IreneL

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1. Nursing and tattoos

   IreneL replied to MelRN13's topic in General Nursing

   If I got a rose bud above my breast it would be a long stemmed rose by the time I am 80. Its amazing how so little can sag so far! My daughter and daughter-in-law both have them and they are both nurses. It seems that they are so common ow most youn...

2. Vent: I absolutely HATE stupidity! Not ignorance.....STUPIDITY!!

   IreneL replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

   The "stupid" that burns me up the most is the breeding that occurs between drug/alcohol addicted partners resulting in a child with lifelong mental and physical deficits. I support mandatory tubal ligations and vasectomies for these people. If they ...

3. CONTINUED IN WHAT IS THE MAJOR REASON Why are they all leaving?

   IreneL replied to artistnurse's topic in General Nursing

   :pumpiron: What a great post!!! I am a nursing student and was getting very apprehensive about my future! You sound like a GREAT person. I will carry this with me today and do my best to foster great attitudes for positive nursing environment. You ha...

4. CONTINUED IN WHAT IS THE MAJOR REASON Why are they all leaving?

   IreneL replied to artistnurse's topic in General Nursing

   My last three clinical rotations have not allowed for a lunch break and barely a bathroom break. I am very apprehensive about how to organize the work load so that it all gets done, (not just because I want to eat, or am afraid to sneeze:uhoh3: ) but...

5. I wanted to explain what happened to me...

   IreneL replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in General Nursing

   Its to bad your co-worker didn't ask you what was wrong and then try to help by calling someone else in.Nothing bad lasts forever and I believe when unfortunate things happen it is usuallly to equip us to be more compassionate to someone else who is ...

6. pacify or orientate? Alzheimers...

   IreneL replied to Lfransis's topic in Geriatric

   My DON mandated that we orient to reality 30 years when I was an aide. My favorite patient used to run an orphanage and was so happy " baking cookies" and " planting the garden" until she was "oriented" then she cried and cried because she was " in ...

7. Hey, Managers! What's up with the "weeding out" of good nurses?

   IreneL replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

   my daughter's manager made her life so miserable that after 4 years she took a traveling job. then her nurse manager wouldn't give her a referance other than a beginning date and an ending date of employment. Thankfully she was able to back up her sk...

8. Domestic Violence Survivor.

   IreneL replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

   In response to #10, The Bible in the 23 Psalm says " Yeah tho I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I will fear no evil for thou art with me....." Please note the it says I walk THROUGH the valley. We're not supposed to camp there. Nothing...

9. Am I a loser? I couldn't keep up....

   IreneL replied to MrsWampthang's topic in General Nursing

   In my clinical rotation I saw them do this same thing to a traveling nurse. I thought it was extremely cruel to her and to the patients. My fellow students and I helped where we could but as students, of course, we were limited by what we were allowe...