Sue Damonas BSN

Sue Damonas has 42 years experience as a BSN and specializes in Cardiology, Oncology, Hospice,IV Therapy.

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1. Remote positions with a baby?

   Sue Damonas replied to Nrslna's topic in General Nursing

   I agree. You have to be focused on your work and will not be able to care for a baby at the same time.

2. What's your most ridiculous supply shortage?

   Sue Damonas replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

   When I worked in the hospital we always had to go searching through the hospital for IV infusers. Definitely pillows, and also enough staff, LOL.

3. Work from home nurse job M-F?

   Sue Damonas replied to Nurseynurse1116's topic in General Nursing

   If you do get a WFH job it's definitely not low stress. Also, you have to arrange for child care because you will have to have your attention solely on the job during working hours.

4. Other than Nursing, what other passions/hobbies do you like?

   Sue Damonas replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

   I enjoy making handmade soap and candles. Also love to read and have tons of books at home. Also love to cook and drink wine.

5. Do you dread April Fools Day?

   Sue Damonas replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

   The best April fools joke I ever played on someone was when I worked in Hospice. Centralized scheduling moved to offices one the top floor of our hospice office building. The phone lines got messed up and our hospice secretary kept getting calls from...

6. Four 12s in a row?!?! ??

   Sue Damonas replied to NightNerd's topic in General Nursing

   Davey Do I'm crying with laughter after seeing the feces pieces!

7. I don't know if I should call out or not r/t snow storm

   Sue Damonas replied to SoNan's topic in General Nursing

   I drove 45 miles to work and 45 miles home for years. I would leave for work very early and took my time back and forth. Never once called off and people who lived closer did call off. It's a feather in your cap come time for your yearly evaluation w...

8. Blood draws vs. phlebotomists?

   Sue Damonas replied to nursing9462's topic in General Nursing

   When I worked in the hospital we did all the blood draws.

9. Misconceptions/truths about specialities

   Sue Damonas replied to vintage_RN's topic in General Nursing

   If you can't hack in in the hospital go work in home health or home hospice, it's easy! Yeah, if they only knew! Obviously never worked it before.

10. Do Not Resuscitate - An Inconvenient Truth About Our Healthcare System

    Sue Damonas replied to Skwidward's topic in General Nursing

    I had the very same thing happen to an uncle of mine that was to be dc back to SNF on hospice from the hospital. I was his POA, was waiting back at the SNF for the hospice nurse while he was transferred back. The hospice nurse told me that the SNF un...

11. RN left alone

    Sue Damonas replied to LASRN3911's topic in General Nursing

    That's unsafe and I doubt that's legal.

12. To kill or not to kill... another person dream?

    Sue Damonas replied to KatieMI's topic in Professionalism

    OMG! So sorry to hear all you have been through! Please let us know how this all turns out. She is a whack job and has no business being in the medical field!

13. Am I violating confidentiality?

    Sue Damonas replied to SepehrThePepper's topic in Professionalism

    Don't do it, just don't do it.

14. Questionable actions that make you go hmm?

    Sue Damonas replied to Snatchedwig's topic in General Nursing

    I went to a dentist one time with an abcessed tooth that he pulled and I asked about an antibiotic and he told me that since I work in a hospital I can have someone give me some there. Looked at me like I had 2 heads when I told him that he had to be...

15. No Order

    Sue Damonas replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    Davey Do, can I can a harrumph out of you? LOL!