Doglover

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1. Demanding a Stretcher

   Doglover replied to Doglover's topic in General Nursing

   > This actually brought a smile to my face. I have an MBA but considered nursing school as a safety net in case I couldn't manage the difficult courses in business school. It doesn't take much brains to get thru nursing school, so it's a nice ba...

2. Training the Unemployed to be Nurses

   Doglover posted a topic in General Nursing

   I keep reading about the nursing shortage and all of the unemployed and homeless people out there. Maybe it would make a dent in these problems to provide training to the homeless and unemployed and send them to nursing school. It's a nice, easy jo...

3. Demanding a Stretcher

   Doglover posted a topic in General Nursing

   Just curious, but how exactly can one successfully "demand" a stretcher if 3 nurses refuse and you are totally alone????? I have a close friend from a wealthy family who is a lawyer and her "demands" went unanswered, too. ER nurses have tremendous...

4. Patients We Love to Hate

   Doglover replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

   > Such hatred and violent wishes against a suffering patient.

5. Futility of Letter Writing

   Doglover replied to Doglover's topic in General Nursing

   > It is extremely unusual for a teenager to be this sick. When I was in high school and college, none of my classmates were sick. The human body does not naturally give out until a person is well into their 70s or 80s, so your hypothetical examp...

6. Futility of Letter Writing

   Doglover replied to Doglover's topic in General Nursing

   > This resident first saw my mother on the medical unit after she was admitted. He was NOT working in the ER. It took the attending ER doctor less than one hour to correctly diagnose her whereas the ER nurse took hours to bring the pain & na...

7. Futility of Letter Writing

   Doglover replied to Doglover's topic in General Nursing

   > I repeatedly asked at least three nurses repeatedly for a stretcher for her to lie on and they flat out refused. Please keep in mind that I was ALONE; I did not have a husband or brothers and sisters with me. It is common knowledge that if a f...

8. Futility of Letter Writing

   Doglover posted a topic in General Nursing

   Many people on this board and elsewhere have suggested writing letters to the hospital and politicians about the way my parent was treated in the ER and the medical floor. Well, no amount of apologizing, increased funding, increased nursing staff, o...

9. Patients Waiting for Pain & Nausea Meds

   Doglover replied to Doglover's topic in General Nursing

   > This is a cruel insult. My family member got sick over the weekend, and I called the doctor on call who phoned in pain meds to the pharmacy, and I rushed out to pick them up. The pain persisted, so first thing Monday morning we showed up at th...

10. Patients Waiting for Pain & Nausea Meds

    Doglover replied to Doglover's topic in General Nursing

    > You are right, hospitals and ERs are not hotels; they charge several times more per day than even luxury hotels but fail to provide timely, effective services for their Customers. I've read numerous postings where nurses angrily whine that hop...

11. Patients Waiting for Pain & Nausea Meds

    Doglover replied to Doglover's topic in General Nursing

    > Sooooooo, an obese person or cocaine addict who causes their own heart attack gets priority over a Veteran who risked their life serving their country? This is sickening but just another example of the disrespect and lack of appreciation shown ...

12. Patients Waiting for Pain & Nausea Meds

    Doglover replied to Doglover's topic in General Nursing

    > Actually, how one got their disease or injury is one of the most important factors in determining who is DESERVING of medical care and support from society. A smoker who got COPD, even if they did quit smoking, is still not blameless the way pe...

13. Patients Waiting for Pain & Nausea Meds

    Doglover replied to Doglover's topic in General Nursing

    Wouldn't bet on them sticking around long. With this sort of behavior their chances of having a career in medicine is very unlikely. >> The medical students we encountered were all very friendly and supportive, and took plenty of time to listen...

14. Patients Waiting for Pain & Nausea Meds

    Doglover replied to Doglover's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, my family member was in perfect health until two years ago when stricken with a rare neurological disease which was NOT lifestyle-induced. Second and more important, they risked their life serving overseas during WWII and deserved some...

15. Patients Waiting for Pain & Nausea Meds

    Doglover posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have read many different postings on various boards here where nurses seem to think it is OK for patients to wait for hours for pain and nausea medication. Well, it is NOT OK. Just because some other patient has a "life-threatening" ailment does ...