nursey_girl

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About nursey_girl

New husband, 2 beautiful grandsons, and two new grand somethings on the way!!

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  1. In Bed with Dying Patient

    My dad died at home under the care of hospice 2 years ago. I was the nurse/daughter and was called upon a lot by family members for medical type questions so it was kind of hard to be the grieving daughter. I do remember watching different family me...
  2. Got my 1st butt chewing today - humiliating!

    You probably have a thicker skin then you think, you were just caught off guard and shocked by his inappropriate behavior. It might not be the last time you get a butt chewing, but you'll certainly be more preparred next time and able to fend off his...
  3. Hello Mr. VIP! I'm your servant nurse for the night!

    I remember right out of nursing school, I worked on this med surg floor. I was already a nervous wreck, and my assignment was this doc. I didn't know who he was, but was totally freaked out by the though of taking care of a Doctor!!! The charge nur...
  4. Who thinks this stuff up, anyway??

    I will tell you this... Our shiney soon to be new hospital had a nice planning committee to help design and plan our units. (It was all for a cutesy show.) None of our ideas, including physician imput helped in the planning. We are getting what someb...
  5. New Job

    I've been doing some PRN work at a hospice facility. I also love it and sometimes consider doing it full time. My other job is in labor and delivery...( both ends of the spectrum) I am so tired, and often feel burnt out. It's just the jumping from ex...
  6. Should she quit

    My sister and I started out together in nursing school. It seemed to be so much more of a struggle for me. I ended up repeating my first semester. It was the best thing that could happen. I was able to develop my own study habits, my own study groups...
  7. best christmas gift

    Exactly... take a well deserved break, enjoy the holidays, and relax!! After the holidays, you will get a new breath and hit the floor running with a new excitment for NURSING... not nursing school!
  8. Do nurses get paid enough for what they do?

    I don't necessarily think I'm underpaid for the work I do. However, for the drama and BS I endure from the staff and higher ups....heck yea!!! (Could you ever pay me enough?)
  9. My dad is dying.....

    I am so sorry you are hurting and scared. I went through the same situaion this year with my Dad...the very same story, the very same disease process. I lost my Dad in July and am still having trouble coming to terms with it (that's another story.) ...
  10. A Dear Abbey letter. What is your take?

    I work in labor and delivery. A lot of "things" are exposed there and a lot of modesty goes out the window. It's still my patients option to maintain as much modesty as possible, and more that a few fathers opt to leave the room during vaginal exams,...
  11. Zoloft???

    Over 1/2 my graduating class was on some kind of antidepressants... Go for it! You be great, and be so happy you did!
  12. Ever had a nurse or doc as a patient?

    Off the top... I'm a lousy patient. My new nickname after my hyst was " THE BEAST". I remember being right out of nursing school, and working as a new nurse on a med surg unit. I was assigned a doc as a patient. I must have really been stressing a...
  13. help me stop making med errors!

    When i first got out of nursing school, I was in the same situation. Couldn't get it together, and all the eyes upon me thing just made things worse... I got to the point that i absolutly HATED my job, and was so stressed out because of... I ended up...
  14. Why am I trying to make career changes already?

    Have you considered working in women's health? Labor and delivery has a lot of teaching oppurtunities, etc. ...Got to go catch a baby as I write... BYE!
  15. what do you think of the doctors you work with???

    I've had the unpleasant experience of working with some very unpleasnt docs. At my current facility though, our docs are pretty awesome!! They respect our opinions, they value us as part of a team. They have really given light to what a working atmo...