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  1. Why So Many Unhealthy Nurses?

    BrokenRNheart replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Nursing

    I have actually wanted to see a study. It seems no one wants to touch on any nursing issues in any way. I am sure we are a very unhealthy group of people. It's proven what stress does. I wonder...

  2. After 15 years - I may be one more nurse to add to the shortage

    BrokenRNheart replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

  3. After 15 years - I may be one more nurse to add to the shortage

    BrokenRNheart replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

  4. When the boss makes an error

    BrokenRNheart replied to proud2b1's topic in General Nursing

    "a troublemaker" I remember some critical chemo treatments we were doing as a research and we had a high turnover on the floor. Charge RN used to set the chemo bags up (total 3 different IV's in a...

  5. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    BrokenRNheart replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Where the heck is that place! I have had families attempt to do this and NOT ONE place I have ever worked at enforced it. And I don't have anything nice to say about hospitals any more. But I can say...

  6. Smoke free April 1st

    BrokenRNheart replied to SDS_RN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Good Luck! I have attempted to quit recently. I was never a heavy smoker until the last job. I tried chantix here recently and it did NOTHING for me. I have had luck with wellbutrin but don't have...

  7. "New Nurses's Don't Know Anything."

    BrokenRNheart replied to Diary/Dairy's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl: Duhhh, you have to get together with another nurse and take out

  8. "New Nurses's Don't Know Anything."

    BrokenRNheart replied to Diary/Dairy's topic in General Nursing

    "only to find out that the last two scheduled "contins" weren't given." That should PO a doc unless someone was obtunded or respirs were like 4. I haven't experienced people not understanding contins...

  9. "New Nurses's Don't Know Anything."

    BrokenRNheart replied to Diary/Dairy's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly.. My guess is she has come unglued on others and thrives on it. I had a drug seeking pt with a PE - hmmmm - very overweight - especially in the middle like an apple - practically kussmaul...

  10. "New Nurses's Don't Know Anything."

    BrokenRNheart replied to Diary/Dairy's topic in General Nursing

    Good one! OMG! PSYCHO! That lady is out there! Kinda scarey that she is a nurse but I think I read somewhere in this forum about the mental status of nurses in general. I know I have seen some...

  11. in shock my daughters life on the line need your help!!!

    BrokenRNheart replied to cathleenrmermaid7's topic in General Nursing

    Good thing you stepped up. Can't even begin to imagine where that was going. It's also a good thing she is going elsewhere. Maybe depending on the outcome of the treatment, you can request a wound...

  12. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    BrokenRNheart replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OMG! I love this board. You all make me laugh. I just can't believe how many people have experienced or thought the same things I have. I so needed this! This is too funny. Is this an appropriate...

  13. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    BrokenRNheart replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Bedbound - obese - ex-cop: Your (specific pain pill) in this hospital doesn't work for me. I always get 4 mg of dilauded every 2 hours when I am here. I've been doing it for 10 years....won't...

  14. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    BrokenRNheart replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    ""I don't care if you reported the RN, the Charge Nurse, the aide that you didn't like, and the doctor to the unit director. You're not pulling that I'm going to report you crapola with me. Go ahead....

  15. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    BrokenRNheart replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    :rotfl::rotfl: IVDA's that cry and curl up in a ball from a blood draw, IV start or I'm injection....."can't you do that in my

  16. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    BrokenRNheart replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    And another... "This is not a one stop shopping zone. No we will not address the hang nail, the little pain in your finger that has come and gone for years and all the other little issues that you...

  17. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    BrokenRNheart replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I love it! And how about... "Please do not stand in the doorway of my other patients room panting while I am in there giving care because you need a glass of water or a blanket. I am tending to this...

  18. After 15 years - I may be one more nurse to add to the shortage

    BrokenRNheart replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    I actually got to see more topics coming to find this today. I LOVE some of the titles. I wish I had more time. I have so much to say to so many of the titles.....even just thanking people for...

  19. when your patient is a nurse

    BrokenRNheart replied to aeauooo's topic in General Nursing

    I can't imagine since I had to give up drinking because of the gut pain. Not that I drank alot, but I like a good dose of jack and pepsi on the weekends. The smoking was easy for me in the past. I...

  20. Getting the foley past the prostate

    BrokenRNheart replied to queenjean's topic in General Nursing

    Already mentioned by others but... I have gotten foleys in when urologists could not and was the "foley queen" It's all in the angle - which can vary with the patient. What you want is straight in...

  21. Patients who are too lazy to open their own splenda packets

    BrokenRNheart replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow what a post! People will never realize what we actually deal with. I have heard some crazy cop stories - they are the only other people that I can think of that can relate to what we go

  22. PTSD- Am I alone??

    BrokenRNheart replied to strugglingnurse's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    My PTSD is not from child abuse but from nursing. I am serious too. I have no clue what to do. Therapy causes me more stress due to finding time and money. They are never right up the street and...

  23. when your patient is a nurse

    BrokenRNheart replied to aeauooo's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly. My ex-husband was an alcoholic (just beer-never liquor) - NEVER drank on the job or had any alcohol related to work. A change in management after like 30 years in the same institution put his...

  24. Safe Staffing Saves Lives - ANA has started a campaign for us

    BrokenRNheart replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds good. Hope you are "happy" if that is the right word for

  25. Safe Staffing Saves Lives - ANA has started a campaign for us

    BrokenRNheart replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    Good suggestion.