GI Issue Nurse replied to greyhair's topic in General Nursing
Dear Burnout Burnout is a very real problem in our profession. There is tons of literature out there on the issue and ways to cope with it. As you well know, we are hardest on ourselves and our...
GI Issue Nurse replied to Sadie04's topic in General Nursing
C diff would be much worse than a stool transplant!! You don't drink it!
Just think....C diff can kill you or make you wish that it would since you life is so miserable. A stool enema and...
GI Issue Nurse replied to Sadie04's topic in General Nursing
Actually makes a lot of sense and the thought does NOT gross me out, but there is the little fact that I manage an GI Endo lab!! ( :rotfl: :rotfl: LOL, LOL:roll ) Not something most of us feel...
GI Issue Nurse replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing
My name has 2 meanings. I currently manage an Endoscopy Lab which covers "GI Nurse" but I also spent many yrs in the USAF therefore I'm "GI Issue Nurse" for "Government Issue Nurse, 1 each"! I have...
GI Issue Nurse replied to mrsabradford's topic in General Nursing
Get your ADN and work. Be really careful about student loans because Med school can leave you with debts that could take you a lifetime to repay. Doctors do not have the earning power that they use...
GI Issue Nurse replied to Nurse2be's topic in General Nursing
Dear Nurse2Be, I feel your pain! I quit a higher paying job to take a lower paying one but with different trade-offs. I was in the military as is my husband, who is also a nurse. The reasons are too...
GI Issue Nurse replied to nurseattorney's topic in General Nursing
I called a physician for an End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) patient that had an extremely elevated blood glucose and had been on Nipride for hypertensive crisis. This doc had written a transfer to the...
GI Issue Nurse replied to doularoz's topic in General Nursing
The absolute best shoes that I have found are the Anywears clogs. I have bad knees and a bad back and have been wearing these clogs for 4 years. The same pair!! All I have to do is change out the...