groanup

groanup has 30 years experience and specializes in Critical Care, Rapid Response.

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1. Best thing about being a nurse?

   groanup replied to LM838's topic in General Nursing

   1) Working in pajamas 2) Not getting a ticket when the police pulled me over wearing those same pajamas

2. Every 3rd weekend

   groanup replied to Mamabear2RN's topic in General Nursing

   20 years ago my hospital had "weekend only" RNs who were paid extra to work every weekend, allowing for full-timers to work every third weekend. It was supposed to be a retention perk. Once the economy tanked they did away with "weekend only" and pu...

3. Struggling with what goes on around me.

   groanup replied to jaicu's topic in Critical

   I've seen mistakes everywhere I've ever worked. And there is always that fear of becoming a target. So I was looking for a way to delete my post, as the info about me at the end might be recognizable. I don't see a way to do that, so I basically gut...

4. The Worst Hospital Visitor I've Ever Seen

   groanup replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Relations

   My favorite is the family member who complains that the patient got sicker since being admitted, as in "He/she was just fine until he/she came to the hospital." I just heard it this morning! So what was his/her chief complaint in the ER? "I feel good...

5. What would you do if you got overpaid?

   groanup replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

   What is this word "overpaid" of which you speak?

6. Nurses are superhuman!

   groanup replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

   I've had a few times over the years that I got a bug for a day or two, usually when a vent hose was disconnected and aimed in my direction, or when someone coughed/ sprayed something nasty. Ever heard of covering your mouth, dear patient? Usually ...

7. Using Creative Charting...

   groanup replied to luv2rsq's topic in General Nursing

   Charting While Tired... While working nights I once charted that a pt's urine was "clear to auscultation". A co-worker documented someone's stool as "brown and beautiful". We caught these beauties and corrected them. A resident once charted that a dy...

8. PLEASE HELP!!!

   groanup replied to Supernursemj's topic in Michigan

   It's a subacute rehab facility, not an actual hospital. Actually they have 3 facilities in Detroit. Couldn't say if the places are good or bad. Here is a link to their website: http://www.triumph-healthcare.com/locations/detroitMichiganLTACHospital....

9. What nursing will be like in the FuTuRe!

   groanup replied to TheMoonisMyLantern's topic in General Nursing

   I think I'll be working as long as my back can take it. But when people start referring to me as "spry", I'll know it's time to go ...you whippersnapper

10. How do the male nurses feel about perineal care?

    groanup replied to johnny depp23's topic in General Nursing

    So why did you even bring it up? What-- do you think perineal care is "women's work"? =======================

11. Do I want to be a nurse for the wrong reasons?

    groanup replied to Diane in Ohio's topic in Pre-Nursing

    It sounds to me like you'll fit right in. I think however that your enthusiasm may be somewhat tempered once you find yourself in the real world of nursing. Nursing in the next 10 years - Page 4- Nursing for Nurses * * * *

12. Nursing in the next 10 years

    groanup replied to linguine's topic in General Nursing

    In almost 24 years of nursing I've seen all kinds of predictions for the future. Nurses would form their own companies and contract with hospitals for services. Nurses would bill patients separately for services. Nurses would direct care and the a...

13. As if nursing isn't hard enough, this comment appeared in a local newpaper by "none"

    groanup replied to latebloomernurse's topic in General Nursing

    Mr. Beattie's comments are so poorly written, I hope he's not giving credit to any of his teachers for his composition skills. If so, he argues against himself.

14. Can I lose my license for being nude on internet?

    groanup replied to climbs's topic in Pennsylvania

    Then again, check out this article about what happened to a detention officer in Arkansas: http://www.helium.com/items/1869422-hot-jailer-jessie-lunderby-suspended-for-posing-nude-for-playboy Of course, it was Playboy, and I suppose they used her ...

15. Staffing Ratios Condemn Patients To Inferior Care

    groanup replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in Activism

    Here is the link to the bill in the U.S. Senate. Unfortunately it's been pigeonholed in a committee and will probably never come out. I wrote an email to both of my state's Senators in support of the bill. One hasn't responded, the other one said, i...