ninaldunn

Gompers - That's it - it's the Click. I might go 4 weeks without really getting to talk to him, then either we have a 5-10 minute personal conversation or I get one his patients that I can discuss with him - and the clicks just keep clicking...*sigh*

Baby Chainus - you hit the nail right on the head. Tweety - you're right, I should wear make up and do my hair and loose weight for myself or at least my husband - but sometimes a girl just needs a little inspiration.

Wow, this is a scary story. We also team, everyone wants their assignments per region. (I'll take the first 3 rooms, you take the next 3 rooms). I always struggle, especially because maybe the LPN had these pts for 2 days, and wants to keep them, even though 1 is not so good. As an RN, I would want the most unstable patients, however, a GI Bleed bowel prepping would probably be one of the more stable patients, unless he had a hemoglobin of 7.2. If I do give a trusted LPN a patient who is borderline, I do try to get in to see them. Not necessarily to assess them, but at least to eyeball them. (most of our LPN's are very experienced & float) But, being I have heavy patients, I don't always get in there. I will ask during the shift, maybe at break/lunch time - How's our stroke girl? I work an Ortho floor, so if we have a CVA pt, I always ask if my teammate LPN or RN is comfortable doing neuro checks, and I ask them to get me to help with turns, or washing them up so I can get a peek at the patient.

Ever know someone who has a major crush on a doctor? Then you have to be extra nice to all the doctors so it's not so obvious that your so nice to your crush doctor. Then your co-workers name 6 other doctors that they think you have a crush on! Someone else was supposed to be on call one day, I was in a hurry, didn't do a thing with my hair or makeup, then I saw him! (Yikes) So now I watch carefully what I wear, and make up and hair everyday. I've also lost weight. And since both he and I are married, it kinda works for my husband. My husband likes that I do my hair and make up, lost weight, etc. Then I come home and I'm lovey dovey with my husband. Both my crush doctor and I are both married with kids at home. I would never cheat - you can never take that back. I would never be able to break up 2 families. If my crush doctor ever attempted to cheat on his wife with me, it would kill that whole crush and I would be disgusted with him. (Which I'm sure he'd never do - which adds to his wonderfulness *sigh*)

My mother was a CNA for about 6 months when she first graduated high school. She always discouraged nursing. I never even considered nursing until I went to an open house at nursing school with a friend, because her car broke down - so I drove her. She did not sign up for nursing school. I did. I work three 8 hour days per week. I work with a good group who trades weekends as needed. I work float team - we don't work any holidays unless we want to for the overtime. I've not missed any important family event for my immediate family. Though I'm never able to travel home from WI to NJ for the holidays. My mom has worked in an office for the past 4 years where she couldn't take off Monday or Friday. She makes 1/2 the money I make. Her boss left, then one by one other office staff starting finding other jobs. Her new boss fired her because 3 mistakes were made under her name. Turns out those times were that very boss training his new assistant on my mom's computer. So nurses aren't the only people with job constraints and issues. My 4 year old daughter tells me all the time she wants to become a nurse and go to work with me. If she picks something else when the time comes, that's fine. If she wants to be a nurse - I'll be tickled pink.

In our hospital the OB nurse manager is a Saint. She has schedules posted 8 weeks in advance, it's real nice to work there. I know tons of nurses who transferred to OB, maybe half of them stay. It's not for every one. Anyway, usually post-partum is better staffed than the med-surg floors. OB takes lap choles all the time. At least 75% of the OB nurses have come from med-surg floors - it's like old times. The group who gets most upset is the doctors. Med-surg floats to PP, and hopefully one of their PP can go to L&D. The funny thing is not all the regular OB nurses are trained in L&D. About 50% of the OB staff is cross trained to L&D. Is that normal? Some are newer nurses, but some have been on OB for 5 years, they are part-time, can only work PM's and have never been crossed trained.