l-andrée

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1. What is it I do again???????????

   l-andrée replied to huggietoes's topic in General Nursing

   Does any of your friends or neighbors or whoever asked you why you had to study since what you do is to giving pills.............. ARGGG!!!

2. Security anyone?

   l-andrée replied to TaraER-RN's topic in General Nursing

   Here's a little story.... One night, I get to my locker before work and the lights are all out in the section where my locker is. So I go to security because I need to get to my locker (and open the lock!) and I don't have a flashlight. So the guy at...

3. staff turnover

   l-andrée replied to fedupnurse's topic in General Nursing

   I work in ICU and our nightshift staff changed up to 60% in the last two years. So much for having the reputation of being the best team in the hospital!! So now, the headnurse refuses transfers if you have a post in another departement or another s...

4. Call in sick?

   l-andrée replied to ceecel.dee's topic in General Nursing

   My point exactly. And I really don't have any problem with people who are sick or in pain or having a hard time or need some time off for uncontrolable reasons (kid is sick, etc...). It's when there is no other reason than "I don't want to work toda...

5. What is the freakiest thing you have ever seen at work?????

   l-andrée replied to fedupnurse's topic in General Nursing

   How about 24 needles into to penis... talk about body piercing!!!

6. Call in sick?

   l-andrée replied to ceecel.dee's topic in General Nursing

   Even if it's her right to take sick days, since they are paid for, some people think that they "have to" take them, almost like an obligation... whenever, whatever. That's what's bothering me. It affects all the departement when someone is missing b...

7. Charting Bloopers

   l-andrée replied to AHarri66's topic in Humor

   Absolutely hilarious! I'm laughing like crazy in here!

8. 1st day Male in L&D

   l-andrée replied to Dayray's topic in General Nursing

   Some female patient might feel inconfortable with having a cath inserted by a man... Thought, from experience, it doesn't happen very often that someone actually refuse (can't remember any event). But we try anyway to have those procedures (cath, pre...

9. Anyone else addicted?

   l-andrée replied to proud2bme's topic in General Nursing

   It started last year, just to try, you know... And I got addicted... Then was forced into rehab (to computer for months!!!!!) Then, I just got a glimpse at the board, and there I was. Relapsing. Some things are just hard to get over!!!

10. Just curious; Would this pt be one-on-one in your ICU?

    l-andrée replied to grouchy's topic in General Nursing

    Just so you don't think Canada is heaven!! I work in Montreal (Quebec) and this patient might very well not have been one on one. And yes, we make rounds everyday, and no we don't have electronic charting! Althought, I think this patient might have ...

11. non hospital approved abrevations.

    l-andrée replied to nilepoc's topic in Humor

    We have a "code brown" for ...well.. that brown thing! We also use vitamine H (Haldol). We have to test every new patient for multi-resistant bacterias (nasal for MRSA and anal for ERV), we call them the "welcome tests".

12. Graduation Gift Ideas Please

    l-andrée replied to jennatj's topic in General Nursing

    I received an anatomy Atlas (by Netter, it's the best) and a medical dictionnary that I both still use very often ... and I graduated 11 years ago.

13. emergency at home..........

    l-andrée replied to hapeewendy's topic in General Nursing

    Was this supposed to be supportive??????????????????? Or is your your life really that bad...

14. Wake up crying?

    l-andrée posted a topic in General Nursing

    A post by JeannieM about her dreams made me think of this. I often wake up crying after a night sleep, for no reasons, I don't even remember dreaming... I can feel sadness thought. I can cry like that, sobbing almost, for minutes. Then, I'm OK. Like...

15. In my dreams

    l-andrée replied to MQ Edna's topic in General Nursing

    I used to dream about untangling i/v's! (I work in ICU, lots and lots of i/v's for one patient!!) Now, I rarely dream about my work. What's more frustrating than come back to work only to work in your dreams again...