Dewgrl

I've searched and found forums dealing with tattoos and scrubs, however my question wasn't covered. I worked with a nurse who in her younger years who had gotten tattoos and later removed them. It left scars on her arms which weren't horrible but sti...

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It's been my expiriance that many transgender individuals are very eager to be noticed in their new "role" and I have to wonder if the student brought attention to it on purpose. Think of it like when you get a new haircut, and you want everyone's op...

I want to start off by saying how proud I am of the way you handled the this trauma. You stopped and offered assistance and that alone is a great thing. I worked in an er a few years back, as a tech, and had a very similar situation. My sister and I ...

:angryfire My first "female" exam was when I was twenty. I had put it off due to what I viewed as no need coupled with a very shy nature. I went to a man who became very unkind when I asked for a nurse to stay for the exam. The female(not sure her st...

If that's a joke I don't get it.:angryfire If it's not- that kind of attitude is exactly why I would NOT pray with a pt. I'd call the chaplin, provide the "referal of service" just like a ss consult.

I disagree. He threatned to run over the nurse. That kind of attitude towards other's is not something one would encourage in healthcare. I feel he has indicated he over-reacts to something which most of us would have dealt with as unfair and moved o...

Every ER is run in their own special way, but here is what I did as a tech- Phlebotomy-blood draws unless they needed an iv. Knowledge of what tube for what will be needed....i.e. lavender for cbc's, green for lytes etc... EKG's-lead placement, ways ...

We have a few nurses who nod off on nights in the unit. My view is, if you're on your un-paid break, leave the floor and do as you please. What I have a problem with is those who sit and fall asleep at the desk, everynight. When ribbed about it, comp...

I wonder if she perhaps sensed what seems to be your unprofessional attitude and was protecting her patients. Could the mother have been asked in a bad moment, or not understood who was seeking permission to observe?

We are getting a new unit (ICU) and the first complaint was that the proposed nurses station was to small, and that we couldn't see the pt's. Mngmnt's response? You should be in the pt's room's, not at the station. I work nights. In the dark, sleepi...

I was just discussing this the other day...According to my father(who has passed) my maternal grandmother was "half" cherokee. I have pictures of her dressed in what appears to be some sort outfit that looks indian, and I have knives that she suppose...

I'm currently a unit assistant (slowly but surely will become full fledged nurse) and we do it all. Call lights, bedpans, stocking, ordering supplies, taking off orders, the phones, you name it we do it. Because I've also been an ER tech, and a phelb...

Here is your best argument...Go to a search engine-yahoo, msn, whatever.. Type the following words- Baby left I was looking for an article I had read a week ago about an infant left in a couples flowerbed, and the husband had speculated that becuase ...

It's a real 911 call...not so funny...A five year old boy called 911, told dispatcher that mommy wasn't breathing-dispatcher told the poor kid to stop playing with the phone, and to put adult on the line-no one dispatched Three hours later-he calls b...

I have found two kinds of doctors that are most common.... One who will listen and appreciate helpfull ideas-may or may not implement, but listens and considers you helpfull for trying...In other words-teamwork:) The second is often a flirt(okay mayb...

I promise not to swear at work if you promise never to drop the "g" bomb! I try to always say fudge or some "soft subsitute" for dirty words, but I saw that you mentioned god in your post. I have a co-worker who brings up the bible and god all to oft...

I have an tropical flowers and frogs on my ankles, gotten a few years ago, now I wish I hadn't. I plan on having an excision done to remove once I find some one to do....

I'm not doubting anyone, but I was advised by a doctor that I work with, that some people have "reactions" to certain things, and that they are not "true" allergies. Any idea's? I have also heard the scratch test isn't 100%, that you can have false +...

My favorite is the wet hair tale. I worked in an ER filled with well educated nurses and dr's, and still everytime I walked into work with wet hair from my shower, I would hear the dreaded " You'll catch a cold walking around in this weather with wet...

You can NOT educate some people! Several of the nurses on the unit have been there for 20+ years and can do no wrong. I've tried being nice about things (like asking, "Is it okay to clean up around the IV site(exposed in process of re-taping) with th...

Reading an article about hospital aquired infections, it linked to a website called RID. In the site it advises to wash with 4% chlorihexidine soap before surgery. I was wondering, is this effective? Could there be a benfit to scrubbing down with t...

Although I understand the fall-out from ratting out your co-workers, I have a problem with knowing things like this occur and doing nothing. I work in a small unit where stuff like this happens all the time, and when I've complained, the supervisor s...

I wish it was just paranoia:o. I worked in an ER that seemed to have more than our fair share of pysch cases. Our badges at the time had our last names on them (have since been removed). People were always threatning to track us down and kill us (i.e...

The best thing you can learn is dosage calculations. At the nursing school in Ohio they offer dosage calc as a strongly reccomended extra. YOU NEED IT! They go into it in class right away, but do not spend near the time going over it. It's not hard...