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  1. Med-Surg Telemetry

    frustratedRN replied to shhooke's topic in Medical-Surgical

    i cant even imagine monitored beds on our unit. holy

  2. Ever feel like the med/surg unit is the hospital dumping ground?

    frustratedRN replied to deespoohbear's topic in Medical-Surgical

    we get the overflow from the entire hospital. if there are no open beds on that unit they come to ours. likewise, if the person doesnt really fit into a catagory we get those too. weve been getting a...

  3. Priapism!!!

    frustratedRN replied to ERNurse752's topic in General Nursing

    bout a month ago i had a pt starting on trazadone. i did all of the teaching regarding the meds and had pharmacy send up some pamphlets. i gave them to him to read first and this guy was just...

  4. feeling inadequate as a nurse *all* the time

    frustratedRN replied to Adrena's topic in General Nursing

    for the longest time and until recently i felt the same way and just prayed that nobody would see thru my facade of profeciency. i can remember my first semester in school and thinking i would never...

  5. Nurses.... Our Own Worst Enemies??

    frustratedRN replied to MaineNurse67's topic in General Nursing

    we DO help each other and we DO support each other. and we do vent. if there is arrogance here i dont see it...and if im guilty i dont mean to be. bonster do you really expect us to tell you those...

  6. Nurses now responsible for unplugging toilets on their floors!!

    frustratedRN replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    you should have told him no i dont know how to unclog them but i do know how to clog them see you in a few minutes

  7. Taped report vs. verbal report

    frustratedRN replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    ive been at hospitals that use both. i like the verbal better because you can ask questions. something you cant do with a tape. we have a conference room where we give and get report. it would be...

  8. elopement risk

    frustratedRN replied to tiger's topic in General Nursing

    we have patients like that all the time. especially now that we are getting the overflow from the psyche hospitals. lots of junkies leaving with needles. makes access ever so much easier for them....

  9. Nurses.... Our Own Worst Enemies??

    frustratedRN replied to MaineNurse67's topic in General Nursing

    tim...and i just have to ask...what do you think of YOUR superiors? just curious and wondering if it goes on all the way to the

  10. Nurses.... Our Own Worst Enemies??

    frustratedRN replied to MaineNurse67's topic in General Nursing

    managers have completey different problems than the staff nurse. not that they are any worse or better. harder or not. just different. they answer to different people than we do and have different...

  11. need advice desperately!!!

    frustratedRN replied to Nytenurse's topic in General Nursing

    where do these nurses and managers find the time to see what everyone else is doing and write them up? why am i so busy i need to stay hours after my shift to finish my charting but they are done in...

  12. Nurses.... Our Own Worst Enemies??

    frustratedRN replied to MaineNurse67's topic in General Nursing

    how absolutely management like. you ask what we think. we tell you and you take it all the wrong way and turn it back on us. you will do well in your

  13. Nurses.... Our Own Worst Enemies??

    frustratedRN replied to MaineNurse67's topic in General Nursing

    during my senior year of nursing i was asked to address the freshmen class. my speech was about this topic. it was unnerving for me as a freshman to hear all the negativity from the nurses and senior...

  14. Battered Nurse Syndrome

    frustratedRN replied to WriteStuff's topic in General Nursing

    some very good advice. thank you. thats one of the best things about this forum. :) i liken working in the hospital to being in a war too. in fact the unit from hell (where i must return to tomorrow)...

  15. Listen, Nurse

    frustratedRN replied to panda_181's topic in General Nursing

    i still think that poem

  16. Returning to Nursing After 2 Year Absence

    frustratedRN replied to ANnot4me's topic in General Nursing

    great advice enurse. the suit and tie is great. it shows you are serious about being employed there and that you portray a professional demeanor. In addition they will be sure to ask you why you left...

  17. allnurses chat

    frustratedRN replied to canoehead's topic in General Nursing

    id love to chat....just dont know when im nights this

  18. Listen, Nurse

    frustratedRN replied to panda_181's topic in General Nursing

    a near fatal car accident put me in the hospital, in traction, for two months. i was pregnant at the time. i went home in a body cast and two months later delivered by c section. so yes i have been a...

  19. Listen, Nurse

    frustratedRN replied to panda_181's topic in General Nursing

    im glad im not the only one that found that poem offensive. i DO take the time to fill the water pitchers and provide the extras. i DO listen to my patients and try to give them a little special...

  20. need advice desperately!!!

    frustratedRN replied to Nytenurse's topic in General Nursing

    WHAT???? YOU DIDNT CHART I AND O'S? SHAME ON YOU....WHAT KIND OF NURSE ARE YOU? NOW YOU GO STAND IN THE CORNER! lol it doesnt matter you didnt do that. big deal...what were the consequences of not?...

  21. Listen, Nurse

    frustratedRN replied to panda_181's topic in General Nursing

    this is one of the most disheartening things about this profession. there is nothing more important than the patient while you are at work. you feel that...the hospitals tell you that. but its not...

  22. Men vs. Women

    frustratedRN replied to BlueBear's topic in General Nursing

    wild do

  23. Men vs. Women

    frustratedRN replied to BlueBear's topic in General Nursing

    this may not be a poplular opinion but its what i believe. its going to take men to change our profession. as more men enter the field i think the pay rate will go up (after all THEY have families...

  24. Tired of being UNDERPAID!?

    frustratedRN replied to sockov's topic in General Nursing

    so what do we do? thats the real

  25. How do you deal with lazy co-workers?

    frustratedRN replied to RNforLongTime's topic in General Nursing

    tomorrow i am bringing a baseball bat to work with me. i want to introduce it to some of the people on my floor.