Kanani_Ikike

Errosmith, I just want you to know that I agree with most of what you have to say. A person that is not in ESRD does not and cannot understand fully why patients are wary at times. I know that if it was me, I wouldn't let anyone that was inexperience...

I know that you are tired of the ED. Hospital politics have driven me away. But, trust me, if you have done time in the ED, dialysis nursing you will hate. It is too boring for floor nurses/ED nurses. Your body will miss the adrenaline rush and y...

I know exactly what you mean. I recently started a dialysis job and have been in it for about a month. I hate it! It's so boring. I am used to being on the floor and the adrenaline involved with it. Since I have been in dialysis, I have started ...

I would definitely wake them whether they are long term or not. It would be just my luck that the night I didn't wake them would be the night they were in trouble. I have grown a thick skin since I began nursing and I don't care if they get irritat...

When I was pregnant, I used to become almost "high" off of the smell of laundry detergent. I confess, and I am now ashamed of this but,I used to get freshly laundered washclothes and suck the detergent out of them. My mother would wander what had h...

Hello, all my wonderful colleagues. I wanted to ask some of you a question. Why would I need to disconnect a one-way Foley to instill normal saline into the bladder for an ultrasound as opposed to just clamping off catheter tube and waiting for th...

I think it's not a good idea to have a personalized car tag proclaiming that one is a nurse. I haven't heard of any cars being broken into on the sole basis of the personalized car tage, but I know that, often, criminals stroll around the hospital p...

LOL!!! Not laughing at the situation, but at how you mother hollers, "my daughter is a nurse!". My mother is bad about telling everyone she meets ,"My daughter is a registered nurse!". I guess she's so proud, but, I have asked her not to mention th...

Hello, everyone out there in the world of allnurses.com I just need to get something that's been bothering me for a while off of my chest. I just want to talk about this issue especially affecting minority nurses. And that issue is that it can be ...

Sure, we are all doing God's work by giving of ourself to help others. But that does not mean we have to stick around and be falsely accused and abused by out patients and their families. It's unacceptable.

Oops. Please ignore my thanks, didn't mean to thank you, instead I wanted to quote you. Look, I hate that your loved one had a bad experience during his illness, but that is not the OP's fault. She came here to get support, not scolding. I feel ...

You don't sound negative. You sound tired. As am I. I, too, am currently looking for something else. I desire a non-nursing job, but's it's been hard to find one at the moment. But, whatever I do, I am getting out of med-surg nursing. I am going...

Kymmi, no need to apologize. You didn't do anything wrong. Actually, I'm sorry if I sounded harsh, myself. I just want you to realize that in the end, most nurses really love what they do. They just get frustrated because they are prevented from ...

Well, I guess I'm reading a different thread than you are, then. Because I saw some positive words about nursing in every post I've read in this thread so far. What more are you asking for? Every nurse that has responded on here so far has said th...

I, too, agree with everything you have to say. It's bad enough that management expects us to care for people with so limited resources. Then you have to put up with such PITA. Most of the patients we get always seem to have a chip on their shoulder t...

Well, for me, nothing but my own experiences can make me feel anyway about anything. Negativity from others does not affect me. I am my own person and you have to remember that you are your own. You cannot let others form your perception of things....

Oh, I am so glad you brought that up. The nurse manager got on our case the other night about not answering the phone for a patient. He said that a family member had called and complained because their HOH father couldn't hear the phone ring. They...

Sorry, didn't mean to jack you up. Please forgive me, I have PMS. But to answer your question. Having religion has nothing to do with real pain. I am not saying that believing in any diety will erase real pain. Pain is pain. But what I am saying...

I don't know if I resent some of them. There are some that I don't care for. Some of them are manipulative and tell lies. Some act like they can't reach two inches to get something and will call you to get it. But they were able to get that fork t...

Infants are too fragile, they scare me. Young Children are so much fun, but then you have to deal with their parents. I can't do it. Older Children I like less than I do younger children. Young Adults are okay as long as they get what they want. A ...

Yes, seriously. I mean, did I make a typo or something?

If more people trusted in God more than they trust in man, then we wouldn't have so many in that situation. And for those that don't believe in God, they can go with their higher power. People need to start just taking a moment for themselves and m...

You are exactly right. Whether some want to admit it or not, there are people that do actually seek pain killers. And if they are what we call a "frequent flier", there is more than just physical pain they are trying to resolve. They often are hav...

They're rude because they're morons. They don't have any manners. Don't get it twisted, sweetie, I treat my patients like gold. But I do not tolerate any monkey-business. Ya understand?

It's not as simple as that. I feel that by saying we just need to give pain meds as long as their respirations are within normal limits is not getting to the route of the problem for most of our patients. We as nurses need to start delivering holist...