whipping girl in 07

whipping girl in 07 RN

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  1. Quit or get fired?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to GGCC's topic in General Nursing

    The cohesiveness comes from all the common bytching and backstabbing they do! I work prn in a unit like that, and I've watched for 4.5 years what they've done to one of my co-workers. She keeps...

  2. Today I was "That" Aide

    whipping girl in 07 replied to VenaKavaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Seems to me that the tube feeds should have been held as soon as they knew they were going to do a procedure. A bipap patient getting a procedure to correct the air leaks in his chest tubes is an...

  3. Do you like being a nurse?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to mandy3214's topic in General Nursing

    I recommend Echo Heron, especially if you wonder what critical care is like. I've worked ICU for over 6 years and she hits the nail on the head. I love being a nurse. I don't do very much bedside...

  4. Major Academic Problems Of Nursing Students

    whipping girl in 07 replied to akalingwanku's topic in General Nursing

    But the OP was asking about academic problems. One big problem I've seen, at least in my geographical area, is the science background of nursing students is poor. I felt like the "nursing" science...

  5. "I have kids! I need to come in late, need more sick time, etc."

    whipping girl in 07 replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    It's not often I read an entire thread...much less one this long. I see both sides. I've helped people out, people have helped me out. I've learned who will have my back and who only wants favors...

  6. I'm having a panic attack! I need some support!

    whipping girl in 07 replied to CNAinNeb's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto what everyone else said...cut those apron strings! You may have to quit answering the phone for awhile. My parents weren't happy initially with my choice of a husband, but 14 years later it's...

  7. 12 hours vs 8 hours shifts

    whipping girl in 07 replied to evil03midget's topic in General Nursing

    My husband stays home with the kids...a more than full time job with two busy toddlers. But he usually makes dinner if he's there, especially if I tell him what we have (he opens the cupboard and...

  8. What would you do if you were to quit nursing?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to linda2097's topic in General Nursing

    Body

  9. Salary Differential for Speciality Units

    whipping girl in 07 replied to roady's topic in General Nursing

    Where I used to work, we got 10% above the base for critical care areas...I believe they were ER, ICU, PACU, Cath Lab, CV Short Stay and maybe OR. But no differential for BSN. Where I work now, no...

  10. 3-11

    whipping girl in 07 replied to michael79's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I always enjoyed this shift, but it does throw a wrench in your family and social life. The patients had already had two meals, most of them had had their bath and AM care done, dressing changes...

  11. Is there anything else I can do for you? I have the time. (new hourly rounding sheet)

    whipping girl in 07 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hourly rounds sheets...kind of reminds me of when I was a hostess at Shoney's, we had to initial on the back of the bathroom door that we'd made hourly rounds and cleaned up. :uhoh21: I work in the...

  12. calories and intake while waiting for surgery

    whipping girl in 07 replied to GingerSue's topic in General Nursing

    Diet should be resumed if they are waiting for surgery (unless they have some reason like bowel obstruction, mesenteric ischemia, etc, that makes them unable to eat). If the patient is otherwise...

  13. I no longer do direct patient care

    whipping girl in 07 replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Amen sister!! We had state in recently about restraint stuff, and we were told you cannot chart on the restraint flowsheet at the end of the shift, but you must walk directly to the restraint...

  14. Guilt/Frustration Missing Work

    whipping girl in 07 replied to peds_cna's topic in General Nursing

    I lived through the ICU flu epidemic of '02, where all the nurses gave each other the flu (and some of us ended up with pneumonia to boot:o) because NO ONE WOULD CALL IN SICK TILL THEY THOUGHT THEY...

  15. I've had my job interview, whats next?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    No don't feel like a failure...being hard on yourself only makes you feel worse and doesn't solve the problem at hand. Some people are slow to make decisions...that's not always a bad thing, as my...

  16. CE credit requirements for license renewa---online

    whipping girl in 07 replied to HemOnc's topic in General Nursing

    I've done online CE through ASPEN (I'm a nutrition support RN), AACN and medscape. Never had any problems, printed out the CE certificates and they've never been questioned. I like going to live...

  17. Catch 22 making me take a year off between ADN and BSN!

    whipping girl in 07 replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Nursing

    I understand about not wanting to lose momentum...thank God I got the BSN from the get-go, or I probably would still only have an ADN as there's no way I can see myself back in school. Getting...

  18. Blood pressure meds..without parameters???

    whipping girl in 07 replied to ari3sdog's topic in General Nursing

    Yes but if you go against your judgement, even though you have an order, you are still responsible. For instance, I call Dr. A at 3 AM and report that Mrs. B's BP is 80/50 and she's had no urine...

  19. Job offer... but prego

    whipping girl in 07 replied to notactuallyblonde's topic in General Nursing

    I've been in your position, both before I became a nurse and after I became a nurse. With the first job I was 7.5 months pregnant and it was a temp position, so it wasn't a big deal and they hired me...

  20. Hesi/new Job

    whipping girl in 07 replied to 2bRn-STAT's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations!:cheers:

  21. Its True about Nurses and Tickets

    whipping girl in 07 replied to ScooterNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I got pulled over, in uniform, on my way to clinicals and got a pretty expensive ticket! Fortunately the judge was lenient and made me do community service at my college, which led to a...

  22. What is NS NOT compatible with?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to 2blessed2Bstressed's topic in General Nursing

    There are a few drugs that have to be reconstituted with water as opposed to NS, but the only one I can think of off the top of my head is Cath Flo (use to declot PICCs). Usually if something is...

  23. Appraising the "boss"

    whipping girl in 07 replied to pampay's topic in General Nursing

    We use the "I want to Know" survey...not sure if it's something our little institution came up with or something from an outside agency...by the sound of the questions it sounds a little canned so I'm...

  24. I am so flippen mad!!!!!!!!

    whipping girl in 07 replied to student-with-no-life's topic in General Nursing

    You said in your OP that you were venting, and I'm sorry that people are being hard on you for venting. However, try not to let what others in your class do bother you too much, if you're like me you...

  25. Got my 1st butt chewing today - humiliating!

    whipping girl in 07 replied to RN2Bn2006's topic in General Nursing

    I saw a funny article in Glamour by Stephen Colbert (Comedy Central)...he called them "lady balls" or "Thatchers" since Margaret Thatcher had bigger balls than most of the male world leaders of her...