nurse1952fun

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1. Nursing: Then and Now

   nurse1952fun replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

   In peds we used cloth diapers and glass bottles that we sterilized on midnites!

2. IPN case closed, now referred to BON. Please advise!

   nurse1952fun replied to KD CVICU-RN's topic in Recovery

   If 12 step meetings would help your cause, go and have someone there sign something so you can show them you are doing all you can.

3. First time a patient didn't like me

   nurse1952fun replied to Clovery's topic in General Students

   When I was a student my first pt. was Ethel. I had heard about her from other students and I was petrified. She called me every foul word she could think of, some I had never heard of. The first time I had to take her in the shower room she pushed me...

4. Patient fx hip after family refused alarm

   nurse1952fun replied to Emilyinsc's topic in Safety

   I agree with capecod mermaid. No one should rely so heavily on a piece of equipment. That is like expecting a specialty bed to prevent pressure ulcers.

5. Multiple Preceptors in the first two weeks!

   nurse1952fun replied to hopefull1's topic in General Nursing

   I worked in peds and the rule was the preceptor couldn't be pulled or cancelled. She would wait until the boss left and then leave hours early and leave me with NO preceptor. It is just another way nurses eat our young as the saying goes.

6. Question about marijuana use as a nurse

   nurse1952fun replied to sasha_t's topic in Professionalism

   I worked in the Chemical dependency unit for many years and have found that the people who rationalize their drug use the most are usually the ones who have the worst drug abuse issue. If you only smoke when you are anxious and don't smoke when you w...

7. Nursing In My Blue Jeans

   nurse1952fun replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

   How do you know no one cared? I bet some patients thought you were a visitor. It's hard enough for a patient to figure out who their nurse is when all staff where scrubs with small print on their name tags.