bluenurse85

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1. Where Were You...9/11

   bluenurse85 replied to Daisy4RN's topic in General Nursing

   I was asleep that day after a night shift. For some reason, I woke up about an hour early & couldn't get back to sleep. So I got up, decided to watch Oprah & have some coffee before I started getting ready for work. When I turned on the TV...

2. Ear bug!

   bluenurse85 replied to JenTheSchoolRN's topic in School

   I actually read something like this in the paper once. This single mom was living in a place with very poor/limited heat & had to put cotton in the kids' ears at night. Supposedly the roaches would go into their ears for the warmth. Worst thing...

3. Clinical Judgement Call...Not sure if I did the right thing

   bluenurse85 replied to AvaRose's topic in General Nursing

   Especially with the pt's history, those symptoms are suspicious & nothing to fool around with. She needed to see a doctor & you saw that she did. The suits n heels have no idea what it's like taking care of & being responsible for pts. ...

4. Colleagues who hate patients

   bluenurse85 replied to Emergent's topic in Relations

   Yep, & these are the first ones who will kiss management's butt-I've seen it hundreds of times. Ooops, I thought I hit "quote". This is in response to post #5 on the first page of the thread. Sorry!

5. Shift work and dating

   bluenurse85 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

   I would agree with the poster who said networking. Nurses you work with have guy friends, neighbors, brothers & male nurses have buddies. You might do better with somebody who also works nontypical hours, like an EMT, fireman, policeman, waiter...

6. Lied to in Interview

   bluenurse85 replied to westieluv's topic in General Nursing

   I think you called it in the very last sentence-Suits & Heels have NO respect for our time-or US.

7. Is it ever okay to follow up with a patient you've cared for outside of work?

   bluenurse85 replied to Momma1RN's topic in General Nursing

   Many years ago, I worked with a male nurse who started a relationship wit. h a pt. I'm assuming he had enough sense to wait until that pt. was discharged to refer to her as his SO. If memory serves me, it was more her doing, coming up to the hospit...

8. Is This Behavior Inappropriate?

   bluenurse85 replied to Arizona#1RN's topic in General Nursing

   I think Larry3373 called it. We already know this woman is a snitch & she's probably an ###kisser too. She has friends in management so nothing will change. You're SO much better than that.

9. You should know better

   bluenurse85 replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

   I do all kinds of horrible stuff, but the most dangerous is probably sun worshipping without sunscreen. I love coffee, drink gallons of it & get a horrible headache if I don't have it. Also love anything salty/greasy, red licorice & cookie d...

10. Craziest vitals on a person who lived?

    bluenurse85 replied to Ayvah's topic in General Nursing

    Pt. with a blood sugar of 29, totally awake & alert, asymptomatic. He said "I thought it might be a little low. I was going to ask to have it checked next time somebody came in."

11. Noncompliant diabetic patients

    bluenurse85 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    A good many of these patients have a stash of junk food the family brings them or the family enables them in some other way. One Xmas Eve, I had a new admission-a pt. w/a BKA. She was also legally blind, on hemodialysis, serious neuropathy and had C...

12. RN being bullied by LVN

    bluenurse85 replied to BDBSNRN's topic in Relations

    Sounds like she is insecure and very possessive of that pt. Also sounds like to the CM & the parents, she's the coolest thing since popsicles. Bottom line, she is the one with the problem. I'd just agree with her to shut her up, then forget abo...

13. rant.. "4 weeks notice"

    bluenurse85 replied to misyan's topic in General Nursing

    I've only ever heard of giving two weeks' notice for a staff nurse position. Maybe four weeks is a regional thing?

14. advice? asked to go home during shift

    bluenurse85 replied to artreid's topic in General Nursing

    I've never seen or heard of this happening but it doesn't sound too good to me. I would have to agree with the others who state to cut your losses & go. Sounds like this place has all kinds of management & communication issues. As to taking...

15. HELP! How do you handle Workplace gossip?

    bluenurse85 replied to NGYSUN's topic in Med-Surg

    I would just ignore them. If they are such hot shots, why couldn't they get the IV started? Sometimes it's hard to be willing to help out because of crap like this, but I tell myself I'm doing it for the pt. & the gossips/snitches can go blow.