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monkeelouise

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  1. You Know You're A Nurse If...

    monkeelouise replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    or your thing to yourself, Please keep breathing until I get

  2. Silly random nursing thoughts, one sentence, NO JUDGMENTAL FOLKS ALLOWED

    monkeelouise replied to wooh's topic in Nursing Humor

    An actual statement made to a resident "Medical degrees are now being given out to each patient admitted to the hospital " To the patient complaining that their follow up clinic appointment wasn't...

  3. Silly random nursing thoughts, one sentence, NO JUDGMENTAL FOLKS ALLOWED

    monkeelouise replied to wooh's topic in Nursing Humor

    5 second applies everytime

  4. Silly random nursing thoughts, one sentence, NO JUDGMENTAL FOLKS ALLOWED

    monkeelouise replied to wooh's topic in Nursing Humor

    You've had this for 5 years and today it is an emergency? or WOW, that's bad. or There is a lesson I am supposed to learn here, or If your doctor said jump off a cliff,would you do

  5. You Know You're A Nurse If...

    monkeelouise replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    True Story- My sister and I (we are both nurses) were eating lunch at a restraunt. This lady walked by us on the way to the ladies room, she lost her cookies allover the floor beside our table and...

  6. How do you deal with explosive customers?

    monkeelouise replied to GLORIAmunchkin72's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    As a manager, I smile, I listen, I take the person to any empty exam room. to talk to them, ( no Audience calms many). I assure them we are all working on their problem, which may or may not be the...

  7. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    monkeelouise replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Or.... "You don't know why you are here in the clinic being seen today" Hmmm, Were you ever SICK?" "No, We do not provide taxi service for patients, here is the phone book, No, I do not have the...

  8. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    monkeelouise replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Reply in support of these posts. I am an RN and FORMER FAT PERSON. Been there, done that, wrote and burned that book. Talk about IRREVOCABLE IGNORANCE. You have a right to your anger but so do...

  9. Willis-Knighton/LSUHSC Pay

    monkeelouise replied to goober_monger86's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    I worked for both systems. LSUHSC all the way! Level 1 Trauma Center, you will see more in 1 month there than you will see in a year elsewhere. Love to go to work every day, always a stimulating,...

  10. Advice

    monkeelouise replied to clinicRn's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Start putting out feelers for another job, or everyone works for the MDs, feel them out, let them know these scheduling changes are inconsistent with your employment agreement and cause a hardship....

  11. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    monkeelouise replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Things actually said: To the 500 pounder with a dx of syncope: NO, you won't fit in a standard commode chair. We don't have a wheelchair that size. Who takes care of your personal hygiene at home? To...

  12. Troubles as a new manager

    monkeelouise replied to rckymtnrn30's topic in Nurse Management

    I am a former nurse manager. NEVER,EVER,EVER CONFIDE in a subordinate. Many of the suggestions are right on in these posts. 1. Form relationships with other nurses outside of your facility. 2. Ask...

  13. Stupid things said by your non-nurse significant other

    monkeelouise replied to Moogie's topic in Nursing Humor

    My vet let me take our dog home to recover from an accident, he had hematuria, my husband freaks, Do Something, Do Something. I said what? He said you're the nurse, your supposed to know. I said I...

  14. Things you'd really like to say to patients but can't.

    monkeelouise replied to november17's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I really did wake up this morning planning just how bad I can make your day, aren't you special. Or the jewel I really did say to a house supervisor when she complained about our having to move a...

  15. Let me hear your raves

    monkeelouise replied to Kyla.ann's topic in General Nursing

    We all need a place to vent. This is a wonderful forum in which nurses can let out their frustrations. Do not be let what you read cloud your judgement about nursing. Nursing is the most...

  16. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    monkeelouise replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    LOL, All nurses HAVE to vent to keep what little sanity we possess. I love it, I have lived everyone of these in my career. Keep them

  17. Endoscopy patients with Pacemakers/AICD

    monkeelouise replied to Syhuggins's topic in Gastroenterology

    Go online to the ASGE website. American Society of Gastrenterology, they have a position paper on that subject. Basically, it is not recommended any further to turn off or manipulate the pacer...

  18. Need some sound advice from all GI Nurse, Tech and CNA

    monkeelouise replied to pariscna's topic in Gastroenterology

    Welcome to GI! I have no CNAs that work for me, only techs, these are scrub techs. Much of GI technical work training is on the job. My best advice is to learn the flow of the lab you work for, take...

  19. Question about LGI bleed case

    monkeelouise replied to al7139's topic in Gastroenterology

    I agree, with VS like that, we would have been called emergently, my docs think better safe than

  20. Protocols for discharging patients who have sedation

    monkeelouise replied to chrisf1969's topic in Gastroenterology

    We discharge our patient from recovery when vital signs have returned to baseline, the patient is awake, alert, and able to assist in ADLs, ie:dress themselves. We have no specific recovery time, it...

  21. Average doseage of conscious sedation while doing endoscopy's

    monkeelouise replied to lmbv55's topic in Gastroenterology

    I read through all of the replies on this site. I am an old endo murse, 10 years, I have sedated all types of patients. The endo lab I work in is hospital-base with inpatient and outpatient...

  22. So I lost it? Am I out of Line?

    monkeelouise replied to fizz2Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Your facility should have some type of staffing ratio requirements. That these are not adhered to are normal everywhere. This happens, been there myself. I personally spoke with the NM, gave her 3...

  23. I need to vent, everyone is mad at me for quitting the "superhospital"-long story

    monkeelouise replied to NurseLatteDNP's topic in General Nursing

    Keep your chin up! Been there,done that. So now I'm happy, I am not in the cardiac unit at "big shot hospital taking fresh hearts, so what. I made the T-ball games, the school plays, the wrestling...

  24. Staffing....What are guidlelines / formulas for it

    monkeelouise replied to WaynesvilleRN's topic in Gastroenterology

    Reply to WaynesvilleRN, We begin our discharge on admit, the patients are given their discharge criteria during the assessment and pre-op, that save valuable time, we also repeat verbally with family...

  25. Dealing with Late Cases

    monkeelouise replied to shahall's topic in Gastroenterology

    Our administration responded the same way. Stick to your guns. Administrators are very aware that trained GI personnel do not grow on trees and you are not easily