MrsMommaRN

What you are going through is true for a new nurse anywhere. You feel proud of what you do and want to do it well. You want those around you to see you are competent. You are doing your job. Keep doing it. For some reason nurses have a hard time rem...

I truly love my profession. Right now I am not loving the current situation I am in. I am also truly miserable. You are not alone. This is hard sometimes. Harder than I ever thought. I know that nurses are miserable everywhere for different reasons....

i am in my second week of classroom orientation as a new rn at my local hospital. they are trying to implement a new system or way to improve patient satisfaction. the two things that keep popping up are we are to say: 1. before we leave the patients...

i hate the whole notebook thing. i also hate when they stare at the tele monitor and come to the nurses station for every fluxuation. i understand being scared and concerned for your loved one, but like the op stated it really doesn't make you want ...

one of the problems i am seeing is burnout. not just from the workload, but from the crap we as nurses take from patients and managers. we are often left with our hands tied. damned if we do damned if we don't.

when nurses and nurses aides are supposed to take the abuse of pt.s with a smile. if we dare try to defend ourselves or our coworkers we (nurses or nurses aides) are made to be the bad guys.

is there a fine line between empathy and sympathy and how does it apply to your nursing practice? how would you define each? i appreciate your replies in advance. the reason i am asking is i am doing a psych rotation my clinical instructor told me t...

one dr. each year has a very nice catered lunch for they day shift staff. how rude. does he think the patients magically take care of themselves at night? usually night shift gets jacked out of anything that is brought in. even if it is intended fo...

most of our total knees will stay 2-3 nights. if they are done on a monday they should be on their way home by wednesday. this all depends on pain management and passing physical therapy.

i am truly sorry about what you are going through. can you take a few days off? call your family doctor, start with them, he or she can point you in the right direction to speak with someone that can help you. you can't continue to go through this al...

loved reading through the pages of posts. it's nice to see this thread revived every now and then.

those bath wipes in general are a waste. too many times they have been flushed down the toilet causing major problems with the plumbing. it's just as easy to use a basin with warm water washcloths and soap.

hugs to you. i am sorry to read of your news. i have no words of wisdom just my sincere hugs and good thoughts coming your way.

i have been taking care of a post op pt this past week that had a total knee. he is on 40 mg of methadone every 8 hours in addition to 10 mg of morphine ivp q 4 two percocet q 3, toradol ivp 30 mg q 6 and restoril 15mg for sleep. this pt was moaning ...

yes i believe it and it's gross. i also hate it when men put their urinals on their bedside tray. try as i might to educate they still do it. i hope you mention to someone how unsanitary it was of the nurses aide to do that to someone. yuck!

i know it can suck,(writing out every little thing) but you need to doucument specific incidents and make a copy for yourself and one to give to your unit manager. some people just enjoy power trips. sorry about your night. i hope that you are able t...

Some patients you can't make happy no matter what. It sounds like a good psych consult is in order. Sorry about your night. I hope your next one is better.

total joint floor. fresh post op q 4hrs vitals for 24hrs then q 12. i&o everybody q 12

after reading pages and pages i just remembered one, if you read in dim light you'll go blind.

my coworker is not what i would call obnoxious just irritatingly old school. for example, when she hep locks a pts iv she will leave about two feet of tubing and then wrap it around the pts wrist and forearm. she is simply to lazy to put the little c...

he wants you to put lotion on his butt. she wants to know all your credentials including your kindergarden teacher. they want this that and the other, then when you get back in the room and kindly ask "is there anything else you need?" they say no an...

i was told in nursing school you will never be wrong for wearing gloves. it is for the benefit of you, your patient, and your family.

how sad. put in your notice and report findings accordingly. best of luck in your job search. there are plenty of options for you out there.

The morphine and dilaudid glass cylinders I throw in sharps. Any medication ampule or small glass container should be thrown in sharps. Any person can pick out of the trash what you have left and use it form themselves or "share" it with others.

this might be a weird, but here goes. there is a patient on our floor whose breath is horrible. it really smells like a nasty bowel movement. even after brushing his teeth still that smell. is there a condition that would cause such fowl breath? is t...