bgh68

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1. Preceptor becomes villain

   bgh68 replied to chilly2008's topic in California

   Sorry you had the awful experience with your preceptor. That is embarassing and upsetting to other nurses. I graduated from a 3 year diploma school where we learned how to deal with a variety of people early on! Nursing itself is the easiest part of...

2. Evil People

   bgh68 replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in Emergency

   As a med-surg nurse, I know just how you feel. It's hard to keep in mind that no matter what these folks look like to us, they think the ER is where they should be. With all the regulations we need to follow (emtala, cobra) and the customer service w...

3. Evil People

   bgh68 replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in Emergency

   I know this is a stressful occupation but we chose it! Most of us still love it, good and bad. I have to say I am speechless after reading some of the comments. Wow. We are the professionals, we are supposedly in control, educated and experienced to ...

4. Evil People

   bgh68 replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in Emergency

   One quick note- after 35 years of workingas a RN, the standard is 2 attempts for veni[uncture or IV start, then have someone else perform the skill.

5. Evil People

   bgh68 replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in Emergency

   First, congratulations on controling your temper under such nasty circumstances. Way to go. Tag teaming another nurse when dealing with this kind of nutty situation sometimes works but you did great to maintain the patients safety and walk away. Wha...

6. ER the T.V. Show

   bgh68 replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

   thank you Paula. There is no such thing as a fast recovery. None. Nada. Don't be silly.

7. ER the T.V. Show

   bgh68 replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

   I enjoy the show but I thought the episode with the young stroke victim emphasized the PATIENT'S POINT OF VIEW. Was it really a surprise to nurses that the doc didn't relate to the patient as a person and the nurse spoke to her? I don't see what is u...

8. Bad Habits Nurses Develop

   bgh68 replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in General Nursing

   I have been a nurse for many years and also remember the no gloves era. I hope you're just kidding, because starting off a response with hey toots really does just end the whole discussion.

9. ER the T.V. Show

   bgh68 replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

   I thought that episode was great! I have the wonderful distinction of having worked at a hospital that was closed in a "blending" of local facilities and we used to have a friday morning er quiz, informal and fun but really in every episode, there w...

10. where are the nursing shortages?

    bgh68 replied to jenago's topic in General Nursing

    western new york

11. Bad Habits Nurses Develop

    bgh68 replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in General Nursing

    Seriously, the bad habits are just terrible. What are you thinking? There is a way to speak up and I don't see how you could avoid addressing the issues!! I don't find much funny about such disgusting habits as no gloves for cleaning residents, are y...