twalls

Latest Activity

1. How to deal with a MEAN patient

   twalls replied to twalls's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I do document, Ad Hoc special chart, ect. I did critical care for a year, so I can deal with painful patients - it just rattled me that this particular charge nurse accepted my response, but gave me the feeling that she wasn't standing up for me bas...

2. How to deal with a MEAN patient

   twalls posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   Question, had a postpartum patient that was quite difficult, compassion is what drove me to become a nurse, so when I encountered particularly nasty postpartum mother I was taken aback. Now for those of us to deal with these patients, you know we ha...

3. Stress of hospital and new MS diagnosis

   twalls replied to New2ER's topic in Stress 101

   I have similar issues with what the Dr says is Lupus, but I have problems with dizziness and leg weakness. I was very active until I got very sick my last week of nursing school with viral labyrynthitis/vertigo and seems like I have never really rec...

4. dizzy and missing work

   twalls posted a topic in Florida

   I had viral labyrynthitis my last week of nursing school in Dec. 07, awful vertigo. Have sought treatment here locally and then to Mayo where they did lots of tests. Said that had some nerve damage, but hearing in tact for now and I have had Epley'...

5. New Grad RN - Need Advice

   twalls posted a topic in Career Support

   Like many others I will graduate in May (RN). I enjoy Obstetrics (L&D) especially. In my town there are only two hospitals and one isn't hiring now and the other doesn't have openings in L&D or Women's Health. What would be the best positi...