Mahage LPN

"Thats what I'm talking about," unfortunately. I have however seen a situation and intervened when a group of young nurses with 3-4 years experience were giving one particular new male grad a really rough time. He was from a conservative religious ba...

They used to wear any scrubs they chose. Again, I would speak with the supervisor on that floor. There may have been recent changes that I don't know about. Mahage

As far as what color nurse techs and CNAs wear it would depend on where they work. At Erlanger they just wear the scrubs of their choice on most floors. There may be some departments which require them to wear hospital scrubs but I don't know the s...

The bottom line is that as a new grad nurse, you are responsible for the patient's lives while you are building your skills. That is a tremendous pressure. As a student you are not responsible for the life of the patient. You also generally have a...

once again, i agree with every thing you say about a person's responsibility and need for self examination and assessment, except the need to minimize the existence of lateral violence which makes learning so much harder and good patient care so much...

I think that was a great story of dealing with an instructor who has an attitude. The guy sounds like he will really be a good nurse. Fortunately I have never had an instructor who was anything but supportive. I liked all my instructors. This migh...

well i don't remember having any expectations set when i started to work as an rn. actually i did, as i think back. i expected that those more experienced would show a much higher degree of support and professionalism than i found, so unfortunately...

TY! Mahage

I can't tell for sure but sounds like you are still a student. Just be aware that the world looks very different from the somewhat protected position of being student than it does from the stand point of a new nurse. I hope you continue to work wi...

it is always entirely possible that any of us are doing something wrong including the charge nurse and the manager and of course the newby is always likely to be doing something less than perfect. the charge nurse being over worked might be a little...

Well I agree with a lot of your comments but you should consider removing the connection between old and bitter. :clown:I am a fairly new nurse age 58 and am a long way from bitter! Some of the most bitter folks I have met on the floor are the late t...

I am in favor of allowing family members to stay when in the nurses opinion it is in the best interest of the patient. We have one charge who will only allow it if we have a high profile patient or someone with clout. I feel it should be the nurse...

I had a patient's grandfather ask me if I was about his age. I said well I am a bit younger as he was around 77 and I was 56 at the time. He looked at me and said "well you've must have lived a hard life!" I just looked at him and laughed and said...

Student2Regstered and Calypte and anyone else out there pounding away....."It does get better!" Nasty Nellies will continue to be Nasty Nellies but when they see you aren't going anywhere, that you learn from your mistakes and that you will not allow...

I don't think bullying is ever acceptable, but sometimes the line between being inconsiderate, just plain thoughtless and rude and actual harrassment and bullying is very fuzy. It is hard to tell which it is while it is happening and shortly after w...

i totally agree. even when the other person is a total jerk, i might bite back, but i generally try to see any truth in their criticism. i try to make suggestions directly but take care to never talk down to a person. mahage

"I was working with a patient who was having respiratory difficulties. I had done all the basic things I could for the man, and needed the doctors to make some decisions (like a ventilator). An older nurse at the unit I floated to made some pointed c...

Don't get me wrong from my reply to the last post. I strongly believe alcoholism is a disease. NO ONE wants to loose everything. I have a dear child in the throughs of it right now. She is ripping our hearts out and is in process of loosing every...

His loyal wifie of course! Mahage

Nope dont do that one, not ever, not even to an enemy. Mahage

I have had one family member tell me that I should be sure to take the patients used commode chair to the ICU where he was being transferred along with a huge bag containing a wardrobe, personal computer and electronic games. I told them that the IC...

I didn't know you were a life experienced fairly new RN! I check out your posts quiet often. Mahage

The idea of you being to old to go back to nursing school makes me laugh. I went to nursing school at 53 and graduated at 55. I have 2 years work experience behind me and last spring I started graduate school, hoping to finish by the time I am 60. ...

Hey, I think you are probably doing great. It is too bad the anxiety can be so severe. Mine comes out differently, makes me forgetful. That was not good and is not good on the job, but I am now working on not letting my anxiety level rise above a ...

I think curved down is the proper way, but I have had several disoriented pts end up with it in their mouth. They would be Satting just fine, but I would remove it, put it in the nare and then they would pull it out and throw it off, Sats alarm would...