IloveSnoopy

Hi everyone, Just wondering if anyone else is sick of working weekends??? I know I should have thought of that before I got into nursing...but you know...I didn't. Anyways...I'm tired of all my friends and family having the weekends off and doing t...

HI everyone, I'm back and still on the quest to find a telephone triage position. I stumbled across a position at Optum....they are hiring rn's for their "nurseline"...and the position nearest to me is offering a "work at home" opportunity. I'm just...

That sore throat thing is really hitting hard around here too. It's not influenza, not strep throat.....it's just some kind of cruddy virus...uggghhh. Half of our facility has been out with it so far. I thought I was escaping from it...but unfortunat...

I think I'm fairly lucky....I work in a rural hospital in WI.....I've been there a little over 6 years and have a base pay of 28.27/hour....add on the night diff: weeknights: 2.25 and weekend nights 3.00...... I bring home roughly 45,000 per year.......

I agree that the original poster probably wasn't referring to ALL patients...just some. I know the feeling though....I do feel abused at times. I have been trying to get better at telling patients politely that they can do it themselves...and now I'...

I'm kind of confused about the original post...anyone else??? Are you trying to say that being a nurse/midwife is not what you thought it would be errrr??? And why are you a "cursed idiot".....I'm not understanding...??? Snoop

Hi folks... Well..I started off lastnight at work feeling great. I was just finishing up an admit...we had been chatting a little bit...she was a really nice lady. Then..as I"m asking her the last few questions...I felt extremely nauseated..my first ...

Thanks everyone for your insightful responses...I really appreciate it!!!! I have talked to the nurse manager in OB and I am in the process of setting up some days/nights to shadow. I am really interested in it...but really want to make sure it's fo...

Hi all, Some of you may know me...I've been around allnurses for awhile. Anywho..I have been a med/surg nurse for 6 years now and I am really looking for somewhat of a change. I find myself being depressed about my job much of the time. I know it's t...

Anyone feeling stressed????....I am..big time!!!!!!!! January always seems to be a stressful time for me. The floors are packed with pneumonias, RSV's, etc.....I always seem to dislike my job this time of the year for some reason...I looked back at m...

I'm a "med/surg'er"...and have been have been for 6 years now. Gosh..I don't know...many days..I just want to leave it all together...but other days..I really do enjoy it. It does have it's problems.....like someone above said...the med/surg patien...

Glad to hear I'm not the only one.....yeeek. I should just talk my husband into taking me away somewhere fun!!! We haven't gone on a trip for three years now.....I suppose right now isn't the best time though.....we have those lovely property taxes ...

I don't know if this really applies...but last week I had to put oxygen on a guy and he said "oh that must be because of my sleep acne" ...he obviously meant sleep apnea......It was really cute and kind of funny at the time..lol hugs, snoop'

HI everyone...long time no see.... Anywho..I'm a nurse on a med/surg unit in a fairly rural area. I have gained a lot of confidence and the house supervisors actually refer to me as "the best nurse on med/surg"...which boosts my confidence even more....

Oh....perhaps I get it now...if you look way back to my "original post"...I did mention that house sup. refer to me as "the best nurse on med/surg"...maybe that's what you are getting at. That's not what I'm saying about myself though.....I just men...

This is kind of funny actually....apparently you must be cranky..lol. Anyways....thanks for your "humble" opinion....but everything you said is sooooooooooooooo far from the way I feel...it's almost laughable!! If you'd read my original post...you w...

Oh yeah...I failed to tell y'all about that in the initial "story".....the lady had been on 10 liters of o2 via simple mask for hours.....they put it on in the ER..or maybe even in the ambulance. Anyways.....that's what ended up as her main problem. ...

Oh my gosh...thanks again everyone...it really means a lot to me!!! Now tonight..I had a great night at work....(i even got to come home early on call..yeahhhhh). Anyways....yeah...I have been talking to a few people about the incident...including y...

Gosh...thanks again everyone!!!! You guys have a way of always making me feel better about things!!!!! I guess I need to unload things here more often...lol...j/k. Yeah...in the 6 years I've worked on this floor....this has really been the only th...

"hate" feeling like that. Sorry :)

Thanks Cardiac.... I know deep down that yeah....they are just trying to improve patient care...and that's a good thing...but man...I'm just the type of person that automatically thinks it's all me...u know? I suppose if they thought I was being inc...

Oh...I just wanted to add....I do believe that med/surg is a specialty in it's own right and it didn't really come out right in my original post. I'm just refering to the way the med/surg nurses are treated at our facility. I think med/surg is a won...

Thanks so much everyone for sharing your stories...it makes me not feel so bad now!! I am making an appt. with my regular doc this week....I'm still not feeling up to par?? But anywho...thanks everyone :) hugs, snoop'

HI everyone...long time no see.... Anywho..I'm a nurse on a med/surg unit in a fairly rural area. I have gained a lot of confidence and the house supervisors actually refer to me as "the best nurse on med/surg"...which boosts my confidence even more....

OH my gosh...thank you soooooooooo much you guys....that seriously instantly makes me feel better!!!!! I just wish I could let things go a little easier....ugggggghh...that's always been hard for me for some reason. I do feel that I am caring and I ...