newmissRN

newmissRN has 5 years experience and specializes in Oncology/Critical care.

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1. Medical words that make you cringe.

   newmissRN replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Students

   No I work in oncology. We see the patients so often during treatment that we get to know them. When they come back for hospice care and finally do die its seems more respectful to say it that way.

2. Medical words that make you cringe.

   newmissRN replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Students

   The place that I work has been known to call it a "celestial discharge" when a patient dies.

3. It finally happened to me....

   newmissRN replied to Bezoars's topic in General Nursing

   I went through a period of burn out about 7months after I started as a nurse. I took two weeks of vacation time to just unwind and it helped tremendously. After two weeks of being away from work I went back with a smile on my face ready to face anyth...

4. I'm sure this has been said.. MA's calling themselves Nurses

   newmissRN replied to AprilN's topic in General Nursing

   lylenrn, I have experienced that too.

5. I'm sure this has been said.. MA's calling themselves Nurses

   newmissRN replied to AprilN's topic in General Nursing

   The unit I work on, there is an unlicensed tech that regularly refers to himself as a nurse. On many occassions patients will ask him to bring them their medications. Only at that point in time will he tell them he is not their nurse, and most of the...