Aristillus

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1. They were in bed together.

   Aristillus replied to Yaadie's topic in General Nursing

   This whole scene might have been avoided if you'd simply knocked on the door and asked if you could come in.

2. Physician Guided Nurse Deliveries

   Aristillus replied to Antonefamily's topic in Ob/Gyn

   So you're thinking it might be a good idea to do "an annual delivery with a provider where the nurse actually catches the baby" and your Nurse Practice Act says that's acceptable so long as you don't "do the delivery when there really is a physician ...

3. "I Narcanned Your Honor Student"

   Aristillus replied to EAGirl's topic in General Nursing

   Ah the innocence of a nursing student. Bless your heart. Once you have cared for enough overdosed young people, with a tearful parent standing by saying "He was such a great kid, a good student, I never suspected anything like this," you will underst...

4. Calling off :-(

   Aristillus replied to gaby19's topic in General Nursing

   Exactly! Florence Nightingale has been dead for a very long time. Hospitals in 2017 are corporations, not charity operations. As my favorite old Ann Landers quote says: "If you don't want to be a doormat, don't lie down in front of the door!"

5. Calling off :-(

   Aristillus replied to gaby19's topic in General Nursing

   Not so long ago a nurse on my unit was fired for doing exactly this, stealing (IV fluids and drugs) hospital property in order to feel well enough to work. You were doing neither yourself, the physician or your patients a favor by doing patient care ...

6. Be a Real Nurse: Compassion is the Key

   Aristillus replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

   Ohboy, can I ever speak to this! After a long career as a bedside nurse, I retired a couple months ago. Two weeks into my retirement I suffered a serious injury requiring surgery and hospitalization. Unfortunately I also experienced a serious lack of...

7. About to graduate and feeling incompetant!!

   Aristillus replied to RNtwinB's topic in General Students

   I think we're all a degree of terrified in the beginning. It's the ones who aren't, the ones who are fully confident that they know everything and are ready to save the world who are dangerous. Fools go in where angels fear to tread, right? Embrace y...

8. Can I ask to work exclusively day shifts?

   Aristillus replied to kassiahgp's topic in General Nursing

   There are nursing jobs which are day shift only. Outpatient surgery, dialysis, etc. I would suggest you look into that. But if you want a job on a unit which has rotating shifts and ask for exclusive days, you might be perceived as not a team player....

9. Are nurse's all that and a bag of chips?

   Aristillus replied to Nash3222's topic in General Nursing

   I'm a nurse. My daughter is an accountant. When my shift is over, I'm free as a bird. When my daughter leaves work, she brings paperwork home. When I have days off, I get to do what I please. When my daughter has a day off, many times she's far from ...

10. Shift work and dating

    Aristillus replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    Shift work definitely puts a damper on one's social life, married or not. There *are* 9-5 type nursing jobs but of course they seldom pay as well. I remember an old Ann Landers (advice columnist) comment: "You aren't going to meet the love of your li...

11. My Dream to be a Labor and Delivery Nurse

    Aristillus replied to MrsSassyLassie's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've been a L&D nurse probably longer than you've been born and the miracle of birth is still a thrill for me. If that is your dream, follow it! No, it isn't always as pretty as it looks on TV. But sometimes it is and those special births where e...

12. How do you know if you are cut out for L&D?

    Aristillus replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    For what it's worth, if I had to work med/surg I'd need to find another profession. You'd have to try it and see but I wouldn't let an unhappy experience on med/surg scare me away. Wishing you luck...

13. Adjusting from Teaching to Non-teaching hospital

    Aristillus replied to Kayla.J.RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ohboy! I've worked for all but a year of my 30+ years at urban teaching hospitals. The one year I worked at a small (~25 deliveries/month) non-teaching hospital was the most miserable experience of my life! My hat is off to the nurses who can do it b...

14. Question on epidurals

    Aristillus replied to Kaysmom8's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've been an L&D nurse for 30 years and don't know of any patient who has refused an epidural for religious reasons. I do seem to recall that they tried in California a few years back to demand a cash payment from uninsured patients for a "not me...

15. OB Nursing or Obstetrician?

    Aristillus replied to lovege's topic in Ob/Gyn

    So many variables in that, it's something only you can answer. Do you have the stamina, brains and $$$ to spend the next 11-12 years reaching your goal? Are you prepared to put much your life on hold that long to devote yourself to your goal? As for ...