raynefall

raynefall

ER then CVICU now

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  1. My sister is on life support

    raynefall replied to realnursealso/LPN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh bless your heart, I am so sorry for your loss. You and your family are in my

  2. Family members that work your nerves!!!

    raynefall replied to BluntForceTrauma's topic in General Nursing

    I would have called security immediately. He went too far on that

  3. Documention in the Emergency Dept.

    raynefall replied to UP Nurse's topic in Emergency

    We are doing this at my hospital also. They sent us an email saying that the stop time needs to be clicked off in a reasonable amount of time. Let's see, in the midst of all the emergencies, I suppose...

  4. Why shift diff nights when days are so busy?

    raynefall replied to Johnny Moo Man's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked night shift, day shift was much worse off in terms of the work, but I felt like a walking zombie all the time. My eyes felt like I had sand in them, all I did was sleep, I had no life...

  5. Cockroaches are driving me out of the hospital!

    raynefall posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have never in my life seen so many cockroaches in a place of business! I work in a huge and OLD hospital and I have seen cockroaches in the halls, locker room, stairwell, medication room and...

  6. Cockroaches are driving me out of the hospital!

    raynefall replied to raynefall's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, not if there are roaches in it. If I come across a picture of one online I start bawling. It is a true fear and I don't care to see them..... I get enough of them at work. We get alot of...

  7. My brain says no but my heart says yes

    raynefall replied to Megsd's topic in Emergency

    Meg, You will never know if you can make it if you don't try it. The emergency department is not for everyone but it is meant for alot of us, and the only way you will know what your niche is is if...

  8. Free ER Care?

    raynefall replied to Toquay's topic in Emergency

    I know it! I don't get the whole food thing. As soon as these patients get to the treatment area it's "nurse, I haven't eaten in 3 days." I'm thinking so? That's my problem how? Are you here for the...

  9. How long of orientation in ER is enough?

    raynefall replied to Nurse4AU's topic in Emergency

    Brand new nurses have to go through a six month orientation, they spend one day a week in class and the other three days on the floor. Seasoned nurses get about 4-8

  10. Is school still overwhelming if I don't work and have no kids at home?

    raynefall replied to Toots71506's topic in General Nursing

    To echo others, it depends on what kind of student you are. I did not work while going to nursing school, nor did I have children, but I was still stressed and overwhelmed at times. I admire those...

  11. Strange diagnosis

    raynefall replied to aerorunner80's topic in General Nursing

    I get alot of seizure patients where I work and while most of them are real, there are a few people who fake them. I once had a patient who came in with seizures, whose husband babied her.... every...

  12. Am I too old to go to nursing school and into a nursing career?

    raynefall replied to is58tooold's topic in General Nursing

    As long as you have life, it is never too late to do anything you want to do. Good

  13. Multiple Sclerosis

    raynefall replied to kmrmom42's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Hi! I was diagnosed with mild carpal tunnel to my right hand with a ncv. Nothing peripherally wrong showed up on my left hand and my right foot which I normally experience pins and needles there

  14. Wondering how others deal with RUDE patients, docs, colleagues?????

    raynefall replied to TrudyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Now why would I want to do that? If I have a difficult patient in the ED, I want them to be seen quickly so they can get out of there so I don't have to deal with them. I deal with some very rude...

  15. Multiple Sclerosis

    raynefall replied to kmrmom42's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I am crossing my fingers and hoping that I do not have MS, but I am being worked up to rule it out. The tingling and slight numbness drive me mad especially when I feel the tingles creeping up my left...

  16. Why did you take up nursing? What's your story?

    raynefall replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    My mother had a stroke a couple of days after I was born and had spent a month or so in the hospital. She told me that one day during her hospital stay, she had to use the bedpan and told the CNA...

  17. LPNs glorified Techs?

    raynefall replied to mommie2bodie's topic in General Nursing

    That is not true at all where I've worked at. The LPNs had their own set of patients and did everything that RNs did, with a few exceptions. Where I work now, the LPNs get the 7 set of hard patients...

  18. It's sometimes hard being a nurse of color isn't it?

    raynefall replied to Kanani_Ikike's topic in General Nursing

    Kanani, Yes, unfortunately I do know where you are coming from. I am half black and half white, however, I consider myself black, and when asked I say that I'm black. Thankfully, I do not have that...

  19. Just a vent.....

    raynefall replied to Preemienurse23's topic in General Nursing

    ^^^ She said it

  20. Faxed Patient Report Form

    raynefall replied to MoodyButt's topic in Emergency

    I'll give you a pro about using fax reports, we no longer have to wait minutes to get the nurse on the line. We just find out who will be receiving the patient and fax the

  21. Why SHOULDN'T one smoke in Amsterdam?

    raynefall replied to Busy20yo's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly, no one has to know your

  22. So are you staying where you are? ~A Poll

    raynefall replied to SteveNNP's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I started out working on a post surgical/ortho floor, stayed there for 9 months and then left. Now I'm working in the

  23. What nurse/patient ratios do you work with?

    raynefall replied to heather1999's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I work in a post surgical unit, and unfornately, it's not rare to have 9 patients at

  24. Florida Board of Nursing

    raynefall replied to Nathalie's topic in Florida Nursing

    ^^ Sounds like the CC I just graduated

  25. Florida Board of Nursing

    raynefall replied to Nathalie's topic in Florida Nursing

    Here ya go: http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/nursing/nur_consumer.html scroll down until you see NCLEX passing