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I remember feeling the same way a couple years ago. I moved to a different type of nursing, then in to supervision. I still feel the same. Nursing dissappointed me in many ways. I am lucky enought to be "good" at it so I can still function. But ...

That is theft. Most hospitals have a toll free, anonymous number to report these type of violations to if you cannot bring yourself to tell your manager.

Don't believe that all hospitals are phasing out LPN's. That remark is from someone who does not have adaquate knowlege of how the LPN job market flucuates. With that said, University Hospitals were trying to phase many of them out last year and do...

The absolute worst for me was in ER. We had a baby that coded and we could not revive him. Took the parents in to a private room near the ER lobby. They (both over 300 lbs) engaged in a fist fight that spilled over in to the lobby. Meanwhile evil ...

Absolutely! Nursing is about adhering to the standards of care that your hospital and the state have dictated. Simple. But in reality we need to understand and deliver the customer service that is demanded by our patients. It is the only way to stay ...

First off you know to notify the nurse for a change in rythm and that is very good. Next you need to know parameters for individual patients. So......if a patient gets tachy (say 130 or >) notify the nurse. They can then explain what parameters...

So what. As long as the person can do their job who cares. For those who keep crying that their job is a "calling" and think that they are God's Angels of Mercy I say get a grip and get therapy. Nursing is a profession. You agree to and practice cert...

Two choices: Leave now before he really messes up and you find yourself involved in a lawsuit or fired. Keep up the happy face, try to wait it out, document and hope you outlast him.

Why should the nursing supervisors need to be NALS and PALS certified when they have never needed to be before? Seems like the need is diminished even further with the OB department closing. For the hospital I supervise at the supervisors need to be ...

Oh Gosh I have had family members like that and I sympathize. First off you did a great job considering you are not an experienced nurse. Later you will be able to set some boundries and if you are lucky you will be able to do that with a great big ...

Wow! I do feel your pain. This was very much like my first nursing job and it was scary and depressing. It would be a great idea for you to move on. I think you will find that the experiences you have encountered will serve you well in the future...

I agree that you need to request a meeting with your nurse manager and ask for a conference with the nurses in question. Make sure you request the meeting in a formal communication such as e-mail or letter. If the problem persists then please go up...

That must have been hard to watch. But in the end most of those type of situations end up with people drowning in their own secretions. The difference in this case vs. a peaceful looking death is that this patient from what you described seemed ver...

The punishment seems harsh, but it is that way at my health system as well for computer HIPPA violations. I think it is because there is proof of a violation in which they are tracking all violations. They are on the record when it comes to discipl...

No. I have worked with people who are dangerous as nurses and doctors, but I do not fear them in general. One nurse who I think is dangerous as a person does her job very well. But both dangerous as a nurse and a person no. Do you? This would b...

I am so glad to hear all the responses to this thread. For my part I admit that my agressive behaviour was unacceptable and I am sorry that I did it. At the time I felt frustrated. We had nurses on the floor that failed to rescue patients in respi...

I must be getting old. I think I may have been that nurse. Impatiently listening to report, flipping thru the chart or the computer, gathering info, not waiting to hear it. Interupting with my most important questions. Feeling ticked off at the s...

I am saying that I was that type of nurse. I am not anymore and am hoping to garner discussion on this type of behavior. Do you do it and why? Do you accept it and why? Do you have suggestions for improving interactions when facing this, ect.

The question if she thought it was a CVA would be "Any residual?" Not what are his residuals. Never heard any nurse ask it that way. I once asked a nurse a patient's code status. She told me "The patient is a first code response?" I told her I wa...

There is a lot of mucous that covers the lining of the stomache and I believe the intestine. It will make it's way to the bowel and I see it post op on patients after being npo and then having clear liquids for a day. But for the guy who is eating...

Everything from feed, bathe, clean c-diff bottoms, to CPR, trach care, ng tubes, peg tube feeds, post op, turps, orif's, detox, colon preps. If your floor is run on the cheap you will draw blood, pass out and collect food trays, strip beds and rooms...

lets just take this statement from the op: is it just my idealistic view of what a nurse should be or does this bother other nurses? i have heard several times lately and have read articles of people who are going to nursing school, not because they ...

We had a UC like that once. She was merciless. We became good "friends" at work. I listened, nodded, pretended to care, but always kept busy or pretended to be so not to spend too much time with her. She instigated two people getting fired. She n...

I think you could try to create a visual description. An example would be to compare two nurses who will care for you the patient and are going to perform a dressing change on your wound. Picture nurse number one, "Nancy Nurse" who comes in after e...

Honest to Goodness if my Friends started talking about their bowels, I would tell them to shut up. May even tell them to use a hard and sandpapery suppository.