dragonfly954

well,it was just a thought.we are getting ready for this hurricane.we are expecting a direct hit or at least a lot of wind damage.pray i will still have a house standing after the hurricane.wish you the best of luck in your situation.i had a homecare...

perhaps she would be a good candidate for some type of pet therapy,if her facility has that available.you might be surprised

I went in to work after several phone calls from my employer regarding me refusing to take report and that entire mess.yes,i got blasted when i came to work for about an hour.They attempted to try to tell me i misunderstood the assignment and told me...

I had one of those shifts last night(because of management,not patients) :angryfire .All I can tell you is today is another day and hope you have a better shift next time.

I wil never be accused of being underweight-lol,but have known many skinny minny nurses (young and older alike)that were more than capable of all the requirements to be a spectacular nurse. :)

I understand 100%.Last night for the first time I stood up for myself at the beginning of the shift(for an unsafe staffing ratio).One nurse was never scheduled(this seems to be the new norm the last 2 weeks).The attitude seems to be well it's sunday ...

I am an RN and my husband is in the medical field,but not a nurse.He is a firefighter/emt going thru paramedic training.He was never interested in the medical field until i went to nursing school.he used to say he was in awe of me because i was a nur...

I work in the same county where this lady died.i was shocked to see this story from our area,as it is a hole in the wall little town.i work for the county jail,so this was closer to home than just picking up the paper.it was true about having to brin...

I work in a busy county jail.we have an old retired md that comes in 2 days a week for clinic and we rely on our np to come in for sutures,relocations,i&d's for staph cases,etc.most of her business with us is for sutures.

I work in a county jail and we are subject to the "state"inspections as well.it is always a lot of fun.it has been known to happen on any shift one night they came in at mn and stayed til 4 am,then returned the same day at 3 pm and didn't leave until...

finding an eyeball that had rolled away under a cell door.this is what happens when prisoners push eachother off of the second tier onto the cold hard cement below....face first.that was a little disturbing

I can't get into any detail,but MAJOR HIPPA violation will have to dealt with at my facility.I didn't do it ,but we were the ones that found out about the violation and reported it.We were afraid if we didn't we would get in trouble for not at least ...

The only sin about all white is seeing your panty lines and bra outline.stopped wearing all white real fast after working in jail and prison-all men:chuckle

There was an article at work tonite about 2 nuses in a jail who didn't call the md about a juvenile having abdominal pain.they wre afraid to call at nite because of past explosions from the md.kid dies.both nurses arrested for murder.

78 degrees here on the beach in Fla all day,turning cold as icecubes right now.Went in to do a home care admission,very warm.came out to freezing my arse off 1 1/2 hours later:eek:

We have 2 small hospitals in my county;not much chance for privacy.After the renal insufficiency/failure started last July/Aug ,I was a frequent flier for about 3 months.I would put my hair up,not come in in my scrubs(why do some medical people do th...

you asked about near death experience.I' don't know what to call it,but it was an experience.I had a lot of bleeding after my son was born.i went back to the or the next day to see what was going on.i remember waking up in post op and feeling like so...

Another agency nurse( where we both have been contracted for a long period of time in the same facility) had some family problems and ended up being drug tested.drugs were an issue for a family member,but not for her.right after this incident ,I had ...

Do not think it is ok to put just a few drops of Visene in your friend's iced tea to see what will happen.She will not appreciate the severe unexplained abdominal pain that lasts for hours.nor will she appreciate the thousands of dollars spent on inv...

I've heard Tampa General is a great place to work.They have a good trauma level 1,burn floor,etc.All the major stuff there.i live in a little town.All of our major cases are sent over there to TG.Don't know much about the pay rate for a new grad.some...

There is more to nursing than 12 hour shifts and more families that care for the nurses than are a pain in the rear,regardless of what you may hear or read on this board.mabye this lady is just trying to be assured that her spouse is being taken care...

I will tell you about some of the ghostly experiences on death row and prison after this weekend.I am not meaning to ruin the day,but I have to attend a funeral on Sat.I need to get myself together and then will tell all about the inmates that ne...

I have a similar situation. I am an RN.He is a firefighter/emt,soon to be in paramedic school because of his job requirement.He was not in the medical field before this,so all of this was new to him.At first he was in awe of me being a nurse.he acted...

Worked on a dual diagnosis and regular psych floor.The AA and NA people would always bring in donations of cigs as"patient cigs" or ones leaving would donate.Amazing!

I worked at a state prison for 2 years.I could tell you some really scary stories about night shift and empty death row cells.........