tuhcoolyuh

tuhcoolyuh has 2 years experience.

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1. First time a patient didn't like me

   tuhcoolyuh replied to Clovery's topic in General Students

   As a student, I had an elderly confused patient during my rotation in the ICU. He was put on restraints, and every time I was near or in his room, he started screaming at me, "HEY FATA**, get me out of here!" or "Fatso! Help me!" It was hurtful and...

2. Need advice negotiating holiday travel pay.

   tuhcoolyuh posted a topic in Home Health

   Hi there, I'm a relatively new nurse doing shift work for a pediatric home health agency (1900 - 0700 3x week). I was hired specifically for one family who travelled twice a year, so it was expected (though not required) that I would travel with the ...

3. Homecare Nurses

   tuhcoolyuh replied to nursemartin00's topic in LPN/LVN

   I currently work 12 hr night shifts in home care with a pediatric vent-dependent patient. I work in the hall outside the room, or go downstairs for 5-15 minutes at a time with a baby monitor on. I pass the time by reading, but I have a lamp at my d...

4. Camp Omigosh Nearly Derails a Camp Nurse

   tuhcoolyuh replied to Liddle Noodnik's topic in Career Support

   All the "terrible" things you listed about what you had to put up with at camp sounded fine to me - your description of busy camp nursing with all it's pitfalls and emergencies actually seems right up my alley. But I love that kind of stuff, and I l...

5. New Grad considering Home Health Nursing

   tuhcoolyuh replied to katiekoo's topic in Home Health

   I am also a new grad & took an RN position in home health after applying to at least eighty positions over three months with no call backs. I am not worried about getting stuck - I plan to wait a year and then start applying to RN residencies. Du...

6. Just when you think you've seen/heard it all.........

   tuhcoolyuh replied to Ruas61's topic in General Nursing

   I don't understand... why is somebody who is dying of liver failure not a good candidate for hospice? Also, is it not painful to have ES liver disease? Why are we labeling him as a med-seeker?

7. Racial Biases Against Patients: Another Issue To Ponder

   tuhcoolyuh replied to TheCommuter's topic in Relations

   I think the term "blacks" should be changed to African-Americans, especially because Caucasians are not referred to as "whites" in the same article. It comes off as racially insensitive, ironically enough.

8. Over 40 and just starting . . .

   tuhcoolyuh replied to laski's topic in General Students

   I just finished an ADN program, I'm 31 and have a 4 year old at home. About 1/2 of my classmates were between their 30's-40's, and there were a few in their fifties. The best advice that I got before starting was to have a plan A, plan B, plan C, a...

9. Home Health for Single Moms??

   tuhcoolyuh replied to flygirls2's topic in Home Health

   I'm in a similar situation, except my child is 3 and preschool is out for the summer. Since I only work 3 twelve hour night shifts a week, I found a teen who wants a p/t summer job and will babysit while I sleep during the day. You could try checkin...

10. RN job interviews? Advice please! :)

    tuhcoolyuh replied to CrazierThanYou's topic in Job Hunt

    Hi there, I am a new graduate RN, and after about three months of applying to over fifty jobs, I scored two interviews and just had my first offer. I found this new graduate nurse interview handbook (from a link in another allnurses post): http://w...