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  1. i need some support with an injury

    cardsRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    So i work in a CVICU, i injured my back moving a patient in early august and have been out of work since. i am doing a light duty job part time in the evenings and i miss patient care and the...

  2. i need some support with an injury

    cardsRN replied to cardsRN's topic in General Nursing

    thank you for asking. i am much better now. stiffness and the occasional spasm. much improved with daily bike riding! and back to my full

  3. ICU Nurses: How many of your patients actually get better?

    cardsRN replied to AZO49008's topic in General Nursing

    i guess the answer is...some. lots of our patients seem doomed from the start (large teaching hospital that operates in cases where you think they should have their heads examined). i still care for...

  4. i need some support with an injury

    cardsRN replied to cardsRN's topic in General Nursing

    busy RN and mom- thank you so much for your supportive post. it's weird how at first you think everything is fine. the morning after my shift i was in the ER like, fine- just give me a valium and...

  5. i need some support with an injury

    cardsRN replied to cardsRN's topic in General Nursing

    flying scot- i am sorry for all you have been through. i need to hear about returning to pt care! i know all will be right in time, the uncertainty just sucks. it is good to hear survivor stories...

  6. i need some support with an injury

    cardsRN replied to cardsRN's topic in General Nursing

    thank you for replying. i have been to a chiropractor before and i swear he fixed things i didn't even know were broken! i just think i feel so lost. i miss my "real" life where i used to take care...

  7. ALL Nurses should have to be a REAL patient

    cardsRN replied to nurz2be's topic in General Nursing

    absolutely. and to understand the anger and disappointment and conflicting emotions people feel and how that makes life in general harder by orders of magnitude. also, just a word about judgmental...

  8. such a confusing situation- long-ish

    cardsRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    let me start at the beginning. i work fri/sat/sun nights. my unit is not staffed well and the summer vacation time was alloted by seniority at the beginning of may. this amounted to 4 shifts off for...

  9. such a confusing situation- long-ish

    cardsRN replied to cardsRN's topic in General Nursing

    ummm... fyi my mother would be making the trip with me to do the "lugging" if, as ruby pointed out, my doc even clears me to travel. (hadn't even considered that part). i guess that i am optimistic...

  10. such a confusing situation- long-ish

    cardsRN replied to cardsRN's topic in General Nursing

    wow thanks for all the responses you guys! the doc i saw this week said there is no way to tell how long i will need to be out of work. now i am on motrin, skelaxin and valium and am still having...

  11. Colleagues who call in sick, but aren't.

    cardsRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    this is such a sticky question. there are those who abuse, and everyone always works short. everyone feels that your unit is the one always floating and never receiving floats, so you know that your...

  12. Sweet Dreams, Baby! Tell us about your strange dreams r/t nursing

    cardsRN replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    i recently dreamed that a large man i had taken care of for the weekend was falling out of bed head first and no one would help me. there i was, holding him by the shoulders, vent alarming, swan...

  13. chronic pain patients: pain in the behind to care for

    cardsRN replied to Tadpole's topic in General Nursing

    my heart goes out to all those who live in pain every day. i can't imagine how draining and disheartening it must be. one poster mentioned a 24/7 pain service that manages all narcotic orders- what...

  14. Have you seen late pregnancy turn women into monsters?

    cardsRN replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Ob/Gyn

    it's hormonal, just be sure to thank and apologize after the birth. pedicures helped me keep my cool. just a few minutes to sit alone and be pampered. so nice that i still do it

  15. CO2 and hydration

    cardsRN replied to lovethechaos's topic in Emergency

    just popping in to say go team! great discussion and way to keep it civil! we need more of this kind of spirit of debate on these boards!

  16. Crazy stuff can happen

    cardsRN replied to gt4everpn's topic in General Nursing

    we just discharged a lady from our unit with OCD. she had picked the skin off of the top of her head almost down to the bone. ewww. she was so agitated and always wiggling around in her restraints...

  17. Floor nursing while pregnant

    cardsRN replied to medsurgnights's topic in General Nursing

    when i was pregnant with my son i worked until 2 weeks before due. worked a night shift, went home, got in bed, 2 hrs later my water broke. delivered a healthy 38 week boy two days later (when i...

  18. Why do doctors get to play by different rules?

    cardsRN replied to asilmk's topic in General Nursing

    well, i have seen a cardiac surgeon operate in jeans in one of our rooms on a saturday night. wow what a doc. i'd have his skills in jeans (or a tutu if he preferred) any night of the week. OTOH,...

  19. Complete and total disregard for Visiting Hours! (vent)

    cardsRN replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    [quote=crissrn27;222 All that being said, if 5 people are in there with there shoes off their stinky feet being loud that is one thing, but if someones husband wants to stay with their wife I don't...

  20. Nursing School Bloopers

    cardsRN replied to Jabber964's topic in Nursing Humor

    OMG you win! :rotfl: to go with the IV bath stories. we had a ff chf pt on home dopamine so when she would come in you would have to switch her to hospital system and she was grouchy and bossy and...

  21. Dishonest Nurses

    cardsRN replied to Pam I Am RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    awww man... did you have to go there? there have been so many threads lately where posters are attacking others abilities as a nurse based on an internet post as another poster stated, OP, bless...

  22. self help groups

    cardsRN replied to MM2007's topic in General Nursing

    not sure i understand your question. the self help group may be helpful in reducing the stigma in the person's own mind by being able to see for themselves that they are not alone. of course that...

  23. nurse's job during a code?

    cardsRN replied to Athenas83's topic in General Nursing

    depends on your area of care, on floors code team comes (docs, RT, anesthesia, ICU nurses and at my facility pharmacy comes too) in the units we run our own. often RN's run our own. i think the...

  24. Tattoos and nursing

    cardsRN replied to PrincessJessica's topic in General Nursing

    big butterfly on my left hip, lizard on my r breast, symbols on my back (I know, i know it was a different time in my life) appointment on friday to get a flaming skull on my l arm. working on ideas...

  25. Nurses as Patients: What was your best/worst experience as a patient?

    cardsRN replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    few good ones here: my midwife and the L&D nurse who helped me bring my son into this world. hard working women, extremely patient, skilled, and creative. when i was hospitalized for an eye...