catsibsix replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in Relations
:heartbeatI know how you feel. I went through similar episode. My husband went thru surgery @ hospital, developed ARDS, was trached, developed renal failure,was dialized. this lasted from a Feb to ist of May. I refused for him to be coded, shocked, o...
catsibsix replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in General Nursing
What Do You Do With Staff That Wants Every Holiday Off, This Includes Spring Break, Easter, Flag Day, Etc. I Know Everyone Wants Off With Their Children , But Where Does This Leave Your Patients. Every Nurse When I Started Out Wanted Off, I Worked Be...
When I was in Psych training in 1974, there was a man singing " Lean On Me" while we were sitting outside eating. The more we ignored him the louder he got. By the time he got to the end, he told his staff or attendant to go "tell them student nurses...
It was the years of hippie, vietanam, and walk on the moon. Out of high school for less than year, I lived in Memphis,TN and Jackson, MS playing and having fun. well fun and funds ran out so home this little pig went. After a month or two my mother ...
I am so glad to be in a country that doesn't dictate clothing. Hospitals allowing all employees to wear choice of scrubs is a step forward, but they still dictate to specialty units what color to wear. So is med-surg a speciality unit to be assigned ...
Do you know why white uniforms were used? White can be bleached, germs killed easier,spots can be cleaned at work while wearing, and also doesn't show dandruff. White is the one color that patient can identify with. Also some nurses wear same unifor...