MedSurgeMess

MedSurgeMess

Med/Surg, ICU, educator

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MedSurgeMess specializes in Med/Surg, ICU, educator.


Mean momma of 2 teenage boys and 2 cute dogs

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  1. Calling all HH Nurses, roll call

    I just left med surg after 7 1/2 years, and am totally new to the home health area. I'm totally excited, and think that I'll love HH. I'm glad to be out of the hospital setting, which to me doesn't promote autonomy. Hopefully, this time next year, ...
  2. Keeping experienced nurses at the bedside

    And they generally will do whatever they are told to do without much of an argument!
  3. NO LUNCH??? NO BREAKS??? Is that common in nursing?????

    We use to assign lunches, but the docs come in during lunch and expect us to round. If we are with another dr, they just wait for us. When they were told that the nurse is at lunch, they usually reply "well, go get her, she can sit around and eat l...
  4. NO LUNCH??? NO BREAKS??? Is that common in nursing?????

    I am the charge nurse where I work, and have a group of patients that is equal to or more than the other patient loads! I have 7 years experience, but with the economy, the facility has cut staffing, thus increasing patient workloads. And as many o...
  5. New Nursing Student

    Congrats and good luck to you!
  6. Student nurses do the darndest things

    One of my students was to give a Dulcolax suppository. When I handed it to her, she said "what am I supposed to do with this?" I about fell on the floor laughing! The patient said "you stick it in my a$$ silly". OMG!!!!!
  7. Things I have learned in Nursing

    keep yer eyes open, and yer mouth shut! And document, document, document!!!
  8. So who do nurses marry or have as civil partners???

    My hubby is in maintenance, in fact he used to be my boss in a former career. When we started dating seriously, he had to step down as department manager, but says that it's all been totally worth it. He's my 3rd husband, and has had to put up with...
  9. I would think that they would want hospice experience, not so much bedside experience....
  10. Promised a raise and then it was revoked...

    sometimes the squeaky wheel gets replaced. I've seen the same type incident in my facility twice in the last month, and both parties were "let go to pursue other interests". And this is a Magnet facility!
  11. Seeking Your Opinions, Please - Coworker Stuff

    I agree with Leslie. BTW, if you come across the equipment that's broken, make a note on it yourself, and state that for further info, contact SuzyQ and her number. Maybe after she sees it, she may possibly get the message~~probably not, but you ma...
  12. Factory worker one day ... nurse the next?

    I totally agree with that. In fact have heard about it already. The couple of jobs that hired new grads in my area recently, did it at less than $3/hr than previously. The claim is supply and demand, and unfortunately for all of us, that argument ...
  13. When things at work make you think of allnurses.com

    I think we've all have that "aha-I read that on allnurses" moment
  14. Why should I be a nurse if it's so awful?

    poor staffing also affects relationships with coworkers and patients and their families. If you are constantly running like a headless chicken, you will just eventually snap, and it will eventually begin to affect all aspects of the nurse's life. Sh...
  15. Factory worker one day ... nurse the next?

    I think we all have these concerns. I teach clinicals, and so many of the students think that there are jobs just falling off of trees. I keep telling them the truth, and of course, the school and on campus instructors are not big about me doing th...