staceylee67

staceylee67 specializes in Orhto, med/surg.

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1. I'm So Over Nursing. I would rather work at Costco!!

   staceylee67 replied to rnfrombama's topic in General Nursing

   Very, VERY well said KindaBack.

2. "I Narcanned Your Honor Student"

   staceylee67 replied to EAGirl's topic in General Nursing

   Oh for Pete's sake. Let me tell you something, young and naive nursing student. Nothing pisses off nurses more that high and mighty students that get all judgy and condescending. You are allowed to think this stuff as we all did as young nursing ...

3. Nurses Eating Their Young

   staceylee67 replied to Doc Lori, R.N.'s topic in Relations

   Great article that gives an idea, helps us understand why some nurses are so mean. Any mean nurse that reads this may actually take a step back and reflect on his or her behavior and learn something.

4. I Don't Get the Anxiety Part of Nursing

   staceylee67 replied to missmollie's topic in General Nursing

   Wow, allnurses.com, you have really started to go down a path of ******, negative, insensitive trash you call post worthy. Are you at a loss for good writers or are ******, holier-than-thou nurses the only ones writing for you?? Go ahead, keep it up,...

5. Pt./Family Comments that Leave You Speechless

   staceylee67 replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

   OHBOY.... not just ding bat families.... how 'bout ding bat RN? At 0600 on a nightshift (new for me) and an unfamiliar hospital with unfamiliar equipment.... remember I was tired. I was taking VS on my little old lady pt when I noticed her O2 sats we...

6. Would you call in because you didn't get any sleep?

   staceylee67 replied to Elvish's topic in General Nursing

   Ahhhh.. the "sick" debate. I am reminded of how some people feel as though one should be close to death before calling in sick. We as nurses do not have a job where we can just "downshift" and take it easy that day because we are sick. Our patients s...

7. Self inflicted

   staceylee67 replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

   We see soooo many stupid things where I work... This guy wants to get rid of a mole in his yard. So he dropped a stick of dynamite in the hole, put a board over it and then stood on the board. Lost his legs. This other guy tried to fix the jam in his...

8. Can you believe this???

   staceylee67 replied to rachelaleanRN2B's topic in General Nursing

   This is why some floors have a high turn over. All but one of my managers has been great.. I've had around 4 or 5. The twitty one asked me once why nurses keep quitting or transferring off her floor. I told her it is because she treats people poorly ...

9. Would you join the Army Nurse Corps? Why or Why not?

   staceylee67 replied to clc19k30's topic in General Nursing

   Not for all of the money in the world!! Reasons?? 1) I am a military brat so I know the deal. 2) I like to make my own decisions on where I live... and don't try to say I can 'cuz I know better. 3) I don't like the rank structure... how I would have ...

10. Offended by pt- how to react?

    staceylee67 replied to LDJRN's topic in General Nursing

    [quote=EmerNurse;2122058]I had an older african-american gentleman as a patient once who refused me as his nurse on the same excuse, using the cracker comment as well. I simply asked him if he would like to talk to my charge nurse. He said yes. Ironi...

11. Offended by pt- how to react?

    staceylee67 replied to LDJRN's topic in General Nursing

    was this your first "back-handed compliment"? the guy is just a racist... nothing more than an ignorant dirty pig of a racist. i do admit that i am sometimes un-proffessional when retorting to such patients.. so you may not want to take my advice but...

12. Uniforms.. color scrubs vs whites

    staceylee67 replied to staceylee67's topic in General Nursing

    I have been a patient.. Cancer w/ surgery, Chemo and radiation. My brother has had 4 open heart surgeries in 40 years. I will never change my mind about the color of a nurses uniform. I want a nurse who is proffessional and caring. I agree that slop...

13. Name hospital and salary--everywhere

    staceylee67 replied to mistydave's topic in General Nursing

    At Tri City Medical Center in Oceanside, CA (which is 20 miles north of San Diego) I made $16.20 an hour as a new grad RN in 1999. They gave me nothing for my 7 years LVN experience. I could look forward to about 2-3 % per year raises. In Seattle, I ...

14. Uniforms.. color scrubs vs whites

    staceylee67 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Is anyone else sick of hearing "I can't tell the nurses from the housekeeper"? My response is "here's a hint... your nurse is the one who does your assessment, gives you pills, pokes you with needles, etc and the housekeeper takes the trash out, mops...

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

    staceylee67 replied to yazisizit's topic in Humor

    No, I don't work with him anymore but this icky MD was still at that hospital when I left. I've never encounered anything like that at the hospital I currently work at.