Hellllllo Nurse

Hellllllo Nurse BSN, RN

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  1. advice from nurses for a new physician

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to pinkplumeria's topic in General Nursing

    The question was asked of nurses. You are a student doc. I am an experienced nurse. Many nurses are leaving various areas of nursing, because of the way they are treated by docs. Nurse abuse and...

  2. The Cons of Nursing

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to iy0ga's topic in First Year After Licensure

    (((((((((((((nekhismom))))))))))))) I'm so sorry. I have been in your position in the past, more than once, and I was never so miserable. I became clinically depressed because of the job and wanted to...

  3. Why are you REALLY going into nursing? Honest answers please.

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Sheri257's topic in General Students

    Not true in my area. There is a surplus of nurses here. Many weeks the only nursing ads in the paper are for jobs in other cities, or out of the state. Whenever my employer runs an ad, we aways get...

  4. Why are you REALLY going into nursing? Honest answers please.

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Sheri257's topic in General Students

    I've been both dirt poor, on the verge of homelessness, and well off, as I am now. My dh has done well, and I don't have to work. I work because I want to maintain a degree of independence, and I...

  5. Why are you REALLY going into nursing? Honest answers please.

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Sheri257's topic in General Students

    I agree with

  6. Being a physician's office nurse...a "little" job?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to laurasc's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I agree

  7. Why are you REALLY going into nursing? Honest answers please.

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Sheri257's topic in General Students

    Funny- As a nurse, I have often felt exactly like a "worker bee for very rich

  8. 5 worse things a patient can do ...

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Witheney's topic in General Nursing

    One of the worst things is thinking of something new that they need every five minutes. I'd always ask pts "Do you need anything else before I go?" They say no. Then a couple minutes later- "Oh yeah,...

  9. nurses are fortunate

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to angel337's topic in General Nursing

    Before I became a nurse, I was a factory worker for ten years. I was exposed to toxins and carcinogens, illegally. Some of my old co-workers have died from the exposures, and others are seriously,...

  10. Friend DNRed from nursing home by CNA.

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    It is a shameful situation. My friend is an awesome nurse. She was a mentor to me when I was a new LPN, "back in the day" and she encouraged me to get my RN. When we worked together on our old unit,...

  11. Hmmm...am I wrong to think this way???

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Deb123j's topic in General Nursing

    I have a friend who was treated very badly by a nursing school instructor. This istructor told her "You should drop out of the program. You will never be a nurse." Ten years later, my friend is charge...

  12. No good deed goes unpunished

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to tmiller027's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry you're going through this. Wishing you

  13. Being a physician's office nurse...a "little" job?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to laurasc's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    This goes to show that nurses in ALL areas, *even* LTC and office nursing, have hard jobs, and have valuable skills. Some areas of nursing are more glamorous than others, but we are *all* skilled, and...

  14. Nurses who don't take the time to care: have you seen examples?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to np2b's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Excellent article, Jayna! Thank you so much for telling us about

  15. Nurses who don't take the time to care: have you seen examples?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to np2b's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I agree completely. Some of the future nurses who are so critical of seasoned nurses need to walk a mile in our white

  16. Nurses who don't take the time to care: have you seen examples?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to np2b's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I can totally identify with your post. Give the new grads some time, and they will,

  17. Too Many Nurses?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to LilStudent's topic in General Nursing

    There are already too many nurse in my area. It was very hard to find a job when I moved here. Even the Sunday paper sometimes goes a few weeks without a single nursing job

  18. I wish I'd have known....B4 nursing school

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to ARmickie's topic in General Nursing

    Lol, Mandy Patinkin, right? What was the name of that

  19. Showdown between California hospitals and nurses goes to judge

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in California Nursing

    Sometimes I wish I lived in CA, just so I could join the CNA. They are awesome. Nurses everywhere owe them a debt of gratitude for standing up for

  20. I have to be bathed by my classmate???

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Saved_by_Grace's topic in General Students

    We wore bathing suits when we had to bathe each other when I was in nursing school. Ask if you can wear a bathing

  21. Scripts

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Rain's topic in Emergency

    I once saw woman at a grocery store illegally park her brand new Dodge Intrepid in a handicapped space. I watched her yell at and intimidate her many children all through the store. And then, I...

  22. What NOT/Never to talk about at work...

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to susanna's topic in General Nursing

    I live in Texas, and many of my co-workers are constantly expressing their very conservative beliefs, political and religeous. Drives me crazy. So far, I have been able to hold my tongue, and not tell...

  23. We had an OB patient die today

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to rdhdnrs's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My sympathies to the pt's family and to you. However, you included a whole lot of into in your post- town you live in, date of death, family info and even pt initials! Maybe you should go back and...

  24. Health care reforms

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to deermedicine's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses who have become legislators are having some effect. As bedside/direct care nurses, no one gives a hoot what we think about

  25. Survey: Should nurses from other countries be recruited to aid in the nursing shortag

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    katmndu- The major area of nursing that nurses have left and are leaving is the hospital setting. I work in a clinic, and we just hired 8 RNs, most of whom have ER/ICU backgrounds. They all took big...