MrsMommaRN

MrsMommaRN

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  1. Working Overtime!!!!!!!!!!!

    MrsMommaRN replied to BearyPrivate's topic in General Nursing

    sorry about your crappy night. i wouldn't work any overtime unless you really need the money. (don't we

  2. Why did you take up nursing? What's your story?

    MrsMommaRN replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    when i was 18 a new nursing home opened by my house. my mom encouraged me to apply. i was thinking i'd do housekeeping or laundry. the don was looking for nursing assistants. i thought it would be...

  3. Night shift nursing

    MrsMommaRN replied to namaste_71's topic in General Nursing

    er nights keeps things

  4. Thats It!! Im Calling The State!!

    MrsMommaRN replied to zimsaint's topic in General Nursing

    good luck. it sounds like a really sad situation. really when you reported the abuse the facility has an obligation to follow up. i hope you have documented your findings with dates and times. please...

  5. How many times have you cried???

    MrsMommaRN replied to CareBayer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i have just finished my first year. i have cried out of frustration due to feeling that my best wasn't enough. once very recently i was reduced to tears because of the way a patient and family member...

  6. What is life as a midnight shift nurse like?

    MrsMommaRN replied to RNDave's topic in General Nursing

    night shifter here. i love nights. i am a night owl by nature so my natural choice was nights. as for sleep i get home around 0800 and will stay up for awhile 1100 at the latest and go to sleep. i...

  7. You won't believe this.....HORRIBLE!!!!!!!!

    MrsMommaRN replied to epsilonprodigy's topic in General Nursing

    how sad. what they did was not even right!! maybe you could take a quick break with new nurse and keep her under your wing, show her the

  8. My bad attitude

    MrsMommaRN replied to jessiern's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i am truly sorry about your situation. i am in a similar situation. it just gets to you night after night. the crappy nights all roll together. it is hard to go to work smiling when you know what is...

  9. Contracting Respiratory MRSA After Death?????????

    MrsMommaRN replied to kstec's topic in General Nursing

    what a beautiful thing you did for the wife. i am sure she will remember how special that

  10. The Customer is always right

    MrsMommaRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    last night we had a group of rude patients and family members. i work on a post op elective joint replacement floor. none of these patients are in critical condition post surgery, if so they go to the...

  11. The Customer is always right

    MrsMommaRN replied to MrsMommaRN's topic in General Nursing

    i really and truly wanted to. that was my first reaction. then i thought somehow this would turn on me and i would look like the bad guy for calling security on a poor family

  12. For Discussion: What IS nursing? Not so easy to answer...

    MrsMommaRN replied to jjjoy's topic in General Nursing

    forgive me i am in a cynical mood. nursing is being a beck and call girl, laundress, secretary, psychologist, mediator, social worker, mother, maid, waitress, pack mule, and scapegoat. not necessarily...

  13. Oddest things found in a patient!

    MrsMommaRN replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    mag lite flashlight. it was up his ummm you know. the sad thing is the docs couldn't get it out in the er had to remove it surgically with damage to

  14. Things you'd like to say to your co-workers, but never would ....

    MrsMommaRN replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    don't look at the call light system, ask who it is then sit down to get to the really important job of picking your fingernails for

  15. I graduated from Nursing School today!

    MrsMommaRN replied to jncRN's topic in General Nursing

    congrats!:balloons::balloons:

  16. It is me or them!!! I can't stand it anymore!

    MrsMommaRN replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    so does that mean the aide should have a crappy attitude because it is not their head possibly on the chopping block? it's ok to not do your job well because it is not the aides licence at

  17. No more internet access

    MrsMommaRN replied to racing-mom4's topic in General Nursing

    we have very limited internet access. we can only e-mail those within our hospital

  18. Most outrageous thing your hospital has expected you to do.

    MrsMommaRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    i love reading these. i can't wait for more. keep em

  19. Your Call Light is On Can I help YOU?

    MrsMommaRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    he he! i got this idea for a thread starter from a previous post. what was one or more of the funniest or weirdest requests you have gotten when a call light was put on? here is one to start: can you...

  20. Debunking the night shift myths

    MrsMommaRN replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    i so agree with the op. as a night shifter i hear it all the time. "what do you do during all that time while your pts. are asleep" ummm plenty. and they are not sleeping. they are ringing the call...

  21. What was your job before you became a nurse?

    MrsMommaRN replied to rn4ever?'s topic in General Nursing

    ahh so many jobs before i found my true calling. pharmacy tech pharmacy clerk receptionist in medical office chiropractic assistant nurses aide bar help phone sales reservation specialist cashier ice...

  22. How did you or will you go about picking what specialty of nursing is right for you?

    MrsMommaRN replied to pril's topic in General Nursing

    it's been a year since graduation, and i am still not sure. i accepted a position right after graduation on an orthopaedicsfloor. it's ok not what i would call hard core nursing. more like a bathroom...

  23. So Who Runs Your Floor, You or the Aides?

    MrsMommaRN replied to bollweevil's topic in General Nursing

    i agree to an extent. i will not go hunt down the aide just so she can do a bed change or assist someone to the restroom when i am all ready there. our aide has a real big problem with this concept....

  24. So Who Runs Your Floor, You or the Aides?

    MrsMommaRN replied to bollweevil's topic in General Nursing

    hope this

  25. Tech that tells everyone she's a nurse

    MrsMommaRN replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    your dear fraulein is way out of line. in oh even messing with the 02 is a big no no. giving insulin? what the heck. what if someone was harmed? that would have been your butt on the line. your nas...