Bridget O'Malley

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1. Anyone worked on a reservation before?

   Bridget O'Malley posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello all! It's been a while since I posted and I doubt anyone here remembers me. I've recently encountered a new situation and immediately thought of allnurses.com and know I can get some honest answers here. I have an opportunity to work at Chinle ...

2. searching for ER myths!!

   Bridget O'Malley replied to phiposurde's topic in Emergency

   Press Ganey will improve nurse/patient relationships. People come to the emergency room for emergencies. Your pain can rate a "10" even when your vital signs and your consumption of junk food in triage doesn't reflect it. Nurses are valued members of...

3. Contacted Oprah Show About Nursing Issues

   Bridget O'Malley replied to jollyjenny's topic in General Nursing

   I've yet to meet anyone who watches Oprah who DOESN'T fit this description. Oprah is an entertainer. If anything, I envision her doing a show on killer nurses or other such garbage. She will not do our profession any favors by attempting to factually...

4. My poor co-worker!

   Bridget O'Malley replied to tryingtomakeit's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Your co-worker was treated horribly. I'd be bringing the big guns in on this situation as cisco recommends myself. Now I'm going to threadjack and give a different perspective. At my hospital, L&D nurses are told at their orientation that they ma...

5. stressed out

   Bridget O'Malley replied to mobaby's topic in General Nursing

   satchmo, I'm sending good Karma your way right now. It sounds as though it was good for you to get out of that job, although being unemployed brings its own problems. Do you have any short term goals for now?

6. Sometimes I Miss Being a CNA

   Bridget O'Malley replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

   If only we knew then what we know now. A few nurses and I were just wishing we could be CNAs for a couple of weeks or so. We could still the very important nursing jobs like skin care (no sarcasm intended) and have comparably little responsibility. I...

7. where do old nurses go?

   Bridget O'Malley replied to insightful's topic in General Nursing

   This old nurse will be going to hell because of all the evil thoughts she thinks about the patients who drive her batty. In the interim, I, too, am searching for something else for the future. Anyone know any successfull get rich quick schemes?

8. Funniest Complaint on Press Ganey Scores

   Bridget O'Malley replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

   That's interesting, steph. I doubt if patients at my hospital have either the common sense or the motivation to read it.

9. Funniest Complaint on Press Ganey Scores

   Bridget O'Malley replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

   "I know more about pancreatitis than that ER doctor. Get some doctors that actually know something." BTW, nursebrandie, I love your little dog and your happy sig line and party picture. Reminds me to think of warm, fuzzy puppies and good friends when...

10. Is it professional??????????

    Bridget O'Malley replied to starbin's topic in General Nursing

    starbin, After rereading your post, I would like to add that if your co-workers know it bothers you and continue to do this every time and they are fluent in English, then of course it is rude and unprofessional. But if they are able to work more eff...

11. Is it professional??????????

    Bridget O'Malley replied to starbin's topic in General Nursing

    And there are different accents within England and Ireland, respectively. I would definitely revert back to an American accent. I think the key is to remember who you are communicating with. Two nurses speaking to each in a foreign language can commu...

12. Is it professional??????????

    Bridget O'Malley replied to starbin's topic in General Nursing

    Just wondering, would you find it equally rude if English-speaking co-workers carried on conversations about a subject or event of which you had no knowledge, for example talking repeatedly about a TV show or sporting event you didn't watch? Are you...

13. ER disclaimer

    Bridget O'Malley replied to Jen2's topic in Emergency

    A nurse was fired for this comment (and some choice other comments to patients), but I love it: "You just passed twelve fast food restaurants on your way here and now you're hungry and want me to pull a meal tray out of my ass?!"

14. Family/ Visitors in the ER

    Bridget O'Malley replied to Dorito's topic in Emergency

    Maybe I just had a bad day today, but I think that if you leave your exam room for any reason other than to potty or go for testing, you should have to be re-triaged Jen, I agree with this wholeheartedly.

15. Family/ Visitors in the ER

    Bridget O'Malley replied to Dorito's topic in Emergency

    medrn, you took the words right out of my mouth. Also, the nineteen year old with the UTI analogy hit home for me. Where I work, because of Press Ganey, we are encourage to let as many visitors back as the patients want. Of course, many visitors just...