GoldenRoya

GoldenRoya

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  1. Irrational patients

    Yep, I've called out patients for their bad behavior before. One memorable occasion was a middle-aged man who continually verbally abused the nursing staff, being very manipulative and rude, and rating his pain a consistent 10/10 - even though he was...
  2. What was your first time like?

    Apparently I knew when I was five! At my graduation, my mom brought out a booklet that I'd made in kindergarten. It was one of those "This is my family:" prompts with room to draw pictures underneath. On the page that said "This is what I will be w...
  3. Best trick I ever learned? Keep quiet. If they're yelling, do not open your mouth, do not quirk your eyebrows, do not make a single expression beyond 'this is my paying-attention face.' Let them yell until they are finished - this usually takes 45 se...
  4. First Interview/ Critical Thinking

    Prioritization questions happen a lot, whether it be "your patient has this happening, what do you do first?" questions, or "you have these patients and these situations arise, who do you see to first?" Brush up on your critical-thinking-in-critical-...
  5. CRAZY / GROSS / NASTY

    The first time I ever witnessed a manual extraction. The poor gal had not had a decent bowel movement in a week. She was a post-op LE joint replacement in a lot of pain, so she'd been getting a lot of narcotics, hadn't been moving, didn't have the m...
  6. Hoarding resources

    Not among the nursing staff, but our central supply folks seem to have gotten into the habit of hoarding stuff, especially over the weekends. Little things, not so important... like saline flushes...and alligator clips...and gloves...and chux. Becaus...
  7. Do you get hit/spit on? Does body fluids splash on you?

    Tumor juice. Large, weepy tumor that the little old fall-risk pivot-with-strong-assist-of-one lady can't stop messing with...and she grabs your arm to steady herself with a hand that's still damp with the tumor juice. Thank goodness for gigantic sc...
  8. Price of Patient Satisfaction

    And I think it's great that you had several good experiences. But, as you say, you're not the type to demand and complain. The exact OPPOSITE of the type of patient that most of us are referring to. I've been threatened because I wouldn't let someon...
  9. Price of Patient Satisfaction

    This is hearsay...but I heard it from the person involved, so I call it probably pretty accurate hearsay. We had a patient - not confused, perfectly oriented, and completely capable of controlling his actions - break a CNA's arm. Deliberately, becaus...
  10. Actually, no, I lied. My favorite story was when she was walking a deaf man down the hallway. He was on a walker, and the video interpreter was being wheeled in front of him so that the things the PT was saying could be translated for him. The PT kep...
  11. Mostly the folks I work with are wonderful people who go the extra mile to make sure our patients are well taken care of and don't leave a huge mess for someone else. However. There are always those fewe rotten fish that stink up the barrel. The par...
  12. What has been your most meaningful job as a nurse?

    A few weeks ago, I took care of a patient who was dying. In fact, I was surprised when he made it through my shift. I thought, 'He won't be here when I come back tomorrow, he's going to go overnight.' Imagine my surprise when he was still there the n...
  13. January 2015 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    "Did I forget to mention the rectal tube is a bit tricky?"
  14. Why do you think nurses leave the profession?

    I left a position I loved because I was feeling overwhelmed by the insane demands placed on the nursing staff. PT doesn't want to take the patient on a walk? Nursing can do it. Doctor doesn't want to make sure the dismissal paperwork has the correct ...
  15. How do you cheer yourself after a bad day at work?

    If the day was made stressful just by the multitude of small annoyances/inconveniences (and not a major bad event), I usually just take a walk with my dog (I have to do that anyway, because she needs to pee bad by the time I get home) and let the day...