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  1. Getting a bad reputation at work

    RNinICU replied to RNinICU's topic in General Nursing

    RNPD, I usually use the same criteria for writing people up. I don't like to do it, and don't do it for minor things, but I WILL NOT compromise patient care in any way. There are others in my unit...

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

    RNinICU replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    LPNs are not real nurses, rehab nurses are not real nurses, home health nurses are not real nurses, NICU nurses are not real nurses, night shift nurses are lazy. Seems like the only real nurses are...

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

    RNinICU replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I hear the same thing about ICU. The floor nurses think we get lazy because we have only one or two patients apiece instead of the 10 to 15 they have. NO nursing job is easy, and we need to learn to...

  4. Gotta good "poop" story? I do.

    RNinICU replied to st4304's topic in General Nursing

    I got pulled to a med surg floor one night, and during first rounds, discovered an awful smell in one patients room. The bed was full of liquid stool, and the lady was covered from her waist down,...

  5. Do any fem. nurses here have Stay at Home husbands/SOs ?

    RNinICU replied to Anagray's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in that situation now, and my husband and I both hate it. Hubby worked for the same company for twenty five years, and then the company went bankrupt. Employment opportunities in our area are...

  6. Funny Names for Nurses

    RNinICU replied to randomnamees's topic in Nursing Humor

    We had a patient named Lemon Fresch who had a sister

  7. Ativan, insulin, alcohol drips on floors?

    RNinICU replied to susanmary's topic in General Nursing

    We use ativan, fentanyl, and diprivan drips on vent patients for sedation. Depends on the patient's condition and diagnosis which one we use. Hourly vitals of course. Insulin drips for DKA or hyper...