Tievoli

Tievoli specializes in Surgical wards, Elderly Care.

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1. What gift to buy for a new nurse?

   Tievoli replied to feenie's topic in General Nursing

   Lots of footsoak for those tired feet...

2. Age when you had your first child?

   Tievoli replied to sugabuga's topic in Ob/Gyn

   1-daughter at 16 2-son at 21 Not everyones best age but for me it has worked. I dont feel that I missed out on anything as a teenager and now my kids are now 18 and 15 I have the money to enjoy myself more than I would have then. Of course the best b...

3. American thinking of working in London

   Tievoli replied to MaleRNstudent21's topic in International

   I work in the Midlands in England and to be perfectly honest Nurses in London do not get paid that much more than the rest of the UK, and the extra they get is swallowed up very rapidly by the higher cost of living. From my point of view I couldnt af...

4. Question for night shifters

   Tievoli replied to moongirl's topic in General Nursing

   I work all nights and my system depends on the number of nights off I have. Less than 2 = i sleep majority during the day and up at night (it usually means I have had split nights that week) 3+ = I try to find stuff to go out and do and stay up all d...

5. Has anyone here ever put a doctor in their place?

   Tievoli replied to Lachrymologist's topic in General Nursing

   I have on numerous occassions......everything from incorrect prescriptions to talking down to me. One i can remember was a doc that ordered me to get "gelofusin stat" twelve times in two minutes and finally shutup when i suggested that if they finish...

6. Why are OR nurses so mean????

   Tievoli replied to brainnurse's topic in Operating Room

   My thoughts exactly. I have never worked in OR but I have worked with my fair share of b***hes. There seem to be a great many people who would rather go to the bosses with their gripes than take you aside and say it to your face. Dont let it sour you...

7. Please just stop...VENT

   Tievoli replied to irwin's topic in Male Students

   Well done I applaud you. Like the two other female posters I dont like whiners either. When I started reading this thread I thought you a bit egotistical/ idealisic but now you have learnt to deal with them and differenciate between the types of clas...

8. You know you work nights when.......

   Tievoli replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in General Nursing

   OOOO i thought of another ................ you know you work nights when all your live chat friends are in the oposite hemesphere cos they are the only ones awake on your days off LOL.

9. You know you work nights when.......

   Tievoli replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in General Nursing

   When you look at the clock at 5am and are full of malicious glee at the idea of all your colleagues crawling out of bed for the dayshift

10. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    Tievoli replied to yazisizit's topic in Humor

    I have only been an RN for 3 yrs but so far I think I have figured that 90% of nurses I work with gross out at phlegm. Most of my colleagues (and myself) can deal with vomit blood gore and stools of any consistancy but put a snotty patient in front o...

11. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    Tievoli replied to yazisizit's topic in Humor

    LOL The first nursing home I worked in had a similar patient.... She always had a tin of wrapped candy on her table but never seemed to eat any. One evening I went in to her room to take her supper tray in to find her popping a piece of candy in her ...

12. Charting Bloopers

    Tievoli replied to AHarri66's topic in Humor

    I saw a triage sheet that stated "child has suffered dog bite by rabbit" Wow i wonder what animal would give a rabbit bite..................

13. Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

    Tievoli replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Humor

    I had a patient who regularly pressed the call light to ask me where his eye mask was (one of those things to shut out the light).......................it was usually pushed up onto his forhead where it remained until he called me again. lol

14. 10 things you say at work lay people could get arrested for

    Tievoli replied to sharann's topic in Humor

    Something i heard from behind the curtain.......... Come on 'Fred' get your leg over........... (nurse was rolling patient to wash his back)