Sisukas

Sisukas

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  1. Had to buy my PCA lunch after this one

    Sisukas posted a topic in General Nursing

    well, this was not one of my most shining moments.......my patient had not had a bowel movement for about 6 days, best as i could figure from our i&os and the snf records of from whence he came....

  2. Dealing w/rude feedback

    Sisukas replied to jjjoy's topic in General Nursing

    The job of some nurses in our hospital is to do Quality Assurance for reimbursement...sounds as is that's what the OP

  3. Report peeves

    Sisukas posted a topic in General Nursing

    please, please, for the love of pete....spit out your gum!!!!!! if i want to hear snap, crackle and pop in the morning, i'll eat rice krispies. i literally could not continue my day until that was...

  4. Overheard...

    Sisukas replied to Reno1978's topic in Nursing Humor

    A nursing supervisor pronouncing a DNR patient deceased walked out of the room, shut the door, and told me in her best Munchkin voice, "not only is he truly dead, he's really most indubitably

  5. Have you ever...

    Sisukas replied to alcrab01's topic in Nursing Humor

    i blamed one on a dead person once:eek:....turned him on his side to wrap him, and either the pca or mr. gonetogreaterthings let one loose. since mr. g probably wasn't going to be embarrassed, i gave...

  6. Orienting a new nurse...need advice

    Sisukas replied to LanaBanana's topic in General Nursing

    time to get one of your advanced practice nurses or a nurse educator involved. it sounds as if she has some fear/trust issues and i'm afraid that she will go to your point of view, miss something, and...

  7. lunch time insubordination

    Sisukas replied to nurseulove's topic in General Nursing

    I wasn't implying that the CNA was expected to work off the clock. I was saying that the CNA is working to help the patient, and trying not to say that I didn't care for the attitude I read in that...

  8. lunch time insubordination

    Sisukas replied to nurseulove's topic in General Nursing

    "i beg to differ. even if one is not on the clock and the person in the bathroom was ok, the cna should have at least helped or found other help for the rn. that is why they are called "nursing...

  9. Share Your Saying

    Sisukas replied to angelique777's topic in Nursing Humor

    "It's fun until someone loses an eye. Then...Hey! Free

  10. Student needing LOTS of guidance/advice!

    Sisukas replied to CollegeChica89's topic in Medical-Surgical

    glad you've made the choice for nursing:yeah: i'm curious about your decision to be a surgical nurse, though. not that i think it's a bad, thing; god love them for doing what they do because that...

  11. Wife getting ready to Graduate. Worried about her pay!!! CALIF.

    Sisukas replied to Only1Balto's topic in General Nursing

    another thought...do you have benefits through your retirement that would allow your wife to work per-diem? my husband carries full insurance through his job, which allows me to work pd, which really...

  12. Had to buy my PCA lunch after this one

    Sisukas replied to Sisukas's topic in General Nursing

    yeah, i had warned her....we just underestimated how well that would work. she got the chicken ceasar salad for lunch...one of the few hospital foods that's made to order. i do treat my pcas well; and...

  13. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    Sisukas replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Don't assume that not having a bowel movement for 4 weeks is a normal part of

  14. Things you wish you could say to your co-workers...

    Sisukas replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    1. when you check the med sheets at night,if a med isn't on the pre-printed sheets, pharmacy isn't aware of the order. if you have to write it, fax it. 2. the chair is not on wheels so you can toodle...

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

    Sisukas replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "what's the magic

  16. Nursing Students and Report

    Sisukas replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    as a clinical instructor for a 12 hour/day rotation...my group does not attend report. why? there's not enough room/chairs at the nurses' station; the majority of the rns are uncomfortable taking...

  17. nurse strikes

    Sisukas replied to mistydave's topic in General Nursing

    let me just throw another thought out there...if there were no nurses to care for patients during strikes, how would that affect a strike vote? when we had a strike in our area, i started wondering...

  18. Song lyrics that remind you of nursing...

    Sisukas replied to grace90's topic in Nursing Humor

    "I don't want to work...I want to bang on the drum all day....I don't want to play...I just want to bang on the drum all day...." Todd

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

    Sisukas replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    To the custody patient who drove drunk with a BS higher than 300 and didn't want that cuff on his leg..."I'm sure your friend who's taking the dirt nap right now wouldn't be complaining about a cuff...

  20. VENT!!!!! OMG....I think I'm going to smother someone!!!!!!

    Sisukas replied to locolorenzo22's topic in General Nursing

    I know you'll remember these shifts when you're delegating to your aide in the future.....The best lesson I learned in nursing school? "The CNA's will love you when you put a patient on a bedpan;...

  21. inside the mind of a nurse.....

    Sisukas replied to ERRN92's topic in General Nursing

    i avoid drinking fountains at all costs.....have been busted by my husband for staring at his cousin's veins over thanksgiving dinner....and often tell the pending heart attack guy at our local hockey...

  22. Young Nurse becoming Old

    Sisukas replied to lvlissl2ebecca's topic in General Nursing

    My concern for you is that you're cheating yourself. You're young, you should be out responsibly having a good time. Here's what I've learned....you can have a great time with your friends without...

  23. lazy mean assistants

    Sisukas replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. I will tell the person who brought the situation up to me that corrective action has been taken, but if they ask for specifics on the discipline, I tell him/her that that isn't something I...

  24. Need a PACU tshirt slogan!

    Sisukas replied to mothertucker's topic in General Nursing

    "You're (re)covered well

  25. lazy mean assistants

    Sisukas replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with everything up to half of number 5. If you are not a supervisor, you shouldn't tell the supervisor how to correct the problem. This puts you dangerously close to showing the same attitude...