ShifraPuah

ShifraPuah specializes in L&D, Family Practice, HHA, IM.

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1. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   ShifraPuah replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   I LOVE all these stories! Keep them

2. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   ShifraPuah replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   I'm interested! I would love to hear the details. (and, BTW, I share my flat with a ghost, too. He's very quiet but has made his presence

3. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

   ShifraPuah replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Do NOT tell the Live Answer staff that you're having SOB and difficulty breathing and then backpedal and state "I don't know what they're talking about" when I ask you the same thing (I was triaging...

4. What are the major issues you have struggled with as a nurse?

   ShifraPuah replied to Nurse Mentor Nancy's topic in General Nursing

   I believe this can apply to any place that employs RNs. For me, it is management and higher-ups that fail to understand that nursing doesn't fit into a tidy 36- or 40-hour

5. I feel silly wearing Grey's Anatomy Scrubs - but they are SO comfortable!

   ShifraPuah replied to 2126's topic in General Nursing

   Congrats on the new job and don't feel silly in the least about your scrubs--if you feel comfy in them, you can relax and focus on the job at hand--and isn't that the point? Keep us posted on how...

6. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

   ShifraPuah replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   To the triage RN: please do not stand around for 10-15 minutes around my station, multiple times a day, and flirt with the MD or chat with the secretary about "Dancing with the Stars" and "American...

7. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

   ShifraPuah replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   From today, and yes, it was crazy! Do not sit on your lab order sheet and cuss out the lab staffers because the lab wasn't open yet and throw a temper tantrum in front of all the pts in the waiting...

8. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

   ShifraPuah replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   From my days in L&D: Please do not go into your post-eclamptic friend's room q 5 minutes and then complain to the staff that the room is dark and you want to talk to her, when she barely pulled...

9. GUM! Can you chew it on shift?

   ShifraPuah replied to SummitRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

   I do chew gum at work, but only when I have to care for a patient being sick, or cleaning a stage 4 decub ulcer, cleaning up stool, or performing digital disimpaction. Why? It takes my mind off the...

10. Who is GENERALLY more of a "PAIN"?: Co-workers OR Patients?

    ShifraPuah replied to Di Deanna's topic in General Nursing

    Thank God for this thread! My own "pick for the pain" is management. Coworkers are generally good where I work, patients can be PITAs but, like an earlier poster said, are gone within a short period...

11. Office Concerns,, Am I Worried for Nothing?

    ShifraPuah replied to Lexxie's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I would get out of there as fast as I could if I were you. Don't put your license on the line any longer. This "facility" is a danger to patients and employees both. If I were an inspector, I'd shut...

12. Any recommendations for a good winter hand cream?

    ShifraPuah replied to Elektra6's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I like Hemp Hand Cream from The Body Shop, Great Shakes and Endless Glove from Soap & Glory, and my favorite, L'Occitane Shea Butter Hand

13. Cleaning up vomit

    ShifraPuah replied to caliwannabenurse's topic in General Students

    What I have found that works for me is a strongly-flavored mint or chewing gum, usually peppermint. Also, Vicks VapoRub under the nostrils helps. I hate puke w/a passion but have got used to it (over...

14. Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

    ShifraPuah replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Nursing Humor

    :chuckle

15. Do Real Nurses Work From Home? You Betcha!!

    ShifraPuah replied to MrsWampthang's topic in General Nursing

    Well, gosh, what a horrible morning commute! Really, I'm happy for you but also a tad jealous. How'd you manage to get the position? We are all