yetanotheramanda

sigh, agreed...but. This seems incredibly selfish. I kind of want to smack Jenny upside the head. a lot.

https://showmeresponse.org/ a link for volunteer medical professionals.

wow, i think you really hit it on the head with that statement. i would never, not for one second, but up with such abuse on the street or in my personal life. at work we are expected to take it, and it really hurts.

as other posters have said, your grammar seems fine. I am continually surprised (in a bad way) by the poor grammar of native English speaking doctors and nurses. I can't imagine anyone but the biggest jerk in the world giving you a problem with a few incorrect sentences here and there.

I had 2 babies in the NICU (not twins, 4 years apart) before I ever went to nursing school or had any idea of what was going on. Yes, I was scared to death for my babies. But I never, not once, thought the nurse was my enemy or treat him/her like a jerk. I see it all the time, and I just don't understand this way of thinking.

When I'm at work, I'm all about love, support, and compassion. I mean, I don't say "you do realize that WHEN grandma's heart stops and we begin chest compressions I am going to break EVERY SINGLE one of her ribs?!" I think that's pretty darn compassionate. When I'm at home, where I'm allowed to be a a real person and have an opinion, I'm perfectly entitled to think that these people are ignorant and unrealistic. That's at best. At worst, they are sadistic.

unfortunately, I see it all the time. It makes me sick. nothing says "I love you mom" like filling her full of tubes, sticking her in a nursing home and letting her die of infected bed sores.

I'm sure it is scary to be in a hospital where no one speaks your language. I'm sorry for that. I don't care one bit what language you speak at home or in your community. I don't even get bent out of shape when people speak a non-English language amongst themselves in front of me. But, geez louise, if it was me I would sure try to learn enough of the "native" language to make my life conveinent and safe (i.e. to order a pizza, get my car fixed, call 911, or communicate with my healthcare providers). Nurses are smart. You don't need to speak perfect English to communicate with us. I would say that most of us who have to interact with non-English speakers have picked up enough foreign words/phrases to get us through until the interpreters show up. There's no reason for us to be fluent, if we aren't already. There is FOR SURE no reason for patients to expect it. As another poster said, jerks are jerks no matter what language they speak.

This. Exactly this.

professionally: she needs to be reported. her management or BON. She's an impaired nurse. personally: yeah, she sounds like a crappy mom and kind of a loser, but I don't know if any of those things are considered neglect. If I were you, I would distance myself from her. She does not sound like someone I would want my kids to be around. I do feel sorry for her kiddos, though.

oh, I missed that she is just in nursing school. Good grief, YES it is common to be depressed in nursing school! lol! those were the worst/hardest years of my life! Good luck to her, you are a good friend for being so concerned. Now, just don't be one of those friends who whines and complains when she can't to anything with you. Girlfriend is BUSY and will be grumpy! take it easy on her :)

I don't want to start another age war, but I honestly think this may have a lot to do with her depression. At 21 I did not have the life experience to deal with many of the sad things I have seen in nursing. With age comes experience, and you are better able to put things in the proper perspective as you gain experience.

"if you wern't so obese you wouldn't have 1/2 the illnesses you do" and my back wouldn't hurt so bad....

hmmm...someone deleted a post that was semi-attacking the OP then deleted the part of my post responding to the snarky poster. very interesting.....

That being said...I think there are better ways to get the info you need than asking for it on allnurses.com. I've only been out of school a few years and can't even begin to think of a philosophy of nursing leadership. Try a google search for the phrase is my best advice.

in addition to head injuries and tumors, we also see a lot of strokes- both ischemic and hemorraghic. Any "head" patient is very likely to exhibit strange behavior, hence the haldol. In addition, patients who are under psychiatric care often end up in the unit and they bring their psych issues with them. We do get some alzheimer's/dementia patients. A lot of older people are on coumadin and that frequently leads to bleeds...and they end up in the unit. Once in the unit they are hooked up to tele, iv's, SCD's, etc. The first thing they do is start pulling at things...especially their clothes. So, yeah we see a lot of naked old people! (also naked young people and naked middle aged people!) many neuro units also take trauma patients (car wrecks, motorcycle accidents, gun shot wounds, etc). Unfortunately, in many cases, these people come to us through their own....um, stupidity. Driving drunk, stoned, too fast, reckless...falling off ladders/balconies, etc while stoned/drunk... These people bring their own set of problems like substance abuse and impusivness. Add that to pain and a head injury and you are in for a wild time! I hope that answers some of your questions

LMAO! Thanks for the laugh. Sorry you had such a crazy night!

my favorite line is "I'm just not a morning person" used to excuse their nastiness. Um, maybe don't get a job where you have to be at work at 0630 if you hate mornings so badly that you can't act like a civilized human being.

that's how our ICU is set up. I like being able to see into pt rooms more easily, if I was in a regular chair/desk I would uaually be looking at the bottom of my pt's feet! What I don't like is the wear and tear to the seat of my scrub pants. I'm not tall so I have to slide out of the chair each time I get up to do something. Some of my pants are getting pretty thin back there!

what a nice thing to say! good luck OP!

I did an externship at the hospital affiliated with my nursing school, but was hired as a graduate nurse at a different hospital. I do believe having the externship helped me land my new grad position. I was sure to mention that the externship was a competitive position and I was chosen to do it over other candidates. It was a good way to promote myself in an interview (something they tell you to do, but is difficult for me). I think the externship was very beneficial in terms of gaining confidence and experience.

oooh I totally agree with you! We have to guart pt privacy with our lives (in the hospital), even going so far as to lie and say "I have no pt with name" if requested. But in the clinics it seems like a free-for-all. My pet peeve is when someone with someone with CNA or medical assistant on their name tag introduces him/herself to me as a NURSE. um, no.

ps...Duke is your SECOND choice after COX? LOLLOLLOL I know its your back up in case you move, but.....that's not even comparing apples to oranges. It's comparing apples to .....dust bunnies. Hopefully, having your master's will give you a leg up, wherever you go.

it's as good as any program...has it's good points and it's bad points. It is somewhat difficult to get into the program. It took me 3 tries to get into just the ASN program. I have a previous BS with a good GPA. It was very frustrating to be denied, and they give you NO feedback as to what to do differently next time. *take that critique with a big grain of salt, however. The dean from that time is now GONE and a much better one is in place after I graduated. The accelaterated BSN program is very competitive to get into, however. good luck!

the idea of rotating 2 or 3 pairs of shoes is the best thing. you may have to experiment to find out which shoe brand works for you. I never thought I would say this, but I really love the Crocs I have been wearing off and on for a few weeks. Good, thick, padded, socks are important too, I think someone already mentioned that. I like Thorlos. They are so thick you may have to buy 1/2 size larger shoes. Kinda expensive too, but worth it. Good luck going to 12's. It may take a few weeks to get used to it, but it's totally doable.