mintyRN

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1. Anyone know about peds home care vent cases?

   mintyRN replied to warrior woman's topic in General Nursing

   Hi, I've been on a vent case for a little over a year. I absolutely love it. I lucked out and got a sweet little girl with a wonderful supportive family. Some aren't so fortunate. I plan to stick with this for a while. It was a welcome change fr...

2. Dx'd with Pneumonia

   mintyRN replied to 2banurse's topic in General Nursing

   Hope you feel better soon. We nurses are the absolute worst when it comes to going to the doc! We don't like to admit that we get sick too! A few yrs ago I ended up with pneumonia after a long nasty bout with the flu. I felt so crappy, didn't wan...

3. Work day......sucked! RUDE DOC!

   mintyRN replied to FTell001's topic in General Nursing

   Good for you! Too often we just put up with their BS. Sounds like you put him in his place. You go girl!

4. Christmas Schedule

   mintyRN replied to AmAnRN's topic in General Nursing

   I feel for you!!! I am on Thanksgiving night (no big deal) Christmas night and New Years Eve. I requested Christmas eve off and I did get that so I'm not gonna whine. Maybe you and your family can have a special day together on the 26th?

5. take this job and shove it

   mintyRN replied to ohbet's topic in General Nursing

   I love my job. I do pediatric private duty. I can't believe I get paid for what I do. It is low stress and high reward. It might be too dull for the adrenaline junkies, but it works for me.

6. caring for criminals, how'd ya cope?

   mintyRN replied to stinkin1styear's topic in General Nursing

   I worked in a womens max security prison for a year. It was the hardest year of my life! Very sad cases. I am a softie and it was very difficult for me to adjust to the mentality of nursing inmates. You cannot take what they say to be true, you m...

7. Nursing Children

   mintyRN replied to goats'r'us's topic in General Nursing

   Fear of attachment kept me away from peds for years. Then a peds job simply landed in my lap. I now do private duty for an agency that works with vent dependent children. Yes I am attached to my pt, and if she died I would be devastated. However,...

8. new twist on the old "would you encourage your daughter to be a nurse" question

   mintyRN replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

   I graduated in 93 with a BSN. Couldn't find a job anywhere in the burgh! I continued to work as a CNA for a few months and moved down south where I got a job right away. As far as encouraging my daughter, she tells me she wants to be a nurse like ...

9. Calling in sick: how do you decide?

   mintyRN replied to kids's topic in General Nursing

   I have learned my lesson the hard way it is best to call in when sick. One time I went in to work with food poisoning. Big mistake. I was only nurse scheduled that day (acute dialysis ) and I ended up working 14 hrs and puked every hr. Couldn't e...

10. question about urine drug screening

    mintyRN replied to melissa24's topic in General Nursing

    Just wanted to add one thing. Make sure you have up to date scripts for those meds. If you do test positive you'll need proof that you were taking them under a doc's care.

11. Anti-depressants anyone?

    mintyRN replied to Debbielynn's topic in General Nursing

    Sandra Took, Effexor is also being used for chronic back pain. My grandmother is currently taking it along with oxycontin for back pain. Right now it is too soon to tell, but we are hopeful.

12. How do you know when there's child abuse?

    mintyRN replied to Youda's topic in Pediatric

    I say follow your gut. We nurses have very good intuition. Make the call and leave it to protective services to decide whether or not the children are in danger.

13. Angry, Venting, And Opinions Welcome

    mintyRN replied to monkijr's topic in General Nursing

    You have every right to be mad and file a complaint. Why is it that some nurses act so unprofessional? My gran is in the hosp right now and I was shocked at the things I saw and heard just on her floor. Hearing the "F" word more than once, definit...

14. Can Someone Be a Nurse Without Jean Watson??

    mintyRN replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    One can be a good nurse without "caring deeply" for the pt. My experience in corrections showed me that. I had to provide care to child abusers, molesters, and murderers. Did I like these people? NO. I did provide them with the best possible nur...

15. Most Fulfilling Nursing Experience

    mintyRN replied to Nessa's topic in General Nursing

    The most fulfilling experience for me as a nurse has been the opportunity to care for my grandmother in her own home. She devoted her life to me when my mother died, and I feel honored to be taking care of her now. It's the little day to day things...