DaisyMountain

DaisyMountain

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  1. Man, you guys make nursing seem HORRIBLE! If I knew this before school...

    DaisyMountain replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Nursing

    You are not listening to anyone though. You just keep saying the same stuff about how negative this is. A nurse tells you what we are using this for and to take it for what it is worth, and to...

  2. Man, you guys make nursing seem HORRIBLE! If I knew this before school...

    DaisyMountain replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Nursing

    "Okay so I'm tired of seeing these threads. I honestly believe that "vent" threads should be exclusive to nurses only. It seems that students don't comprehend that us nurses come on here to vent....

  3. Man, you guys make nursing seem HORRIBLE! If I knew this before school...

    DaisyMountain replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Nursing

    Ahhhhhhhhhh!!!!! We all have great days. More than the bad days. This is where we get info and advice on the crap. We really do not need advice on how to make a patient smile, or to get a family...

  4. Man, you guys make nursing seem HORRIBLE! If I knew this before school...

    DaisyMountain replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Nursing

    Ha! Very well

  5. Man, you guys make nursing seem HORRIBLE! If I knew this before school...

    DaisyMountain replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Nursing

    I have been a nurse for almost two years. I work in a very high stress atmosphere, and I need a place to vent or to at least read other nurse's thoughts to know I am not alone. When you first start...

  6. Interested in moving to colorado

    DaisyMountain replied to jessicams's topic in Colorado Nursing

    umm... sorry for the comma bombs. I think some were meant to be periods

  7. Interested in moving to colorado

    DaisyMountain replied to jessicams's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I work in a ltach in Thornton, but live in the, Baker District, I have lived all over Denver, and this is my favorite area, very central to everything including highways which is good because a lot of...

  8. How do You Treat PRN/Agency Nurses and Why?

    DaisyMountain replied to tiroka03's topic in General Nursing

    We use tons of agency. Like any other group of people, some are good and some are bad, but in any case they are people, so I treat them with respect. I actually feel sorry for them, because my place...

  9. Call light response time policy and procedure

    DaisyMountain replied to MYRN2016's topic in General Nursing

    I was walking with medications in hand. I was walking past a call light and our CEO who is in house, said "are you going to answer this call light?" I said "I have meds in my hand (mind you pain...

  10. Anyone else a Biker Nurse? ;)

    DaisyMountain replied to NurseOnAMotorcycle's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I live in Colorado. Our weather is bi-polar. One day it's in the 70's and the next it's snowing. I just got it in the fall and it needs some work still, so I have been able to ride it anywhere but the...

  11. Toughen up, or quit?

    DaisyMountain replied to gigglymo's topic in General Nursing

    We have lots of agency and some work out and some don't. My place of work is so crazy, the charting is insane (especially if you are not familiar with ours, plus we double even triple chart) and we...

  12. On the frontlines

    DaisyMountain posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work on a ltac unit, Long term acute care. This is a new area of nursing and most think it is based around the elderly, but far from the truth. Everything you learn in school is right here, from...

  13. On the frontlines

    DaisyMountain replied to DaisyMountain's topic in General Nursing

    It is pretty well known that this happens on a regular basis.She gets the patients and Corporate is happy. Don't get me wrong, my job is so rewarding. I am so lucky to care for these people, and I am...

  14. "The Code Blue Disturbed The Other Patients" - Shame on you bad nurses!

    DaisyMountain replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have been in codes and the nurses and doctors have been vulgar, laughing and joking. I understand it can be tense and maybe this a coping mechanism, but I found it so repulsive. But the "noise" OH...

  15. RN of 12 years passing meds in nursing home? S L O W..

    DaisyMountain replied to veolai37's topic in General Nursing

    You will get into the flow of things and figure out what could make things faster and safe. My first job was in a home and passing meds on around 30 people. It took me 4 hours my first few nights. I...

  16. On the frontlines

    DaisyMountain replied to DaisyMountain's topic in General Nursing

    I am so sorry to hear that, Sweetlikesugar. Our director is so nice to their faces it's repulsive and I wonder how she sleeps at night. She also throws us under the bus in a heartbeat. One day I had...

  17. Job Market

    DaisyMountain replied to jeyre1847's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I work in a LTACH, Long Term Acute Care. No this is not a nursing home..hence the "long Term" title. Everything you learned at school is here, vents, trachs, pumps, drips, wounds. It mostly contains...

  18. Craig Hospital, Englewood, Colorado

    DaisyMountain replied to jwall_bsn's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I did a clinical there while in school. It really is amazing, and one of the best rehabs around. The new grad program is very competitive. Good

  19. Anyone else a Biker Nurse? ;)

    DaisyMountain replied to NurseOnAMotorcycle's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Just bought my first bike, a Honda Cm 250. Needs some work, but I love riding him around when he feels like

  20. List your school if you use HESI exit exam.

    DaisyMountain replied to djsolji's topic in General Students

    I am no longer in school, but we used it at Arapahoe Community

  21. On the frontlines

    DaisyMountain replied to DaisyMountain's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry I know I am all over the place with this. It's my first post on here and I have some venting :) basically I am just curious if it is common to promise the families of a possible, future patient...

  22. Why aren't there better incentives for obtaining a BSN degree?

    DaisyMountain replied to labelle777's topic in General Nursing

    Will the hospital pay for their BSN? I would do it in a heartbeat if they paid for it. I am trying to keep my head above water trying to get my ADN loans paid