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  1. Most dreaded Dr.'s orders

    RN-PA replied to BBFRN's topic in General Nursing

    In the past two weeks, I have seen more orders for Milk and Molasses enemas than I have in the past two years! Fortunately for me, the poor day shift nurses administered them for my patients before...

  2. Ghostly experiences??

    RN-PA replied to Erin RN's topic in General Nursing

    About a month ago, I had a patient I became very fond of who was diagnosed with cancer and had extensive surgery. I cared for him pre-op, and told him I'd be praying for him. When I saw him a few...

  3. Nursing and fainting........(long)

    RN-PA replied to Euphrosyne7's topic in General Nursing

    I was always a sort of queasy type and when I was in my twenty's, around 10 years before starting nursing school, I donated blood for the first time, hyperventilated, and almost passed out on the...

  4. Encouragement for New Nurses

    RN-PA replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Great post(s), mjlrn! I am unable to fathom why some nurses act the way they do toward newbies. Yes, we're all stressed to the max, but I have such a soft heart for the new nurses-- whether new grads...

  5. subtly abusive co-workers

    RN-PA replied to adrienurse's topic in General Nursing

    Is this the correct link? I'm getting a window popping up that says: "The URL is not valid and cannot be

  6. Ever feel like a prostitute?

    RN-PA replied to pinkscrubs's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    For information on Tenet, please read the following threads and think twice. https://allnurses.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=49154...

  7. Pardon Me While I Vent about this "Patient As A Customer" deal

    RN-PA replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting thread, and all of us have been where 3rdShiftGuy has been at one time or another, to one degree or another. I once spent WAY too much time on the phone with a doctor who was trying to...

  8. Cape, Anyone?

    RN-PA replied to alphafe's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Thanks, mother/babyRN and joules for the info. Sounds pretty much like the ratios in PA,

  9. Cape, Anyone?

    RN-PA replied to alphafe's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Thanks for all the info, joules. Would you happen to know the nurse-to-patient ratio for various units, especially,

  10. Rhode Island---STOP diverting ambulances, put patients in cafeteria

    RN-PA replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I'm more concerned that the powers that be will come up with bunkbeds as a

  11. Anyone look forward to being a pt in the hospital?

    RN-PA replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in General Nursing

    :D The thought of that made me smile, otherwise, no thanks to being hospitalized. I can understand your feelings, Michelle, but no desire here. Zero, zip, zilch,

  12. Survey: Has your facility implemented nurse to patient ratios?

    RN-PA replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    HEY fedupnurse -- Good to "see' you again-- Been missing your posts here! Our hospital was having serious financial problems 2002-2003-- bond rating issues, skyrocketing malpractice insurance in PA,...

  13. Fibromyalgia

    RN-PA replied to Dave ARNP's topic in Pain Management

    My Mom has fibromyalgia and chronic hip pain (bursitis), so she's on a lot of meds, and is narcotic-dependent to manage the pain and be funtional in her life. I know she takes Elavil (Amytriptyline)...

  14. Most dreaded Dr.'s orders

    RN-PA replied to BBFRN's topic in General Nursing

    AMEN, sister! One of our GI docs told a story about how he was awakened at 3 a.m. by a new nurse who wanted orders for a constipated patient. He ordered a milk and molasses enema and told the...

  15. Most dreaded Dr.'s orders

    RN-PA replied to BBFRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh you poor thing!!! Ya know, I've also felt insulted by that order when I've gotten it! I used to dread getting this one surgeon's gastric bypass patients who he'd send to our med-surg floor,...

  16. Most dreaded Dr.'s orders

    RN-PA replied to BBFRN's topic in General Nursing

    I just KNEW I shouldn't have mentioned the dreaded Kayexalate order... Got one tonight for a patient with potassium of 6.2. It was PO, fortunately, and before I left, had to call the doc near...

  17. Cute things manager's say

    RN-PA replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, RoxyBen. I only wish there were more of you out there who don't just pay lipservice to caring about their staff.

  18. Adults Who Can't Swallow Pills

    RN-PA replied to Medic946RN's topic in Emergency

    I've had trouble swallowing pills over the years. I was in 6th grade when I finally learned how to swallow them by rolling up pieces of white bread to the approximate shape and size. My Mom said the...

  19. Please help me, I am at the end of my rope

    RN-PA replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    I can relate to much of what you wrote, RealNurseWitch, and can empathize with all you're experiencing. I've been a fearful person my whole life and have struggled to overcome fears and anxiety with...

  20. terrified of illnesses or death??

    RN-PA replied to Lzrd938's topic in General Nursing

    I've always had an overactive imagination, and becoming a nurse has sometimes made my imagination worse. I've been more paranoid about cancer in the past few years since I work in a med-surg unit with...

  21. Most dreaded Dr.'s orders

    RN-PA replied to BBFRN's topic in General Nursing

    My dreaded orders: -Golytely prep (especially when ordered for an incontinent, elderly patient with limited mobility). -Tap water enema until clear. -Fleets III bowel prep (18-hour bowel prep with 8...

  22. How Disgusted were you?

    RN-PA replied to gwenith's topic in General Nursing

    I thought the EXACT same thing!

  23. Rhode Island---STOP diverting ambulances, put patients in cafeteria

    RN-PA replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    And from the article: "And they said that this year's crisis exposes deep flaws in the health-care system -- especially a lack of financial resources and a shortage of nurses that make it difficult to...

  24. Paxil Evil

    RN-PA replied to JDPARIS's topic in General Nursing

    A number of years ago, I tapered off of 20 mg Paxil over a couple of months and experienced very few withdrawal problems with the following schedule. (My doctor didn't tell me much about weaning off...

  25. Funniest thing the nurse FORGOT to tell you in report

    RN-PA replied to Rapheal's topic in General Nursing

    I once went in to examine a patient for the first time. Assessed lungs, heart, abdomen, worked my way down to check for lower extremity edema and pedal pulses only to find when I lifted the covers on...