Bugaloo

Bugaloo

Med-Surg, HH, Tele, Geriatrics, Psych

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  1. Today I actually broke down during sign off report. (long)

    Bugaloo replied to JessicRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! What a day! Get some rest

  2. phasing out of nursing

    Bugaloo replied to ArwenEvenstar's topic in General Nursing

    It is very interesting to see the responses to this thread. First of all, the point the OP and I are trying to make is not a negative one. It is a realistic one. We are simply saying that we are now...

  3. phasing out of nursing

    Bugaloo replied to ArwenEvenstar's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! I feel like I could have written this. I have been working full time for 16 years and I am fried to a crisp. I am currently working on some other non-nursing endeavors in order to go part-time in...

  4. Dangerous nurses

    Bugaloo replied to funmom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    In order to protect the guilty parties, I will not share too much information. I have worked with at least two dangerous nurses...dangerous to the patients. One nurse was incompetent. The other was...

  5. Do you keep in touch with your old nursing instructor?

    Bugaloo replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, I keep in touch with almost all of my old instructors. They were the best! I have heard so many horror stories about instructors that I know I got very lucky. I even keep in touch with the...

  6. Burned out!!!!!!!!

    Bugaloo replied to emilee1978's topic in General Nursing

    Lord have mercy! You are preachin' to the choir! The nursing field is full of burnt out nurses. We want to love what we do. We really, really do! And if everyone would just get out of the way and let...

  7. Some nights

    Bugaloo replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    How sweet! I bet that made your night. Events like this, which are few and far between, make it all worthwhile! You are

  8. I shouldn't be a nurse...

    Bugaloo replied to nanae_snow's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: could not have said it any better

  9. Am I Wrong To Think This?

    Bugaloo posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work midnight shift (7p-7a), weekend option at a hospital about 30 miles from my home. My floor is a stressful, busy med-surg floor, and a lot of times, I am the charge nurse. By the time my three...

  10. Am I Wrong To Think This?

    Bugaloo replied to Bugaloo's topic in General Nursing

    I greatly appreciate all of the responses so far! It helps to know what other hospitals require, and what other nurses think about it. Heading to bed

  11. Am I Wrong To Think This?

    Bugaloo replied to Bugaloo's topic in General Nursing

    Otessa, Very good point. Thanks for the additional information about how your pay scale works. It seems to reward nurses who choose to climb the "nursing ladder", per se. That is a good thing. But you...

  12. Am I Wrong To Think This?

    Bugaloo replied to Bugaloo's topic in General Nursing

    As far as I know, we are not trying for Magnet. It has always been known that meeting and inservice attendance was a small part of our yearly raise, but now it counts for MUCH

  13. Watch out - Its Death Angel!

    Bugaloo replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked Home Health, I gained a reputation for always being the nurse who stepped into a home for a first visit and having to call 911 because the pt was either VERY sick or almost dead! Trust...

  14. Patient Teaching Guide: Coumadin Therapy

    Bugaloo replied to Bugaloo's topic in General Nursing

    Blebs, Thanks for your input. You must realize that I created this article as a guide for patients with no formal medical training or knowledge whatsoever. If you get too technical, some patients...

  15. Tips for Nurses: Dealing With Annoying Coworkers

    Bugaloo posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    For me, the hardest type of nurse to deal with is a "free" charge who sits at the desk, reading, talking or knitting while her co-workers run around like chickens with their heads cut off. Not only...

  16. I found allnurses.com

    Bugaloo replied to Tash4nvyblues's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome!!!!!

  17. what do nurses hate about doctors?

    Bugaloo replied to futureMD's topic in General Nursing

    I have always had the most respect for docs that: 1. Take the time to talk with the patient and their family, answer their questions and are HONEST with the patient. If there is nothing more that can...

  18. Caught stealing drugs

    Bugaloo replied to vonxojn's topic in General Nursing

    I worked with a nurse who was diverting Demerol. I had no idea, and I worked with her on a regular basis. She refused rehab and voluntarily surrendered her license. She now works at Walmart. That...

  19. My bad attitude

    Bugaloo replied to jessiern's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You have my sympathies. In 2005, the year started off with a bang! The hospital I had worked for since 1999 began having some problems, staffing issues arose and the work atmosphere on our floor...

  20. 7 months in, is anyone else's med/surg floor this way? HELP

    Bugaloo replied to ltmja's topic in First Year After Licensure

    We start out with 7-10 patients each with a "free charge". We are a med-surg, very acute floor with lots of confused pts, some psych, lots of MRSA, C-Diff, VRE, every 2 hr pain med pushes. Lots going...

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

    Bugaloo replied to Bugaloo's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Pantheon, It takes a long time to get over the death of a loved one. I lost my mom 20 years ago when I was 19 years old. My grandpa died in 1999 and my uncle in 2005. My grandpa and I were extremely...

  22. My step-dad passed away yesterday...

    Bugaloo replied to luvmy3kids's topic in General Nursing

    :icon_hug:

  23. How to stay positive as a nurse....

    Bugaloo replied to alab49's topic in General Nursing

    Staying positive in nursing is a huge challenge. Luckily, there are so many different things we can do if we start to fell the burnout. I have worked with nurses that were like this :argue: ALL NIGHT...

  24. Night Shift and Nausea?

    Bugaloo replied to Poopsie Gigglebuns's topic in General Nursing

    I sometimes feel nauseated about this time of the night too! I cut back on the coffee, try to drink more water and eat pretzels. Seems to

  25. Not a vent. . . . tele room.

    Bugaloo replied to kcalohagirl's topic in General Nursing

    We coded a patient once that was on remote tele. We never received a phone call from the nurse watching the monitors. Instead, once the code was over, we took the "end result" strip to her. BTW, she...