Hellllllo Nurse replied to gwenith's topic in Nursing Career
Anyone who is unkind, and is not empathetic should not be a nurse. Also, some people think it's all about them. I had clinicals with a girl like that. She never actually thought about her pts, just...
Hellllllo Nurse replied to mednurse's topic in General Nursing
I agree. No one here can know what this nurse did or didn't do. I would not want to second guess her. This would not be fair. I am sorry for the loss of your
Hellllllo Nurse replied to gizzy76's topic in General Nursing
I know a nurse that gave up nursing and now works in a florist shop. She says the money is bad, but she is so much happier, no stress. My mother was in a mall recently and met a woman working at the...
I have worked with all these types, as well. Especially the "Tammy Fay" and the "Burn-out" Just like Rusty, I didn't make the list either- -The Disillusioned Idealist- This nurse entered the...
Hellllllo Nurse replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing
I've had two pregnant co-workers in the last year, and they have not made any unreasonable requests. Neither could work with our Hep B+ pts, understandable. One would ask me to take over with things...
Halloween is my favorite holiday, and I'm excited that my boss has given us the OK to wear a Halloween costume to work, provided it's not inappropriate, nor gets in the way of us doing our jobs. Are...
Hellllllo Nurse replied to chipper's topic in Geriatric, LTC
This has happened to me in the LTC setting. I have called my DON at home and told her of the situation. She got a hold of the doc and got us orders. I don't know what the nurses' legal responsiblies...
Whenever it has been possible, I have seen an NP for my primary instead of an MD. I find they spend alot more time with their pts and actually try to figure out what is going on with them, instead of...
Hellllllo Nurse replied to Cqc_Cqb's topic in General Nursing
My dh is a doctor, but not an MD. He has doctorate in engineering. These kinds of doctors insist that everyone from the sec'ys to the janitors at work call them by their first names. When he was...
Hellllllo Nurse replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing
Virgil, I totally agree with fab4fan. Some of us will never "have our own." But, that is beside the point. What's fair is fair. What if I thought I deserved more money than you, because I decided I...
Hellllllo Nurse replied to renerian's topic in General Nursing
I used to work in a facility that had NCR Nurses Notes- you know the kind with a white sheet of paper on top , and a yellow one underneath. When you write, the writing goes through, so you get two...
Hellllllo Nurse replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in General Nursing
I "ran away" from the nursing homes because of horrific shortstaffing and "leaders" who only looked at $$$. They didn't give a d*mn about the residents or the