sissiesmama ASN, RN

ER, TRAUMA, MED-SURG

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    Question about NOTE?

    sissiesmama replied to sissiesmama's topic in General Nursing

    Gallbladder Anne,
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    Question about NOTE?

    sissiesmama replied to sissiesmama's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah! That's what I was thinking. Never heard of it. Looked it up online, and finally found a little info on it, but not much. I asked my dh about it, he is a nsg sup. and hadn't heard of it...
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    "Why are you proud of that ??!!"

    sissiesmama replied to sissiesmama's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Thank you both! You two are always so supportive and I appreciate it. My dh is also a nurse and a recovering addict and feels that way too. I know you can't change other's attitudes concerning...
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    Fired, need advice.

    sissiesmama replied to JohnBearPA's topic in General Nursing

    JohnBear - I know how you were feeling, thinking "Why didn't I get the ____ out of here sooner?!" Sometimes it takes something crappy like this to motivate you to make a change. I am so glad for...
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    Fired, need advice.

    sissiesmama replied to JohnBearPA's topic in General Nursing

    JohnBear - YOU GO BOY!!!!!!! I am so glad for you! I think this was a blessing for you, from the post today. Sounds like you were one of the only honest people that were working there, and I'm so...
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    potential murder/suicide?

    sissiesmama replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in Psychiatric

    I would be willing to bet that you are closer to right with his attitude change recently. It's not like the med has had time to kick in, IMO, and from my past experience with some pts in similar...
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    Should this patient be in ICU??

    sissiesmama replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    I agree completely! That is too complex a patient IMO to have on a medical unit where the nurse would have 5 other patients. I know all patients have the potential to go bad on you, but this one...
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    What is the dumbest most degrading, most unprofessional thing...

    sissiesmama replied to Chico David's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    rph - Don't you just love the stink eye?!! My sons get it from me a lot of the time, I think I was the first one to ever give it to them. I gave it to my dh by accident one time, meant to give it...
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    Fired, need advice.

    sissiesmama replied to JohnBearPA's topic in General Nursing

    Binkie - If it was me, that would be what I wanted too. To have their "informant" to come tell you to your face they actually saw you and where. Anne,
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    What is the dumbest most degrading, most unprofessional thing...

    sissiesmama replied to Chico David's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Chico - Good point with your last posting regarding the motivation. It does seem to me that some of their hairbrained schemes may start off as having some potential for not being totally ridiculous....
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    Fired, need advice.

    sissiesmama replied to JohnBearPA's topic in General Nursing

    JohnB - I am so very sorry to hear about your father and his health. That by itself is very difficult to have to go through. It sounds like you are overdue for some rest, pphysically, emotionally,...
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    What is the dumbest most degrading, most unprofessional thing...

    sissiesmama replied to Chico David's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    you are so right!!! thank you! thank you!! and i would hope they would get paper cuts when i told them where to shove it!! anne,
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    What is the dumbest most degrading, most unprofessional thing...

    sissiesmama replied to Chico David's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hey Marla!! You are so right! My dh is still employed at this facility as a ngs. supervisor and it comes from higher up than him. When all this stuff came to light in a staff meeting and he relized I...
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    What is the dumbest most degrading, most unprofessional thing...

    sissiesmama replied to Chico David's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Leslie - great minds think alike!! My first thought was "...Is it still a great day in the neighborhood?!" Wondering what color sweater he was wearing! Anne,
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    What is the dumbest most degrading, most unprofessional thing...

    sissiesmama replied to Chico David's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh that is too funny!!! I love the robot or a windup doll, or that type of thing!!! I can hear it now, her little speil, and bumps the wall, back up, and over and over and over... My last hospital,...
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    What is the dumbest most degrading, most unprofessional thing...

    sissiesmama replied to Chico David's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Michigan - My thoughts exactly!! And most of the time when we have to call the MD for a patient, The call usually goes like you described and added to it will be ...*@X "*%^&%#". Anne,
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    working on the old-style wards

    sissiesmama replied to RNperdiem's topic in General Nursing

    Selke - My God, that is horrible! I am so sorry you had to go through that, you are blessed to have lived through that ordeal! Those kinds of nightmares, you just can't fathom experiences and...
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    Prayer at work??

    sissiesmama replied to ski4life's topic in General Nursing

    I undertstand your point that the patient has the right to pray with the physician, and I think you are correct that it is your right to leave. Just my opinion, but if it is something that I can do...
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    Family members at bedside

    sissiesmama posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey - this is an issue I encountered a few years ago while working on a busy medical unit. I didn't think about it again, until I re-encountered the same type of episode and was wondering if anyone...
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    Family members at bedside

    sissiesmama replied to sissiesmama's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all for providing me with such great insight so far. In both cases, I could not even attempt to put myself in their shoes. Being a patient dealing with a terminal illness is hellish...
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    Family members at bedside

    sissiesmama replied to sissiesmama's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you!! My thoughts exactly! I would NEVER want my pts or family members to suffer, especially in the terminal stages of an illness, but just the thought of requesting a lethal dose of meds,...
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    Family members at bedside

    sissiesmama replied to sissiesmama's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, yeah!! And when I transferred to the ER, I thought I was getting away from some of the visiting hours, well, not at my hospital! Some of the ER employees give out the patient's families the code...
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    Suesquatch, GN

    sissiesmama replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Sue - congrats!! That is wonderful, and we all knew you could do it! Be sure and take a little "you" time to celebrate. Anne,
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    Family members at bedside

    sissiesmama replied to sissiesmama's topic in General Nursing

    Right. She was a handful, to say the least. And, she did tell the MD later that "if a vet did it for animals, then why couldn't we..." This comment got the MD motivated and transferred the patient...
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    Missing narcs returned to med cart...sorry long

    sissiesmama replied to OklaLPN's topic in General Nursing

    OklaLPN That's evactly what I would do, if nothing else than to keep your nose clean!!! (Not that they should be looking at you anyway!! Feel free to pm if you would like to talk or vent!!! Anne,...