shugrr22107NA

shugrr22107NA has 2 years experience and specializes in HH, SNF, LTC, Hospital.

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1. need some support

   shugrr22107NA replied to knightsofni's topic in Recovery

   Happy dance and tears of joy for you!

2. really struggling with my decision...chewed out by another rn!

   shugrr22107NA replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for your OP and to all who have responded...I am in a similar situation with an RN who finds fault in everything my shift does but finds it necc. to approach ME instead of speaking up @ approprite time/place like a team meeting. Everything you...

3. You guys pulled me through

   shugrr22107NA replied to Boj9's topic in Recovery

   Thanks so much for your post. This is just proof that one not need be an addict or alcoholic to need a Higher Power...or each other. Recovery has taught me that burdens are lightened when shared, and good things are multiplied!!! Let's make the world...

4. Acute Care CNAs, patient ratio.

   shugrr22107NA replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

   22 bed med/surg (Neuro) unit, 2 aides. It can be rough.

5. Durham Reg. Hospital questions

   shugrr22107NA replied to jen405's topic in North Carolina

   Congrats my friend! Best wishes for a long and prosperous career :)

6. Durham Reg. Hospital questions

   shugrr22107NA replied to jen405's topic in North Carolina

   Call the HR recruiter who had to leave and ask. Add that it's a follow up to the interview you had, and inquire about your questions, how long before the background check comes back etc... I'm sending you a prayer!! Good luck my friend, keep us poste...

7. Grammy awards given in triage!

   shugrr22107NA replied to gentle_ben_RN's topic in Emergency

   Drama Queens who are walkie-talkies, feeding themselves and toileting until that family member arrives, when they become incapable of uttering a sound and the well-meaning family 'translates' all kinds of immediate needs.... "Mom needs pain meds, and...

8. Things that leave you stunned.

   shugrr22107NA replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

   aside from amazement my first thought was, that lady would make a GREAT Nurse....she could go a whole shift before a break! We recently had a PT with a huge bladder also, his skin was suffering and has improved greatly since the cath...now if we can ...

9. Myers-Briggs Profile Typing and Nursing

   shugrr22107NA replied to metal_m0nk's topic in General Nursing

   ENFP here too! Words, ideas and possibilities spew effortlessly from them. Words are their best friends. They dance around ideas, the more, the merrier. Imaginative, spontaneous, original and enthusiastic, they have a knack for seeing other possib...

10. Nurses backache..

    shugrr22107NA replied to Living Legend's topic in General Nursing

    After 3 months of working the floor in a Med/Surg unit I'm transferring out to another area of the hospital because of exactly that. We have a ton of pts with lumbar surgeries on our floor Proper body mechanics help, but I have 2 lower discs bulging ...

11. Hysterectomies and PMS

    shugrr22107NA replied to newtress's topic in General Nursing

    I had cervical cancer in 1995, and after a High risk (total bed rest) pregnancy I decided to have a hysterectomy instead of radiation/chemo/etc... They aspirated a small spot on my one ovary but since the test they did was cancer free the ovaries are...

12. We Lost A Good One

    shugrr22107NA replied to Okami_CCRN's topic in General Nursing

    You're in my prayers...

13. OMG...not again

    shugrr22107NA replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric

    oh, no....not today....don't even go their! *giggle*

14. DukeRaleigh CNA wages?

    shugrr22107NA replied to shugrr22107NA's topic in North Carolina

    At Duke, HR hands you off to the Manager and the manager hands you off to the team. I liked that and I was able to say and ask more than a simple office interview. The interviews (everywhere it seems these days...) are first with a Manager, then a Un...

15. What's the weirdest baby name?

    shugrr22107NA replied to teresab_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Aquanetta No kidding...LOL, takes all kinds I guess :)