eldernurse

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1. Anyone sick of the "Drama Queen" patient?

   eldernurse replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

   I swear y'all work in my

2. I've Had It! Nursing is NOT what it use to be!

   eldernurse replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

   Speaking of hotel, last night someone came to our ER via ambulance for (get this) DRY MOUTH! Talk about hotel!!! with limosine service!!!!! I, too, am sick and tired of catering to all of the idiots...

3. Beware Gastric Bypass with stapeling!

   eldernurse replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

   I had a friend who is also a nurse who had gastric bypass surgery. She was unable to eat ANYTHING for a year. She was on TPN via a picc line in her right AC. Then, she developed ulcers that began...

4. Nurses are not Doctors

   eldernurse replied to Plato's topic in General Nursing

   Actually, I agree. If doctors realized what we do then they would give us a little more respect. I am tired of trying to second guess that ones that think we should be able to anticipate their every...

5. Do all surgeons think that they are Gods?

   eldernurse replied to angiebaby's topic in General Nursing

   Simple answer, YES! I work in a big city hospital, I have worked with all kinds of surgeons and the answer is YES, YES, YES. I have said to several of them that if humble was a requirement they...

6. Nurses, do you routinely do beds and baths?

   eldernurse replied to Rapheal's topic in General Nursing

   I have voted and I am in the emergency room! We have beds in the holding area. I am supposed to have help back there to clean and make beds between patients but they are never around. I go through...

7. Sewing your own scrubs

   eldernurse replied to obeyacts2's topic in General Nursing

   Right On obeyacts2!!! Contrary to popular belief we are not all nurses like on TV. Most of us are real people in the real

8. Night shift nurses are lazy and NICU isn't real nursing!

   eldernurse replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   Alright, a noise from someone who has done it all. My short experience with NICU showed me that bagging and tagging a baby is not a job for some lazy, good for nothing nurse. It takes skill,...

9. Nurses week Cheap gifts from admin.

   eldernurse replied to nilepoc's topic in General Nursing

   This year for Nurses Day we got a chocolate bar and a letter of appreciation from the Hospital Administration. My personal supervisor gave us all really nice hand cream from Bath and Body Shop....

10. Lethal injection nurse???

    eldernurse replied to Zhakrin's topic in General Nursing

    I am for the death penalty. I am not for nurses being anywhere involved in administering drugs that lead to a patient's (person's) death. When going for my BSN, I wrote a paper about the ethical...

11. Just Go Pee!

    eldernurse replied to Huganurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have held it until it came out thick like jelly. I have been so dehydrated that I have been dizzy. I have been so hungry that I almost passed out. Now, I work in a place where the supervisor...

12. Butler hospital lays off 141 "due to nurses strike"

    eldernurse replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I support the nurses of Butler Memorial. Administration doesn't care about nurse retention because they have to pay more for nurses who have been there longer. They can screw a nurse just starting...

13. pillow therapy

    eldernurse replied to thisnurse's topic in General Nursing

    To Judy Ann, Some people see a glass half full, others a glass half empty. Frankly, I hope they all keep diaries. I know that I will be praised half of the time

14. Waiting Room Signage

    eldernurse replied to willa76's topic in Emergency

    The people who need the signs the most are the ones who waited 2 weeks to a month with their symptoms and expect to be seen in 15 minutes or less. If you put up with your symptoms that long, a few...

15. pillow therapy

    eldernurse replied to thisnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, I just remembered why I left the floor for the ED. BIG BIG BIG hugs for