southlandshari

southlandshari

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  1. First job in ER, new grad

    southlandshari replied to emtstudentnurse's topic in Emergency

    If you have four years as an EMT working 911 calls, you have plenty of experience in the ER environment and with your local ER staff. That experience will serve you well. That experience, in fact,...

  2. Lpn

    southlandshari replied to CM2000's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Congratulations!!!

  3. Thank you....all of you

    southlandshari replied to southlandshari's topic in General Nursing

    Just finished seven nights in a row in the ER due to a scheduling glitch and wrapped it up with a four hour micro class this morning. Last night started out awful - I overslept for the first time...

  4. "And it's all going to be your fault"

    southlandshari replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    It is also all your fault when patients make it through another night to see another day. And all your fault when they get the meds they need to thrive and, in many cases, simply to live. And all your...

  5. Tips for nurses in their first year of nursing

    southlandshari replied to Brian's topic in First Year After Licensure

    oops - wrong

  6. ER Nurses. Read This!

    southlandshari replied to ERERER's topic in Emergency

    Thank you so much for posting this here - it is a wonderful message and all nurses, not just ER nurses, should feel appreciated by this editorial. I know I wouldn't feel slighted in the least to read...

  7. Will Somebody Please tell me it gets better as a Nurse?

    southlandshari replied to Kunzieo's topic in General Nursing

    Amen, AMEN and

  8. Single mom going to nursing school. Is it possble?

    southlandshari replied to sahmwannabe's topic in Nursing Career

    Anything is possible if you set your mind to it! :) I am a single mom, too, and my daughter is about your child's age. I work full-time at night at our local hospital and go to school in the...

  9. Trauma Naked?

    southlandshari replied to mark90's topic in General Nursing

    Well

  10. Trauma Naked?

    southlandshari replied to mark90's topic in General Nursing

    Sadly, you are right. And an isolated reprimand based on a complaint will do nothing but generate grumbling and gossip among staff as soon as the manager leaves the nurses station. That said, I...

  11. Have you ever been a patient?

    southlandshari replied to jessi1106's topic in General Nursing

    Yep....my story is here: https://allnurses.com/forums/f8/thank-you-all-you-298398.html Excellent thread, I look forward to the replies!

  12. I want her fired!!!!

    southlandshari replied to HisTreasure's topic in General Nursing

    Well said. I agree. May all of our supervisors promote honey in our halls so that those of us in the trenches don't have to suffer so many stupid bee stings! Or something like

  13. I want her fired!!!!

    southlandshari replied to HisTreasure's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, now I am going to play the devil's advocate, not because I want to inflame things in this thread, but because I have seen far too many situations like the one you describe in which the CNA was...

  14. I want her fired!!!!

    southlandshari replied to HisTreasure's topic in General Nursing

    I blame this on those in positions of authority who reward this type of behavior with a knee-jerk reaction rather than reason and rational conflict mediation. Being a supervisor or a manager is a far...

  15. Thank you....all of you

    southlandshari replied to southlandshari's topic in General Nursing

    Just a brief post script to my story here....I was so encouraged by the responses so many of you posted to this thread that I decided to take a risk and use my original post as the essay required for...

  16. Flu Shots

    southlandshari replied to RNERHOUSESUPOR's topic in General Nursing

    That same vaccination that may protect you can also make you very, very sick, Woody. And those nurses and other medical personnel who refuse it deserve to have their personal decisions respected, not...

  17. Flu Shots

    southlandshari replied to RNERHOUSESUPOR's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sending thoughts and prayers your way, Rod. I believe that the actions of your employer - particularly the chorus of "it's out of my hands" by anyone and everyone in a position to make reasonable...

  18. Thank you....all of you

    southlandshari replied to southlandshari's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you, bassandtea!

  19. Mature LPN's Treated Unfairly

    southlandshari replied to FrustratedLPN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    First of all, remove the term "rose-colored glasses" from your vocabulary. You need to approach your work with patients with open eyes and realism, but that term is far too often used by people to...

  20. Peeves at work

    southlandshari replied to november17's topic in General Nursing

    Or, for that matter, when people carry on animated discussions in English over a patient while they are doing their care (and the patient is cognitively intact). Having experienced it from the...

  21. How many students did your nursing program accept for your class?

    southlandshari replied to anna19's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My college accepted 16 students in the program the term I applied and was accepted. I am so grateful that I had no idea how limited the slots were until after I got my acceptance

  22. Some mean Nurses.......

    southlandshari replied to Billsgirl's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Well

  23. 32 year old dude enrolled in CNA program this morning...

    southlandshari replied to doulos's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I was a 37 year old chick with some ESL teaching experience abroad and a variety of other life adventures under my belt when I - for some of the same reasons you list - took a leap of faith into the...

  24. Thank you....all of you

    southlandshari replied to southlandshari's topic in General Nursing

    Giving this one more kick for those going back into the fray tonight or tomorrow morning. Thank you for doing all the thankless things you do every shift you

  25. Thank you....all of you

    southlandshari replied to southlandshari's topic in General Nursing

    I am so glad I posted here - all of the responses have been so warm and welcoming and heartfelt. I haven't had time to do more than scan the thread - I hope to be back online later tonight and to do a...