GardenDove

GardenDove

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  1. new grad having trouble w/ icu personalities

    GardenDove replied to extraordinary067's topic in MICU, SICU

    Some people feel that a nurse should not go to ICU immediately out of school, maybe this is one issue with them? They will probably accept you once you have proven

  2. The 'Image' of Nursing

    GardenDove replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    You guys make some valid points. I think you probably have a variety of perceptions, depending on the person you are talking to. Some people are more tuned in to the fact that nurses are technically...

  3. To the single parent night shifters

    GardenDove replied to cardiac.cure03's topic in General Nursing

    Have you considered eventually finding a roomate? Maybe another single mom? Just a thought. Congratulations on getting your son and also on finishing nursing

  4. need help--husband died at home

    GardenDove replied to pyseymo's topic in Cardiac

    I'm so sorry about this. I agree, it's easy to feel guilt, I went through that (guilt)when my husband died almost 10 years ago. I was 40 and he was 52, similar ages to you and your husband. This is a...

  5. What do you think of Nursing Care Plans?

    GardenDove replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    Just for fun, I said they are a tool of Satan. I also think they are foisted on bedside nurses by academia and a waste of precious

  6. phone calls no outsider would believe

    GardenDove replied to JBudd's topic in Emergency

    I didn't think so at the time. Since I was adopted myself, I tried to give her some advise on how to pursue her goal of finding her daughter. We actually had a very interesting conversation. She...

  7. The 'Image' of Nursing

    GardenDove replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    We all think careplans are a colossal waste of time and another example of regulations gone

  8. The 'Image' of Nursing

    GardenDove replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a small ICU at a small

  9. The 'Image' of Nursing

    GardenDove replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    I've never met a nurse yet who comes to work and consults the careplan. We fill them out because they are required by regulators, not to really plan

  10. Healthier Living Thread Part IV

    GardenDove replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    The skunks don't reign surpreme at my place, I've trapped and killed well over 100 of them. My animosity with them is of Biblical

  11. Contacted Oprah Show About Nursing Issues

    GardenDove replied to jollyjenny's topic in General Nursing

    I don't personally care for Oprah and I think her audience consists of a disportionate amount of people who don't have much going for them, like unemployed people. No offense intended to people here...

  12. Healthier Living Thread Part IV

    GardenDove replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    As far as city life, it doesn't agree with me. I like visiting cities

  13. Healthier Living Thread Part IV

    GardenDove replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I just saw that book in the book store. It sounded

  14. Healthier Living Thread Part IV

    GardenDove replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Zoe, Your plan sounds good. I think us Americans are too materialist and driven. In my opinion, Europeans know how to pace themselves better, and savor life. They also take the time to prepare healthy...

  15. Would you recommend nursing to your daughter?

    GardenDove replied to burn out's topic in General Nursing

    I'm hoping my younger daughter does into nursing. I think it's a great career for moms because you can work part time or have a creative schedule, and still be a hands on mom. I think it would suit my...

  16. Healthier Living Thread Part IV

    GardenDove replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    One thing I'm doing is selling a rental property that I own. Then, I want to pay off my house with the money from that, and not try to be a mogul in any way, shape, or form any more. I want to try to...

  17. Not brain-dead, but ripe for transplant

    GardenDove replied to gwenith's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    That's why I will never be an organ donar. I'm not really in favor of the whole thing, too much room for abuse. I don't trust the medical system, which is all about making

  18. Not brain-dead, but ripe for transplant

    GardenDove replied to gwenith's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    I don't like the term 'harvest' at all. It strikes me as macabre. Ugh, I picture a room full of people on life support, disembodied brains, and Frankensteinian doctors with wild-eyed looks in their...

  19. Healthier Living Thread Part IV

    GardenDove replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Hey, guess what I did yesterday? I had my MiniCooper being worked on at a body shop in the town where I work, which is 25+ miles, mostly downhill, from my home. They were done with it yesterday,...

  20. Agency Nurse doesn't know how to start IVs?

    GardenDove posted a topic in General Nursing

    Yesterday, a new agency nurse showed up in our ICU to fill a hole. He arrived 2 hours early to be oriented because it was his first time at our facility, so I set him to work on a few things while I...

  21. New Member

    GardenDove replied to doggybour's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome to allnurses. Where I work there is no mandatory overtime

  22. Pt dies on BSC today

    GardenDove replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    so, what happened to tarshay? did she keep her

  23. Pt dies on BSC today

    GardenDove replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, this is a very weird story! I've read that some people have some sort of electromagnetic energy around them and can't go by bank computers, and will disrupt electrical instruments. Maybe you are...

  24. update on steppping on senior nurses toes

    GardenDove replied to b eyes's topic in General Nursing

    All it takes is a simple communication " b eyes, I changed the HR alarm to 100 so that we can titrate down the cardizem as needed". What's so hard about that? My collegues in ICU always inform me if...

  25. update on steppping on senior nurses toes

    GardenDove replied to b eyes's topic in General Nursing

    This woman sounds toxic. I think it would behoove you to not work in this ER. She is trying to undermine you purposefully. If she changed the monitor parameters, her responsiblity would be to inform...