Nurse SMS MSN, RN

Critical Care; Cardiac; Professional Development

You did what you knew how to do; when you knew better, you did better. - Maya Angelou

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    If you wear Danskos.... How often do you replace shoes?

    Nurse SMS replied to dannygirl04's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I used to wear Danskos and swore by them. Then they switched manufacturers and they stopped fitting the same. I stopped wearing them. I did Alegria for a while and they are good, but now I have a pair...
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    I was dreaming when I wrote this, forgive me if it goes astray

    Nurse SMS replied to trinitymaster's topic in General Nursing

    The best thing you've ever done for me Is to help me take my life less seriously It's only life after
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    Regarding chronic tardiness

    Nurse SMS replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I am late to this thread....(punny) My first job was with a major department store, where I started at the age of 17. They hired a lot of teenagers to work the floor as salespeople, but started...
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    Even In Nursing, Men Earn More Than Women

    Nurse SMS replied to Not Your Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    There is no separation made of day vs night or other differentials. It looks only at gross income. There is no control group. Without these things, this is not so much a study as an anecdote based on...
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    Advice, new grad and new mom...

    Nurse SMS replied to floridaRN1024's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You could try clinic nursing or school nursing. Honestly though, the vast majority of less stressful RN jobs require 2-5 years of acute care experience and are highly coveted. It may take you quite a...
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    Need advice-fairly new nurse

    Nurse SMS replied to cowgirlmedic's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am experienced and would be out of there. Don't worry about tenure when you are not even a year in. Go find a better job, then turn in your notice once you have one. Don't think twice, don't look...
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    To tell or not to tell!

    Nurse SMS replied to XNavyCorpsman's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    There are other factors here that you are too inexperienced to be weighing out. Those include the political nature of nursing itself, the politics of "getting along", the entire concept of "choose...
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    Nursing student - need advice

    Nurse SMS replied to iHeartPeds4ever's topic in General Nursing

    Without knowing what it is you hate so much, what makes you so beyond anxious and why you aren't able to trust and bond with your preceptor, it is hard to give you advice. In a generic sense all I can...
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    Tricks For Putting in Foleys in Males Whose Member Have Disappeared

    Nurse SMS replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    You can put the patient in Trendelenburg, if they don't have a health condition that makes it unsafe, combined with an extra set of hands or
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    The HARD Truth for most nurses

    Nurse SMS replied to Humaneclowninscrubs's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    If I made 100K a year I might be more laid back about it too! In all seriousness though, I can understand that to an extent. However, being an adult and all, we are supposed to theoretically not let...
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    The HARD Truth for most nurses

    Nurse SMS replied to Humaneclowninscrubs's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I guess my ruffled feathers come from the overtly stated, intentionally degrading simplification of what we do, breaking it down to a bottom line (no pun intended) of "medical labor" and wiping butts....
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    The HARD Truth for most nurses

    Nurse SMS replied to Humaneclowninscrubs's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I am confused why you would come to a nursing site to find advice on careers other than nursing. If you don't like it, then it isn't the place for you. Not everyone who goes to school to be a nurse is...
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    Family member hurt my somewhat fragile new grad confidence

    Nurse SMS replied to BlueChocolateCat's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have been on the other side too, being one of a handful of nurses a complicated family felt comfortable with and thus got assigned to them every shift I worked, for four flipping weeks! I listened...
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    Dear Doctor

    Nurse SMS replied to lilirishblesing's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    One time I complimented a doctor, one known to be fairly stoic, when he went into our patient's room and talked with the family about a difficult subject (running out of options). I was standing by at...
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    I feel uncomfortable doing this

    Nurse SMS replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    You could also send the letter to the individual themself I guess and let them decide whether to submit it. Dear Soandso, I have been asked to write a recommendation for my cousin's sisters's neice's...
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    I feel uncomfortable doing this

    Nurse SMS replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    It is more than just lying. You are vouching for someone. The advise to just do it because life is hard is terrible advice. The medical community is one of the most networked I have ever seen and...
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    Family member hurt my somewhat fragile new grad confidence

    Nurse SMS replied to BlueChocolateCat's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You are correct in that this will happen again and it likely will again have nothing to do with you and everything to do with the patient's wife. In time, you will come to value what you do based on...
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    Dear Doctor

    Nurse SMS replied to lilirishblesing's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    How odd to write a note starting with Doctor's Appreciation Day coming up and then turning it into a demand for more attention and appreciate for yourself. I am honestly scratching my head on that...
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    What is the most complex clinical procedure you had to do in your career?

    Nurse SMS replied to Guest878640's topic in General Nursing

    OMG. At the end of my son's life (13 years old) we were given the option of doing this. After seeing these pictures, I am even more convinced it was the right decision for us and for him to decide not...
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    What is the most complex clinical procedure you had to do in your career?

    Nurse SMS replied to Guest878640's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing I have done is really as impressive as everyone else's. We had a 700+ lb patient with stage 4s almost everywhere. It took eight of us to do the wound care, mostly to help turn, partly to run...
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    I am the wife of a male student nurse and having trouble coping.

    Nurse SMS replied to Theotherone's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I think there is too much complication here for any anonymous bulletin board to solve or advise. Some of this is so bizarre and at odds with earlier statements that I don't even know how to address...
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    I am the wife of a male student nurse and having trouble coping.

    Nurse SMS replied to Theotherone's topic in Health, Stress Management

    The part that does not add up is the needing therapy after just one month and the use of the word
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    I am the wife of a male student nurse and having trouble coping.

    Nurse SMS replied to Theotherone's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Wait. He has been in school ONE MONTH and you are already seeing a therapist for neglect, yet you claim everything was hunky dory prior to school? Something isn't adding
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    Need Advice, Pato Nurse Relations

    Nurse SMS replied to ChrisMonty's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Nurses are to follow MD orders for pain meds unless there is a legitimate safety concern, such as low BP and other indicators. Don't worry about what the nurse thinks. Ask for your meds when they are...
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    Different perspectives, same job

    Nurse SMS replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

    The vast majority of my floor is very content for the most part. Nothing is perfect, but it is a good floor, good team work, good management, good pay. There is one who complains a lot but that just...