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  1. Do you find it hard to leave work at work?

    nitenurse02 replied to slsmithe's topic in General Nursing

    As others have said, some things are harder to handle than others. You try to keep a professional distance while also building a rapport with your patient. It is a fine line. And you will always...

  2. ego problem??

    nitenurse02 replied to hollyberry678's topic in General Nursing

    You were busy, he should have told you first. then told the charge only if the issue wasn't resolved. In healthcare we need to be part of a team, across all disciplines. it is hard to work on that...

  3. Night shift giving breakfast insulins w/o tray

    nitenurse02 replied to findingmywayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Our night shift gives the morning insulin. If their BS is below 115 or so, and they have a large dose of am insulin, I won't give their shot but will tell them to call when breakfast gets here and i...

  4. Beer on a patient's dinner tray?

    nitenurse02 replied to JaredCNA's topic in General Nursing

    I have have an order for a cup of whiskey tid before. it doesn't happen often but it is not unprecedented. the family has to bring in the liquor but we keep it in the med room and dispense as...

  5. The Med Room: An inner sanctum where Angels of Mercy bare their souls...

    nitenurse02 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    HaHa so funny that this was brought up. Our med room has been a place to vent and share life stories. The only time i really get to see my friends that work day shift is that 30 min overlap. So when...

  6. Required Reading

    nitenurse02 replied to ProLogic's topic in General Nursing

    A great one to read is "Bed Number 10" by Sue Baier. this is a novel about a pt with a horrible disease. a great pt perspective about different nurses. and the pts veiw of the hospital experience....

  7. Why Women are Crabby

    nitenurse02 replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Amen

  8. The Most Hard Working Shift- Day Or Night Shift?

    nitenurse02 replied to TPS360's topic in General Nursing

    You can't say whether one shift is easier. There are however pro and cons to each shift. The night shift doesn't have as much help, and we are fighting body clocks, and the anxillary depts are not...

  9. Hypertension

    nitenurse02 replied to kanashe's topic in General Nursing

    I would have been a litle concerned over a pressure that high. but as you said it was up to her. I would have checked a manual pressure too. sometimes the machines just aren't very

  10. Do your eyeglasses get in the way?

    nitenurse02 replied to misserella8036's topic in General Nursing

    the only time my glasses have gotten in the way is if they aren't fitting right or if my face gets real sweaty if i am using an isolation mask, i make sure to mold the wire around the bridge of my...

  11. Night shift: does it make you sick?

    nitenurse02 replied to inthesky's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked nights for over five years. I have seen many nurses have to switch shifts because their bodies just don't adjust. See your doctor and then seriously consider swithching shifts for your...

  12. I can't do this anymore...(VERY VERY LONG)

    nitenurse02 replied to Penelope_Pitstop's topic in General Nursing

    My thoughts and prayers are with you. I work night shift and love it. Been here for 5 years. But i have seen a lot of good nurses leave the shift because they just couldn't handle it. Go to day...

  13. Sent home from clinicals :(

    nitenurse02 replied to Phillippians4:13's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, my prayers are with you. That is pretty harsh. Often times nurses ask other nurses about meds or other things to clear something up. It is the nurses who don't ask anything that worries me....

  14. Nurses writing up nurses?

    nitenurse02 replied to txRN07's topic in General Nursing

    I think we should remember too that sometimes it is the error that is written up and not the specific nurse. Sometimes there is a process that needs to be evaluated to determine if it could be done...

  15. I cried for the first time while on my shift today.

    nitenurse02 replied to sxyrn2b08's topic in First Year After Licensure

    What a bad day. I have been an LPN for over five years (oh my has it really been that long?) I remember hitting that five year mark and thinking "Wow, I can't blame anything on being a novice...

  16. Funny things that pts say

    nitenurse02 replied to jRN4now's topic in Nursing Humor

    We had a patient who was actively dying and the aide was having trouble getting a pressure. Knowing that someone in the family had a medical background but not knowing which one, I went in to take the...

  17. should I change jobs? (long)

    nitenurse02 replied to sconoli's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    You have to do what you must. The hospital may not be much better. Either place will have its pros and cons. You will get more exp at the hosp (and they will help with tuition). Loyalty is good,...

  18. New practice acts and scope of practice

    nitenurse02 replied to meownsmile's topic in Illinois Nursing

    The last I heard on the subject is that the wording is not being changed but that we have been reading it wrong. The INS has decided that we can't hang any medicated fluids. It has been a pain in...

  19. Song lyrics that remind you of nursing...

    nitenurse02 replied to grace90's topic in Nursing Humor

    At our hospital we have a physical medicine rehabilitation unit and every so often a med/surg nurse gets floated over there. "I don't wanna go to rehab!" I don't know who sings it but it has become...

  20. A phantom poo

    nitenurse02 replied to vrhodes's topic in Nursing Humor

    One night I walked into a room and knew right off that someone would be getting cleaned up soon. Sure enough as I turned around I thought to myself "What is that on her bedside table?" As I got...

  21. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    nitenurse02 replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    okay one more. one night after a horrible code (many things went wrong that time). we had a confused pt decide she was not going back to bed. she was leaving. i was working with two good friends...

  22. Hillbilly medical terms

    nitenurse02 replied to mommie2bodie's topic in Nursing Humor

    Thanks for the laugh, we all need a little

  23. Permanent nights..now anxiety/panic when I try to sleep...

    nitenurse02 replied to heartlover07's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked night shift for 5 years and I know that some people just cant work the shift. This may be your body telling you to get off this shift. Take care of yourself and see your doc if the...

  24. Low census policy at your hospital?

    nitenurse02 replied to 2ndbach's topic in General Nursing

    At my hospital we can be called off 2 hours before our shift. They usually place us on call. per diems are called off first and then part-time with full-time getting the last calls. We also have a...