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  1. My bad attitude

    rnparrot replied to jessiern's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    it sounds to me like you all work in a hospital setting. i work in ltc and because we have completely different guidelines for staffing etc....out patient load is endless pretty much. currently i have...

  2. Is this true about most nurses..

    rnparrot replied to BecomeNurse06's topic in General Nursing

    before i even opened this thread i thought it was going to say....is this true about most nurses that they eat their young?.....YES!!! unfortunately every nurse just about has to go thru that "right...

  3. Best-smelling liquid meds!

    rnparrot replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in General Nursing

    love love love augmentin liquid..smells like bananas! mucomyst is the worst smelling and even worse when you give it as a minineb and you get a breath of it......it burns forever!!!! i am thinking...

  4. Why do people think the hospital is like the Holiday Inn Express?!!! LONG...

    rnparrot replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    i was a patient in the hospital last year for sepsis in my joint replacement (knee)...i could not bring myself to ring the bell for anyone for anything! because i know how much bell ringers are...

  5. Rudeness from EMTs and Paramedics

    rnparrot replied to TheCommuter's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    seems to happen everywhere. the paramedics and emts think they are one step below the MD's. but like was said earlier, they are the ones taking the orders from the doc who ordered the patient sent out...

  6. Absolute No-No's

    rnparrot replied to Drysolong's topic in General Nursing

    i would have to agree with you on this one...i work in LTC...with 21 patients, 2 cnas who have to feed them, change them (several times) and get them all into bed. no problem right? add in some one or...

  7. The most expensive, silly or cheap gifts you received from your hospital

    rnparrot replied to Shantas's topic in General Nursing

    that has got to be the most DISGUSTING and DEGRADING "gift" i have ever heard of. what were they thinking??? i hope everyone left them in the garbage so they could see what you all thought of their...

  8. The most expensive, silly or cheap gifts you received from your hospital

    rnparrot replied to Shantas's topic in General Nursing

    i have received a coin purse with a logo for nurses week, a lunch bag with logo for nurses week. this was at a hospital i worked at. i don't recall being given any type of christmas gift/bonus. i am...

  9. Unrealistic steriotypes of medicine on TV

    rnparrot replied to chnc1024's topic in General Nursing

    quick question...you don't shock a flat line?? what do you do....when DO you

  10. Which nursing skills do you dread?

    rnparrot replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    i work in ltc, there are alot of things that i hate, and sadly, i do not like caring for the confused, totally disoriented patient. i have no patience to "reorient" the 10,000 times a shift and chase...

  11. Which nursing skills do you dread?

    rnparrot replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    you can take all the c-diffs and colostomys and everything else that everyone hates to do, but nothing can be worse than doing your job susan! you are loving and compassionate when a job couldn't get...

  12. Patients with interesting occupations (or not)

    rnparrot replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    i work in a ltc facility that is on the "upscale" side. there are so many interesting people in ltc. one of my residents is a former ceo of sun oil, taught at west point. he is 99 years old and just a...

  13. Nursing 10 years ago

    rnparrot replied to kauffman's topic in General Nursing

    one of the things that is new where i work in LTC....if there is a change for the patient, we have to write the MD a note, and FAX it to his office. when he gets a chance he will FAX back a note...

  14. Nursing 10 years ago

    rnparrot replied to kauffman's topic in General Nursing

    i agree!! he is doing the

  15. Say What??????!!!!!!!!!!

    rnparrot replied to gt4everpn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    sad to say my MIL has alzheimers and my BILwill never say alzheimers no matter how many times i've corrected him. he always says "old timers". i always say...if she had cancer would you say she has...

  16. Fear Factor, Nurse Style, Five Stunts... lol

    rnparrot replied to NurCrystal22's topic in Nursing Humor

    now here is what a NORMAL fear factor show should be like!!! this thread keeps getting grosser and grosser, but funnier and funnier....but i am

  17. big bad nursing myths busted

    rnparrot replied to adrienurse's topic in General Nursing

    in case anyone reading these believes what you read about LTC nurses, it is totally false. our acuity level is so much higher now than it ever has been. BTW, one of my residents recently told his...

  18. Medical terms you'd rather see changed....

    rnparrot replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

    this was a great thread. i couldn't agree more with all of you. the one that made me laugh the most is MURSE~! never heard that as a male nurse, but i HAVE heard it used to mean a MALE

  19. ortho question that will stump you!

    rnparrot posted a topic in Orthopedic

    about 5 years ago i had a total knee done. healed perfectly well, although i have always had pain in it. i never went back to nursing after i had it done for other reasons, but in the last few months...

  20. I wanted to explain what happened to me...

    rnparrot replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    lori i am so sorry for the loss of your job. but something bigger and better will come of this. someone who will appreciate all of your hard work. its a shame that your dedication didn't overide the...

  21. Are you afraid to go to the ER?

    rnparrot replied to scrmblr's topic in Emergency

    am not afraid to go to the ER for what i consider a true emergency that cannot wait. i recently went because i was having severe knee pain and swelling and unable to bear weight on a joint replaced...

  22. Are you afraid to go to the ER?

    rnparrot replied to scrmblr's topic in Emergency

    i am not afraid to go to the ER for what i consider a true emergency that cannot wait. i recently went because i was having severe knee pain and swelling and unable to bear weight on a joint replaced...

  23. synvisc

    rnparrot replied to irmaRN's topic in Orthopedic

    i have had supartz injections in my left knee with excellent results. it is the same type of medicine. i had synvisc in my right knee but that was after i had it scoped 2 times and there was very...

  24. PLEASE HELP!!! so embarassed about sweating!

    rnparrot replied to Bumashes's topic in General Nursing

    i just started working in LTC and most of the residents keep their rooms at a stifling 75+ degrees...in the hot summer heat. its been in the 90's here for some time now. i am hot just from walking in...

  25. Just returned to nursing

    rnparrot posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I just returned to nursing after being away for about 5 years. I took a job in LTC. I had my first night of floor orientation last nite and it went well. I did the med pass in good time. But I...