junebug50

junebug50 has 12 years experience and specializes in geriatrics, medsurg, group homes.

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1. 11 Things Your Nurse Thinks (But Will Never Tell You)

   junebug50 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

   I would like to say I am a Onc.-Med Surg. nurse for 2 years now. I was an CNA for 6 years then A LPN for 5 while taking my BSN classes. I would love to take care of nothing but oncology patients, but...

2. 11 Things Your Nurse Thinks (But Will Never Tell You)

   junebug50 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

   This list is great. I would like to add one more. Yes I am glad your family come to see you but the hospital isn't the place for a family reunion. Trust me I have seen this, and when you ask them to...

3. From the Other Side of the Bed Rails - When the Nurse Becomes the Patient

   junebug50 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Spirituality, Religion

   My heart goes out to you. I am an oncology nurse and I see first hand how scared patients are and can be. One thing I have learned in the last two years is to have compassion for my patients. I try to...

4. Job Offer. Should I take it????????????

   junebug50 replied to gerry79's topic in Texas Nursing

   I would ask what the nurse patient ratio is, also i would look at nurse turnover. this might give you a little insite and what you are getting

5. Things you'd LOVE to tell the doc and get away with it....

   junebug50 replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in General Nursing

   OH MY GOSH!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you so much, there for a while I thought I was the only one that felt that way. I would like to tell some of the hospitalist that work our hospital if they are not going...

6. Why do people think the hospital is like the Holiday Inn Express?!!! LONG...

   junebug50 replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

   I do exactly that, some get up with no problem, but I still have some that don't want to

7. Why do people think the hospital is like the Holiday Inn Express?!!! LONG...

   junebug50 replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

   The more I read thru these, I can see that people must be the same all over, from the ones that can't move to the ones, with N&V, eating everything they can get their hands on and cusing you when...

8. Why do people think the hospital is like the Holiday Inn Express?!!! LONG...

   junebug50 replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

   I feel your pain. What makes me feel bad is that I work oncology, and we have overflow med-surg. Well, some end stage cancer patients have pain that is unbearable. When the patient down the hall can't...

9. Funniest thing a confused pt. has told you...

   junebug50 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

   I loved working in LTC and the Alzheimers unit. It was so entertaining. We had one elderly gentleman that was a farmer all his life. He would sleep all day and be up all night. He would be found...

10. I am so flippen mad!!!!!!!!

    junebug50 replied to student-with-no-life's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with you to an extent. However, this person will have to answer for their own actions, sooner or later this will catch up with them. Hopefully it won't be at a patients expense and no one will...

11. Families from Hell

    junebug50 replied to traumamomtx30's topic in General Nursing

    I am sorry for responding the way I did. I have taken care of many patients who have patiently waited. I have also taken care of just as many who didn't want to bother me because they knew I was busy....

12. Families from Hell

    junebug50 replied to traumamomtx30's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my gosh! When I read down thru these comments, it brought back nightmares. I have been cussed out because friends didn't have the patient code for information. Yelled at by familes, called on the...

13. what do you all think about 12 hour shifts?

    junebug50 replied to emmycRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work 8 hour shifts now and would love to go back to my 12 hour shifts. I liked having my 4 days off. I will graduate in Oct from LPN to RNBSN and hope I can find 12 hour shifts in either psych or...

14. Survey is coming!!!!!!

    junebug50 replied to wooosp's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have had the surveyer's go with me on a med pass. Just make sure you identify your resident. Make sure you got the medications you need. I was working 3-11 on a med cart that wasn't usually my...

15. Dragging 'em out of bed

    junebug50 replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Regarding the posting from ALmanager. I worked long term as both an aide and lpn and I disagreed with the way that residents get taken care of. And do you know where it got me? Fired! In some...