Nurse Cozmo

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1. Doctors comments about not trusting his Nurses

   Nurse Cozmo replied to grinnurse's topic in General Nursing

   I have always found that if you are involved in a work dispute, and you are a woman and that dispute is with a man...you've got a stereo-type set against you already, as an emotionally hyserical female. You could only make yourself look worse if you ...

2. Does anyone love their job?

   Nurse Cozmo replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

   You bet I do!!!! I was a CNA for 6 years, became an RN last year. I am now "no longer a new grad", and I love nursing. It certainly helps that the unit I started on as an RN (Oncology) in my hospital has very low turn-over, fantastic support from our...

3. To believe or not to believe (the patient)?

   Nurse Cozmo replied to lisa1130's topic in General Nursing

   Until you have clear evidence to the contrary, I would consider it negligent to not believe what the patient says. As far as pain medication goes, if there is a prn order for pain medication and the patient tells you that he /she is in pain, give th...

4. Drawing Blood From PICC Lines

   Nurse Cozmo replied to rileygrl11's topic in Safety

   In our hospital, and I also work an oncology unit, we RN's draw from all central lines. With picc's we waste 3ml's, use the vacuum ports for the tube draws, and then flush with 20 mls.

5. Allowed to die

   Nurse Cozmo replied to nettie01's topic in Geriatric

   In the United States, "Hospice" is health care philosophy, delivery system and maybe most importantly (especially the way administration sees it) a Medicare Benefit paid for by the Federal Government. The are some very strict rules or guidelines that...

6. You know you've been a nurse for way too long when...

   Nurse Cozmo replied to jalvino1's topic in General Nursing

   You use the words "penis" and "vagina" in normal conversation...You wash your hands before you use the bathroom...You think that a slice of pizza, a cookie and a coke makes a balanced meal... On the front of your scrubs it is printed, "Nurses, here t...

7. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   Nurse Cozmo replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   My mother had travel to France and visited Lourdes (where the are Virgin Mary sightings). She brought back a rosary for a friend of hers who wanted to give it to her ailing mother-in-law. The friend's mother in law's name was Alice. Not long after my...

8. For all the RN's that passed nclex on 1st shot

   Nurse Cozmo replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

   Don't wait too long to take the NCLEX once you get out of school. It's best to take it while you are still in that "exam" mind set. The NCLEX books are great, but I recomend getting one you can do on your computer, because that is how you take the ex...

9. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   Nurse Cozmo replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   That is so true. I, too am a hospice nurse and when pts. start talking to their dead relatives, you know that they have about a week MAX before they are gone. My own grandfather, when hospitalized and dying, told my father that it was so nice of the ...

10. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    Nurse Cozmo replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    I heard this from a med nurse at a SNF where I worked as a CNA. He was a corpman in the Navy at the time, working at a Naval hospital in Baltimore (I think). Anyway this hospital was next to a military cementry, that dated all the way back to the Rev...

11. Who is your Favorite TV or Movie nurse?

    Nurse Cozmo replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

    Barbara Stanwick in a movie called "Night Nurse." If you have never seen it, do yourself a favor and go rent it. You'll laugh your assessment off.

12. comfy shoes

    Nurse Cozmo replied to analiezel's topic in General Nursing

    I love my Echo Trekkers from "The Walking Company." I also bought their insoles and support socks. The whole kit-n-kaboodle cost around $200.00. I think it's $$$$ well spent by the time I get home from my third twelve-hour shift in a row, and I can s...

13. 12 hour shifts too long?

    Nurse Cozmo replied to Aaron Catmull's topic in General Nursing

    I love working 12 hour shifts. I'm tired after 12 but I'm tired after eight too. It allows for more consistancy in caring for the patient, and I LOVE having fours days off a week. I don't have a long commute though, I'm at work 10 minutes after I lea...

14. Why are doctors so rude?

    Nurse Cozmo replied to TheCommuter's topic in Relations

    I think that as nurses, we are trained to deal with all people "as they are" and doctors are no different. I don't like it when doctors are rude to me, but I also don't take it personally. I need to have an on-going professional relationship with thi...

15. I'm Shaking in My Boots over Returning to School!

    Nurse Cozmo replied to Lovely_RN's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Could it be possible that you are mistaking excitement for fear? Good luck to you. I went back @ age 35 and became an RN this year @ age 41. I can't say if you'll have the same experience as me, but It had been 20 years since my 1st collgiate experie...