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  1. Ever quit night shift b/c you couldn't "deal"?

    simao pt replied to Nursesuzi's topic in General Nursing

    It's true. Not everybody is made for night shifts. And, as we say to our patients, our health is mainly in our hands. If you think it's afecting you don't wait for it to get worse. The beautiful about...

  2. Do you care "FOR" your patients or care "ABOUT" your patients?

    simao pt replied to Lanceman's topic in General Nursing

    I care for my patients. And I try to care for them as best as possible. There are few whom I cared about and that was really difficult, because when they got worse and worse I felt really bad. So I...

  3. How to tell a friend she's not being a good nurse?

    simao pt posted a topic in General Nursing

    I like the people I work with. Some passed the barrier from being just collegues and became friends. Good friends. There's one that was just a little explosive, but very good nurse. She's currently...

  4. How to tell a friend she's not being a good nurse?

    simao pt replied to simao pt's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, Cheerfuldoer, and all the others who posted replies. Well, she doesn't keeps he problems to herself. In fact I already advised her not to talk about them to everybody, because not all person...

  5. Traumatized by nursing - advice needed

    simao pt replied to kcsun3's topic in General Nursing

    I totally agree with Dixilee. Nursing can be very scary in the beggining but once you gain confidence everything becames easier. It happened to me too. I was lucky, because after six months due to...

  6. Differences between RN, CNA, LPN, etc.

    simao pt posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm re-surfing in Allnurses (I stoped for a while) and there's a question I've tried to solve but couldn´t. What does RN, CNA, LPN, MB, BSN, PCTand MSN means? What are the main differences? What does...

  7. Starting IV's

    simao pt replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

    Both Dixielee and Heymickey gave excelent tips! Many times the best veins are actually the ones you can´t see. I'm lucky because I have terrible veins :chuckle , so I could practise on myself (just...

  8. why are cna's treated like they are stupid and replaceable?

    simao pt replied to Purple Princess's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Just because a person is hierarchly inferior it does not mean that they are inferior in any way. We don't like it when the docs act all superior on us, do we? Why should we act the same on others?...

  9. Differences between RN, CNA, LPN, etc.

    simao pt replied to simao pt's topic in General Nursing

    You may nor have noticed, but I did use a computer to look up for answers. And since I got them, I reached my objective, so... Who's wasted time?

  10. Differences between RN, CNA, LPN, etc.

    simao pt replied to simao pt's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, SMK1. It does clarify my

  11. Black eyes........

    simao pt replied to dazzle256's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry for you, but there's nothing you can do now. Maybe if you keep repeating that story your co-workers will believe. But... it's your life! Who cares what the others think? You only have to...

  12. Kardexes - - Are They Out Of Date?? Do You Use Them In Your Facility??

    simao pt replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

    Kardex?? If by Kardex you mean the paper in which you put the prescriptions, the hour and days and that you sign when you give the medication I still use it in my hospital. But it's going to end in...

  13. Wish I Coulda Said It Out Loud!

    simao pt replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Doctors sometimes think they're "The Lords of the Knowledge". And some even think it's their mission to teach nurses, these little flies that keep reminding them of the so called patients who need...

  14. Michigan Preparing To Let Doctors Refuse To Treat Gays

    simao pt replied to Roy Fokker's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    My feelings,

  15. Are Your End-of-Life Wishes Clear?

    simao pt replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not worried about it for now. No Kids. If I die I don't care who gets my stuff. Nothing much to leave, anyway. The only thing I don't want, and this I've been saying for years, is that I don't...

  16. Hard of Hearing Male Student Nurse

    simao pt replied to earthlovers123's topic in Men in Nursing

    I think you've already got half the requisits to became a "boss". They always pretend to ear you, but hardly ever

  17. "Are you saved?" How do YOU deal with these types of questions

    simao pt replied to porterwoman's topic in General Nursing

    I totally agree with you. And I admire the way you found to turn the question from you. :yelclap: In my country this doesn´t apply often, because we almost all share the same religion. That means...

  18. Help! RN who does not like nursing!!

    simao pt replied to lblondie1128's topic in General Nursing

    Honey, if you really don't like what you're doing then leave. I'm sure you very good at other things and you can consider this a learning experience. At least you know what you don't want want to do....

  19. 12 hour shifts too long?

    simao pt replied to Aaron Catmull's topic in General Nursing

    My daily shifts have 6,5 hours and the night shift has 12,5 hours. And I love it. I have plenty of free time during the day, and when I work at night... if I entered later what would be the...

  20. How many male nurses work on your floor/unit?

    simao pt replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunatelly in my unit there's only one male nurse. Everytime a new nurse is expected all of us (females)cross our fingers and hope it will be a male nurse because, let's face it, it's so much fun!...

  21. Can any of you Oncology Nurses help me out with more info on end-stages of Brain CA

    simao pt replied to RN_2_B_5/2004's topic in Oncology

    In the Brain CA the symptoms can be very different, depending on the places they're in and the volume they have. A benign one can cause as damages as the others if they compress important areas. And...

  22. Cell phones

    simao pt replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We allow cell phones and i don't recall any problems concernings them (as regards to the pateient's health). The cell phones actually were a relief to our work, because this way the number of calls...

  23. Dnr

    simao pt replied to momrn50's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In hospitals, in my country, the doctors are the one's who decide the DNR matters. The problems only starts if the doctors decide to give up on the patients too soon. That seldom happens, but it...

  24. Too close?

    simao pt replied to florry's topic in Oncology

    We have to be careful not to bring patients home with us. But...we care for our patientes, and we must not feel guilty for showing that.

  25. sleeping staff

    simao pt replied to night owl's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I disagree with all of you. In my unit, in the night shift, we are three nurses and an "auxiliar" and we often sleep in shifts. If we're lucky we can sleep 2,5 hours (our night shifts last 12,5...