sherri64

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1. Nursing Student: Can a Person with a Trach Work in the Hospital?

   sherri64 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   My girlfriend has a step daughter who had to have a trach due to structural deterioration and closing up. After a month or two, she had a T-tube put in and she went back to work in a nursing home as a charge nurse. We don't understand how she can do...

2. would you take a job with a mean doctor?

   sherri64 replied to mmccool719's topic in Relations

   A mean doctor is as bad as a mean charge nurse. It quickly turns into a toxic work environment that you don't want to go to every day. The stress and tension created is not worth your emotional or professional health. Life is too short and no one ...

3. Overweight Healthcare Workers

   sherri64 replied to EmpoweRN's topic in General Nursing

   This would be incredible to have it happen. One place I worked closed the cafeteria and night shift got stuck with bring your own or eat questionable items out of vending machines. No salads or fresh fruits or veggies. And as for work/life balance,...

4. When your ex or their mistress/lover is the patient?

   sherri64 replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in Relations

5. Where are all the "older" nurses?

   sherri64 replied to tjcnurse2b's topic in Relations

   They burn out or get injured from consistently working short and find something else to do within the nursing field besides direct care or they quit and do something else. That has been my experience with nurses I know. And I know a lot of them fro...

6. How do you feel about having other nurses as patients?

   sherri64 replied to purplegal's topic in Relations

   I would have gone to someone to put a stop to this behavior immediately. He was a parent and did not have the rights to what he was doing. He was way out of line.

7. Graduating Soon: Should I take the CNA exam to get working experience?

   sherri64 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

8. Graduating Soon: Should I take the CNA exam to get working experience?

   sherri64 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   Absolutely. There are nursing schools nationwide that won't even let students take nursing classes until they have a years experience as a CNA. I've seen the difference it makes where this is required. It is very positive. Much better understandi...

9. Nurses smoking weed?

   sherri64 replied to bunnynurse's topic in General Nursing

   Medical marijuana has no THC and thus no high. Relieves pain without any impairment. Better than narcotics! Safer to work under. Should not be a problem as long as you have prescription and your state approved medical marijuana use. Comes in a c...

10. Isolation - yes/no

    sherri64 replied to mamahank40's topic in MDS

    I believe your patient satisfies all the criteria outlined in the RAI. Code for isolation. I have done this and never had a problem. Any place I have ever worked required more than just gloves for someone with C-diff. That is a totally contact is...

11. I'm a Man, Can I be Successful as An OB Nurse

    sherri64 replied to AlmostANurse321's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I could care less what sex the person is providing my care. One of the best nurses I ever had take care of me in the hospital was a male nurse who had to put in a foley and give me a shot in rear. He was very good at his job and no different to me ...

12. I'm a Man, Can I be Successful as An OB Nurse

    sherri64 replied to AlmostANurse321's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Many men are successful OB docs so why can't a man be a successful OB nurse?

13. So is there really a nursing shortage?

    sherri64 replied to VegGal's topic in General Nursing

    For as long as I can remember, the nursing shortage story has circulated and I've been a nurse for about 35 years. When I first went to nursing school, there was a 2-3 year wait to even get into the nursing classes/clinicals. We had much better staf...

14. Attention nurse bullies... and victims!!

    sherri64 replied to Xtina, BSN, RN's topic in Relations

    I don't know why she went as detailed as she did. But it is her prerogative, though most of us prefer to remain anonymous. I agree but I guess my point is that she doesn't care. Maybe she is ready to take them on.

15. Attention nurse bullies... and victims!!

    sherri64 replied to Xtina, BSN, RN's topic in Relations

    I have been a nurse for over 30 years and worked in both acute and long term care and have seen many different types of bullies. Don't know how you never saw it. And experienced nurses still continue to eat their young, so to speak. It is disgusti...