Susan9608

Susan9608

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  1. Pregnant, what do i need to avoid????

    Susan9608 replied to 83jnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I just had my first baby 2 weeks ago, and I also work in pediatrics (pedi ICU.) It is a difficult population to work with when you're pregnant - not just because of the infections, but also because...

  2. Required to watch circumcision?

    Susan9608 replied to CrunchyMama's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My baby son is currently 13 days old. He's perfect and wonderful and everything I dreamed he would be. He got circ'd on day 3 by my ob. I was there. He got a penile block 15 minutes prior to the...

  3. Even nurses do stupid things ....

    Susan9608 posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I just had a baby 1 week ago. He's totally wonderful and perfect in every way, but it's quite an adjustment, most notably in the sleep department. Because I have arthritis, before he was born, my...

  4. Even nurses do stupid things ....

    Susan9608 replied to Susan9608's topic in General Nursing

    It makes me feel better to know other people have done stupid stuff like this, too. I was really freaked out last night, thinking any moment I'm going to stop breathing ... intellectually I knew...

  5. Required to watch circumcision?

    Susan9608 replied to CrunchyMama's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Your assumptions that if people thoroughly researched circumcision and how it was done would lead them NOT to circumcise their boys are erroneous. I'm a nurse; I have been for 8 years. I've worked in...

  6. Most embarrassing thing that happened to you at work

    Susan9608 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    I was doing trach teaching with a patient's mother and father, and had been sitting for about an hour. I was 26 weeks pregnant at the time, showing a little, but unwilling to go to the expense of...

  7. Have you/would you refuse certain patients while pregnant

    Susan9608 replied to dawngloves's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm currently pregnant (32 weeks), and I work in pediatric intensive care. It's been very difficult to find appropriate patient assignments without effecting the workings of my unit. I spoke to my OB...

  8. Worried about being sued

    Susan9608 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have concerns that a patient family might try to sue me. There was an event with their child, in which the child's trach became dislodged, causing the child to desat and brady. Child required...

  9. Worried about being sued

    Susan9608 replied to Susan9608's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all the opinions and suggestions. I realize that there have to be damages in order for someone to be compensated in a lawsuit. However, just because they aren't likely to prevail doesn't...

  10. Worried about being sued

    Susan9608 replied to Susan9608's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks. I did document everything, from being called into the patient's room, to finding the trach dislodged, to the aftermath that followed. The MDs have done a great job trying to explain that...

  11. Are You Popular At Work?

    Susan9608 replied to Vito Andolini's topic in General Nursing

    I am not popular. I get along well with everyone I work with, have no interpersonal conflicts with anyone, and people seem to respect the job I do. But socially, I usually eat lunch alone. I hear...

  12. Threatened by Patient Family

    Susan9608 posted a topic in General Nursing

    While helping a co-worker (so she could eat lunch) I was threatened by a patient's family; they made specific, violent treats towards me. I immediately reported this to my supervisor and one of our...

  13. Threatened by Patient Family

    Susan9608 replied to Susan9608's topic in General Nursing

    Amen! If I had any idea where to start, I'd begin trying immediately to bring one to

  14. Threatened by Patient Family

    Susan9608 replied to Susan9608's topic in General Nursing

    I did specifically tell the management that I'm afraid of what these people will do when the child dies. Management still maintains that we have nothing to fear physically from this family. I have...

  15. Threatened by Patient Family

    Susan9608 replied to Susan9608's topic in General Nursing

    I spoke with the management again, after they spoke to the family. Apparently, (according to a family member who was not present when the statements were made) there was a misunderstanding about the...

  16. Threatened by Patient Family

    Susan9608 replied to Susan9608's topic in General Nursing

    I spoke with my manager today. She says she doesn't really feel like any of the staff are in danger from this family, but that she will go and speak to them again and deliver the message a little...

  17. Threatened by Patient Family

    Susan9608 replied to Susan9608's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks so much for the support and advice! My husband has been wonderfully supportive and says that if the management doesn't take a stronger stance, then I'll just work some where else and "[bleep]...

  18. Threatened by Patient Family

    Susan9608 replied to Susan9608's topic in General Nursing

    My fear is that my manager will fire me for making a big stink. They place enormous value on "patient satisfaction." I guess it would tell me something about my work place if they fired me for being...

  19. Threatened by Patient Family

    Susan9608 replied to Susan9608's topic in General Nursing

    That is exactly the kind of thing I"m afraid of. The therapist said that the family "acts up" when their child has a bad day. Well, what's going to happen when the child finally, inevitably dies? If...

  20. Who hates nursing, honestly????

    Susan9608 replied to believeallispossible's topic in General Nursing

    I love this statement! Not everyone feels like nursing is a calling. I certainly don't. It's just a job, something I can do and do well enough. If there was something else that I was qualified to...

  21. TuTonka wants to know--what keeps you in nursing?

    Susan9608 replied to Cobweb's topic in General Nursing

    health insurance. If there was anything else I was qualified to do that would give me the same amount of money and the same benefits, I would sure as hell do

  22. Mistakes we have made

    Susan9608 replied to LilpoRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    It's kind of nice to read about other people's errors and realize you aren't the only one who's done something careless or just plain stupid from time to time. :) I took care of a congenital heart...

  23. Can an employer penalize you for calling-in due to illness?

    Susan9608 replied to NursingAgainstdaOdds's topic in General Nursing

    My facility has much the same attendance policy as the original poster's. I received a verbal warning about a month ago for calling in sick 3 times in one calender year. I called in once for a...

  24. Descrimination: A full hot meal or soup and a sandwich

    Susan9608 replied to Truth66's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for explaining - again - how your facility functions. I was having a hard time understanding how break times could be predetermined and how multiple people could take a break at the same time....

  25. Descrimination: A full hot meal or soup and a sandwich

    Susan9608 replied to Truth66's topic in General Nursing

    I'm curious about this (and it really has nothing to do with the original subject) but how does your facility manage if all the members of a particular profession take their break at the exact same...