bungy

Latest Activity

1. I have to be bathed by my classmate???

   bungy replied to Saved_by_Grace's topic in General Students

   Yeah, we did it too - bathing suits or shorts/top. I found it enlightening - my partner was an experienced EN (um...LPN?) who I knew quite well and trusted, but even then I felt vulnerable. I think it is important that you understand a little of ho...

2. Survey: Do you leave work at your scheduled time on a regular basis?

   bungy replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, isn't there a heap of paperwork in home health? And no following shift to hand things over to, either. I usually do 30 to 90 min per day overtime - that's fairly standard at my workplace - but while we don't get paid for it, we get days off in ...

3. Bathing a 7 y/o

   bungy replied to Nurse2be's topic in General Nursing

   I get the feeling it's not just nurse2be's ex who has OCD issues. Come on, people, even a little amount of nursing education lets you know that over-bathing is BAD FOR YOU. Clean face, armpits and crotch is as much as is needed most of the time, an...

4. Too young for Hospice?

   bungy replied to MelRN13's topic in Hospice

   Hi - I realise that this post is a couple of months behind the last one (hope I'm not too late...?) I think that while a nurse CAN be too young for Hospice, it has little to do with your biological age. Some people would never be able to do it. I'm ...

5. What does your post name reflect about you?

   bungy replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

   Mine comes from a rabbit-related nickname, too! My husband and I started calling each other Bungy Rabbit when we first started seeing each other over 14 years ago. It stuck so I tend to use it a lot for Web-related things. The name has evolved, mi...

6. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

   bungy replied to Trixxy's topic in Humor

   ... and don't ever expect your ED nurse to believe you "fell" on anything! It's better just to blush and mumble...

7. Nurse patient ratio

   bungy replied to gaulkari's topic in General Nursing

   Oh man, I'm so glad I live here (in Melbourne, Australia). We've had legislated maximum ratios of 4:1 (plus in-charge) for AM/PM and 8:1 ND since 2000. More acute wards can claim lower patient numbers per nurse, and ICU/CCU/NICU/Delivery are 1:1 and...