bluemushroom

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1. Dumbest thing a doctor has done/said to you

   bluemushroom replied to WorriedNurse25's topic in Relations

   There was a doc at my old job who was a total butthole who would always say stupid things. I was a new nurse working at the local jail and had been there for about a month. Anyway, shortly after my shift started, the phones went down. I was the only ...

2. Do You Ever Ignore Your Employer's VM When They Try to Call You In?

   bluemushroom replied to westieluv's topic in Relations

   I can't tell you what I would have said to that. It's too rude and very inappropriate, but so was her question.

3. What have you lived through? (Let's reminisce)

   bluemushroom replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

   This thread is great. I'm really enjoying reading about all the things people remember. I was born in the late 80s. Some things I remember: Saturday morning cartoons, then playing outside with my brother and friends. We'd go home for lunch, then go b...

4. Piercings & Tattoos?

   bluemushroom replied to Champs94's topic in Professionalism

   Aw, come on now. Don't be like that. I used to flip my septum jewelry down for the residents all the time when I worked in LTC. They'd always ask what that shiny thing was in my nose if they caught a glimpse of it, so I'd show them. They loved it. Th...

5. Stopping patient care for another patient

   bluemushroom replied to sAssy_NurSe's topic in Relations

   Nope, I sure didn't ask them if they needed pain meds. When I have 20-something people to pass meds to, I'm not going to ask every single one of them if they need pain meds, especially when nearly all of them are able to (and do) say what they need. ...

6. Stopping patient care for another patient

   bluemushroom replied to sAssy_NurSe's topic in Relations

   I think you are letting your emotions about your father get in the way of seeing this in a rational way. Someone having to wait a few minutes for their pain meds is not the same as ignoring them and not addressing the problem. Pain control is not nu...

7. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   bluemushroom replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   I've heard all kinds of ghost stories from co-workers. Now, I don't believe in ghosts, but when strange things happen, I still find it a little creepy. These are two things that have happened to me: 1. I arrived at work very early one morning, and as...

8. Nurses please try to look a little more polished at work

   bluemushroom replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in General Nursing

   I promised myself I wouldn't respond to this thread, but I just couldn't resist. I brush my teeth, shower, use deodorant, comb my hair, and wear clean, ironed, properly-fitting scrubs. I guess none of this matters, though. I'll never look as profes...

9. Socializing after work in your scrubs

   bluemushroom replied to klone's topic in Relations

   Perpetual Student: My problem with the sweat pants comment was that it was such a broad generalization. You said you wear preppy clothes. I wouldn't think you're a dork, but if I were to say, "That guy's probably a stuck-up d-bag because all I've eve...

10. Socializing after work in your scrubs

    bluemushroom replied to klone's topic in Relations

    Holy poop! Is this a joke? Let's make sure I've got this right: Women in sweat pants = "trash". Oops, I mean, they look "trashy". Men in sweat pants = probably "deranged or under the influence". Please tell me I misunderstood those comments, you gu...

11. Socializing after work in your scrubs

    bluemushroom replied to klone's topic in Relations

    Um...what? So, nurses don't go out drinking and dancing? Are we supposed to hide that we do these things? I wasn't aware that it was "unprofessional" to do normal things on my own free time, whether I'm in scrubs or not. I was also unaware that doing...

12. Do patients

    bluemushroom replied to Chandra Lancaster's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not a smoker, but I don't see what the big deal is about nurses who smoke. The fact that you asked if nurses shouldn't be "allowed" to smoke is what bothers me the most. My job does not dictate what I do in my personal life. I don't need anyone t...

13. Any tip of dealing with stress please?

    bluemushroom replied to neurontin's topic in General Students

    As others have said, the most important thing you need to do is make time for yourself. You should not be neglecting yourself, your house, and your social life for school. It's not good, and you need to have a life. Take some time every day to just r...

14. WTH kind of question is that

    bluemushroom replied to johnny depp23's topic in Humor

    I would have told him that fixing broken water fountains was not covered in nursing school. Then I would have told him to clean up his mess. The water incident with me and a doc was way back in my first semester of nursing school. I was walking down ...

15. WTH kind of question is that

    bluemushroom replied to johnny depp23's topic in Humor