redshiloh

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1. how to cope with humiliation

   redshiloh replied to PRETTYODD's topic in General Nursing

   My staff tells me they feel like they are being called to the principal's office, even when they have done nothing wrong!

2. Vent: Embarrassed during change of shift.

   redshiloh replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

   OK I'm glad someone else mentioned this staff members reaction and thought it suspicious. Based on what you wrote, I am thinking there's more to her story. Did you verify the patch?

3. Funniest real orders you have seen in a chart?

   redshiloh replied to nilepoc's topic in Humor

   Wash wound with soup and water QD

4. Moving to San Antonio

   redshiloh replied to silverbelle's topic in General Nursing

   I don't know if CCU has openings here at Audie Murphy VA Hospital, but if you can get in here it is definitely a better deal than civilian. RNs here get good benefits and the pay is competitive. I also know the nurse manager over CCU and she is ter...

5. Do Nurses have to do the following??

   redshiloh replied to omgodzilla's topic in General Nursing

   Are you kidding? That's the fun part :)

6. Umm, he can't breathe!

   redshiloh replied to liveyourlife747's topic in General Nursing

   Since your patient is a quad, could he have needed quad coughing? Or had they instructed not to do so because of the trach?

7. Any VA Hospital nurses in here?

   redshiloh replied to Sheena's Mom's topic in General Nursing

   The locality survey is usually in the first part of the year.

8. Any VA Hospital nurses in here?

   redshiloh replied to Sheena's Mom's topic in General Nursing

   From what I have heard from nurses from other facilities, nurse/patient ratios are a problem everywhere, depends on your area. For spinal cord injury our ratios are 3-4 on days and eves dependent on acuity. I have been with the VA for 12 years now...

9. liver transplant

   redshiloh replied to redshiloh's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the help! Are there a lot of meds for immunosuppression? He gets unhappy about taking meds (he does take them, just does not like it)

10. liver transplant

    redshiloh posted a topic in General Nursing

    My fiance is being evaluated for liver transplant. What I would like to know is what to expect (providing we get a liver) in the SICU and post op. Yes, they are giving us education, but I would like to hear from the nurses who care for this type of...

11. Health Profession & Wacko's

    redshiloh replied to Zizka's topic in General Nursing

    We had a psychologist on staff that said she could write a book about the staff. She told us we had staff with borderline personality disorder, early dementia and a variety of enabling personalities. Today, my personal self diagnosis is wacko, becau...

12. I missed it!!!!!!!! LOL!!!!!!

    redshiloh replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    I had something like that happen once. I was at bedside with a doctor that I wasn't real crazy about and this normally quiet demented elderly lady asked him to *&$# me real hard. I lost it right then and there.

13. Quadriplegic Question

    redshiloh replied to Bumashes's topic in General Nursing

    I work with SCI patients both as a nurse and educator. A great web site is http://www.spinalcord.uab.edu/. I use this site a lot. We have quads that have been married a long time(one actually 45 years). With good care, luck and health his life exp...

14. Dealing with Uncaring Professors

    redshiloh replied to NiceNurse2b19's topic in General Nursing

    When students and nurses write to this forum obviously needing advise and support, why do some of you use it as an opportunity to flame this person? I've written to this forum for advise before and gotten the same kind of judgemental/critical comment...

15. RUDE pt and spouse=everyone fired from care!

    redshiloh replied to melrina75's topic in General Nursing

    We have a similar situation on our rehab unit. This is what we have done with some success. First, I got the nurses to document EVERYTHING in notes and since we have electronic records, identify the doctor as cosigner to make sure they read it. Sec...