Sue Damonas

Sue Damonas BSN

Cardiology, Oncology, Hospice,IV Therapy

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  1. Rich nurses?

    Sue Damonas replied to tiij's topic in General Nursing

    Ridiculously overpaid?????:angryfire Not

  2. Nurses with relatives in the hospital....

    Sue Damonas replied to CyndieRN2007's topic in General Nursing

    I had my mother in and out of the hospital a lot for several years and never told anyone I was a nurse. Of course my mother told everyone and I was really embarrassed. Anyhow, I was very helpful and...

  3. Hospice position

    Sue Damonas replied to All_Smiles_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I couldn't have said it any better, things certainly do change at the drop of a hat in

  4. Who doesn't work in hospital & likes their job

    Sue Damonas replied to phillies's topic in General Nursing

    After 25 years of working in a hospital I left and went into Hospice and Palliative Care. I became interested in it when my mother was on hospice. It's the first time in all these years that I...

  5. Question on Home health, Will I get the hours I specifically need?

    Sue Damonas replied to lizzyberry's topic in General Nursing

    I think it depends on your agency. We all have to work full days except if a parttimer is working extra on days off they may only work part of the

  6. I know this is wrong - but how wrong is it?

    Sue Damonas replied to papergirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    HIPPA violation!! She could certainly lose her

  7. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    Sue Damonas replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    I worked with someone one time who thought the patient's pacemaker was an implanted port and was going to access it with a huber needle! luckily someone stopped her before she did

  8. Put in my 2 weeks!!

    Sue Damonas replied to gracie05's topic in General Nursing

    Good for you!!! I'm glad you didn't wait 25 years like I did! Yep, I was increasingly miserable over those 25 years and one day I realized that there were other jobs and up and quit. Best thing I've...

  9. What's wrong with being a nurse?

    Sue Damonas replied to Orenda's topic in General Nursing

    I remember my high school guidance counsellor telling me that I should take secreterial classes in case I didn't make it through nursing school!! Gee, thanks for the

  10. Do you shower when you get off work???

    Sue Damonas replied to luvmy3kids's topic in General Nursing

    Years ago I had a roommate who would come home from work and while still wearing her uniform would crawl in bed and take a nap.

  11. Rastafari nurse and marijuana use

    Sue Damonas replied to ncriverrat's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a Catholic nurse and I never drink the wine at

  12. HELP! Nosy pt family member driving me crazy

    Sue Damonas replied to RN4ustat's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I live in a small area just like you described, where everyone knows everyone and I love it but would not like to work aound my home for those very reasons. My territory is at least 20 miles from...

  13. Hello Mr. VIP! I'm your servant nurse for the night!

    Sue Damonas replied to SICU Queen's topic in General Nursing

    Once when I worked on the Short Stay Unit we had the CEO's mom that came in for a colonoscopy. All our rooms were semiprivate and my manager hurried up and made us move the other bed and overbed stand...

  14. Worst visitors ever

    Sue Damonas replied to Laught3r's topic in Nursing Humor

  15. open visitation in the icu?

    Sue Damonas replied to misscece's topic in General Nursing

    10 years ago my father was in the ICU with pulmonary edema.He stabilized and I went in for the next visiting hour and he was the best I have ever seen him.We were having a wonderful time talking and...

  16. Worst visitors ever

    Sue Damonas replied to Laught3r's topic in Nursing Humor

    I walked into the room of a very lethargic patient once a long time ago to find that his wife was sucking on his toes(long toenails and all). Her explanation was that she thought it would stimulate...

  17. I'm not "WIPING BUTTS"

    Sue Damonas replied to KayceeLeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    I worked with somebody who would spend 15 minutes looking for a PCA to do an accucheck for her because she was "too busy" to do it

  18. The 'Image' of Nursing

    Sue Damonas replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    I was listening to a patient's heart and lung sounds one day and when I was finished one of her family members said"I didn't know nurses knew how to do

  19. funny things Phleb's hear when with a p.t

    Sue Damonas replied to PHLEBOTOMIST_TO_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I was drawing blood on this lady one day, very educated with a bunch of degrees. As I was finishing she asked me what blood type she was. She looked at me like I was crazy when I said I had no idea....

  20. Dealing with family

    Sue Damonas replied to rn undisclosed name's topic in General Nursing

    I once had someone call in stating she was the pt's daughter calling from out of state and that she was a nurse and wanted me to tell her the results of her dad's cardiac cath. She became very irate...

  21. +Nursing caps

    Sue Damonas replied to Calgon-take.me.away's topic in General Nursing

    I will never wear a cap. To me only french maids wear caps. It's too demeaning to

  22. Ever work with one of these?

    Sue Damonas replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    I worked with someone like this for a number of years and we all groaned when we knew we were working with her or getting her assignment because she always left lots of stuff for the next shift or...

  23. Nightmares!!!!

    Sue Damonas replied to AMARTIN1's topic in General Nursing

    One day I was in charge on a telemetry unit and was working 3-11. I went home and went to bed and woke up at 4am and needed to go to the bathroom. I laid there for about 20 minutes watching the...

  24. Target of clinical instructor's venom HELP!!!

    Sue Damonas replied to nrstob08's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a nursing student in the early 80's this one instructor hated me from day one and made my life miserable! The other students noticed it. She was always berating me and giving me difficult...

  25. Getting called to work an extra day because of short staffing...

    Sue Damonas replied to Wheaties's topic in General Nursing

    I second