cursenurse

cursenurse

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  1. leaving

    cursenurse replied to amwh's topic in General Nursing

    OP- I can totally understand your feelings. I, too feel frustrated with nursing and am making some changes so I can get out. I think that one problem is that nursing is seen as nurturing, I can only...

  2. Hanging up on me!

    cursenurse replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    I know I dont give good customer service. I have told CNAs, clerks, etc, I do not interrupt patient care to answer the phone- period. When someone gets upset that I didn't answer their non emergent...

  3. New Nursing Recruiter..are you crazy???

    cursenurse replied to walk6miles's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah some hospital nurse recruiters seem to have problems getting the job done IMO. I agree with the other poster, if they are that disorganized, do you really want to be bothered working

  4. Insulin Nightmare Well Sort Of

    cursenurse replied to LPNscottnj's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I've always wondered, why is the first drop not to be used? I've never received a rationale as to what makes the first drop inaccurate. Also, what do you do for those folks who you can barely get a...

  5. Too Busy to.....

    cursenurse replied to DesertRoseAZ's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, it always amazes me when nurses say they don't take lunch or don't use the bathroom. I work in a level one trauma ctr, that is usually packed beyond capacity, and we all take a one hour lunch...

  6. ER Nurse blamed for not getting Xray result

    cursenurse replied to legaleaglern's topic in Emergency

    Sigh- they always find some way to blame the

  7. Joke..You know you are truly an ER nurse if...

    cursenurse replied to HanaRN's topic in Emergency

    wow! i read your post hoping it was a joke, you know the weird, non pc humor that us er folks enjoy. you are really serious, you think that the op's list was accusatory? there are a million lists like...

  8. Sunglasses in the ER

    cursenurse replied to rescuern's topic in Emergency

    that is why i love er, you cant say things like that anywhere

  9. Welcome to my unit

    cursenurse replied to Cmariehart's topic in Nursing Humor

    That is so cool! Good for you for thinking outside the box on that one. He didn't need risperdal, just a fun activity. That makes me miss LTC, when you could get to know the residents and really give...

  10. Pet Un-Peeves, or what I like about Emergency Nursing

    cursenurse replied to ERbunny's topic in Emergency

    This is why I loved LTC. I could listen to my folks with Alzheimer's all day! I also love our frequent flyer crazy people, they just come in and entertain everybody. Also yes the hot men- doctors,...

  11. EKG on female patients

    cursenurse replied to bill4745's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I think it is good to wear gloves while doing the ekg. although i'm a woman, i still feel weird about having to touch their boobs. Also another good reason to wear the gloves is that i have...

  12. Share Your Saying

    cursenurse replied to angelique777's topic in Nursing Humor

    for the shoe lovers among us: before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. that way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes. ~author

  13. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    cursenurse replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    I love the people who come into the er, on midnight shift to say that they can't sleep. It makes me so angry. What do they expect me to do about it? And I really feel that 99% of the abd pain/vomiting...

  14. Share your mnemonics and tricks

    cursenurse replied to Teachchildren123's topic in Nursing Humor

    I'll never forget the names of the heart valves again. I just need to remember that: All Prostitutes Take Money. Apical, Pulmonic, Tricuspid,

  15. Any LPNs out there that can't pass the RN exam?

    cursenurse replied to Kemccanha's topic in LPN to RN

    how did you study for the nclex rn? did you not study hard or use any of the aids- saunders, kaplan, etc? I know that when I took the lpn boards, I did virtually no preparation- I met with a classmate...

  16. What is your opinion of nursing?

    cursenurse replied to pumpkin1984's topic in General Nursing

    My opinion of nursing depends on the kind of shift that I have just finished. Sometimes I feel fulfilled and that I have left my mark in some way. Other times I feel beaten down, angry and frustrated....

  17. Seizures?

    cursenurse replied to hollya5334's topic in General Nursing

    well don't be a reference if you can't vouch for him. you said you don't know him well anyway. problem solved.

  18. What do other nurses think about agency nursing?

    cursenurse replied to dina77's topic in Agency Nurses

    WhenI was an LPN I quit my job to work agency full time. It can be challenging. I had to be creative in order to make my hours. Some weeks if i could get alot of shifts i would work OT, because things...

  19. Seizures?

    cursenurse replied to hollya5334's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, I don't see where it's anybody's business if he is on meds. Secondly, if I were you, I wouldn't even entertain the idea of telling a person's potential employer the person's medical hx....

  20. Help New and Nervous

    cursenurse replied to suni's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Have you tried public speaking courses? I have done alot of public speaking, and I know that it really helps to know the material inside and out. Have a good outline to refer to, but don't be tied to...

  21. Help with my clinical scenario

    cursenurse replied to cubeo's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Really, Wow. Well you learn something new every

  22. How much do you feel that you can just "be yourself" at your job?

    cursenurse replied to deeDawntee's topic in General Nursing

    I can totally be myself at work. The er is the only place where I can relax. I am in a level one trauma center in the inner city, my pt population are from the same culture as I am, so we understand...

  23. Help with my clinical scenario

    cursenurse replied to cubeo's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Okay, now i am not an L&D nurse(I'm ER) and i am not a mom- but only 2 wet diapers in a 24 hour period seems odd. I know that if i had an adult who had only voided twice in a 24 hour period that...

  24. Stoke signs

    cursenurse replied to JWEMT's topic in General Nursing

    SHE NEEDS TO GO TO THE ER! You need to understand that just because there is no facial drooping, that does not mean that she is not having a stroke. In addition, there can be other serious illnesses...

  25. Stoke signs

    cursenurse replied to JWEMT's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with that, but something makes me think the op is not a nurse. The original post was this afternoon, I hope the person got some