greyhair

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1. "Men should be EMT's or Doctors!"

   greyhair replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

   Good thoughts, people. I have been a nurse for 30 years and an orderly before that. I have certainly had to be respectful of my patients' wishes or concerns about personal care over the years and that is okay. I live in a small city and if a femal...

2. Male Chest Hair and Scrub Tops

   greyhair replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

   Glad we can still have fun even if the things and people that we work with aren't the best all the time. I have been a nurse for 30 years and I like it both ways. Some fabric irritates my skin and then I wear a T shirt, I also get warm and tend to ...

3. old skills that we do not use anymore

   greyhair replied to sassykitkatt's topic in General Nursing

   Watched EMERGENCY every week, loved it. I think the best one was after John had been bitten by a snake while they were out fighting a fire in an orchard he started his own IV while he was riding on the top of the pumper truck, racing down a dirt roa...

4. Funniest injury you have ever seen.....

   greyhair replied to MrsWampthang's topic in Emergency

   A few years ago I was the charge nurse on a Surgical Ward. Admitting phones and says they have an admission with a penile injury. The ER doc phones and I asked him what caused the injury. He replied "a bear did it". I didn't believe him because I ...

5. Do I LOOK Like A Nurse To You?

   greyhair replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

   30 years ago I used to tell people that I was in nursing school and often the guys would chickle a bit and make snide remarks. I found that if I answered, "Yeah, there's 3 guys and 120 girls in my class" the next comment they would make was "How do ...

6. Massage...how often do you indulge?

   greyhair replied to Nemhain's topic in Entrepreneurs

   I have nursed for 27 years an two months ago started back to school to learn massage therapy. I am really enjoying it(except for learning how to study again). It was a little awkward having strangers massage me but all the class is very respectful ...

7. burnout anyone else experience it?

   greyhair replied to greyhair's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks Kona2. I am guilty of all of the questions in your reply. I was aware of burnout but when it happened to me there just didn't seem to be much awareness from the people around me and that my teacher friends were much more aware of and had mor...

8. burnout anyone else experience it?

   greyhair posted a topic in General Nursing

   After 28 years of nursing I started having major problems with depression, anxiety and just plain interacting with people. I have been off for 13 months and life is getting better but still is not normal. A school psychologist friend has explained ...