Hypocaffeinemic replied to fitfabfunnurse2b's topic in General Nursing
Bedside nurses are frequently stressed out at work. Too much to do, too many phone calls to handle, and too many split second decisions to be made. Do we get snappish? Absolutely. Is it right? No. We're human. We feel overworked and at times abused...
Hypocaffeinemic replied to Catarina82's topic in General Students
My daughter is an adult now, but I do want to put this nugget out there for your consideration. Your baby will only be a baby for an extremely short time. You have the rest of your life to be a nurse. Please don't make the same mistake I made. Don'...
Hypocaffeinemic replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing
1) No nurse can do it alone. Be kind to your CNAs, unit secretaries, housekeepers, dietary crew, maintenance, and everybody else you encounter. They can make your day much harder than it already is. 2) Be kind to your patients and their families, es...
Hypocaffeinemic replied to CountryMomma's topic in General Nursing
Many years ago I was involved in a domestic altercation. Subsequently, I still deal with PTSD at times. About 6 months ago I had a patient who also suffered from PTSD and he flipped out on me. I had visions of him putting my head through a wall as I ...
No I'm not a germophobe. If I'm sick, I do encourage tellers to clean their hands after handling my money or clean shopping cart handles after I use them, and I'm more conscious of cleaning my hands more often. It's more to protect other people from ...