monkeelouise

monkeelouise

Med-Surg,Critical Care, Radiology,GI

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About monkeelouise

monkeelouise has 15 years experience and specializes in Med-Surg,Critical Care, Radiology,GI.


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  1. You Know You're A Nurse If...

    or your thing to yourself, Please keep breathing until I get off.
  2. An actual statement made to a resident "Medical degrees are now being given out to each patient admitted to the hospital " To the patient complaining that their follow up clinic appointment wasn't magically in their hands before they left the exam ro...
  3. 5 second applies everytime !
  4. You've had this for 5 years and today it is an emergency? or WOW, that's bad. or There is a lesson I am supposed to learn here, or If your doctor said jump off a cliff,would you do it?
  5. You Know You're A Nurse If...

    True Story- My sister and I (we are both nurses) were eating lunch at a restraunt. This lady walked by us on the way to the ladies room, she lost her cookies allover the floor beside our table and ran into the bathroom. We glanced over, looked at t...
  6. How do you deal with explosive customers?

    As a manager, I smile, I listen, I take the person to any empty exam room. to talk to them, ( no Audience calms many). I assure them we are all working on their problem, which may or may not be the case. In reality, as in the above post, silence re...
  7. Or.... "You don't know why you are here in the clinic being seen today" Hmmm, Were you ever SICK?" "No, We do not provide taxi service for patients, here is the phone book, No, I do not have the number memorized. Yes, I will be glad to look it up, ...
  8. Reply in support of these posts. I am an RN and FORMER FAT PERSON. Been there, done that, wrote and burned that book. Talk about IRREVOCABLE IGNORANCE. You have a right to your anger but so do other nurses that are risking their health and livelih...
  9. Willis-Knighton/LSUHSC Pay

    I worked for both systems. LSUHSC all the way! Level 1 Trauma Center, you will see more in 1 month there than you will see in a year elsewhere. Love to go to work every day, always a stimulating, challenging shift.
  10. Advice

    Start putting out feelers for another job, or everyone works for the MDs, feel them out, let them know these scheduling changes are inconsistent with your employment agreement and cause a hardship. You have already discussed this with the clinic man...
  11. Things actually said: To the 500 pounder with a dx of syncope: NO, you won't fit in a standard commode chair. We don't have a wheelchair that size. Who takes care of your personal hygiene at home? To the family member of the snoring lap choley patien...
  12. Troubles as a new manager

    I am a former nurse manager. NEVER,EVER,EVER CONFIDE in a subordinate. Many of the suggestions are right on in these posts. 1. Form relationships with other nurses outside of your facility. 2. Ask from feedback from your administrator. Don't ask to...
  13. Stupid things said by your non-nurse significant other

    My vet let me take our dog home to recover from an accident, he had hematuria, my husband freaks, Do Something, Do Something. I said what? He said you're the nurse, your supposed to know. I said I do people, not dogs. Dog is great. Same situation...
  14. Things you'd really like to say to patients but can't.

    Yes, I really did wake up this morning planning just how bad I can make your day, aren't you special. Or the jewel I really did say to a house supervisor when she complained about our having to move a 500 lb patient to dialysis. My magic wand broke ...
  15. Let me hear your raves

    We all need a place to vent. This is a wonderful forum in which nurses can let out their frustrations. Do not be let what you read cloud your judgement about nursing. Nursing is the most wonderful, frustrating, rewarding, toughest job that I will...