NiteShiftNut

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1. BP on wrist

   NiteShiftNut replied to jschut's topic in General Nursing

   sorry if i am a little confused on the details (it's way past my bedtime). the nurse who cursed at you was not even the nurse for that pt? and if i am getting it straight, the pt wasn't even there at that point?(being that she was sent to the hospi...

2. Clinton syndrome

   NiteShiftNut replied to Kiwi's topic in General Nursing

   i think i need to get checked out, full cardiac work-up, i have chest pain on a regular basis- always occurs when i'm walking in the door to go to work..............:rotfl:

3. Cynical? Realistic? or both?

   NiteShiftNut replied to veetach's topic in Emergency

   if we weren't cynical and realistic we probably wouldn't last long in this profession. a dark sense of humor helps, also. you can't see everything we see, put up with the situations we put up with, and come out on the other side without at least a ...

4. Wierdest thing you've found in a bedside table?

   NiteShiftNut replied to edouglas's topic in General Nursing

   um, the cup of poop wasn't in the bedside table, it was on top, and i wasn't snooping, it's kinda hard to miss a steaming cup full of poop..........

5. Wierdest thing you've found in a bedside table?

   NiteShiftNut replied to edouglas's topic in General Nursing

   poop, in a cup. how can they be so demented, yet have such good aim?.....................

6. Eateries Push for Obesity Suit Protection

   NiteShiftNut replied to dietersmanifesto's topic in General Nursing

   man, if i hear one more "overweight" (whatever happened to just plain old fat? is that not pc anymore?) person crying about the big bad guy with red hair who held them by the throat and stuffed chicken nuggets down them until they were 400 pounds i t...

7. working nights

   NiteShiftNut replied to lgreen's topic in General Nursing

   lgreen, first of all congrats on deciding to go to nursing school. i agree with some of the others posts, don't stress about shift work yet, you still have 4 years to worry about that! no sense in getting yourself all cranked about it right now. r...

8. Overuse of opiates?? Opinions?

   NiteShiftNut replied to NiteShiftNut's topic in Safety

   thank you for understanding the need to vent frustrations once in awhile

9. Mrsa/vre Pts

   NiteShiftNut replied to KYMSRN's topic in Disease

   i wish we had an "isolation unit" where i worked. of course it would have to be the biggest unit in the hospital. i can't remember a shift where i haven't had at least one patient with either mrsa or vre. it seems like everyone has it. and i hav...

10. Overuse of opiates?? Opinions?

    NiteShiftNut replied to NiteShiftNut's topic in Safety

    i guess since i'm the one who originally posted this, i should clarify---i was not talking about every patient with pain meds ordered..............i was actually doing nothing more than venting after a long frustrating night of dealing with a known a...

11. Taking boards in different state than you live in?

    NiteShiftNut replied to NiteShiftNut's topic in General Nursing

    thanks so much for the information! that helps a lot! :) :)

12. Taking boards in different state than you live in?

    NiteShiftNut posted a topic in General Nursing

    i have a question that i hope someone can answer. a person lives in state #1, graduates nursing school in state#1, but plans to move to state#2 immediately following graduation, can they sit for boards in state #2, or would they actually have to res...

13. Sudden improvement before death?

    NiteShiftNut replied to nursnancy's topic in Hospice

    Seen it a million times....(okay, not a million, but you get what I'm saying)

14. Combative patient and supervisor took his side!

    NiteShiftNut replied to JacelRN's topic in General Nursing

    jacelrn, first of all (((big hug))), second of all- i know how it feels when a supervisor doesn't back you up on a situation like this and it sucks. no matter what else might have been "going on" with the patient concerning pain meds, pain manage...

15. cell phone usage at work

    NiteShiftNut replied to night owl's topic in General Nursing

    here's an interesting little tidbit of information i read in a journal just the other night. a study of healthare workers who work in a hospital setting( doctors and nurses) found that 22% had antibiotic resistant "cooties" of various types on their...