simao pt

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1. Ever quit night shift b/c you couldn't "deal"?

   simao pt replied to Nursesuzi's topic in General Nursing

   It's true. Not everybody is made for night shifts. And, as we say to our patients, our health is mainly in our hands. If you think it's afecting you don't wait for it to get worse. The beautiful about nursing is that there are so many areas in which ...

2. Do you care "FOR" your patients or care "ABOUT" your patients?

   simao pt replied to Lanceman's topic in General Nursing

   I care for my patients. And I try to care for them as best as possible. There are few whom I cared about and that was really difficult, because when they got worse and worse I felt really bad. So I just keep doing the best I can.

3. How to tell a friend she's not being a good nurse?

   simao pt replied to simao pt's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks, Cheerfuldoer, and all the others who posted replies. Well, she doesn't keeps he problems to herself. In fact I already advised her not to talk about them to everybody, because not all person care for her. She really is crying for help. And.....

4. Traumatized by nursing - advice needed

   simao pt replied to kcsun3's topic in General Nursing

   I totally agree with Dixilee. Nursing can be very scary in the beggining but once you gain confidence everything becames easier. It happened to me too. I was lucky, because after six months due to reorganization of the staff I was sent into a differe...

5. How to tell a friend she's not being a good nurse?

   simao pt posted a topic in General Nursing

   I like the people I work with. Some passed the barrier from being just collegues and became friends. Good friends. There's one that was just a little explosive, but very good nurse. She's currently passing through a really difficult period and I thin...

6. Starting IV's

   simao pt replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

   Both Dixielee and Heymickey gave excelent tips! Many times the best veins are actually the ones you can´t see. I'm lucky because I have terrible veins :chuckle , so I could practise on myself (just searching!). Even now I look at a person, look a...

7. why are cna's treated like they are stupid and replaceable?

   simao pt replied to Purple Princess's topic in Geriatric

   Just because a person is hierarchly inferior it does not mean that they are inferior in any way. We don't like it when the docs act all superior on us, do we? Why should we act the same on others? :stone

8. Differences between RN, CNA, LPN, etc.

   simao pt replied to simao pt's topic in General Nursing

   You may nor have noticed, but I did use a computer to look up for answers. And since I got them, I reached my objective, so... Who's wasted time? :chuckle

9. Differences between RN, CNA, LPN, etc.

   simao pt replied to simao pt's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks, SMK1. It does clarify my ideas.

10. Black eyes........

    simao pt replied to dazzle256's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry for you, but there's nothing you can do now. Maybe if you keep repeating that story your co-workers will believe. But... it's your life! Who cares what the others think? You only have to feel happy because your dog's the one who hit you and...

11. Kardexes - - Are They Out Of Date?? Do You Use Them In Your Facility??

    simao pt replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

    Kardex?? If by Kardex you mean the paper in which you put the prescriptions, the hour and days and that you sign when you give the medication I still use it in my hospital. But it's going to end in April's 15, because then we're going to start using ...

12. Wish I Coulda Said It Out Loud!

    simao pt replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Doctors sometimes think they're "The Lords of the Knowledge". And some even think it's their mission to teach nurses, these little flies that keep reminding them of the so called patients who need care! But there are exceptions...

13. Differences between RN, CNA, LPN, etc.

    simao pt posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm re-surfing in Allnurses (I stoped for a while) and there's a question I've tried to solve but couldn´t. What does RN, CNA, LPN, MB, BSN, PCTand MSN means? What are the main differences? What does one do that the other doesn't? By the way, in ...

14. Michigan Preparing To Let Doctors Refuse To Treat Gays

    simao pt replied to Roy Fokker's topic in Activism

    My feelings, exactly.

15. Are Your End-of-Life Wishes Clear?

    simao pt replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not worried about it for now. No Kids. If I die I don't care who gets my stuff. Nothing much to leave, anyway. The only thing I don't want, and this I've been saying for years, is that I don't want anyone to wear black in my funeral or after. I ...