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  1. But I have little kids!

    fab4fan replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    The wording may have seemed cold (I personally don't think it is, simply calling a spade a spade), but it is still a fact. If you choose to have children, then you need to accept the consequences...

  2. But I have little kids!

    fab4fan replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    Dayray: One of the reasons I, as a single w/o kids put my foot down is because the MWK never reciprocated. So, I really don't care if I have no plans on that day. If I want to relax with my other...

  3. Nurses are not Doctors

    fab4fan replied to Plato's topic in General Nursing

    This made me laugh out

  4. Why a Philadelphia hospital gave in to a racist demand?

    fab4fan replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Grouchy...very good

  5. Can new grads work in ER?

    fab4fan replied to ManyQuestions's topic in General Nursing

    No need to lie. Many people start off on med/surg and then move to another specialty. People switch specialties all the time; it's really not a big

  6. Thanks

    fab4fan replied to Patient's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you, dear patient, for those kind words. This is some of the stuff that helps keep us going. Thanks for taking time to care for

  7. HealthSouth

    fab4fan replied to joyflnoyz's topic in General Nursing

    They are under investigation for financial improprieties. If you do a search here on this topic, I believe you'll find several threads about

  8. Can new grads work in ER?

    fab4fan replied to ManyQuestions's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, from naysayer to "old nurse hag" in under ten threads! :stone Hogan: No, I usually don't hide how I feel (unless I'm playing

  9. Why a Philadelphia hospital gave in to a racist demand?

    fab4fan replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Marie, I'm not understanding your point. The pt was Spanish speaking, I wouldn't have been going through a family member. So, instead of having a medical professional interpret, they pulled someone...

  10. Can new grads work in ER?

    fab4fan replied to ManyQuestions's topic in General Nursing

    I would be one of the naysayers, but since hogan has advised you to ignore anything I or another person with a dissenting opinion might say, I guess I won't bother. If you do a search on this topic,...

  11. But I have little kids!

    fab4fan replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    No one person's family takes priority over another's. And I think the frustration from people like me comes from having been treated like we "owed it" to work for people with children, and the lack of...

  12. Surprised Myself! (Standing up to Doctors)

    fab4fan replied to RN-PA's topic in General Nursing

    WOOT! I remember getting really fed up with a doc that was yelling at me on the phone. When he got into the unit, he was all sweetnes and light. He came up to me and started talking...I put my hand...

  13. But I have little kids!

    fab4fan replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    In my experience, the answer to that was NEVER! I used to work them all, as a favor to the Mommies. Then one time I got an invitation to go sailing and needed to be off on a Friday. Not one of the...

  14. Why a Philadelphia hospital gave in to a racist demand?

    fab4fan replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    We had a Spanish speaking pt in the ED who needed an interpreter. He refused my services as an interpreter; even though I'm fluent in Spanish, I was not Hispanic, and he wanted a Hispanic interpreter....

  15. Should I be mad at Hospice? My mother...

    fab4fan replied to Roland's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    So true...unfortunately, sometimes unresolved issues for the pt can cause agitation/restlessness. Spiritual pain needs to be addressed as well. And some people just do not die peacefully, no matter...

  16. Should I be mad at Hospice? My mother...

    fab4fan replied to Roland's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hospice does not work to prolong life nor shorten it. Some things that might make sense in another setting would be contraindicated in hospice. IV fluids with severe emesis: all that's going to do is...

  17. Quick Question about comfort measures

    fab4fan replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    She may have pain, terminal restlessness, fear, many issues. As I said before, not all deaths go quietly and peacefuly, despite our best

  18. Should I be mad at Hospice? My mother...

    fab4fan replied to Roland's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hospice nurse here...yes, I have seen Haldol used as an anti-emetic. One of the mantras we have is "using traditional meds in non-traditional ways." Certain things work in the terminal setting that...

  19. Quick Question about comfort measures

    fab4fan replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    Former hospice nurse here, and now back in hospice nursing again. If the pt can't tol po's, parenteral fluids do not really do much good; I had a pt basically "drown" in fluid overload because the...

  20. Is Nursing Really So Bad...or is it dependent on hospital

    fab4fan replied to prairiegirl's topic in General Nursing

    Doncha just love people who aren't even nurses yet, telling those of us who have walked the walk how nursing should be, and how nurses should feel. Graduate, get your license, work a couple years,...

  21. Any male nurses on your OB unit???

    fab4fan replied to *Ferty~OB~RN*'s topic in Ob/Gyn

    I would rather have bamboo spikes hammered under my fingernails than work OB; I hated it when OB pts. came to the ED, because for some reason, I usually got them. Good thing we all have our...

  22. But I have little kids!

    fab4fan replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I don't celebrate the holidays, and that is exactly how I got taken advantage of, and not just in one place. Everyone felt like it was my responsibility to work since I didn't celebrate. Well,...

  23. But I have little kids!

    fab4fan replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    I think the point is more that some people feel that they should never have to do holidays/off-shifts/weekends by virtue of the fact that they have kids, and those who don't have kids should be the...

  24. But I have little kids!

    fab4fan replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I don't celebrate Xmas, which is why I used to work the holiday (and others) every year, so people with kids could be off. But after several years when that was not reciprocated, I finally said...

  25. But I have little kids!

    fab4fan replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    I get sick of it, too. Try getting someone with kids to cover for you when you want off..."Oh, I can't, Peggy Sue has tap/piano/gymnastics/insert your excuse here..." Getting people with kids to cover...