steplightly22

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1. You Just Can't Fix Stupid!

   steplightly22 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

   There is no off on the dumb switch!!!! Is our favorite saying..... How about the Mom who brings in the kid, in seizures with the high temp..... Did you give any Tylenol? No! I wanted you to see how high the fever was!!! Or..... Every time I feed li...

2. A different perspective

   steplightly22 replied to maryloufu's topic in General Nursing

   Hey! I am glad you got that stuff out!!! We have to be there for each other!!! We take care of others, but we must remember to be excellent to each other! Good luck to you, God puts you where you need to be, you have to take what he gives you, and ...

3. 11 Things Your Nurse Thinks (But Will Never Tell You)

   steplightly22 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

   How about the guy who comes into your er with a tennis ball stuck up his rectum, and swears he does not know how it got there!!!! :clown: Thanks...it is so nice to know, we really aren't alone!!!

4. LPN's PLEASE READ

   steplightly22 replied to amykelley317's topic in Pennsylvania

   Get your RN.....NOW!!! Don't waste your time becoming an LPN.....They are being phased out, and I actually made more money being a CNA! It depends where you live, but in NEP we are on our way out, and can only really get well paying jobs in nursing ...

5. A different perspective

   steplightly22 replied to maryloufu's topic in General Nursing

   I think that putting into words how you feel is the first step in healing!!! The hole is always there! You do learn to live with it, and I do believe it makes you a better nurse! We all are part of the human race, and we are all daughters and sons! ...

6. When everybody knows your name

   steplightly22 replied to 313RN's topic in General Nursing

   I think it depends where you are, as to what people call you! When I first moved to rural PA, it was not uncommon to hear the nurse addressed as Mrs. Smith or Nurse Smith. But we also stood when the doctors came in! We also gave up our chair to th...

7. Hi, I'm a reccuring "frequent flyer" of Pneumonia...

   steplightly22 replied to Wheels's topic in Education

   Dear Wheels: I understand your concern, but fear not!!! You are not a burden.... We have many frequent flyers...and you cannot help but establish a relationship!!! Like some others have said, we often feel, when you must return, that we have failed!...