nerdtonurse?

nerdtonurse? BSN, RN

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  1. Why don't docs send these pt's HOME!?

    nerdtonurse? replied to zofran's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing works with these people until they decide to change -- no intervention, no teaching, nothing. And since we keep giving them narcotics, then they keep coming back -- why would they not? By...

  2. Have you kept your nursing books once finished with school?

    nerdtonurse? replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in General Nursing

    I gave most of mine to my teachers, and told them to give them to a student who was needed them. I kept the pharma and the MedSurg book, but since I don't have them at work (and they won't fit in the...

  3. If pay was not an issue, would you still be a nurse?

    nerdtonurse? replied to Elizabeth K.'s topic in General Nursing

    Rachel, my sister's a doc, who makes about 6 times what I do (literally). And she never lets me forget it, or that I used to make more. But you know what? There are people walking around right now...

  4. If pay was not an issue, would you still be a nurse?

    nerdtonurse? replied to Elizabeth K.'s topic in General Nursing

    If money was no object (meaning I'd won the lottery or something), I'd probably go work in OR so that I could be able to do the "Operation Smile" projects, or get my NP in critical care. I'd like to...

  5. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    nerdtonurse? replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Squeakykitty, I wish we worked together! I had a DM/CHF/RF pt who did the "I know my rights" thing -- and I actually did tell them, "yes ma'am, we have a patient's bill of rights. No where in it does...

  6. What do I say to rude patients?

    nerdtonurse? replied to floatRN's topic in General Nursing

    You are a nurse, not a door mat. I've had that kind of patient. What gripes me about these folks is that usually, they are the healthiest people in the hospital. When one was calling me everything...

  7. Swine Flu in Australia/New Zealand

    nerdtonurse? replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    And the sad part is, in winter, we're usually full of COPD/CHFers with an assortment of "grandma will never die, keep her on the vent until she wakes up" folks....wonder where they're all going to go...

  8. When Stated Cause of Death Is Not in Alignment with Reality

    nerdtonurse? replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I don't know about what's going on now, but when Hurricane Andrew hit Miami, the "official" death toll was like 56, 57, something like that. The son of a coworker was in the national guard, and he...

  9. The Unforgiving Arithmetic of Pandemic

    nerdtonurse? replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    What scares me (re: cytokine storm) is that it tends to make people need vents. We don't have that many "vent beds" in the country. Our hospital has 12, with 30 "portables" -- and we've got 40,000...

  10. Is this bullying?

    nerdtonurse? replied to SMT_RN's topic in General Nursing

    As a night shifter, we get told to double check everything dayshift does -- meds, orders, everything. I had someone jump me one morning about xeroxing the orders they had given but never signed off...

  11. Air Force Academy Outbreak

    nerdtonurse? replied to doesntlookgood's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Keep in mind, the 1918 outbreak really got cooking stateside in military camps; Ft. Riley, KS, and Ft. Devens, MA stick out. Look up what happened at Devens, and then tell yourself, this will happen...

  12. How do I explain that I'm "JUST" a LPN ??

    nerdtonurse? replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    Tell them what I'm telling them -- I'll be a "new" RN with 2 years job experience, and no loans to pay back. If they insist on being a horse's backside, I then tell them it took me 5 years to pay off...

  13. Things You'd Like To Tell Visitors . . . . and get away with it

    nerdtonurse? replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    No, I cannot stop and make you coffee. Can you not see the handful of meds I've got in my hands? What I actually say is, "I'm sorry, they don't let me make coffee, the last time I tried I set the...

  14. is nursing theory important to nursing practice

    nerdtonurse? replied to precious nikz's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat:

  15. He asks me "Why am I alive?"

    nerdtonurse? replied to Elliev0223's topic in General Nursing

    Beautiful. One great save can get you thru a lot of crappy days.... You could look after me or mine any

  16. Question about raises

    nerdtonurse? replied to mrscoozy's topic in General Nursing

    Not only are we not getting raises, they aren't even contributing to our retirement plan this year, nor are they matching our 401Ks. Nurses are leaving in

  17. Hairstyle best for nursing

    nerdtonurse? replied to mom35's topic in General Nursing

    If you figure out a solution to the fatten the hair/thin the body thing, let a girl

  18. is nursing theory important to nursing practice

    nerdtonurse? replied to precious nikz's topic in General Nursing

    All the nursing theory in the world is useless unless you've got a good grasp of pathophysiology, A&P and psych. Otherwise, how would you know what interventions to apply? Self care deficit may...

  19. Hairstyle best for nursing

    nerdtonurse? replied to mom35's topic in General Nursing

    I think it would depend on what kind of nursing I did -- psych or corrections, I'd want something too short for anyone to grab -- even on my floor, I've had crazy folks try to use a nurse's pony tail...

  20. Afterbirth: It's What's For Dinner

    nerdtonurse? replied to Anxious Patient's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hey, Elvish, I would have thought it tasted like chicken, that's the program's default

  21. What is considered the most serious,risky surgery?

    nerdtonurse? replied to beachbutterfly's topic in General Nursing

    I would think anything puncturing the dura mater would be toward the top of the list. But my opinion? Anything that is done strictly for cosmetic reasons. I don't mean repair of something that's...

  22. Things you'd LOVE to tell the doc and get away with it....

    nerdtonurse? replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in General Nursing

    You make 10x what I do, and every morning, you want to borrow a pen from me that I never see again. GO BUY YOUR OWN

  23. Nurses I hate to follow ...

    nerdtonurse? replied to maestrotee's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, man, want a list? My favorite is one who, I swear, has probably NEVER given blood. The minute you see her name, you know that there's not going to be the first corpuscle passed. She told me in...

  24. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    nerdtonurse? replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm sorry, but when you've hit half a dozen people, you're going to be restrained. Period. I don't care if you say you can't help it, you hit people when you're upset. I'm upset, the other nurses...

  25. Afterbirth: It's What's For Dinner

    nerdtonurse? replied to Anxious Patient's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm really showing my age, but Saturday Night Live, back in the first season, had a skit on "placenta helper." I was a kid, and used to sneak into the den to watch it after everyone else had gone to...