haleysmum

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1. Ways I have heard Metoprolol pronounced...by medical personnel.

   haleysmum replied to stillpressingon's topic in General Nursing

   I ALWAYS say Ciproflaxin instead of Ciprofloxacin. And I cant pronounce (let alone spell) carotid surgery. I always say Carotidectomy...

2. What Would You Like to Chart if You Can Get Away With It?

   haleysmum replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

   Informed pt that 3 yrs s/p gallbladder surgery would not give 10/10 pain scale and require morphine every 2 hrs. Also educated pt that staring at the clock and pacing around the nurses station like a horse at the starting gate might make us think he ...

3. How much waste do you see?

   haleysmum replied to PiPhi2004's topic in General Nursing

   My point was is that as any family member would feel, I would, as a daughter, for my own selfish reasons, want to have her for as long as I could, I admit that. I also know as a nurse that she is suffering and that part of me would want her to be at ...

4. How much waste do you see?

   haleysmum replied to PiPhi2004's topic in General Nursing

   I'm gonna rant girls...so pull up a chair. What is this "waste of life" stuff? To US is it may seem time consuming to have people who have 0 chance of recovery, to keep people alive when we know are just prolonging the inevitable. I see pts everyd...

5. How much waste do you see?

   haleysmum replied to PiPhi2004's topic in General Nursing

   UMMMMMM....let me see if I got this right, 'cuz I don't wanna pull this pin and toss unless I got this straight..Very dumb people who passed the NCLEX...You've taken it twice and not passed...I cant balance my checkbook, but I'm a great ! (and I pas...

6. Bad Patient Care at Boston Medical Center?

   haleysmum replied to nyforlove's topic in General Nursing

   My father was in BMC a few years back for a CABG. The care he received there was outstanding. And for the " can't get a job anywhere else". I applied there because if you can work at BMC, you can work anywhere. It is one of the best trauma hospit...

7. New nurse or just plain stuipd?

   haleysmum replied to stilltrying's topic in General Nursing

   I started my first nursing job a year ago. My first 2 weeks on orientation was passing meds while supervised, doing CBG's etc. When I went to second shift (which I had to work) I was off orientation but I had a new supervisor. She is an LPN, I'm a...

8. Have you ever...

   haleysmum replied to alcrab01's topic in Humor

   Swear to God..I did this. My very first clinical rotation day giving pt care I have to give a suppository. I put the gel on and go to insert it. Well, this poor lady starts ROARING. "It hurts, get it out, get it out!" I didnt take the wrapper off. :b...

9. WHY do we need more nurses

   haleysmum replied to getinfall's topic in General Nursing

   If people follow the trend of going into a field where they think there is dire need, nursing will go the way of computers and lawyers and MBAs, etc. Nursing will not make you rich, I have to work at least one overtime a week to cover everything. Nur...

10. Share Your Saying

    haleysmum replied to angelique777's topic in Humor

    Here are 2 of my faves: From my Dad: More great men have been made from the crosses they have carried on their backs, than the crowns that were carried on their heads.... (I love saying this to the younguns) I got underwear I been using for dust rags...

11. quit first RN job after 3 months?

    haleysmum replied to Cinnamongirl's topic in New Nurse

    I know I may get some flack for this but I gonna anyways....We ALL know this is a tough job. Not just your first year, or second..every year is tough. We have too many patients, we have too much paperwork, we have co-oworkers who won't help, etc. W...

12. Quincy College/Massasoit Community college

    haleysmum replied to lucyt's topic in Massachusetts

    Hi, I graduated from the Quincy RN program last year( 2007). I did the afternoon program, full time. We did our rotaions at NE Sianai, South Shore, Quincy Medical, Milton Hospital and there were some at Brighams for maternity. Plus we went to the...

13. No new grad positions in Boston hospitals

    haleysmum replied to dfs1961's topic in Massachusetts

    Hi Erica, I have my ADN. I have already applied for my BSN at UMass.:yeah:I did work at an area hospital as a tech, but I didn't like the hospital at all, so I left after 5 months. Please try not to get discouraged, I just keep on applying........G...

14. No new grad positions in Boston hospitals

    haleysmum replied to dfs1961's topic in Massachusetts

    Not to sound even more discouraging, but, I graduated a year ago and still haven't found a job in a hospital:cry:! I have applied everywhere except MGH. It is extremely upsetting since I gave up alot to do this. I am working (and greatful for it),...

15. Can't Find Hospital Position

    haleysmum replied to haleysmum's topic in New Nurse

    Thanx again for the advice. I am an RN. The problem here seems to be experience. I guess I'm just gonna have to be a big pain in the btx. Alot of these hospitals have new grad programs, too. My fear is my skills getting rusty and forgetting thing...