alisunshine9

alisunshine9 has 2 years experience and specializes in Med-Surg, Emergency.

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1. What's your holiday bonus?

   alisunshine9 replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

   You are in the wrong profession! :offtopic:

2. Best Brand of Shoes

   alisunshine9 replied to SwtTxLdy's topic in General Nursing

   I'm surprised noone has mentioned MBTs. They are expensive, but eight years of studying body mechanics and foot movement during walking has paid off. The shoes make you feel like you're walking in sand. They are very comfortable and they work with th...

3. Patients knowing medical lingo

   alisunshine9 replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

   I frequently forget patients don't know medical lingo. I've had a few odd/blank stares when I informed a patient I was going to empty their foley, no they can't eat because they're NPO, their pulse was low because of the beta-blocker they were on, et...

4. how did you KNOW you were meant to be a nurse...having a conflict!

   alisunshine9 replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in General Nursing

   I decided to go to nursing school because I knew I wanted to work in medicine but I didn't want to be a doctor. :icon_roll I was not sure it was my calling until I realized something. I absolutely hate getting up at 5am. I absolutely hate driving fo...

5. Out with "Nurse" In with...?

   alisunshine9 replied to The Veridican's topic in General Nursing

   A nurse is a person who cares for the sick or injured. A nurse is a patient advocate. Nurses were recently voted by the public as THE MOST trusted person of all professions. You should be proud to be called a nurse. Stop focusing on the gender of the...

6. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

   alisunshine9 replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Humor

   I had one patient with dementia. He started reeling in his IV tubing like it was fishing line because he was sure he "caught a big one" on the other end. :chuckle I went back to check on him after a few minutes and he had a magazine on his bed which...

7. I humiliated myself in the OR today!

   alisunshine9 replied to NewEnglandRN's topic in General Students

   I had the same thing happen to me. I ate before the operation, and I stood there fascinated by the procedure for about an hour (with my knees locked! :uhoh21: ) The second I moved the room got really pale and I felt weird and I knew I was going down ...

8. The patients you will never forget

   alisunshine9 replied to alisunshine9's topic in General Nursing

   There was one woman I cared for in the hospital who was dying of cancer with mets. We called her the pink lady because everything had to be pink with her, paper, pens, tissues, get well cards, clothes, etc. She would come back from radiation treatmen...

9. The patients you will never forget

   alisunshine9 posted a topic in General Nursing

   There are some patients who make your day a little more difficult, and there are some who make your day a little brighter. I thought I would start a discussion about the patients you will never forget taking care of. I had one patient with dementia. ...

10. Thankless at times, downright mean others!

    alisunshine9 replied to Antikigirl's topic in Geriatric

    I had one patient who was grumpy no matter what. I almost broke my back getting him from the bed to the chair, and when I finally got him there all he did was complain about being out of bed and threatened bodily harm if I didn't get him back to bed ...

11. What Do You Hate About Nursing School!

    alisunshine9 replied to Jen2's topic in General Students

    ~the Lunch Lady uniforms ~Student Parking lots located a mile from the hospital ~Menopausal teachers who would rather teach incorrect info than admit they were wrong :angryfire ~Intruding on patient privacy because you are an "observer" ~Staying u...

12. Addressing doctors by their first names

    alisunshine9 replied to trauma_junkie1's topic in General Nursing

    And I prefer to be called "Your Majesty" but I live in the real world where working with doctors is called collaborative care, not subservience. :angryfire How ridiculous is it that we have rules of properly addressing the doctor. I think we hav...

13. Negative posts about nursing...grrrrrrrrr!

    alisunshine9 replied to SoulShine75's topic in General Students

    I agree. When it's bad, it's bad. But when it's good it makes your whole sense of being just humm. There are not many jobs out there that help you grow as a person like nursing does. Except maybe if you are Oprah!

14. unprofessional behavior in RN community

    alisunshine9 replied to miphillli's topic in Professionalism

    You folks that comment about certain words being inappropriate for a lady to say - do you really think that its appropriate for a man to say?? I don't think they sound any better coming from men, nor do I think it is more acceptable for men to use ...

15. How many quit???

    alisunshine9 replied to Deb123j's topic in General Nursing

    I have heard that about a third of the class doesn't graduate. I have also heard that a high number of new grads quit nursing within the first three years of becoming a registered nurse. The bottom line is, if you really want to be a nurse don't let ...