possible to assist this lady. You CANNOT force people to act the way you think they should act. She deserves credit for the help she gave the patient.

15. Disrespect

    Evangeline2000 replied to Wife of Spinner's topic in General Nursing

    If you request vitals, you should not have to justify, or explain, to the NA why you want/need them now. They should get them first, and ask questions later. I haven't seen any disrespect from nurses to aides, but I have seen A LOT from aides to nurs...