guest317

Latest Activity

1. Port-a-cath

   guest317 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have had very limited experience/exposure with port-a-caths and Huber needles so I am asking for information. The family member of a friend had a port-a-cath implanted to receive chemotherapy. The patient was admitted to the hospital due to uncon...

2. Is it wrong to leave a job during orientation?

   guest317 replied to Lovethenurse2b25's topic in General Nursing

   While in orientation, if you know that it is not the place for you, by all means, leave. If you see that the facility or policies are not something you can work with, then there is no sense wasting your time, staff time, and facility time going thro...

3. The Healthy Side of Disgust

   guest317 replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

   I worked in nursing jobs where the patients came to me with all bits and pieces put back together! I could never have survived working in the ER. Of course, wound care was something completely different and I could manage that. I could get through...

4. Nurses secretive about getting another job

   guest317 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

   "Karen" doesn't need to share her job choices with anyone. It is her business and maybe she feels people would be asking too many questions. As long as she can keep up with the work demands and the schedules, then it is her business.

5. Women's Right to Choose

   guest317 replied to River&MountainRN's topic in General Nursing

   Abstinence is the best policy and when society began saying it was okay to have sex outside of marriage and promoting that kind of thinking, the problems only intensified. When I went to school we did not have sex education classes because we knew s...

6. Women's Right to Choose

   guest317 replied to River&MountainRN's topic in General Nursing

   I guess I am in the minority here. I've never had children, nor do I want any, but personally I would not choose to have an abortion. I know that there are some terrible things that happen in the world where pregnancy may be an end result, but I bel...

7. When you thought it was patients you needed to watch...

   guest317 replied to smf0903's topic in General Nursing

   So, he "snapped." Wonder if I could have used that excuse to turn off IV pumps that alarmed every two seconds for a positional IV. No sooner do you reposition the arm and turn to walk out of the room, it goes off again. Now that causes some seriou...

8. New Nurse, morality question.

   guest317 replied to car48's topic in Safety

   While I am puzzled by so many responses that say to leave it alone, my opinion is different. Enough said. I don't want to set up and argument or get fussed at for my values. If I were you, I would not take this job if it is offered to you. My pers...

9. Bringing in the Boys: How to Attract More Male Nurses

   guest317 replied to Melissa Mills's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with many of the commentators. There should be no "enticing" men into the field of nursing. Male nurses tend to go into the specialty areas where there is not as much of a shortage as is seen in med-surg units. The one male nurse commented...

10. Nurse Sick and FIRED: Exploring Nursing Absenteeism

    guest317 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Although I was never fired for absenteeism I was placed on a 90-day probation with the "threat" of termination if I called in during those 90 days. As a Type 1 diabetic with severe gastroparesis having to work the night shift was difficult for me. ...

11. Long hair at the bedside

    guest317 replied to kakamegamama's topic in General Nursing

    I find it extremely unprofessional for hair to be dangling down in the patient's face, or over food. Hair should always be neat, tidy AND up and off the neckline!!! Off the collar to be exact. No need to make fashion statements when providing pati...

12. Best thing about being a nurse?

    guest317 replied to LM838's topic in General Nursing

    The best part of being a nurse for me has always been the opportunity to comfort people at a vulnerable time. Maybe it is their first time in the hospital or they are undergoing a major surgery. Maybe it is just sitting next to someone as they are ...

13. Patients Say the Darnedest Things - WIN $250! Nurses Week Contest 2018

    guest317 replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    Oh my goodness!!! I am in tears laughing so hard!!! That was just too funny!!! Absolutely priceless!

14. Annoyed by commercial

    guest317 replied to jodispamodi's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked on a med-surg unit a patient load of 8 was usual and customary. When I worked night shift in a nursing home it was one nurse for 60 patients with 3 aides, if you were lucky. To me it is totally unrealistic to expect one nurse, sometim...

15. "Dancing Doc" Video....Just When You Think You've Seen It All...

    guest317 replied to Sarah Matacale's topic in General Nursing

    I saw this on the news last night and my first thought was, who are the assistants?? If they are nurses then I am totally disgusted that, being patient advocates, they allowed this unprofessional behavior to go on. Worse was that if they are nurses...