ouizer

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1. Autoimmune disorder?

   ouizer replied to Mandarella's topic in General Nursing

   Understand the frustrationt that you have. I also have DDD and today is one of those days. If I had known that I was still going to be working at my age, I wouldn't have tried riding a bull, diving off cliffs and all the dumb things that I did as a...

2. Autoimmune disorder?

   ouizer replied to Mandarella's topic in General Nursing

   have read where autoimmune problems are usually in 3's. I have hypothyroidism, fibromyalgia and RA. It took almost 10 years for all of these to manifest for definitive results. The only way you can go is day to day. I have good days and then I ha...

3. I will not wear an apron or fanny pack...

   ouizer replied to Larry77's topic in Uniform/Gear

   Where do we find a nurse utility belt?

4. Nursing Uniform Policy

   ouizer replied to rustysflygirl's topic in General Nursing

   Only time I wear white uniform anything is at Halloween. I tell my patients that I am dressed up as a ghost. Keeping white clean is so hard and if you have well water and there is any iron in it, they turn a pretty rust colored.

5. Nursing Uniform Policy

   ouizer replied to rustysflygirl's topic in General Nursing

   If the hospital wants me to wear a certain scrub then they can pay for it, otherwise, it's my choice. I don't tell the CEO what color tie he should wear.

6. What nurse/patient ratios do you work with?

   ouizer replied to heather1999's topic in New Nurse

   I work 7p-7a med/surg/tele unit. Usually start out with 6-7 pts but can end up with 8-10 with the admits. There are many nights that I feel that all I did was minimal care. Sometimes I feel like charting ATBBFDW (appears to be breathing from doorwa...