juliebean4u

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1. In your opinion what makes a great nurse?

   juliebean4u replied to BuddyGwen's topic in General Nursing

   A great nurse is one who finally gets to the point where he/she can see past all the hundreds of tasks at hand, to the patient as another human being, and talk to them as such. It's someone who finds just a little more to give deep down, remembers t...

2. Scenario:What would you do?

   juliebean4u replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in General Nursing

   "Pain Crisis" is a legit reason to squad a hospice patient to the ER/hospital. No, it's not really necessary to take vitals, but an experienced nurse will know that if bp and pulse up, pt is probably still in pain. If bp down and pulse up, pt is ap...

3. Is this legal?

   juliebean4u replied to Rocknurse's topic in General Nursing

   This system is pretty common in the Midwest, and I've dealt with it for years. Yes, it is legal, and yes, it can be creepy and punitive. I was fortunate that this was not the case in the facilities I worked in. There was a light above the patient ...

4. Nurses with ADD/ADHD?

   juliebean4u replied to Metron's topic in Stress 101

   Oh my gosh!!!! I never even thought of starting a thread for this. I am 39 and was dxed 2 years ago after a discussion with my son's psychiatrist. My son has it too.. I just thought I was either imagining things, or had killed too many brain cell...

5. Patient Death - Have you ever....???

   juliebean4u replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

   :confused: It is so ironic to see this post!!! I have been toying with the idea of compiling nursing stories, and very recently decided it should not be a negative rant on the cons of nursing, but on the UNSEEN and often unacknowledged aspects of i...

6. Ever had a nurse or doc as a patient?

   juliebean4u replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

   Wrote laxative protocal he thought he required, along with what he thought the other patients should have. Wrote himself an ativan order when he was feeling "edgy" or irritable. Wrote orders for PSYCH EVALS on the patients he couldn't get along wit...

7. Ever had a nurse or doc as a patient?

   juliebean4u replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

   Had a pediatrician once who had senile dementia. Got irritable sometimes if the staff couldn't understand what he was trying to tell us. I finally started bringing him "Doctor's Orders" sheets and he'd write the orders for what he wanted. He was ...

8. Costochondritis

   juliebean4u replied to HillNPStudent's topic in Cardiac

   My husband had this, though he wasn't sure if it was chest pain. Went to a cardio M.D. and he dx'ed, and then treated it by drawing a tiny circle on hubbie's chest right over the inflammation, and GIVING HIM A CORTISONE SHOT directly into the area. ...

9. Anyone tried agency nursing...

   juliebean4u replied to MadisonsMomRN's topic in General Nursing

   I have done agency nursing for about 10 years now. Sometimes full-time, sometimes only here and there. I have met so many wonderful people and had some of the best experiences of my career as a result of this. My nursing experience includes everyt...