mustangsheba replied to donmurray's topic in General Nursing
Read the book "The Right To Die." It's appalling how inhumanely we have treated the afflicted when they want to end their suffering. It should be every person's right to make that choice.
mustangsheba replied to nightingale's topic in General Nursing
I became a nurse so I could get paid for what I'd been doing my whole life - caring for some living creature that's injured or ill. It's the only job in which I feel perfectly at home.
mustangsheba replied to rachaelm4's topic in General Nursing
Mario, you silver-tongued devil, you. Just because we have been divorced doesn't make us retreads. The man I was married to when I was in nursing school was a college grad, had a good job, and an enviable life style, nevertheless, for some reason, ...
mustangsheba replied to tigger2sassy's topic in General Nursing
I agree with the other posts that right now you need to take care of yourself, your job, and your personal responsibilities. If you had a bucket of money, you could afford to bail out your husband. Right now, you can't, and it shouldn't be first on...
mustangsheba replied to AmyRN1227's topic in General Nursing
Amy: Eight patients is way too many. Don't do that to yourself. If you want to work oncology, find some place where you have no more than four patients. Illinois doesn't seem to be a great place for nurses, does it? You could go to almost any ar...
mustangsheba replied to Cascadians's topic in General Nursing
Wildhoney: I am NOT a smoker. I would just rather lift a smoker than lift an obese person - not that they can't come in the same package. And didja notice, I did qualify the tobacco thing. We've also managed to refine most of the nutrients out o...
mustangsheba replied to Cascadians's topic in General Nursing
I have been a nurse for 20 years and have always worked in health care. My observation over 40 years has been that obesity does indeed affect the people around us. How many of us have bad backs because of lifting and turning those truly heavy patie...
The policy in all the home health agencies I've worked for was to change q. month and prn. Some require more frequent changes especially if the urine chronically has a lot of sediment or other debris. Supra-pubic catheters the same. I always chang...
mustangsheba replied to AmyRN1227's topic in General Nursing
Amy: You were really screwed without a kiss. When they made you a team leader after two weeks, a bunch of lights should have gone off. Remember that in your next job - which you will be getting before too long. Be very clear in your mind what yo...
mustangsheba replied to nurse_gigolo69's topic in General Nursing
What is old? I am 62 and I'm still working the floor. I just don't do it 5 or 6 days a week. I know we don't all have that choice, but it's one of the reasons I go without bennies and work for an agency. I do see a lot of new grads in tears becau...
It's going to be hard to find any place that you will like as well as your home. However, I certainly understand the desire to wander a bit. Florida or the Gulf coast would probably be a good choice for you. As the others have said, first pick whe...
All good posts here. I've been around 20 years or so, and as someone just said, there are days (or nights!) that are just going to make you feel s***ty! My reality check is two questions: 1. "Did anyone die?", and, 2. "Should they have?" If I c...
mustangsheba replied to nursy_ann's topic in General Nursing
Proteinuria can be indicative of renal disease. Have they done a 24-hour urine collection? You can also have transient elevated protein levels related to exercise or stress.