SICU Queen

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  1. Relationship based care/Playing the game

    SICU Queen replied to Firefly RN's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I get pretty frustrated when I read some of the scenarios on here. It makes me sad too, because nurses as a whole are a goodhearted people and we are taken advantage of in the name of $$ on a...

  2. Relationship based care/Playing the game

    SICU Queen replied to Firefly RN's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl:

  3. Pandemic News/Awareness - Thread 2

    SICU Queen replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    For some reason it scares me more that there is a growing problem in the

  4. Relationship based care/Playing the game

    SICU Queen replied to Firefly RN's topic in General Nursing

    Pottied?? POTTIED? They actually USE that word?? I think I want to throw up now. I am so freakin' disgusted with the crapola that we've got to put up with...

  5. Rounding with Physicians?

    SICU Queen replied to november17's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl:

  6. Any Regrets?

    SICU Queen replied to nursedudeforchrist's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I regret the hell out of it. It's a miserable profession, and no matter how much it's candy-coated with the feelings of goodness you get from helping someone, there's always a big ol' pile of...

  7. Checking Placement of PEG

    SICU Queen replied to BluntForceTrauma's topic in General Nursing

    AAHHHHHHHHH!!! It's the CAPS LOCK key! Please use proper capitalization!! I don't care for patients at home so I'm not familiar with the standard of care, but it seems to me if something's painful,...

  8. I work at Disney World now!!

    SICU Queen replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    I'm almost afraid to ask, but what's the 5/10

  9. I work at Disney World now!!

    SICU Queen replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    When I clicked on this thread I was thinking, "WOW, I wonder what it's like to work at DisneyWorld?" LOL!! It totally stinks to be made to feel like you have to put on a show. It's just ridiculous....

  10. A 24 hour O2 Sat monitor???

    SICU Queen replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Nursing

    T & A?? Wow, do you have to have it done?? That's a rough surgery for an

  11. Accepted preceptorship into SICU

    SICU Queen replied to femmefatale's topic in General Nursing

    Don't let anyone put a damper on this. Way to go!! It's a great unit to work in! (I am very partial to SICU, as if my name doesn't make that clear,

  12. Where appropriate place to break news about brain dead relative in ER?

    SICU Queen replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Totally inappropriate!! Even if there's no designated "private" place, there's still a corner, a side hall, somewhere, where the family can be devastated with a modicum of

  13. Is a degree from excelsior.edu worth anything?

    SICU Queen replied to spicychickensandwich's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, I'll be brave and step into this big ol' cow pie. I graduated from Regents in 1993 and my ADN from them has served me quite well for the last 14.5 years. I was halfway through a traditional...

  14. Poor care post surgery

    SICU Queen replied to bradleau's topic in General Nursing

    HA! Em, my post wasn't specific towards you, just towards the overall tone of the thread in general. I agree that calling the surgeon directly would be a bad idea... but at some point it would be...

  15. Poor care post surgery

    SICU Queen replied to bradleau's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, so why are we making the OP feel like she did something wrong? Obviously there was a problem in that she had pain management issues that weren't being addressed. Why are we expecting a PATIENT...

  16. Frustration - I am sure you can relate

    SICU Queen replied to 1993RNGrad's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I can relate. It's very frustrating to be giving excellent care and doing what needs to be done, only to have a patient or family complain. I'm sorry this happened to you... please know that...

  17. Would you become a nurse today if you could do it over again?

    SICU Queen replied to marie-francoise's topic in General Nursing

    1) HELL no. 2) Finish your degree but then get a job using your

  18. Patients Treat Nurses Like Garbage!

    SICU Queen replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

    I can't even begin to count the number of times I've been treated like crapola by a patient and/or family member. It's one of the many reasons why I can't wait to get out of this profession. I've been...

  19. OMG I just got fired...what now?

    SICU Queen replied to NurseSarah86's topic in General Nursing

    I'm thinking, since you were asked that question (where are you going?) as you were storming out, that possibly you should have stopped and asked both of the physicians about their decision to fire...

  20. Manipulated by patient family :(

    SICU Queen replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, it only takes a time or two before you learn your lesson... Sorry, hun... (((BIG

  21. Any PINS (Post Intensive Care Unit) nurses,

    SICU Queen replied to CaringT's topic in MICU, SICU

    Do you mean something like StepDown or PCU?? I've never heard of

  22. Nurses and Mental Illness

    SICU Queen replied to nurse2b2010's topic in General Nursing

    My mother is bipolar, as is a coworker, and let me tell you how awful it can be for everyone around them when they go off their drugs. The coworker is in a supervisory position and it's just horrible....

  23. Are Crocs good for Nursing

    SICU Queen replied to leinad's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Mine work well for me, with nary a

  24. Burnout?

    SICU Queen replied to registerednut1221's topic in General Nursing

    OMG I LOOOOOOVE that little quote of yours!!!

  25. Held Down and Forced to Take The FLu Shot

    SICU Queen replied to Nurse_FF_EMT's topic in General Nursing

    I am drawn back to this thread as well... I am sorry for the doubt expressed earlier... but honestly I could not believe that something so B movie could happen in a medical facility. This is just...