irishnurse67

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1. Patient Abandonment? Sorry long

   irishnurse67 replied to Calgon-take.me.away's topic in General Nursing

   Could you tell me where I could find this pt right that you quoted so that I can bring it in to

2. Exeter Hospital--starting pay?

   irishnurse67 replied to irishnurse67's topic in General Nursing

   How much mandatory on-call time do you have to pick up if you work full-time? Also, what does the hospital do if nobody wants to take the stand-by? I know where I work, if you're not per diem and...

3. Worried about blood exposure

   irishnurse67 replied to aphillipsrn's topic in General Nursing

   If it makes you feel any better, a doc at my hospital was stuck w/a needle while putting a central line into a pt w/Hep C and AIDS. She was fine. I think your chances of getting anything are very...

4. oh ye uninformed... this is why er nurses "don't care"

   irishnurse67 replied to Uptoherern's topic in Emergency

   At my hospital they give cab

5. MORPHINE and Dying Patients

   irishnurse67 replied to constantlylearning's topic in General Nursing

   I have no problem w/giving morphine, esp to a dying pt. It's sad that so many people have had to suffer when they die. It's so sad when someone does die, but if they can go peacefully, that is so...

6. Do many nurses resent their patients?

   irishnurse67 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

   I agree. The pts are the great part of the job. Even if I get a pt w/outrageous behaviors, I try to pretend he/she is one of kids who is sick/hurting and I usually feel my stress level drop. If...

7. Irritated with myself....

   irishnurse67 replied to Virgo_RN's topic in General Nursing

   You sound pretty caring and competent to

8. Is it just me?

   irishnurse67 replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

   Boy, can I relate and I'm sure millions of others can, too. I used to love being a nurse and now I hate it. I love caring for patients who don't treat me like dirt. I love when I'm working w/enough...

9. Morale

   irishnurse67 replied to DEB52's topic in Nurse Management

   One way to help w/morale is to roll up your sleeves and help on the flr. Another way is to pick up a noc shift once in a while if you have to force your day nurses to rotate to nights. Another way...

10. is this abuse?

    irishnurse67 replied to jennifers's topic in General Nursing

    Re. the whole "baseline level of function." I used to do agency work in nursing homes in the area and I saw many, many pts who had everything done for them by the CNAs b/c it was faster that way. It...

11. is this abuse?

    irishnurse67 replied to jennifers's topic in General Nursing

    That nurse is lucky the poor little old broad didn't deck

12. Should the NHS treat Obese patients or smokers

    irishnurse67 replied to PixieThunder's topic in United Kingdom

    Gee, I'm about as right-wing Republican as you can get, and even I think it's very harsh to withdraw medical care to obese people and smokers! Yes, I think people w/high risk behaviors should pay...

13. Manipulated by patient family :(

    irishnurse67 replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in General Nursing

    One thing that helps me when working w/unpleasant families and patients is to tell myself, "In all walks of life, 10% of the population are jerks, think about the other 90%!" Repeat this to yourself...

14. oh ye uninformed... this is why er nurses "don't care"

    irishnurse67 replied to Uptoherern's topic in Emergency

    I floated to the ER the other day. I couldn't believe it. One guy brought his 17 yr old son in for impacted wisdom teeth. We finally dragged the story out. A couple months ago, when scheduled for...

15. Patients Treat Nurses Like Garbage!

    irishnurse67 replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

    Are you my long-lost