JustaGypsy

JustaGypsy

ER, SANE, Home Health, Forensic

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  1. Long week, and I worked only 2 days!

    JustaGypsy posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone! Just need to take a few minutes to vent... My Aunt, basically my mother-in-law, died Tuesday afternoon of lung CA. Long story short, diagnosed in the last 6 months, rapid deterioration...

  2. Nursing student, and two deaths this week (very long, sorry...)

    JustaGypsy replied to LovingLearning's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes the best you can do is give great care to your patient. One thing I have learned; you can't make their bills get paid, their roof not leak, or make their family not be "dynamic."...

  3. New grad cant find a job in NY

    JustaGypsy replied to tvvnkles's topic in General Nursing

    What area in NY? NYS or

  4. Not Nursing Related-- need advice from the people I know won't let me down --- LONG!

    JustaGypsy replied to chasingthedream's topic in General Nursing

    I'm thinking it may be good for her to get, without apology... Maybe tell her you did not intend to send it, but you have, inadvertently as you said. But no apology. She sounds like a

  5. Pt took a swing at me today!

    JustaGypsy replied to FroggyMama's topic in General Nursing

    Sure, Canoe... -the heel of your hand to the area between the upper and lower jaw... Keeps head still on bed, gives an area of leverage and they cannot bite you:D -Hold onto the hair if they have it....

  6. I would only want to do ER nursing.

    JustaGypsy replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in General Nursing

    "I'm not interested in NICU, pedi, geriatric, general, labor and delivery etc." I hate to break it to you, but ER is actually ALL of these things, and more. The reason we go into ER is because we...

  7. Giving Up?

    JustaGypsy replied to Acey's topic in General Nursing

    Try the ER. As anyone here knows, I am a huge fan... Besides... you may find your "inappropriate floor attitude" fits right

  8. Pt took a swing at me today!

    JustaGypsy replied to FroggyMama's topic in General Nursing

    My thoughts exactly... Who says we cannot defend ourselves? A couple small key moves that won't maim but will subdue are a MUST in my daily

  9. Tncc

    JustaGypsy replied to jillba's topic in Emergency

    So very true craig... One of the practical points I missed was because I verbalized listening to lungs but not

  10. ER Karaoke

    JustaGypsy replied to bigjim's topic in Emergency

    I LOVE YOUR SONGS!!! I bet if you put them on CD's we would buy

  11. ER Karaoke

    JustaGypsy replied to bigjim's topic in Emergency

    I just checked out this site, and forwarded it to all my work friends... Still laughing... My husband came upstairs to find out what was "wrong" as he heard the

  12. Tncc

    JustaGypsy replied to jillba's topic in Emergency

    I just took it two months ago... 9 years ER experience. Never read or even cracked the book, never reviewed the material after class... 88% on the written and 46/48 points on the practical... I...

  13. Life in the ER

    JustaGypsy replied to Student J's topic in Emergency

    Best part? Not having to deal with "special" patients or their families for the month they are admitted... Worst part? Often no idea of treatment outcomes on critical patients

  14. corrective action for smoking

    JustaGypsy replied to twentyyears's topic in General Nursing

    In my facility, our policy states that you cannot smoke within some ridiculous amount of space from the end of the campus; like only 1000 feet off campus property. I find it funny that the hospital...

  15. Grrr... Report!

    JustaGypsy posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been out of work for about a week now, tonight being my first night back. My relief was waiting to get report, as I finished up on my last patient. You know the drill, rapid a-fib, IV, o2,...

  16. Ban together & change nursing?

    JustaGypsy replied to inspire's topic in General Nursing

    I do not doubt that by banding together, nursing could change. What I do seriously doubt is that it will ever happen. Trouble is, every one of us has felt we could be the change we wish to see, and...

  17. Well, it finally happened after 2.5 years...

    JustaGypsy replied to Sue Damones's topic in General Nursing

    Sue I am so sorry you had this experience! Unfortunately we are all human and sometimes people just don't rub us the right way all the time. I am sorry this woman seemed to be unintentionally...

  18. "Customer Service" --Rant!

    JustaGypsy posted a topic in Emergency

    The last few days have really tested my "customer service" nerve. Why does administration feel we should take such abuse with a smile, all the while providing that warm blanket and touchy-feely...

  19. Er Nurses

    JustaGypsy replied to mamason's topic in General Nursing

    :yeah::yeah::yeah::yeah::yeah::yeah::yeah::yeah:

  20. Er Nurses

    JustaGypsy replied to mamason's topic in General Nursing

    Nicely said

  21. What did you do

    JustaGypsy replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    you rock my world

  22. What did you do

    JustaGypsy replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    I say if you can reach your mouth you can reach your.... Maybe that's the ER talking in me...

  23. being recognized as a RN in the hospital

    JustaGypsy replied to pinky22786's topic in General Nursing

    Well, of course! There are exceptions to every rule. I would like to believe that the bulk of the readers understood my post in the basic sense as it was

  24. inappropriate comment made by RN in front of patient

    JustaGypsy replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    One option I have used is, "The patient heard what you said, and asked me why you don't want to take care of her. She's pretty upset. I think you need to address this with her before

  25. being recognized as a RN in the hospital

    JustaGypsy replied to pinky22786's topic in General Nursing

    Dunno about your state, but I would think it would be the same... In NYS, once the state says you are an RN you are an RN. The clinic can tell you you are still an LPN all they want, but when push...