PumaAngel

PumaAngel has 7 years experience.

Latest Activity

1. An open letter to the #NursesUnite movement

   PumaAngel replied to disillusionedrn's topic in General Nursing

   I love this and have been thinking about it for a long time. I actually left a message somewhat like this on the facebook page only to have it removed. I think the reason this took off the way it did is that this is something nurses can take their ...

2. Am I On Camera? No Paparazzi Please!

   PumaAngel replied to Bridgid Joseph's topic in General Nursing

   Part of the problem with nursing today is that everyone expects nurses to give up their rights just because they are a nurse. I should have the right to not be videotaped or recorded by lord knows who for lord knows what purpose. I have no control ...

3. Salary vs per hour for floor nurses

   PumaAngel replied to embradsmom's topic in Career Support

   I currently receive a salary and work in management. This was the worst move I ever made in my career. My experience is that they work you nonstop. I'm getting married soon and the expectation is that I continue to take call on my wedding day and ...

4. Home Health-The good, The bad, and I'm getting out.

   PumaAngel replied to lsvalliant's topic in Home Health

   I work in hospice and also have a love/hate relationship with it. I absolutely love love love the relationships that I build with patients and their families. This is the main thing that keeps me hanging in there. However, I do have to admit that ...

5. Thinking about making the switch to home health...

   PumaAngel replied to RN_Mommy_2_3's topic in Home Health

   I left my hospital position for sort of the same reason. I wanted a more regular schedule in order to have more time at home for my family. While I love my hospice/home health job in general (the patients and families and what I do from M-F 8-4:30 ...

6. Compassion or reality for obese patients?

   PumaAngel replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

   Guilt is not a powerful motivator to make good life changes for yourself. As a matter of fact there has been a lot of research out there that suggests making someone feel bad about themselves does nothing more than push them back towards the behavio...

7. New grad/bad economy, bend over and take it?

   PumaAngel replied to noyesno's topic in General Nursing

   I was told before I even entered nursing school to expect my first position to be a night shift and that was before the economy took a dump. Day shift is usually the preferred shift for most people (my hat is off to those who not only can handle nig...

8. Ever had to take care of someone you knew and/or didn't like?

   PumaAngel replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Nursing

   I didn't read through all the posts, but the few I did read said that if you do your job well there shouldn't be any problems. I feel this is correct except in the instance where the feelings are mutual. You should definitely not care for anyone wi...

9. Fluid restrictions vs Patient rights

   PumaAngel replied to HamsterRN's topic in General Nursing

   I agree that the patients have the right to disregard the physicians orders, however I am not a maid they hired to do their bidding either. I have the right not to bring in additional fluids if it will cause the patient harm. This is part of being ...

10. Is it ever appropriate to tell someone...

    PumaAngel replied to dinah77's topic in General Students

    We have programs at the hospital where they can shadow a nurse for the day. I would definitely recommend something like that. It may change their mind, but it will at least give them a good idea of what exactly the job entails.

11. Compassion.... why is it so hard to give some?

    PumaAngel replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Relations

    This reminds me of something that happened to me not that long ago. I had a patient who was extremely confused and flipped back and forth between being the sweetest little lady and an aggressive and extremely abusive patient. She had a sitter and t...

12. Education vs Experience

    PumaAngel replied to Airforce1's topic in General Nursing

    When I read your post I had to smile. I used to be you. When I graduated with my BSN a little over a year ago I was going to go full steam ahead and move forward with my career. I planned on applying for masters programs early on and being an APN ...

13. Racist Patients

    PumaAngel replied to Williss2's topic in Relations

    This happens all too frequently. But as long as the hospital puts such a huge emphasis on patient satisfaction surveys we will continue to see patients put unrealistic demands out there...and we will continue to see them met if for no other reason t...

14. AMAZED at what some students get away with!!!

    PumaAngel replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    OK - I don't know which nursing school this was, but I just graduated and was never sitting behind the nurses station. We were grilled about every single detail regarding our patient and if we weren't busy caring for our patient directly, we were re...