Wisco50

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1. Pregnancy Loss and Unhappy New Grad

   Wisco50 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   WOW! I must say I TOTALLY agree with Lil Nel, RN! This new young nurse was worried she wasn't going to get a job in her geographical area. We have no idea where she lives, why she thinks this or whether she can do anything about it for now - i.e. mov...

2. Went Home Dilaudid in Pocket

   Wisco50 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   You have made an excellent point. I realize there is an opiate problem but I also think the media reports etc. have swung the pendulum way over to mass hysteria at this point. There has to be a reasonable point in the middle. I fear it is going to ta...

3. Went Home Dilaudid in Pocket

   Wisco50 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   I understand where you are coming from. I was a staff RN for most of my hospital career but did have 4 years in position of unit director. Most drug users are either caught or highly suspected of use. I had two of the latter situations occur. Frustra...

4. Went Home Dilaudid in Pocket

   Wisco50 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   An unsealed vial or premeasured syringe is vastly different from a sealed one. I got the impression the poster had a partially used amount of it in her (accidental) possession. Why else would she have immediately asked for herself and the med content...

5. No one wants to hire me

   Wisco50 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   I would be interested to know why the poster believes she would be happy/"happier" with postpartum nursing? Does she see it as an easier job? Does she love babies? Crying babies that will not nurse even though you are trying every trick you know? Wh...

6. Will marijuana ever be okay in nursing?

   Wisco50 replied to Bakingismylife's topic in General Nursing

   "Everyone knows medical marijuana dispensaries" are really a joke for people who want to use recreationally? Proof? Statistics?

7. Patient going to send nurse to Concentration Camps??

   Wisco50 replied to Kayauhs's topic in General Nursing

   Wow. Just a head shaking wow. Humans can be so freaking obnoxious at times. Yes, we need to care for most of them. I say most because on rare occasion I actually asked a male RN to help me when I had a male patient being very obnoxious with obscene c...

8. Will marijuana ever be okay in nursing?

   Wisco50 replied to Bakingismylife's topic in General Nursing

   Don't have to smoke it! Mind you, never used it when working and am hoping medical (at least) will someday be legal in my state. I would happily try it to see if it helps with pain and poor sleep due to mod/severe spinal stenosis.

9. Accepting verbal orders from another nurse?

   Wisco50 replied to amberrenae, RN's topic in General Nursing

   No, you were not wrong, she was. She likely knew it, too. Signed, retired c 43 yrs of hospital nursing

10. Mandated Nurse-Patient Ratios

    Wisco50 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    You are not the only RN I have heard saying that! I worked in PACU x 22 years and L&D x21 before PACU. I could never handle a floor and especially not how they are now. My son is an RN and he went to Cath Lab from ER (was tired of being PM charge...

11. Mandated Nurse-Patient Ratios

    Wisco50 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I was a registered nurse for 43 years, retired several years now. (My back and neck will never be the same, either. í ½í¸¥) I was a 3 year "diploma" RN. I have worked c terrific nurses, including LPNs, from all educational levels. While I would not g...

12. Mandated Nurse-Patient Ratios

    Wisco50 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I think staff are considered more expendable by far. You can always "make do" with staffing shortages. You cannot recruit patients as easily. These days many insurance plans mandate where a patient can receive care including negotiations with hospita...

13. Trouble for taking Doctors candy

    Wisco50 replied to zynnnie's topic in General Nursing

    Get an attorney!

14. Mandated Nurse-Patient Ratios

    Wisco50 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I hope you and your fellow staff realize that according to Federal law you are required to be comped by the hospital/employer for 30 minutes of meal time during an 8 hour shift?! The hospital I worked at did not make this well known, it was not appli...

15. What's the most desperate thing you've ever done to advocate for your patient?

    Wisco50 replied to MECO28's topic in Relations

    Bless you!!!! From a retired RN and dog lover who has also smuggled a dog into a hospital for similar reasons! Before pet therapy dogs were allowed never mind someone's personal dog!