NannaNurse

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  1. nurses cap

    Ya know.........some nurses are still wearing these?? I had to in one of my previous jobs................I HATED THEM......they gave me a headache!!
  2. Destroying narcotics

    What would you do??? You come on your shift and you find some 'heavy' narcs in a non-locked med bin for one of your patients. You find a label which states that some of the pills were found in the pts. room. Nobody has said anything about this in re...
  3. I agree with this a million %%%. In most employment agreements, it states that the job can 'end' your employment without cause or without notice......but.....we have to give them 2 weeks?? Most of them say they are 'at will'....and most people don't ...
  4. Advice about CNA's who don't follow orders

    This is such a sad thing............our CNA's are the 'backbone' of nursing and without them we, as nurses, cannot do our job effectively. They are our eyes and ears. They spend more time with the patients and they don't get the credit or the pay tha...
  5. Anyone have experience w/Plantar Fasciitis??

    My feet have hurt for so long now.......I guess I'm just used to it........but I don't like it. I've tried every heel pad and inserts known to man. I take meds for severe fibro and it helps some, but proper shoes, support and exercises do help. I hav...
  6. How to deal with litigious patients?

    We recently had 2 episodes of these types of patients......management did NOTHING to help the nurses/staff with these people........I know the old addage...."the customer is alwasy right"...but where do we get a break?? Patient #1: Didn't want to com...
  7. ICU pts on the floor

    After that last remark.........I would also be looking for another job. At that rate, your going to be totally stressed, a nervous wreck and age at a dramatic rate..........it's not worth it :angryfire We get treated this way because we allow it. If...
  8. When did you take off for maternity leave?

    I worked right up until "D-day". Of course I was considered 'light-duty'. My girls did the same thing........worked up until delivery. All 3 are in the medical field and 1 was at the hospital........wrong one tho'.........when her water broke. They d...
  9. Shingles

    We use contact isolation and if they are in one of our 2 double rooms, we move them to a private room. It depends on where the lesions are located. I have gone through 4 bouts of shingles in the past 10 months....OUCH I was kept off work for a coup...
  10. I finally walked out the door

    Actually it is my son........my 'baby' :) (he really hates when I say that but I'm the mom, right?? ) Anyway, You all are the best. I know if I need a cyber hug or pat on the back, all I have to do is come here I requested to go PRN and I was tol...
  11. I finally walked out the door

    Hi all.........most of you know about all the problems I've had at the hospital I have worked at for the past 4 years. Well, yesterday (friday) was my last day and I feel like a new nurse!! It was alittle hard.......I have left some great nurses and...
  12. question about insulin, heparin injections

    We don't double check...........who has time? And you can never find the other nurses!! Hep drips, PCA pumps...yes, anything other then regular IVF is checked. For all the students out there.........you will find out that most of the stuff you do in ...
  13. Tattoo's on Nurses

    Well..........I have tattoo's..........I have 1 on each hand in that small space between the thumb and index finger. They are small and I've never recieved a negative comment. I also have 1 on the back of my neck, shoulder and both ankles. My nose is...
  14. Please think of me

    Blessings to you dear!!! Much love Happy thoughts Deepest prayers God's speed Nanna
  15. Woman wakes up & is talking after 20 years in a coma

    I don't believe that a 'higher purpose' caused that accident to happen........we are blessed with our own 'free will'. I believe that a horrible accident happened and God's grace has smiled on this family. Just think of what we can learn from this pr...