Shandy12

Hello all, I am new to this forum and new to cardiac nursing......very new. I recently left community nursing to go back to the hospital. I wasn't being challenged enough in the community and the working conditions were getting worse and worse. I w...

Years ago in LTC was asked by a resident to "trim his wool" after his tub bath. Apparently he had trouble zipping up his fly and catching pubic hair in the zipper..........I didn't trim. Told the resident if he wore his boxers he'd be fine. He fr...

I am so sorry to hear that your beloved pet has crossed the Rainbow Bridge. I have a lovely golden retriever girl waiting there for me with her favourite toy in her mouth, just like she used to greet me at the back door each day when I came home. Ta...

Micro, I don't know if this is the one you want, but we know it as Sex in a Pan and here's the recipe: * Exported from MasterCook * SEX IN A PAN Recipe By : Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00 Catego...

Well, what do you know? After all these years in nursing (26), I have been insulted on the web on another board. Because the renal nursing discussions here didn't seem to active, I made the mistake of looking up other renal boards. 2 weeks ago I s...

Thanks everyone for the support. It is much appreciated. Today was a better day on the dialysis unit and I think I just needed a rest! Too much strain on the brain I guess. I agree that we all need to support one another. It's hard enough to be a ...

with all the discussion about confidentiality and identifying people on this forum, I'm not revealing my workplace, so will delete the information from this post. Shandy

I stayed home with the boys, cause DH was a dairy farmer on the family farm, and I didn't want to milk cows. I've always said that nursing has been the most wonderful thing for me. I stayed home when I wanted to, and found work when I wanted to. I'...

happeewendy, I was not happy to see that you felt bad about posting on this topic. Just remember that no matter what is posted there is some person with a difference of opinion. It doesn't mean anything personally. I understand exactly about nurses...

Refusing to do CPR is just not acceptable, and if that nurse can't handle performing this act, she should re-evaluate what she is doing in the profession. Too weird. Lynda

Pockets, I use all my pockets.......I need a change purse though. Canadian loonies and toonies are heavy and awkward..... Lynda

LPN's are not allowed to chart that they reported a problem? Why not? Who's hiding what? And since when are nurses not allowed to chart relevant information? Sounds like a funny interpretation of standards of practice to me. I'd still chart what...

All I know is that if someone had put me on a medical or surgical floor for my first year, I wouldn't have liked it at all. I started in NICU, and it was an amazing experience. We had great preceptors, excellent orientation and support from staff...

I have to write a letter of resignation and I'm not sure how much to say. I was hired to work permanent part-time. I was promised lots of hours. All of a sudden, beds have been cut and I have 6 shifts for June, and 7 in July and August. I was off...

Thanks for the advice. I was leaning toward the short, professional letter myself. I think if I have the opportunity to speak with our unit manager, I will also remain brief and professional. My reasons for leaving are to improve myself, and I se...

One that I heard from a former visiting nurse(and she had a ton of excuses) was "I can't get into work today. I have no money here to put gas into my car." Also, "my friend's dog bit me". And she had more car accidents than any of us. Two involved...

It's fun reading everyone's L&D stories. Not good reading for a full-term primip though! Mario, my advice is to not respond to a subject unless you are informed fully, and I've yet to meet a male who understood about labour pains! We had thre...

I started in NICU as a new grad, and it was one of the best nursing experiences of my life. Find out how long the orientation to NICU is and what support they offer for the first few months, and go for it. Lynda

Mine's short, has been except for two occasions in my life, one in high school, and one after the third child was born. Both times, I thought I needed an image change. It didn't work, and I'm back to short hair, wash and go. I will admit to having...

Great advice on this thread. I listen to music......a lot.....and I knit. Making something with my hands, and the repetitive motion of knitting is soothing. I have good friends and a sympathetic, patient spouse. Also, I will admit to coming home...

Hi Hoolahan, Read your posting with interest. Up here in Ontario, Canada, most nursing agencies forbid visiting nurses to transport specimens for the patients. If we have to draw bloods, or obtain other specs, the family is supposed to take the spec...

Thanks for all the great advice and the encouragement. It's not going too badly so far, but the learning curve is steep!! However, I can live through 12 hr. shifts and nights. Hate the "new" feeling, but the staff has been great. I will carry on...

I'll try twice and then find another nurse on the floor. I don't use the antecubital unless there's nothing else available. The lab needs somewhere to stick 'em...... I'll always try first before getting another nurse. The only way to become a "go...

I particularly love the patient who plays one nurse against another. You all know the type. Nurse so and so said I could get up now, after you've just told her it's only 1/2 hr. until bedtime. Of course, another nurse said no such thing....... And...

Here in Ontario, Canada, we have Registered Nurses and Registered Practical Nurses. Both designations have "nurse" in their titles. The general public take "nurse" as a generic term equivalent with caregiver, especially in hospital and long-term ca...