sistasoul

sistasoul

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  1. don't know what else to do

    sistasoul posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    Hi all, I have not posted on here for a long time but I need some perspective. I am so stressed at my job that I turn into a different person when I am there and I don't want to deal with people on my...

  2. How can you neglect a patient and live with yourself?

    sistasoul replied to brainkandy87's topic in Emergency

    Exactly. The people who make the "business decisions" should be nurses, Mds, or nurses aides who also have a degree in business. CEO's do not have a clue as to what the patients need or how hard the...

  3. How can you neglect a patient and live with yourself?

    sistasoul replied to brainkandy87's topic in Emergency

    I worked in a nursing home for 5 months as a new nurse. The poor nursing assistants were worked to the bone and I could barely help them because I had such a large assignment. The system is definitely...

  4. How can you neglect a patient and live with yourself?

    sistasoul replied to brainkandy87's topic in Emergency

    Its all about money. Nursing homes either won't or can't pay for adequate staff. Makes me sick. I hope the powers that be that are in charge of this horrendous nursing home situation never find...

  5. Don't you just love your non-nursing major friends/family...

    sistasoul replied to i<3u's topic in General Students

    No one on the face of this earth understands how hard and time consuming nursing school is unless you are a student or a nurse. I graduated with a 3.9 GPA from a 4 year finance degree back in 1993. I...

  6. Why are some people so successful while other's are failing

    sistasoul replied to lifein08's topic in General Nursing

    I think environment plays a huge role. I grew up in the projects and most of the kids I knew had parents that reinforced the lifestyle of living in the projects and most of us kids were raised by...

  7. CEO compensation

    sistasoul replied to dzadzey's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    We are considered peons. It is the same everywhere. Those that do the actual work and are the backbone of the institution are not rewarded

  8. Bedside charting?! Is this the new norm? VENT!

    sistasoul replied to RockinChick66's topic in General Nursing

    All of these "rules" are made by people who do not do bedside care. Plain and simple. All managers, etc should have to work bedside and try to chart in the patient's room with family members and...

  9. Bedside charting?! Is this the new norm? VENT!

    sistasoul replied to RockinChick66's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, who has 15- 20 minutes to just chart in a patient's room when you are being pulled in 15 different directions all at the same time. What do managers think we do? Go in give meds and...

  10. Does nursing home experience count the same as hospital experience?

    sistasoul replied to Ted D's topic in General Nursing

    I would take the job. I worked in LTC for 5 months before I landed my ortho/neuro- med/surge job. My unit manager used to work for this facility so she understood how hard the job actually is....

  11. nurse to patient ratio orthopaedic floor?

    sistasoul replied to nurseortho's topic in Orthopedic

    I work on an ortho/neuro unit with other medical patients thrown in the mix like detoxers, GI bleeds, PNA, COPD and change in mental status. We get 1-5 on evenings with a secretary until 21:30 and 3...

  12. How detailed is your change of shift report?

    sistasoul replied to rcon's topic in MICU, SICU

    The only nurses I know of that can give a great detailed report are ICU nurses. They need to know every little detail because their patient's are so critical and they have one or two patients. I would...

  13. 6 patients at once? How do you do that?? Any advice?

    sistasoul replied to RN0302's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Our poor charge nurses also have a full patient load plus charge dutues and are already pulled too

  14. RNs who LOVE nights, read me

    sistasoul replied to RNsuperstar's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of patients don't sleep. Especially the

  15. Stupid things doctors do?!

    sistasoul replied to healthstar's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We are all human and can make an error. I love all of the hospitalists I work with. We need to bring each other up and not down with negativity. I respect all of the docs I work

  16. You know its a seeker when . . .

    sistasoul replied to BostonTerrierLover's topic in Emergency

    I am allergic to everything but dilaudid. Heard this one more than once. The order is for morphine and they say I am allergic and everything else offered to them they are either allergic too or it...

  17. bosses working on the floor

    sistasoul replied to jmznurse's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. If you have time to get up in other people's business you do not have enough to do. I am too busy with my own patients to know what anyone else is doing. I worked with a CNA once in a LTC...

  18. How much orientation time for a new grad?

    sistasoul replied to photocodo's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I had 3 weeks of floor orientation as a new grad. That was not enough time and neither is 6 weeks enough time. If the hospital refuses you more time a suportive unit will help you succeed. The nurses...

  19. Entering RN program in Fall 2012 - what to choose: MCC or GBCC

    sistasoul replied to simply_commenting's topic in Men in Nursing

    Hi, I graduated from MCC in 2008. It has a good reputation for being a tough school. PM me here on this board and I will give you some advice on the

  20. WHY does a B.S. + RN not equal BSN

    sistasoul replied to jlpsu's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I also have a bachelors in business/finance as well as an ADN. I am currently taking upper level nursing courses towards my BSN. The thing that frustrates me is that the nursing management class...

  21. Are shy and quiet people not allowed to be nurses?

    sistasoul replied to sunnyskies2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Being shy and quiet does not mean you will not make it as a nurse. Some patients prefer quieter types any way. Once you are a nurse and gain confidence you will be more open up more. For me nursing...

  22. Becoming a Nurse After 40

    sistasoul replied to PacoUSA's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated nursing school in 2008 at age 42. I could not have handled a nursing career in my 20's. I am 46 now and feel I have more esteem and life experiences to fall back

  23. medsurg nurses, how many admits/discharges on a typical shift?

    sistasoul replied to pale_pilsen's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Woek 3 to 11. Usually have one post op and one admit. Ortho/neuro floor so the orders are usually 3-4 pages on each. We get medical patients too. Those orders are usually only one to two pages. Then...

  24. Your opinion on HOSPITALISTS.

    sistasoul replied to estrogen's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I love our hospitalists. They seem so overworked at times though. Poor things. They are very kind and caring and it is great to have the docs right at the hospital where they can lay eyes on the...

  25. Dayshifters - do you take a breakfast break as soon as you get to work?

    sistasoul replied to Snugglibumkins's topic in General Nursing

    Who medicates the patients that are in pain? That is simply horrendous. I may not get a break but at least I can look at myself in the mirror because I know I have done as much for my patients as I...