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  1. Does this nurse totally not like me??

    Somethings smells fishy with the nurse. This wasn't a one time occasion? Guys admit it, you know nursing has it's share of nurses that have "issues."
  2. I think I committed career suicide

    Listen to your gut. When in the ER if you don't feel almost delight at the thought of : I can't wait to see what walks in the ER doors. Or you don't absolutely LOVE the prioritization of various acuities of patient cares................listen to y...
  3. Ooops, I told off a doctor

    I've told a doctor that was throwing a big hissy fit in front of the patient and his wife The patient was terrified (bleeding profusely from a recent nasal surgery) his wife was sobbing hysterically in the chair. I stated to the Temper Tantrum ENT S...
  4. The Power of Being Empathetic Towards Those in Need

    That is what I live for in nursing. No matter what area I work or where I work. I want to be there for the patient. A machine can dispense medications but only another living breathing feeling human being can truly offer empathy and support for wh...
  5. Everyone wants to be a nurse...

    Nursing today requires you also be a good MANAGER. The nurse must constantly manage the care of the patient and her multitude of a million tasks to accomplish. So, do not think for one minute you will not be managing. You spend your day managing p...
  6. Everyone wants to be a nurse...

    you got it! They are still getting through. I am adjunct faculty for a nursing program and I could tell you stories! Students that have absolutely no business NOR any desire to be taking care of people. They still think they will meet and marry a ...
  7. Everyone wants to be a nurse...

    I think it is a conjured up financial mess putting out the myth that there is a nursing shortage. I've met so many "nurses" that absolutely HATE what they are doing. Give them less than one full year..................I have yet to meet a new nurse ...
  8. Everyone wants to be a nurse...

    Nursing Shortage??? Say what? There is absolutely no shortage. I know graduated nurses from 2009 still unable to get one job. No interviews, nothing. They are doing flu shots here and there for low pay.
  9. An RN's thoughts on the health care law

    What makes you think doctor's offices will be hiring more RNs to teach the patients? They have removed RNs and even the LPNs from their offices! Why? Because they can work the MA (with significantly less education) for much less. Plus they can ge...
  10. PACU/OR nurse issues

    Our OR nurses have lost all of their assessment, IV and patient management skills. The ones I work work have no desire to obtain a patient history. They don't even want to touch the patient. They are used to the anesthesiologist managing the patie...
  11. Circulators recovering

    OMG! Our circulators cannot "touch" the patient. When the mgr wanted me to "orient" an OR nurse how to "assess" and pre op a patient; she almost lost it when I informed her: Ok now assess the patient. She said "you mean you expect me to actually...
  12. Which comes first: PACU or ICU?

    that is the difference then. Most PACUs do not work with the above. ICU will help no matter where you work. It gives you a better understanding of the complexities and how to make rapid decisions. (on your own) I've worked with a few nurses that ...
  13. PREOP Meds

    I would NOT feel comfortable giving any child Versed in PreOp then not watching them. Even our adult patients are given Versed by the Anesthesiologist JUST prior to going back with them to the OR. I think you might want to speak up for the safety o...
  14. In-service for PACU nurses?

    We unfortunately have nothing. They put anyone in the PACU to work. Very scary.
  15. Average recovery times?

    About 40 minutes. We have to move them out and get them out because the next "bunch" of patients is on their way out whether we have the room or staff there!