carlarn BSN, RN

Nurses "eat their young" because no one stops it. It is a condoned behavior. If it wasn't, it wouldn't continue. It is SILENTLY approved of by the administration because they used to engage in the same actions and some still do. Many of you have comm...

I have just read all the posts for this thread. I agree with the people who stated you are not accepting blame for your actions. The way I have interpreted your posts: You have done NOTHING wrong (you have), you are not accepting responsibility for ...

I forgot this one: Thank you, nurse

life goes on laugh at yourself every minute counts WASH YOUR HANDS keep on smiling support/respect each other it's always something keep it simple death is eventual check all meds

There has been much discussion about making a doctorate mandatory of advanced practice nurses. Does this mean APNs will be comparable to medical doctors? Well no, for all the reasons already stated--nursing and medicine are two different sciences. Ye...

My dear wildmoutainchild, I am so incredibly sorry this has happened to you. If you had any doubts about telling your story here, remove them. I am deeply touched by the outpouring of good thoughts and prayers the nursing community has given to you. ...

When I need a day off and I'm not sick, I just say I'm not feeling well. I don't believe in offering more information than necessary. Although, I did have the flu a few weeks ago and NO ONE questioned me when I called. I was told I sounded like a ma...

HA HA HA HA!!! I think this thread is priceless. I have told people to keep their hands inside the cart at all times. I also offered to sing and dance for one old lady when I worked in the ED and she smartly declined the entertainment. She died later...

You made me laugh. I have done several of those things. My mother, my sister and two of my sisters-in-law are also nurses so we discuss all kinds of gross things all the time. Family get-togethers are always interesting.

While Ibuprofen and Advil are technically the same drug, they are a little chemically different. If they weren't, they would go by the same name. Generic prescription Ibuprofen makes me dizzy as all get out but I can take the same dosage of Advil wit...

I was working in the ER at the time and was writing discharge instructions. The patient had been seen and treated by the plastic surgeon. I was standing at the counter writing and apparently listening to my colleagues talking because I caught myself ...

i totally forgot about the old gentleman who asked me to go to cancun with him so his son would have a companion. lol

i think at one time or another, we have all felt frustration and anger in and about our jobs. the original poster was evidently frustrated and angry. when i posted my first entry, i empathized. i work with some of the most horrible people, but also w...

Peter and Rose made me cry too!! I love that story. While it is always rewarding to hear a "thank you" from your patients, it is just as rewarding, if not more so, to hear a compliment from one of the other nurses. I had one of my colleagues tell s...

i would like to say (and have actually said some of them): 1. you don't know me well enough to say those things about me; 2. if i am having an affair (which i am not) with one of the doctor's what business is it of yours or anyone else's? it isn't in...

i chose this color to post because i am seeing red. of course we are a pathetic bunch. i agree with so much of what the original poster has written. my colleagues and i were discussing something similar over the weekend. why do we put up with all the...

wow! this has been a very passionate thread. there have been some good thoughts here. i would like to add you could also call for a "care conference". that brings the family and care givers together to come up with a plan for the patient. for the op...

ha ha ha dog collars, leashes. what else in the animal world can we liken this to? how about a bell on a cat? would i wear one of these? probably not. i can get into enough trouble being in the wrong place at the wrong time on my own.

ok so i have just read with great interest all these posts about "whats to enjoy about nursing" and couldn't help but post my own response. i have been in nursing 17 years. i have not only my bsn, but my msn. i have worked in icu, ed, or, neurointens...

I couldn't help myself, I just had to read all of these and add my own two cents. Sugar: ED nurses, hell all nurses for that matter, have EARNED the right to vent about their patients. As most of the other posters have pointed out, it is a VENT. Do ...

ER nursing, aaaaaahhh, I miss those days. Is it like floor nursing? To a degree but then again, not at all. I agree that Jennifer and Jen2 have said it best. I have had varied and wide experiences working in the ER, some good and some not so good. I ...

well as interesting as this has been, everyone has failed to point out that the person in scrubs may have been a doctor and not a nurse, medical assistant or nurse's aide. all the people in pacu wear scrubs, including the physicians. nurses are not t...

Along those lines ^ A man takes his wife to the doctor because she has been experiencing some forgetfulness. The doctor says, "I have some good news and some bad news. What would you like first?" The man says, "The bad news." The doctor tells him, "...

I don't really remember how I found the site, but like many before me, am sooo glad I did. I have recommended this site to other nurses. Keep up the great work!:balloons: :yelclap:

Over come by Jesus--people who come in because they fainted, felt faint, had chest pain or whatever during church services Taking up good air space--this applies to patients and coworkers. The book "House of God" should be required reading for all nu...