redwinggirlie

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  1. please help

    Ok, read the other posts......wonderful advice. NOW.... OK if you are at home now...... read this in tiny, tiny letters.... sleep, sleep, sleep you are ok,,,,, sleep, sleep, i will not think about work..... sleep, I am ok..... sleep ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ...
  2. please help

    Didn't read the other posts....because I didn't really get past the just out of orientation part and then I was hit by your 5th twelve hour day in a row????? I can't tie my shoes after a long week (long, but not 12 hours a day, five days in a row). Y...
  3. homeless pt's?

    I will always, always care for anyone who comes my way.
  4. I'm so ANGRY!!!

    Yours is the best response anyone could give. To the poster and your fiance: I wish you the best.
  5. Working on Thanksgiving?

    Forgot to address the other question in our post: I'm thankful for the people I saw today.
  6. Working on Thanksgiving?

    I did work, and afterward made a ham and a turkey dinner with all the stuff and took it to an inner city park for the holiday. Glad to see so many people come out. A usual holiday deal for me, but I forgot to take a plate for myself this time. I did ...
  7. Ways to remove surgical staples effectively

    Medicate, medicate, medicate.... that can solve the pain problem. The many staples? I remove them as ordered and someone follows me to check. Best bet? Vitamin M: Morphine and Vitamin A: Ativan help this process
  8. Nope. You are not wrong. Talk to risk management, check your policiies. I think you did the right thing.
  9. Your shift is over. Go home!

    How about the nurse who charts for an hour an a half AFTER the shift is done..... I work the shift she works, I don't see how that happens. Like most of you, I want to go home. For the original post: Just get busy and say goodnight...
  10. I can't stop crying... need encouragement...

    Too little people for too many patients. Sorry you had a rough and sad night. Chin up. Talk with your manager, talk with your techs.... if someone's up and on the pot, so to speak.... someone should be there to help them off. I feel for you. I just ...
  11. Polite refusal, how do I do it?

    Just say no
  12. Why are so many of us over weight?

    You are awesome!
  13. why do people think doctors are so superior?

    Perhaps they were wondering why you changed your mind.
  14. I'm supposed to wear an "Ask me if I washed my hands!" button?!

    Lol too funny!
  15. I Love My Crocs!!

    I'd love 'em too if they didn't have holes and weren't open in the back. Waiting for them to come out with shoes I can feel clean with at work. I do like those massaging "bubbles" tho!
  16. Jay Leno slams nurses!

    Glad I don't watch TV... these posts reinforce it every time.
  17. Worst information given in shift report!!!

    you shouldn't have accepted that as a report. even if it is taped, the nurses are still there and you can query them.
  18. diabetic leg ulcer and vac therapy

    Are you still looking? PM me if so.
  19. HELP!! Ostomy problems

    I'm thinking and asking around for ya!
  20. Wound care question/wet-dry, can you use kling?

    oops, forgot the importance part if you were wondering..... More than one piece packed can mean one piece gets lost or forgotten.
  21. Wound care question/wet-dry, can you use kling?

    I use Kerlix for the above reasons. Also, because I can cut an amount off AFTER I have packed to ensure that only one piece is put in that wound. I can also explain this importance to the patient who can pass the info on (as I will) to the rest of th...
  22. Wound Vac - help me help my mom

    A graft might happen, but is not necessarily a bad thing. See it all the time. Try to let your mom know that a great attitude really goes a long way, along with all the other great advice listed here. Keep up with the vitamins, down with the smokes a...
  23. Do You really think this is true?????

    i used the springhouse 2000 cd and a mosby cd. i think it was my edge in passing. good luck.
  24. Volunteer Nurses Needed for Hurricane Emergency!

    As far as sending things, ladies, let's not forget tampons and pads. Undies are great too.
  25. I'm the nosy lady in walmart. Woopsie.

    Not only would I have called, but I would have had Walmart's security keep them there. Thanks for sticking your neck out for that child. It will probably make a difference.