Darchild77

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1. worst part about being a nurse

   Darchild77 replied to jlw1412's topic in General Students

   doctors insulting you in front of pt and co workers other nurses belitttling you to others while you can hear them backstabbing between every shift having to put in 15 years before you aren't considered GREEN anymore having all the other units in the...

2. worst part about being a nurse

   Darchild77 replied to jlw1412's topic in General Students

   doctors insulting you in front of pt and co workers other nurses belitttling you to others while you can hear them backstabbing between every shift having to put in 15 years before you aren't considered GREEN anymore having all the other units in the...

3. one of the hot issues in nursing (euthanasia)

   Darchild77 replied to yousev's topic in General Nursing

   of course not- not willing to lose my whole life(jail )over a stranger . But if it was me or my family, the answer may change. If I was a quadrapalegic and had to be on a vent etc.. I would want one of my family members or anyone to put me out of my ...

4. one of the hot issues in nursing (euthanasia)

   Darchild77 replied to yousev's topic in General Nursing

   of course not- not willing to lose my whole life(jail )over a stranger . But if it was me or my family, the answer may change. If I was a quadrapalegic and had to be on a vent etc.. I would want one of my family members or anyone to put me out of my ...

5. Hubby broke his pelvis!!!!

   Darchild77 replied to Darchild77's topic in Orthopaedic

   well it's been about 2 weeks and he is now in inpatient rehab. He has footdrop and they tried to electrically stim that muscle with no response. This scares me!!! He will be non weight bearing for 4 months!!! lost his job and is painful:it's a wonder...

6. My First "Bad" Baby!!

   Darchild77 replied to Darchild77's topic in Ob/Gyn

   as to regards of the ET tube, the CRNA is the one that does this. at our hospital nurses do not intubate, so I used the 10 french method until the crna came over to use the ET tube. And BTW, the crna got his *** chewed for leaving his patient(the mom...

7. Hubby broke his pelvis!!!!

   Darchild77 posted a topic in Orthopaedic

   My husband was riding his 4 wheeler yesterday, when he roled it over. After it hit him, he had to get up, push the 4 wheeler back on all fours, and ride on it side ways home. Once he got home, we somehow got him in the car and to the ER. X-rays showe...

8. Male vs. Female

   Darchild77 replied to CarllS's topic in General Nursing

   Actually, I would not have a male nurse care for me, and chose not to have a male doctor either. I don't think that makes me an idiot, just a little uncomfortable around men(child hood experience) and self concious. I don't think it's fair to say tha...

9. Marriage Is over

   Darchild77 replied to nurse07's topic in Australia

   Well, here's my experience: I'm not married, but have been with my guy for 6-7 years and we have a 5yo son. 2 years ago, I came to the same feelings you are having now. I felt we just weren't right for each other and fought way too much. I had tried ...

10. Should I leave the ICU?

    Darchild77 replied to ladydi94956's topic in MICU

    I know how you feel, it seems as though everyone onthe planet has heard about your mistakes, and you truly wonder if you are in the wrong place. I've faced these questions myself on the L+D unit-it seems as though every mistake is blown out on propor...

11. what nurses know thats diff from physicians

    Darchild77 replied to yaz's topic in International

    Doing nights on our L+D floor gives us a ton of responsibility. It is basically up to us if an OB observation goes home or stays, based on what we tell our docs. When we call our docs, they know to come. I guess I'm getting at the fact that we as nur...

12. childs heartbeat....

    Darchild77 replied to stephera's topic in General Nursing

    This is usually normal in pediatrics, their heart will spead up and skip a beat in relation to their respirations. This goes away when they get older. If you are truly concerned, seek a second opinion.

13. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    Darchild77 replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    We have a nurse who couldn't answer the phone because she had "already clocked out". This same nurse, on a different occasion, watched late decels in a laboring patient for 2 hours without a single intervention-such as a scalp electrode to get a more...

14. Does anyone else have this problem with their hospital pharmacy?

    Darchild77 replied to nursenancy57's topic in General Nursing

    I so know what you are talking about, at our hospital, the nurses complain if the meds aren't "on schedule" and that you should get them on the pharmacy scheduled times!! this is rediculous to me, I'm not going to give a med an hour or two early just...

15. Would you assist in abortions?

    Darchild77 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Having been fairly young when I was pregnant, I myself contemplated abortion(though I changed my mind). So I actually thought about this when I started nursing school and think that I would have no trouble doing this. I believe that every mother sho...