fedupnurse replied to AspiringNurse7's topic in General Nursing
Amen! I'll take bedside smarts over book smarts any day of the week! Knowing facts or figures is useless if you do not know how to handle a crashing patient or an irate family member. Of course a solid foundation in anatomy and physiology is a mus...
Only things that can top the c diff smell are GI bleeds and the death dumper. C-Diff, ESBL, VRE, MRSA, Acinetobactor, etc. I take care of patients all the time and do not worry about it. Just scrub your hands raw with hot soapy water right after e...
Far more important than what you won is that you won and your union remains intact. This was clearly a union busting attempt. Now, get ready to go back. If anyone says anything to you like "you walked out on patients" etc. simply noted their name...
If I have an off day at work, perhaps not feeling well, something like that and I don't get my work done in a timely manner, human beings not only suffer for it, they may die because of it. Nurses aren't allowed to have bad days at work. We can't f...
fedupnurse replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in General Nursing
I agree with ZASHAGALKA. I treat patients like I would want my family/loved ones to be treated. Nursing Theory may God Bless you my child-that class was awful. I always love when these PhD (piled higher and deeper) people come up with this theory ...
I just can't help but remember an old Joan Rivers monologue when she was filling in for Johnny Carson (any of you who just thought Johnny who-please slap yourselves!!!!) and she was talking about filming deliveries which was new back then and the cam...
After checking out the above website, it is now all starting to make sense!!!! The health bosses and Disney bosses all think alike...$$$$$$$$!!!! And treat their employees like mindless idiots!!!!
I have nothing against Disney. It is a great vacation experience especially with kids in tow, but the thought of them branching out into healthcare facilities and the powers that be falling for it. The employees in the movie section of the indoctri...