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  1. Patient rights v. Clinical instructor?

    AlwaysTired replied to studentnurse0383's topic in General Nursing

    Get a copy of the hospitals patient rights policy (don't they all have one?) and slip it under her

  2. Not a real nurse?

    AlwaysTired replied to Iris34's topic in Psychiatric

    I am a psych nurse and proud of it. I tried working M/S and couldn't handle it so I'm in awe of hospital nurses but I know that we are all important and valued in whatever field we choose. However,...

  3. Bad experience - is this typical?

    AlwaysTired replied to keikei's topic in Emergency

    Anyone else find it hard to believe that the surgeon walked out of an ongoing operation to go and check on an ER patient? Just

  4. Bad experience - is this typical?

    AlwaysTired replied to keikei's topic in Emergency

    Why didn't you leave and go to another

  5. I need advice about mental health facility

    AlwaysTired replied to mycafelatte's topic in Psychiatric

    You haven't indicated what specific Mental Health field you will be working in. Is it Developmental Disabilities, Substance Abuse, Chronically Mentally Ill, Geriatric, Pediatric, a combination of all?...

  6. 3 medication errors in 7 months!

    AlwaysTired replied to NYCRN05's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I made one today and I've cried so much I can't hardly see to type this. Patient is ok but I can't even express how stupid I feel. I let the pressure to hurry up get to me and got careless....

  7. why are nurses stations so chaotic?

    AlwaysTired posted a topic in General Nursing

    When I first got my present job (psych nursing) the med room was across the hall from the nurses station. It was so peaceful and quiet...just me and the patients at my half-door of course. (It's not...

  8. Miss pronounciations of medications and medical terms!Way to Funny!!!!!!!!

    AlwaysTired replied to rgroyer1RNBSN's topic in Emergency

    I had a cute little 'ol lady that told everyone that she was a "diabetical" and a guy who always asked for his "Blistaril" (Vistaril). Oh... and I have a precious Aunt from Alabama who rants about her...

  9. Do you have enough time to help yr patients?

    AlwaysTired replied to mrs.captain.kangaroo's topic in Psychiatric

    I work in crisis stabilization for substance abuse and MH patients (we call them consumers). There are 2 nurses on duty per shift for 30 consumers. The charge nurse works up referrals and does the...

  10. Anybody work with addicted population?

    AlwaysTired replied to Diahni's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a detox facility and I love it. I've been doing it for less than a year so I can't address the burn-out issue, but I suspect that it's no worse than any other field of nursing. I'm...

  11. so, what do you do if you are not doing bedside nursing??

    AlwaysTired replied to rxrn's topic in General Nursing

    I work in crisis stabilization which is acute detox for substance abuse and stabilization for MH patients off of their meds and in crisis. Our patients are up walking around and perform their own...

  12. Phobias anyone???

    AlwaysTired replied to danissa's topic in Psychiatric

    Just wondering...does anyone dream about their phobias? I've got a few: rats, roaches, heights and elevators. For some darned reason I dream about elevators quite frequently. It's not always the...

  13. Attempted suicide on my shift

    AlwaysTired posted a topic in Psychiatric

    A couple of days ago we had an attempted suicide on my shift. I'm a new psych nurse (less than a year) and it was one of the most horrible things I've ever seen or been through but instinct kicked in...

  14. Attempted suicide on my shift

    AlwaysTired replied to AlwaysTired's topic in Psychiatric

    Thanks for the positive comments. I'm off duty today and when I called to check in on a coworker who was there that day she says that all of the people in management and all of our doctors are raving...

  15. 1 yr out of school, no floor experience - Mental Health nursing info

    AlwaysTired replied to jayrelic's topic in Psychiatric

    Is the term you are looking for: "chemical

  16. Child with shingles? Is this unusual?

    AlwaysTired replied to HeatherB,CST's topic in Pediatric

    My 11 year old son broke out with an ugly awful rash just around one side of his torso last summer. When I saw it I said to my husband "my gosh, it looks like shingles...but it can't be; kids don't...

  17. It's long, dangerous, but worth typing, to me!

    AlwaysTired replied to missrose's topic in General Nursing

    I work in crisis stabalization drug/alcohol detox and deal with addicts daily. As a matter of fact I just got home from a very frustrating 12 hour shift and the patients were particularly rough today!...

  18. Cordless Phones/Call Lights

    AlwaysTired replied to jennh1982's topic in General Nursing

    My horrific first experience on M/S was made even worse by the cordless phone system. Ours rang straight to the nurse when the pt hit the call button. While it's a great system for comm between staff...

  19. is there anyone who didn't study for nclex

    AlwaysTired posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    OK....just wondering....is there anyone out there who took the NCLEX without studying? Seems like I read so many comments that say things like "I got questions about things I hadn't ever seen...

  20. Nurses as Patients: What was your best/worst experience as a patient?

    AlwaysTired replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I had a hysterectomy and bladder surgery and after they removed the foley I couldn't pee. I was sick as a dog and they gave me pain/nausea med. Well it knocked me out for a good while and when I woke...

  21. dialysis straight out of school?

    AlwaysTired posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Is there anyone out there who will advocate going straight into dialysis nursing as a new grad? (ADN). I know there are a million of you who insist that it can't be done without Med/Surg experience,...

  22. Cheating in Nursing School

    AlwaysTired replied to dunkinut's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I truly admire what you did. I was offered a "study guide" from a student sitting next to me and stuck it in my notebook. Later when I got home and looked at it I realized that it was obviously old...

  23. Need advice on leaving nursing!

    AlwaysTired replied to HealthyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds so much like my story. I'm an LPN getting ready to graduate with my ADN in May !!! I worked in Public Health for years and attended night school the last two of those to get in my core classes...

  24. dialysis straight out of school?

    AlwaysTired replied to AlwaysTired's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Thanks everyone! I'm really encouraged by what I'm hearing and excited to pursue a career in dialysis after graduation. Does anyone have any books/resource material to recommend? Some of my...

  25. Death stories?

    AlwaysTired replied to Teachchildren123's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    My Mom's sister was stricken with diphtheria at age 3 (this was back in the 30's even before my Mom was born). She was extremely sick and my grandmother swears that one day she (my grandmother) saw a...