ItsyBitsySpider

ItsyBitsySpider BSN, RN

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  1. Any Peds ER nurses out there???

    ItsyBitsySpider replied to tabymac's topic in Emergency

    Hey taby, Congrats on becoming a nurse! I know it's a long, hard road through school. I personally didn't think I would work in a Peds ER while I was in school either. When I graduated they would not...

  2. slave labor

    ItsyBitsySpider replied to Uptoherern's topic in Emergency

    It's precisely these actions that has allowed for the deterioration of working conditions for RN's. The martyrdom attitude is fine and dandy but not going to keep you healthy and working for very...

  3. wondering about charity hospital status

    ItsyBitsySpider replied to sissiesmama's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    Charity Hospital is now just a huge vacant building. It's very surreal to see it now, when just 2 years ago the place was busting at the seams with people. It does not look like this hospital is going...

  4. How do You Know?

    ItsyBitsySpider replied to weirdRN's topic in General Nursing

    Whimsie I think you just know. The important thing is to take a few days, couple of weeks maybe, to think it over and make sure it's really how you are feeling. I'm a firm believer in no

  5. How do you handle innappropriate patients?

    ItsyBitsySpider replied to AmyRN1227's topic in General Nursing

    I can understand some of you feel kissing (on the cheek) is inappropriate but where I'm from, way down yonder, kissing hello and goodbye is more common than shaking hands. I don't think twice about...

  6. Go Saints!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    ItsyBitsySpider replied to LuluBird's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    Just when I thought I would support the Colts a fan comes and says something ridiculous like this. I could see if the Colts had made a Superbowl appearance before but we all know that's not the

  7. Go Saints!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    ItsyBitsySpider replied to LuluBird's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    Thanks for that. We are very happy that the Chargers dumped Drew, he is a blessing to us and we love him. This just wasn't our year. As we say every year, there's always next

  8. Go Saints!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    ItsyBitsySpider replied to LuluBird's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    It's a shame you have to come here to rub it in, just a little more. I can't tell you how many Eagles fans I hugged last week after we beat them. I guess that's the difference between Bears and Saints...

  9. New Orleans Crime Rate?

    ItsyBitsySpider replied to vicvic's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    Let me know which one and I could probably help you. Love Branford! I hope you get to come, it's really a unique city. Plus, Mardi Gras is next

  10. Go Saints!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    ItsyBitsySpider replied to LuluBird's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    I reckon you are lost...you belong on the loser, I mean Illinois thread. Thanks for looking! GEAUXXXXXXXXXX

  11. New Orleans Crime Rate?

    ItsyBitsySpider replied to vicvic's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    I really wish people who don't live here and have never been here would keep their opinions to themselves. The crime here is, for the vast majority, drug related and isolated to the same areas of the...

  12. Out of nursing program cause i am smoker!!!

    ItsyBitsySpider replied to misstaz25's topic in General Nursing

    Are you serious? This attitude is a prime example of why nurses are underpaid, overworked, and crapped on daily. Just plain old complacency and an attitude of, why bother fighting when I know I won't...

  13. we're pregnant

    ItsyBitsySpider replied to medsurgnurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    "We're pregnant" annoys me too. I don't care if the male is velcroed to the woman's hip, has given 7 sperm samples, been to each appointment, been poked and prodded where no man has gone before, he is...

  14. Dear nurse, I really don't want to bother you

    ItsyBitsySpider replied to JeanettePNP's topic in General Nursing

    Our techs work every code with us. They are also responsible for 6 other beds and all that comes with

  15. Dear nurse, I really don't want to bother you

    ItsyBitsySpider replied to JeanettePNP's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with telling them to sit tight. No one dies from being a little uncomfortable for a little while. These are adults and they are in the ER, not the Hilton. Kids are different b/c if they are...

  16. People I'm thankful for...

    ItsyBitsySpider replied to EmerNurse's topic in Emergency

    I'm thankful for the one tech that works with four nurses and runs all day... I'm also thankful for the security officers who find us wheelchairs when we need them.. I'm thankful for the nursery...

  17. Had a mom flip out on me today...

    ItsyBitsySpider posted a topic in Pediatric

    So today I had a mom who was a nervous wreck, kid was fine, just needed a little labwork. Mom refuses papoose, the kid flips out during the stick, mom loses it and allows kiddo to swing arms. Kids...

  18. What would you do if.....

    ItsyBitsySpider replied to EmerNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I would help absolutely but definitely would not give rescue breaths w/o a mask. As far as the bleeding, if nothing was available I would probably hold pressure w/o gloves. This is why I carry both. I...

  19. Ever had a Safe Haven baby in the ER?

    ItsyBitsySpider posted a topic in Emergency

    Hey all...I was just wondering if any of you have ever had a mom relinquish her newborn to you under the Safe Haven Law. If so, can you please share your experiences? Do you ask questions? Bring them...

  20. Only interested in Peds- possible?

    ItsyBitsySpider replied to mslinzyann's topic in Pediatric

    You can do whatever you like. I've only worked with Peds patients and that's probably all I'll ever do. I have no interest in working with the "big

  21. Wiping Butt...

    ItsyBitsySpider replied to Chicagoan's topic in General Nursing

    Very little. Luckily the only butts I wipe are under 1 year

  22. I don't want to gag

    ItsyBitsySpider replied to fathernurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    Rubbing a little Vicks under your nose works great. It really does block out the smell. After a while you'll probably just get used to

  23. What is the silliest complaint someone has ever made aboutyou?

    ItsyBitsySpider replied to SharonH, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    :rotfl: This is one of the best. The absurdity is

  24. They Think I'm Working Christmas??

    ItsyBitsySpider replied to jodyangel's topic in General Nursing

    3 days notice is ridiculous. It's even more ridiculous that they expect you to work at 3 after doing 2 nights. Holiday time is always a nightmare with the schedule. Every year someone quits and...

  25. What is the silliest complaint someone has ever made aboutyou?

    ItsyBitsySpider replied to SharonH, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    In nursing school, I had an instructer pull me aside and very firmly told me that my scrub top was too tight and not to wear it again. About a week later I approached her on the unit and asked if this...