racing-mom4

racing-mom4 BSN, RN

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  1. Medicine OR Surgery for New Grad???

    Were you able to go into surgery when you were in school? I did and I hated it. It was cold, my legs hurt from standing still so long and when ever I get a mask on I feel the need to scratch my...
  2. repeating parrot

    I know exactly what your talking about---husbands grandma has the exact same toy...all the grandkids love it. What a site that must be seeing the lil old ladies talking to it, some in English-some in...
  3. Who is allergic? the pt or the family
  4. It is tempting --can you do it for a few months and then stop if it is too challenging. I have a 6month contract with my baylor schedual. On occasion I have worked 4-12hour shifts in a row and let me...
  5. Holiday Staffing Crisis- Hospital Setting

    I am baylor and if I work a holiday that is not on the weekend then I get my baylor pay-time and a half. I then get to take one of my weekend nights off that week. So this year I am working Christmas...
  6. Do you use proper bariatric equipment?

    Crap--- I didnt even think of the morgue cart---ours is an old EMS one, it looks like we got it at a EMS garage sale, it has trouble taking a left corner as it is!!! Yep that is something else we need...
  7. Do you use proper bariatric equipment?

    Thanks---I work in the ICU so by the time the pt comes up from ER it is only a matter of hours at most---this recent admit we got them after 9pm so I dont know if renting will work--now if they were...
  8. work schedule

    I work a weekend premium. Every Friday/Sat or Sat/Sun night 12 hours so I work 24 but get paid for 36. I then usually pick up one sometimes 2 extra shifts a week---I am only picking up cause my kids...
  9. My 9 year old patient was raped and required surgery

    I am sure your right--but I just cant even wrap my mind around that
  10. Question: Is there a thread that ONLY belongs to nurses?

    I recently had a "not even in nursing school yet" poster tell me "you are too stupid to be a nurse"! Luckily the mods shut that thread down before I said something I would have totally...
  11. My 9 year old patient was raped and required surgery

    I hate to be a downer---but i would NOT give the gifts. Give non tangibles--smiles/caring words/gentle touches. baribies and teddy bears are not going to make it any better and it may be putting you...
  12. My 9 year old patient was raped and required surgery

    Eye contact/kind words and a tender touch will go along way...god bless you for taking good care of her. I just can not imagine, my heart is breaking just thinking of this situation. Maybe she cant...
  13. Question: What's so bad about the night shift?

    I couldnt imagine working any other shift. I chose nights as I had little kids, now that my kids are getting older I wouldnt ever want to switch to
  14. Ten reason to date a nurse:)

    LOL exactly--I have yet to see condoms in our supply
  15. Question: Is there a thread that ONLY belongs to nurses?

    Actually I do see where your coming from---sometimes I get irritated reading a post with a nursing dilema to have a wanna be somday future nursing student chime in and pretty much slam the nurse who...
  16. Ten reason to date a nurse:)

    what about the unlimited supply of pens? or I guess that comes from living with a
  17. Shift report and HIPPA

    Our unit just recently started closing down the entire unit to visitors during the 6:45-7:15 time frame. We give report at the nursing desk but were sick of family deciding 6:55 was the time to ask...
  18. Christmas Babies

    What about a little felt mistletoe to pin to the cap.---easy cut and hot
  19. I regret!

    It can be done and you are a wonderful mom for doing
  20. I regret!

    I have no regrets in nursing (yet)---I am regretting that I let the 6 and 10 year old make cookies all by themselves today!!! The kitchen has become a flour filled play
  21. Congrats for standing up for yourself and those around you---yes the timing is crappy--a few days before Christmas and all, but I have a feeling you will be very happy in the long
  22. Legal yes--can they get away with it, as long as you go along with it they can. It is up to you stay or go. If you stay, you will be playing by thier rules. Someone on this board has a really good...
  23. Struggling keeping nurses in my unit

    Money talks--so does a good workable schedual. Are you doing exit interviews? Why are people leaving? A little bit in my mind goes along way. Is there a level of respect with in your staff? What...
  24. Ketamine drips post op for chronic pain pts

    Our docs no longer use Ketamine-- I had an interesting talk with my vet and he is a fan of it...funny. From a few of the pts I took care of that were on Ket I wonder why it is a popular street drug as...
  25. Orientation-Staffing

    So are they sending the ICU nurses home who are in OT? and then staffing the ICU with MS nurses?? --this I would have a problem with. There have been a few occasions where due to call ins we have had...