SaharaOnyxRN

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  1. Pain shots are us, not this nurse!

    SaharaOnyxRN replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    i do have more than a year in experience. and for the 2 years i've been a nurse, i have seen it all because i have worked everywhere. and like i said, if they deserve to get high on an hourly, then i...

  2. driving after birth

    SaharaOnyxRN replied to paintedbison's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You are so right. If at all possible, i would recommend that new moms not drive at least a week after giving birth. I know that it can be risky just from personal experience. Once, after having my...

  3. Pain shots are us, not this nurse!

    SaharaOnyxRN replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    i didn't say it was you, but if the shoe fits, then wear it. i'm not going to sugar coat it at all. if you had something negative to say in regards to the original poster's comment, then i was...

  4. Pain shots are us, not this nurse!

    SaharaOnyxRN replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

  5. Pain shots are us, not this nurse!

    SaharaOnyxRN replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not saying that you have to have been "enraged" to be able to relate to the OP. And besides, the "enraged" was an exaggeration on the part of the OP. She or he was exaggerating because it felt...

  6. Pain shots are us, not this nurse!

    SaharaOnyxRN replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    You're very welcome. We might as well keep it

  7. Pain shots are us, not this nurse!

    SaharaOnyxRN replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    Hello, TeleRner. Hello, there, sweetheart. First, on behalf of all the naysayers, i want to apologize. Because so many are talking about who shouldn't judge and all that, but yet, they are judging...

  8. Questions: Nurses leaving the Profession

    SaharaOnyxRN replied to anouk's topic in General Nursing

    For me, it's not about the cattiness or the doctor's acting a fool. I can deal with them. They bleed red blood just like I do. And I'm pretty sure a bullet will stop anyone. But for me, it's the...

  9. Yea!!!! Alabama LPN can do IV pushes.....

    SaharaOnyxRN posted a topic in Alabama Nursing

    :yelclap: Hello, my fellow Alabama nurses. Hey, I just got my copy of The Alabama Nurse. I just read the main article talking about new amendments to the Nurse Practice Act that is going to allow...

  10. Yea!!!! Alabama LPN can do IV pushes.....

    SaharaOnyxRN replied to SaharaOnyxRN's topic in Alabama Nursing

    I agree and that's wonderful. It will definitely be a step forward for Alabama nurses and, hopefully, other states that are still restricting. Maybe it will help RNs stay in Alabama as opposed to...

  11. Is current thinking on pain control creating drug addicts?

    SaharaOnyxRN replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    I wish that it was the exception. I love my new job because I work with renal patients and they are wonderful. We don't get many drug-seekers because we don't get what you would call a "medical"...

  12. Is current thinking on pain control creating drug addicts?

    SaharaOnyxRN replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    I think that's what it is, too. I think doctors are fearing litigation so much, that they prescribe, prescribe, prescribe. It's sad that it's come to this, and it's not going to get any better, I...

  13. Is current thinking on pain control creating drug addicts?

    SaharaOnyxRN replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    You know, this is a very hot topic. And what I am going to say in the next few paragraphs may offend some, and if it does, I apologize, but I must say it: It seems to me that doctors cater entirely...

  14. Yea!!!! Alabama LPN can do IV pushes.....

    SaharaOnyxRN replied to SaharaOnyxRN's topic in Alabama Nursing

    You know, that is one of the down sides to it all. The RN would ultimately still be responsible. And I don't know what exactly constitutes the 1 year of IV therapy. Maybe for those LPNs that are IV...

  15. anyone else struggle with Anxiety?

    SaharaOnyxRN replied to lannisz's topic in General Nursing

    I used to be so anxious that I have often thought about checking myself into the psychiatric floor at my local hospital. Just the thought of work used to invoke extreme anxiety and fear. I used to...

  16. Patient complaints

    SaharaOnyxRN replied to am4182's topic in General Nursing

    You know, patient complaints are another aspect of nursing that has me strongly considering leaving nursing. That and corporate greed are really getting to me. Complaints are one thing, but I have...

  17. I'm about to crack...read this and help!!!!

    SaharaOnyxRN posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hello, my fellow nurses. It's so good to be here. I need your opinions on this situation. Okay, I currently work in LTC on a rehabilitation unit/skilled nursing facility. Before I came on, they...

  18. I'm about to crack...read this and help!!!!

    SaharaOnyxRN replied to SaharaOnyxRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thanks. I will do that. I am very interested in a union. I hope enough nurses will be interested in it as

  19. I'm about to crack...read this and help!!!!

    SaharaOnyxRN replied to SaharaOnyxRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    (Sitting here blushing) Did you say invaluable? Well thank you, I appreciate that. But, I'm just one. I'm not special or anything, I just really do care. It makes me mad to see management walking...

  20. Not worth hurting someone or losing my license

    SaharaOnyxRN replied to kstec's topic in General Nursing

    Bless your heart. I so feel what you are going through. I am about to leave a position at a LTC/SNF that I feel is dangerous to lives and licenses. I believe that that put too much work on you that...

  21. I'm about to crack...read this and help!!!!

    SaharaOnyxRN replied to SaharaOnyxRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thank you for the advice. By God's grace, i have found another job. I thank him for it and will still be a voice in nursing rights. How can we be good nurses when we're not allowed the

  22. I'm about to crack...read this and help!!!!

    SaharaOnyxRN replied to SaharaOnyxRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You know, i wonder why there are no mandated staffing ratios for nursing homes? You would think that with all the state regulations, surveys and the fear that the state puts in the hearts of nursing...

  23. I'm about to crack...read this and help!!!!

    SaharaOnyxRN replied to SaharaOnyxRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thank you. I hope I'm making a wise

  24. I'm about to crack...read this and help!!!!

    SaharaOnyxRN replied to SaharaOnyxRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You are very right. I have been very blessed thus far to have made good decisions. But I know that all it takes is one fatigued thought to ruin a whole career. By the way, I got the other job....

  25. I'm about to crack...read this and help!!!!

    SaharaOnyxRN replied to SaharaOnyxRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I think that unions would be a good thing. But they seem to be very unpopular in this area. Why? I don't know. Somethings got to be