Bugaloo

Bugaloo

Med-Surg, HH, Tele, Geriatrics, Psych

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  1. Tips On How To Be An Extraordinary Med-Surg Nurse

    Bugaloo posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    What are the advantages of being a Med-Surg nurse? Med-Surg nurses develop a broad knowledge base of many different medical diseases and conditions. They are able to execute excellent patient...

  2. Nursing Student Photo - WIN $250! Nurses Week Contest 2018

    Bugaloo replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Students

    Two nursing students have been up all night long writing out notes for their clinicals, studying for two big exams and writing a paper that was due yesterday. They have only had one hour of sleep in...

  3. Doctors Say the Darnedest Things - WIN $250! Nurses Week Contest 2018

    Bugaloo replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    A long time ago, I was taking care of a little old lady who had just had a hip replacement. She has Sundowner's and kept trying to climb out of bed. The bed alarm had went off about 10 times in one...

  4. Best Tips for Nurses - WIN $250! Nurses Week Contest 2018

    Bugaloo replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    Learn to listen to your intuition. If "your gut" tells you something isn't right, more times than not, you should investigate things further. If you aren't happy in your current job, look for...

  5. Share Your Favorite Motivational Quote - WIN $250! Nurses Week Contest 2018

    Bugaloo replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    "What doesn't kill you makes you

  6. Patient Teaching Guide: Coumadin Therapy

    Bugaloo posted a topic in General Nursing

    This is an informational guide that I created for patients who are presently on Coumadin or expected to be on Coumadin upon discharge. It is in article form because it was a freelance article that I...

  7. Confess! Whats the craziest force of habit you've done in the "Real World"

    Bugaloo replied to vhern246's topic in Nursing Humor

    I have signed checks and receipts with RN at the end. Haven't we all? I look at veins too! I diagnose people in my head when their color is "not quite right". The job I have had for the last 11 months...

  8. are we human .. really ??

    Bugaloo replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    Only in nursing do you get raked over the coals for "human mistakes", this I have learned. And, yes, I have cried over write ups too. We have feelings, therefore, we cry. Please try not to beat...

  9. Snow- at what point do you call out?

    Bugaloo replied to EMSnut45's topic in General Nursing

    Reading some of these comments made me feel as if I had to say something. I have worked as a nurse for 17 years. Not once, when I made it in from 45 minutes away from my home, in snow and ice, have I...

  10. Physical Assessments: Do Any Nurses Do Them

    Bugaloo replied to romie's topic in General Nursing

    As a med-surg nurse, I always did thorough head to toe assessments on my patients, and I have been a nurse a long time. That being said, I highly suspected that there were some nurses who did not....

  11. Tell Me What It's Really Like

    Bugaloo posted a topic in Correctional

    I could really use some advice right now. After almost 17 years as a medical nurse, I have the opportunity to work much closer to home at a sexual offender's unit. As I understand it, these are men...

  12. Nursing: Experience Does Not Mean A Higher Salary

    Bugaloo posted a topic in General Nursing

    Why does it seem that in the nursing field, salaries do not seem to really increase that much with experience? I was an LPN for ten years and have been an RN for six. I have a lot of experience in...

  13. Nursing: Experience Does Not Mean A Higher Salary

    Bugaloo replied to Bugaloo's topic in General Nursing

    I really feel that it depends on the facility that you are applying to and how badly they need help. I worked as a traveler for a year at a facility. When I decided to move on, they asked me to stay...

  14. Nursing: Experience Does Not Mean A Higher Salary

    Bugaloo replied to Bugaloo's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks so much for your response. That makes a lot of sense. What is really crazy is that I had to actually leave one place of employment for almost three years in order to come back at a higher rate...

  15. Who hates nursing, honestly????

    Bugaloo replied to believeallispossible's topic in General Nursing

    I don't really hate nursing. I LOVE caring for people. It is all the other stuff that takes up a 12-hr shift that is totally uncalled for: crazy family members, out-of-touch administration, pulling...

  16. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    Bugaloo replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Considering the way most of us are treated when there is NOT a pandemic, why should I risk my life to go to work without PPE to protect me? I have a family that depends on me for an income, which I...

  17. Ativan for Everything?

    Bugaloo replied to smilesandstickers's topic in General Nursing

    IMO, on our busy Med-Surg floor where almost half of the patients are Psych, drug overdoses or drug-seekers, Ativan is a God-send. I also think that Ativan should be available in spray bottles for...

  18. Biting my lip.

    Bugaloo replied to rnmi2004's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, I had a female patient the other day that was in her 30's. She was a nightmare. Anyway, as I walked out the door of her room, she said, "*****!. I wanted to clobber her, but instead I went to the...

  19. ooh nooo !!

    Bugaloo replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, I have seen this happen a few times myself. It takes a lot to get that nurse fired, for some reason. When they do finally let her go, she just applies somewhere else and starts the same...

  20. How do you feel when you see family members and their Note pads in hand

    Bugaloo replied to lpnflorida's topic in General Nursing

    It really depends on the circumstances. If they are writing down VS, or other things they would like to remember, that is one thing. But when they are asking every person who walks in the room what...

  21. So you don't like Nursing? Let's fix it!

    Bugaloo replied to BusinessGrad's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, there has been a trend lately. I agree. And I have posted in a lot of those threads. I think nurses are just tired of being treated as if they do not count. First of all, in an acute hospital...

  22. Almost finished and want to quit

    Bugaloo replied to misplaced1's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, at Walmart, if a customer acted like some of our patients do (self-entitled, verbally and physically abusive), the police would be called and the customer would probably be asked to leave or...

  23. Stress related near breakdown

    Bugaloo replied to inthesouthrn's topic in Health, Stress Management

    {{Hugs}} I know how you feel. Really, I do. And I also carry the insurance for my family. Call your counselor and try to get in to see them ASAP, please!! Then, maybe it is time to find another job...

  24. What's going to happen when we ALL leave the bedside?

    Bugaloo replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in General Nursing

    Something happened yesterday to a co-worker of mine that reinforced my decision to get out of bedside nursing, if not nursing all together. I can't really go into it, but trust me, it was bad. Life...

  25. Stress related near breakdown

    Bugaloo replied to inthesouthrn's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Good luck with everything. I am currently on a 2 1/2 week hiatus from work myself (for the same reasons). Only one very close friend knows why I am out (besides my boss). I am taking the time off to...