traumatizedRN

traumatizedRN specializes in orthopedics, trauma/ acute surgical.

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1. difference between a Graduate Nurse and an experienced Nurse...

   traumatizedRN replied to Michelle.'s topic in Humor

   jsevilla950: If you don't have a little bit of "sick humor" in our field, you are going to have a hard time working anywhere. Yes this joke sounds like a stereotype, but so are the "blonde", "redneck" or "republicans" ones. The point is to lighten up...

2. Is it true about the poo?

   traumatizedRN replied to gaia1214's topic in Humor

   I had to see it to believe it and yes it is true, you can vomit feces. I had a patient who told me "now I truly know what it to have shi@# breath". Hope to God I never have a bowel obstruction and I never have the feeling of an NG tube going down my ...

3. The Tyranny of Insecurity

   traumatizedRN replied to madwife2002's topic in Activism

   I've been living this problem for several years. I work in a monitored trauma unit during the night (currently 5 beds). Several times a week, I am by myself (no NA or clerk) due to the shortage in staffing. All of the patients require vitals Q hour X...

4. Too many know it "allnurses"

   traumatizedRN replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

   All of us have to be able to vent our frustrations in regards of patients, doctors, family members, management, nurses, students, etc. I've made plenty of mistakes in my life, I have done "the bare minimum" at times, and I have acted like a "know it ...

5. You might be a trauma nurse if...............

   traumatizedRN replied to T14WFLY's topic in Emergency

   You still get both disgusted and amazed with the low pain tolerance that almost all "bad a#$&" gang members have. I wished we could video taped the way they cry and moan and send it to their homies. It is so pathetic and predictable. Along the sa...

6. Is it legal to call yourself "Nurse" when you in fact are not?

   traumatizedRN replied to LoveMyDaughters's topic in General Nursing

   The second story happened last year. I witnessed a car accident and stopped to help those involved. I called 911 first, and then as I got out of my car, a woman came running behind of me saying very loud that she was a "nurse" and wanted to help. I t...

7. Is it legal to call yourself "Nurse" when you in fact are not?

   traumatizedRN replied to LoveMyDaughters's topic in General Nursing

   I have two funny stories about this topic. A few years ago, I was admitting a patient in her early 20's for a perforated appendicitis. As I was doing the pre-op orders, she asked me if I liked working in a hospital because she was a "nurse" in a medi...

8. What to do with CNAs that sleep during the night shift?

   traumatizedRN replied to Plagueis's topic in Geriatric

   I have worked in the private sector all of my life prior to working for a County facility, and I would get fired if I ever did half of what a lot of my co-workers get away with. Sadly, the ones that abuse the system are the ones that have been there ...

9. What to do with CNAs that sleep during the night shift?

   traumatizedRN replied to Plagueis's topic in Geriatric

   I haven't had a regular CNA in my unit for a long time, so I usually get one that is floated to us. A lot of times, I've had CNAs that fall asleep during the shift and when they wake up is just to tell me that they are going to break/lunch. Our shift...

10. Loans, interest, decisions, oh my!! Help!

    traumatizedRN replied to JustKeepSmiling's topic in General Students

    The good thing about federal loans is the low APR and the length of time to repay them. My identity was stolen when I started my program, so I only qualified for 40%. I had to work full time to pay for the rest, which left me broke X 3 yrs. I attende...

11. tired of hearing it, nursing students PLEASE answer

    traumatizedRN replied to ChervRN's topic in General Students

    When I got accepted in my nursing program 10 yrs ago, I found out that my identity had been stolen and I only qualified for partial loans that covered less than 40% of my tuition. I had to move out of my apartment and stayed in my mother's living roo...

12. I'm very disturbed by this

    traumatizedRN replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked in trauma for the last 8 years, so I like to think that I'm cool under pressure; however, a few years ago, one of my patients went into respiratory arrest and my NA managed to tilt the crash cart, kicking and spilling a urinal at the same...

13. 24 Things ER Nurses Know All Too Well

    traumatizedRN replied to RN_in_SC's topic in Emergency

    I understand that everyone has the right to state their opinions, however (with all due respect) if you are a nursing student or a new grad with only a couple of months experience, spare us from your insights about our"sick and cruel" sense of humor ...