ahsweeney

ahsweeney

Med-Surge, PACU, now Hospice

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  1. Burned out and hate nursing

    ahsweeney replied to RN1023's topic in Health, Stress Management

    You have 4 yrs of med-surg experience - use that to your benefit. There are tons of other positions that you can investigate and your nursing experience is key. There are other departments within the...

  2. Death Is A Journey

    ahsweeney replied to jadelpn's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    What a beautiful article. I work in an in-patient hospice center. I am constantly surprised as to how much I love working there. My goal is to not only give my patients care and peace, but also...

  3. New Grad Hospice Nurse, Night Shift...Help!

    ahsweeney replied to Honeybee737's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Congrats on your new position. I have been PRN at an inpatient Hospice for a year now, and have had to bounce back and forth between all three shifts. I try to take a nap around 9pm for about 30 mins....

  4. LPN's in hospice?

    ahsweeney replied to sclpn's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I work at an acute care hospice facility, so my situation will be different from those out in the field. We are a 16-bed inpatient center and we utlilize LPNs. There is always an RN on also to...

  5. Anyone unhappy with their nursing school program?

    ahsweeney replied to starz_girl_1's topic in Arizona Nursing

    You need to remember that the nursing boards test for minimum competency. There were students in my class (way back in '94) who took ACLS thinking it would help them with the boards. NOPE!!! If you...

  6. General Questions

    ahsweeney replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    OK - here come my general questions. I live in GA and my youngest just started kindergarten. I left the hospital when she was born, so haven't worked in a (paid) professional capacity in 5 yrs....

  7. I yelled at another nurse.

    ahsweeney replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    I worked a few years back with a complete jerk in the PACU. We were on call together on Thanksgiving evening. A head bleed was in the OR. "Mr Wonderful" went back into the OR, as the surgery was...

  8. things you wish you could tell the doctor

    ahsweeney replied to celery's topic in General Nursing

    Way back when, while on the med-surg floor, I had a patient 'circling the drain'. She needed to go the the unit - quickly. I called her surgeon at 11:15pm (which I didn't think was that bad) and was...

  9. Old textbooks

    ahsweeney posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone have any ideas on what I can do with my 15 yr old text books (besides using them to build forts for my kids!). We cleaned out bookcases today and I've got a pile. Was going to throw them...

  10. Old textbooks

    ahsweeney replied to ahsweeney's topic in General Nursing

    Quickbeam - I'm with you. I think I've opened my textbooks maybe 3 or 4 times since graduation. I did keep the pathophys. and the maternal child texts. I figure most of what I would need will be...

  11. Need ideas for Middle-School Career Day

    ahsweeney posted a topic in General Nursing

    Was wondering if anyone had any ideas for props, activities, etc for a middle-school career day. I have been asked by a neighbor to help her with her talk on nursing. She did this last year, and...

  12. Need ideas for Middle-School Career Day

    ahsweeney replied to ahsweeney's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you ladies for these great ideas. My friend did the presentation and had the kids looking for good veins on another kid's arms. Appreciate your

  13. Whites or Colored scrubs?

    ahsweeney replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I chose all colors including white - I get very washed out in white or pale colors. I've had people come up to me and suggest that I get a physical 'cuz I get so pale, especially in the winter....

  14. Rules for the ER (long)

    ahsweeney replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    4. If you are a volunteer, and it is your first day, and you utter the "Q" word, you will have objects thrown at you. happy initiation! - Oh My Word!!! I remember the first time I ever uttered the...

  15. Nursing job that doesn't have to deal with docs?

    ahsweeney replied to Luvbuble's topic in General Nursing

    How about nursing informatics as an

  16. heel pain

    ahsweeney replied to brightmoon's topic in Nursing Career

    Bright Moon - good luck finding a nursing position that doesn't require standing. My advice would be to wear the most comfortable shoes. For me it was the Birkenstocks - only ones that helped with...

  17. SAD: Just Wondering........

    ahsweeney replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, I forgot about SAD. We moved to GA from MA about 11 yrs ago, and I'm now on a serious campaign to get my husband to transfer back up to New England. I did suffer from SAD when up north, but I'm...

  18. You know you are in nursing school when ctxt

    ahsweeney replied to tnstudentnurse's topic in General Students

    When I was in nursing school, I was convinced my cat had "kitty colitis". The vet fit him in his schedule. Ended up the cat had hookworm and the vet told me to leave the nursing books to the...

  19. Ever have a major crush on a doctor

    ahsweeney replied to ninaldunn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When I graduated from nursing school, my husband asked me if I was going to leave him for a doc. I quickly said "No way! There are too many docs in my family." I'd have a problem not being on the...

  20. Your Worst Mistake

    ahsweeney replied to aurora_borealis's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! Glad to read that I'm not the only one who has made a mistake or two. I've always known that, but you always feel so alone when you do make a mistake. One way I have tried to prevent a...

  21. looking to relocate

    ahsweeney replied to tinbird's topic in Georgia Nursing

    I friend of mine just moved to the Monroe area and is working at St. Mary's. She loves it there and she felt it was a nicer place to work than Athens General. Same sentiment from another friend who...

  22. Low fat diet and preschoolers

    ahsweeney replied to gerry79's topic in General Nursing

    My son is 4-1/2 and our ped. had us switch to low-fat milk after age 2. I do agree that children need to watch their food intake. It is so easy to stop and get a burger or order chicken nuggets at a...

  23. social work to nursing

    ahsweeney replied to Freeda's topic in Nursing Career

    My first degree was in Human Services which was a social work degree from a program that wasn't accredited. I graduated from there in 1981 and quickly found out that I couldn't live on the salary. I...

  24. Another Thread for Gas-Passers

    ahsweeney replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, not to change the direction of this wonderful post, but what about animal farts??? We grew up with an airedale terrier who adored my mother. She was suffering from lower back pain and would lie...

  25. Another Thread for Gas-Passers

    ahsweeney replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, my word, I have been sitting here just laughing my head off!! What a hoot - or toot!!! I was going to suggest backing off on the diet Coke and drinking more water, but someone beat me to it....