MandyInMS

MandyInMS

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  1. New job! No more hospital for me!

    MandyInMS replied to CherryRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow Cherry! congrats to youuuuuuu...having a NORMAL life..what a concept..best of luck to you (p.s.-I'm soooo

  2. How many nurses do their own vitals???

    MandyInMS replied to AmyRN1227's topic in General Nursing

    Seems like Tweety and I are alone in this vital signs debate. I am not now nor have I ever been a lazy nurse.When we do have an assistant do do our vitals they are usually all done shortly after we...

  3. How many nurses do their own vitals???

    MandyInMS replied to AmyRN1227's topic in General Nursing

    It's a pain in the orifice to have to get first vitals when working on a busy med-surg floor..I work nights and we have a CNA to get our first set most nights..but the nights we are short/have no CNA...

  4. A quick vent

    MandyInMS replied to bellehill's topic in Pain Management

    Now if you had let her Mother hurt all night and not tried to help her..that would be a reason to be mad..we all know the type..dayumed if ya do..dayumed if ya don't..you did your best for your...

  5. Crying, Cursing in Class and other Drama

    MandyInMS replied to Sheri257's topic in General Students

    Of courseeeee school is stressful..and everyone handles things differently, so who am I to judge..but, my first thought when I read this was..if they react this way in school how will they act in a...

  6. Two people in recovery? Can't read an EKG monitor...

    MandyInMS replied to southRNflchick's topic in Operating Room

    If you feel uneasy about a situation there's usually a good reason..it's your liscense..protect

  7. Hi! I'm Tweety Your Critical Care Med Surg Nurse (Or long waits for ICU beds)

    MandyInMS replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    Ohhhh how many times have we played Ring Around the Rosie..shuffling pts back and forth....~singin~...take one down,pass him around....99 bottles of beer on the wall~ totally frustrating ..not to...

  8. Medical patients on post-partum floor?

    MandyInMS replied to tiliimnrn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    ditto

  9. IM injections

    MandyInMS replied to KellyT330's topic in Emergency

    We were taught: deltoid=1cc thigh=2cc

  10. Final Warning

    MandyInMS replied to nrsjo's topic in General Nursing

    That does seem weird..how the heck can you get a final warning if you didn't get a first warning? MD's are people just like you and I..no better or worse..so far, anytime I've had a conflict I've...

  11. What is your specialty?

    MandyInMS replied to sonja24's topic in General Nursing

    Med/Surg victim here...seems of late my 'specialty' is trying to keep geri-psych pts from climbing out of bed and listening to family gripe when I don't have more than 2 hands.......sorry, bad

  12. Alcohol pad for nausea????

    MandyInMS replied to TonyaPacu's topic in Operating Room

    I'm not sure how it works but it seems to..we have a new surgeon that ordered this and I was like wth?? lol..curious as to it works

  13. What do I do...I witnessed pt. physical abuse

    MandyInMS replied to abnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm with traumaRUs..follow chain of command..plus incident report stating whom I had notified of the incident and what their responses were...aka, instructed by house super to notify...

  14. Rubs me the wrong way

    MandyInMS replied to huggietoes's topic in General Nursing

    Ohhhh I feel ya huggie..we have a Joan Collins too she's so frigging wonderful...just ask her..she'll be glad to tell you just how great she is..bleh..at least our supervisors have a clue..we do as...

  15. 10/10 pain..venting!

    MandyInMS replied to NYCRN16's topic in Emergency

    That's got my vote as

  16. Feeling sad.....

    MandyInMS replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    See there..ya were worried for nothing ..glad you got a great review and are in better spirits

  17. CNA's...complaining constantly...

    MandyInMS replied to StephMSeattle's topic in General Nursing

    Of course no one is saying ALL CNA's are bad..nor are all LPN's..or RN's...they are just posting their experiences. I'd just like to say I'm sooooo grateful to finally have a CNA on our night shift...

  18. So I have another vent

    MandyInMS replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    We had one nurse who did this all toooo frequently..glad she's gone! grrrrr..she'd stay until about 30 min before med pass was due and become "ill" and leave having not done crap..so we'd be stuck...

  19. Another vent!

    MandyInMS replied to marcicatherine's topic in Emergency

    And we wonder why nurses are fed up ??? I think I'll stop doing cpr on this pt and go feed someone..geez..shame..justa shame

  20. mature students vs. young student nurses

    MandyInMS replied to ArcticNurse's topic in International Nursing

    I think it depends on the individual and their maturity level..not their age..I have a son in school now taking prereqs for PT..he's not doing so sporty ..not because he's just 19, but because he's a...

  21. Pardon Me While I Vent about this "Patient As A Customer" deal

    MandyInMS replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    Ahhhhh the joy..had a pt night before last leave AMA..I keep those forms handy so I can "whip um out" in a hurry..we can only help those who will accept our help..don't have time for the

  22. our prejudices

    MandyInMS replied to ktwlpn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    None of us have the right to JUDGE another, for any reason...I have to remind myself of that on occasion..I don't want to be judged so I try my best not to with

  23. what color are you as a nurse

    MandyInMS replied to maelee's topic in General Nursing

    Rainbow here too...many colors for our many talents...all things to all

  24. That is it, I am becoming a Walmart greeter!

    MandyInMS replied to huggietoes's topic in General Nursing

    Good greifffffffffff...that's wayyy uncalled for..I'd find it hard not to slap the "poop" out of housekeeping for saying that to me..definetly time for an incident report..notify his/her supervisor...

  25. When little old ladies attack.....

    MandyInMS replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    I feel ya...just remember there are some pts..requardless of circumstances, that you CAN'T please no matter what you do or don't do..chin up and pray for shift change