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I guess i am just feeling sorry for my self... I am off work due to a foot injury. I have had partial amputation of my right foot and i am recuperating very slowly and I am feeling so stircrazy and I miss working.... I cannot believe that a month ag...

here's a topic...access to health care... sometimes you are screwed if you have health insurance....

It is crap like this that makes me want to tattoo my advanced directives on my chest w/ capital letters of giving me pain meds around the clock even if I am not screaming, I want it to be assumed that I am in pain....I promise you, I won't get addict...

Good for you!!! It is time for a change!!!! Always listen to your inner voice!!! Good luck on your new adventures....

Well, I have read all the the posts and just have to respond.... I have been a diabetic... since I was 18 mths old. I am currently 38 yrs old. I remember growing up w/ a glucometer that was the size of a breadbox... It was the devil in my eyes. I ...

Hey!!! Stop being so hard on yourself... You will do these things once and will probably never repeat it again.... you will make it!!! The phenergan thing is unfortunate because it really hurts, but you'll probably never do it again. in time you w...

This just happened to me yesterday.... Freaked me out...and then I laughed... I went to assess my pt who was receiving Packed RBC's....The offgoing nurse told me that she had to put the unit of rbc's in a pressure bag, because he only had a 22g iv ac...

I have to say that this is a practice that is risky business. I have to say that if I was aware of a nurse doing this, i would report her/him to the board. This is why.... You are jepordizing the safety of this patient. We had a patient who was i...

Gee, We have Huge NAME TAGS... picture ID w/ credentials and then another tag that has RN in Huge letters..... Blackletters on a Yellow background... White uniforms look great on me at the beginning of the 12 hr shift ... about 2 hrs in I have coffe...

I was an LPN for many years... loved it and the opportunities I had...Never regretted my choice to be an LPN.... Until I moved to West Virginia, my hubby's home state and the transition was sooo very hard.... I made $23.00 an hr as an lpn and when we...

I just started taking LYRICA for the neuropathy I am experiencing down both legs and feet. I have been on it for a month and I am so pleased w/ the results. It has helped me so much. I am finally feeling my toes for the first time in years... I h...

yes it does and that is why we use labels....

I saw a nurse sniff and then lick her finger and exclaim... "Yep, it's Jevity"... she touched goop that was around the stoma of a G-tube.... I damn near stroked out

oh, and yes you will get another job.... The need for nurses is endless. Good luck to you finding a dream job....

I can sympathize w/ you and the horrible job, HOWEVER..... Quitting like that w/ no notice is a very unprofessional thing to do. I understand that you felt stressed. You had an opportunity to tell your Nurse manager why you felt the need to leave a...

You Go Girl!!!!!!

You will feel a slight discomfort..... (HEHEHEHEEE) Mam/Sir you cannot smoke in here... Please put the cigarette out I'm sorry, but I'm married.... You're in the hospital...

I call off when I am febrile... or i cannot control the symptoms of the illness.....I do try to call off at least 6-4 hrs before my shift....

Whacking you w/ my trusty magical wand.... VET NURSE!!! I totally support you and recognize you as a nurse.... I have 3 dogs and 2 cats... My pets have better health care than my children LOL I have always been grateful to our vet and his nurses, t...

OMG!!!! It truly sickens me that any NURSE would defend illegal, illict drug use... I would report these two nurses to the BON immediately. It is crap like this that hurts our profession... Good grief this truly pisses me off. I think it is disgus...

Lori.... I have been keeping up w/ the posts and i just wanted you to know that I said a little prayer for you today... I think that you will find this was a life lesson that will eventuallly be a blessing. The potential abounds!!!! your heart/feel...

Meerkat... please update us about "Princess Pissy-Pants" .... and how's that documentation coming along??? I am prolly going to H..E...double hockeysticks, but I just can't stop myself..... I am soooooooo curious!!!!

PAT PAT... I went to work and asked 3 of my male co-workers who are nurses.... They recommended this... They all three wear biker shorts under their scrubs .... " keeps the boys in line" they also said you should invest in some Gold Bond powder to pr...

we have a tele room on each floor w/ the capacity of 30 tele beds to each floor ... we can put a max of 90 people on tele....we have a central tele room w/ everyone that is on the main floor and then each floor has a tele room w/ a tele tech w/ only ...

what kind of tele floor..... cardiac or medical/tele where they have a medical issue but require tele monitoring for a (+) cardiac Hx.?... We have a set up... for both and we are implementing CORE MEASURES.... we have a 3 tier protocol and so we deal...