AMEN! I once dealt with a pts son everyone "Knew" was planning on suing. His Mom had been "dropped" on the floor after knee surgery when getting her oob. Since then, she was always given to the agency nurse, or float pool nurse. The DRs wouldn't c...
Unfortunately, we all run into a Dr with SMS(short man syndrome) who has to compensate by making himself appear much bigger by attempting to make others appear little(by belittling THEM!). I agree, ask him where he REALLY wants to be, because there ...
The Red Cross in Harrisburg, Pa is giving one day courses to prepare people to go, stating they will need people in shelters for the long haul. Maybe it depends on how the organization functions, region by region? One thing I will give them credit f...
I have been a nurse for 30 years. I love it as much now as when I started, possibly more so. There is no greater reward than having a job you love. I have shared people's greatest joys and deepest sorrows. My life is so much richer. My daughter ...
Know that you are going to survive this. PLEASE! I see that pounding heart, and it makes me feel so sad the way new nurses are treated. I can only imagine how many new nurses are going home getting ulcers worrying about losing their licenses after...
UnewmeB4 replied to brandy119's topic in Psychiatric
All I can tell you is the experience of my nephew. He was probably adhd. He was extremely busy from the get go. He was a handful(and an only child...wonder why?) He played football, the wrestling, which was the turning point for him. Wrestling, wi...
When it rains, it pours, and the older you get, the more you will see the cycle that is "life". We all go through the same process when someone we know dies. Doesn't matter that we are "professionals". When we have a loss, we are in shock, we grie...
I do sometimes think age can be a factor as well. The old lady with a broken hip may do fine with tylenol. A young person who has never really experienced things like childbirth, broken bones, smashed fingers, etc. is shocked at how much something...
Just for the record, I brestfed all my kids. For me, it was a matter of cheap,health, and ease. I do not advocate guilt trips. Serve NO purpose, otherwise, we would have no booze,no tobacco, no sexually transmitted disease, etc. There were breatfee...
Perhaps, WIC should not give vouchers for formula, thereby, allowing us to teach these young moms that they already have a full milk supply built right in...at NO COST! And, I always tell them, it is lesss "stuff" you have to carry around in the dia...
Write a note to her manager as well. It is good for her eval. There is nothing more important than thanking someone who is especially good. The acknowledgement (for me) is the most important thing we can do for other nurses.