Annie Wilkes RN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in General Nursing
I hate the word "sludge." Makes me want to vomit. And I hate when co-workers or patients pronounce PHENERGAN as "PHENERGREN." Annoys the hell out of me for some reason.
Annie Wilkes RN replied to ksparks's topic in Stress 101
My job offers online courses that are accessible from home! The courses are mandatory and we can do them at home in our underwear...and get paid! The most I've had to stay over was approximately 1 hour for a meeting...but again, we are able to atte...
Annie Wilkes RN replied to DaveAlmendarez's topic in Student Assist
I have had type 1 since age 10. I have never been hospitalized with DKA, but I know when my blood sugar is so high that I should go to the hospital (but I don't go.) I get an unquenchable thirst. And I have to urinate all the time. My breathing is...
Annie Wilkes RN replied to cupquake's topic in General Nursing
What's done is done. I would have pulled you aside, told you not to do this anymore, and moved on. THEN, had you ever done this ever again, THEN I would have written the incident up. That's just me. We all make mistakes. LEARNING from those mist...
Annie Wilkes RN replied to Annie Wilkes RN's topic in Relations
OH! And another thing: I am NOT "contantly offended." In fact, I am rarely offended. I do not want to be labeled an easy target who will not fight back, therefore giving certain people a tendency to -dare I say it- BULLY me. I just cannot seem ...
Annie Wilkes RN replied to Annie Wilkes RN's topic in Relations
Alright, I gather some of you think that I am the cockadoodee dirty bird in the workplace. Well we will see what happens this weekend when she and I work together again. I will update weather or not she continues to mess with me or not and what I ...
Annie Wilkes RN replied to tsm007's topic in New Nurse
"Discharge instructions reviewed with patient and spouse; both verbalize understanding. Discharged at 1800 with spouse via private car, belongings sent, scripts sent, condition stable."