ManEnough replied to Fiesta Red's topic in Hospice
I made the transition from ER to hospice and it's the single greatest decision I ever made. Before: 12.5 hour shifts (when I got out on time), working every other weekend, one 30 minute break a shift (when I was lucky), constantly apologizing to pat...
ManEnough replied to SeriphumRN2b's topic in Emergency
I agree that asking questions is the single most important thing to remember. Also remember that if someone makes you feel stupid for asking a question, they're the stupid one. Good luck!
ManEnough replied to ManEnough's topic in California
Thanks for all the feedback, everyone. I've heard similar accounts elsewhere. Along with the fact that a lot of the guests begin mentioning lawsuits the moment they get injured. As for the question if I'm man enough to dress as Sneezy or Little Bo...
I was getting an appy ready to go to the OR and took his temp. He had a fever of 102.4. I told him we'd have to do a Tylenol suppository and gave him the option of doing it himself. "Yeah, I'd rather do it myself." It was hour of 11 of my shift and...
:icon_roll :icon_roll i soooo hear ya! and we have doctors that order full septic work-ups for every kid with a fever (presumably 'cause they were sued once when a kid with a 99.8 fever ended up getting something serious). as for educating paren...
ManEnough replied to Town & Country's topic in Emergency
Thanks for pointing this out. When I took ACLS the first time I was so overwhelmed by all the information. And all those catchy phrases and abbreviations are not nearly as useful as one might think. Unless you're Rain Man I have no idea how you ca...
I had a study group during nursing school and the 5 of us consistently scored highest in the class. And the dirty little secret we never let out.. not a single one of us read the assigned material! I did not miss a single lecture in all of nursing s...
This thread has made my day! If we're going to talk about fashion emergenices in medicine, I've seen far worse than some creepers popping out of my male collegues' tops. If we're gonna make a rule about wearing t-shirts beneath scrub tops, I'd sugge...
Before nursing school, the only time I had ever set foot in a hospital was to visit ailing relatives. I had NO knowledge of medical terminology and felt way behind my classmates, many of whom had been CNAs, paramedics, phlebotomists, etc. The first...
Extremely well said. Same for the nurse who's constantly falling asleep on the job. I'd rather the occasional potsmoker take care of my mom than the chronically sleep deprived, over worked nurse. If you provide safe, competent care, what you do at...