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  1. Demanding Patient

    grimmy replied to bikeracer5313's topic in General Nursing

    oh, this brings back memories of putting one of these folks into a "pink" chair by the nurses station, taking a bunch of unfolded towels and letting them fold them. kept them busy for hours. yes,...

  2. Condescending nurses

    grimmy replied to Tony35NYC's topic in General Nursing

    i think we've made the point quite well here - we need to treat each other with professional courtesy and respect for each other as a person with worth and dignity. everyone of us has, at one point...

  3. about the bladder issue

    grimmy replied to consideringnursing's topic in General Nursing

    i agree. not only are you not getting the valuable hydration necessary to keep you going (and lord only knows how a nurse can sweat! ) you can do damage to your bladder and kidneys by holding your...

  4. Bariatric Surgery

    grimmy replied to ShortyLPN's topic in General Nursing

    i'm pretty sure that tricare/champus does pay for it. you have to do your homework and fight for what you want/need. i have a friend in n. dakota who has tricare and she got a gbds last year. she's...

  5. Electronic vs. Paper Charting ~ Which do you like better?

    grimmy replied to ebrooks's topic in General Nursing

    i've used a few types (3 total, i think) of electronic charting (ec) and i far prefer electronic charting to paper charting. i prefer to type instead of writing longhand, anyway. i've used perse...

  6. Demanding Patient

    grimmy replied to bikeracer5313's topic in General Nursing

    I can't tell you how many times I was a sitter when I was working as a pct in nursing school. sometimes it was to keep a LOL safe while she was working off her dts, and other times it was the COPD guy...

  7. Axe maternity, add emergency

    grimmy replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    when i was in nursing school, i thought that i'd love obgyn, but i wound up really doing poorly in it because i found it dreadfully dull. the only part i liked was the l&d part, probably because...

  8. about the bladder issue

    grimmy replied to consideringnursing's topic in General Nursing

    i'm an or nurse, and if scrubbed in, i can't just break scrub and walk out without relief. when i'm circulating, the situation is somewhat similar, but i can call the front desk for relief, if need...

  9. Any nurses working in doctor's offices?... is this the norm?

    grimmy replied to hhrhrn41's topic in General Nursing

    i don't think you're over-reacting at all. i think your pcp's behavior is appalling, if not unprofessional. i think you need to speak to your pcp directly and request all lab results reported to...

  10. Bariatric Surgery

    grimmy replied to ShortyLPN's topic in General Nursing

    i went through an rny in 1998. my procedure was open, but quite a few are done laparoscopic now. there are different types of bariatric surgery, and some are better for certain types of people. my...

  11. Help! RN who does not like nursing!!

    grimmy replied to lblondie1128's topic in General Nursing

    i couldn't agree more. there are so many different things you could be doing besides critical care. perhaps you could shift gears a bit, and find a different pace or acuity level. while you may...

  12. Research Paper ?? and HELP!!

    grimmy replied to kwagner_51's topic in General Nursing

    paraphrasing is not plagiarism. it's fine to add a quote to emphasize a point that you make, but you must paraphrase, make the point your's. seems kind of tough to do without seeming redundant, but...

  13. Best specialty for traveling

    grimmy replied to MermiesGreatGig's topic in Travel

    while i am not a travel nurse (yet), our facility hires quite a few. from what they've told me, or nurses travel very well. but i agree with the previous posts in saying that having a few years...

  14. Problems with Rn's in clinicals

    grimmy replied to bonnieL123's topic in General Nursing

    after reading all these posts, i am thanking the heavens that i chose to work as a pct (nursing assistant, etc.) while i was in nursing school. i learned the culture and process of the floor/unit...

  15. foot wear

    grimmy replied to jonurse's topic in General Nursing

    this is so individual! i wear z-coils in the or, and while they are extremely comfortable, i have slipped on our new or floors after the floor has been mopped. not good. i used to wear danskos...

  16. Made Mistake transferring to the OR?

    grimmy replied to KimRN03's topic in Operating Room

    how long is your orientation? you've been in processing the entire month?? that's odd. understanding instrumentation is extremely important, but scrubbing will teach you that in a big hurry. talk...

  17. Am I too old to start in the OR?

    grimmy replied to rnbackagain's topic in Operating Room

    for us, call is every couple weeks, although trades are frequent. you can request certain days for call, but its largely done via lottery. for how long is anyone's guess. if you wind up getting...

  18. Scrub clothes vending machines

    grimmy replied to R.T.'s topic in Operating Room

    we use scrub vending at our facility. we have two return machines and two clean machines, one for male, and the other female. its very simple. we are allowed a maximum of 6 sets of scrubs and then...

  19. I love nursing but I'm too busy to:

    grimmy replied to UM Review RN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    too busy to occasionally answer the junior, senior resident's, fellow's, and attendings pagers when they go off simultaneously. reminds me of an incident: dr. troll is taking out a tumor from this...

  20. Am I too old to start in the OR?

    grimmy replied to rnbackagain's topic in Operating Room

    our policy is 30 minutes away or less. if you live farther away than that, the facility owns hotel rooms where you can stay. they're very close by. we get $2.00 for carrying the pager and, when...

  21. Am I too old to start in the OR?

    grimmy replied to rnbackagain's topic in Operating Room

    i meant month 2 of the actual training. i think i had just finished the gu service, and my brain was fried. i was not alone; the other orientees were similarly freaked out by the overload of...

  22. Call Offs

    grimmy replied to nurseangel78's topic in General Nursing

    i totally agree with everyone here. get out now, while you still have your sanity. heck, i had to take 5 days off from the darn flu/sinusitis a month ago, and i was hardly the only one who had it....

  23. Nurses & Overtime

    grimmy replied to jackson82404's topic in General Nursing

    i guess a lot would depend on the shift, the census, and the unit. i am an or nurse, working 5-eight-hour day shifts per week, and in the last week, i was offered overtime 3 times. i took it because...

  24. My back hurts....

    grimmy replied to Dinith88's topic in General Nursing

    i also wear these gems...not cheap, by any means, but they're the only shoes i wear at work. i used to wear danskos, but they seemed to be too hard on my feet. let's also give some respect for...

  25. My back hurts....

    grimmy replied to Dinith88's topic in General Nursing

    i second that emotion!! i get a massage every couple weeks, and miss it like crazy when i don't make it in for some reason. it is one of the ways that i totally spoil myself, and it is so worth it....