SweetLemon

dealing with difficult/hard to get along with patients happens quite frequently. even the nicest person can become cranky/cantankerous when they are sick. i have learned over the years to maintain appropriate boundaries while still meeting my patient...

Never be afraid to ask questions... no matter how dumb and insignificant it might sound, its not. Personally I think the person unwilling to ask questions is a lot scarier then the nurse who asks the "dumb" ones. Good Luck & Best Wishes!

Another nurse that I work with and I have started an unofficial study group.... This week I am trying to learn more about hepatic encephalopathy and wondering if anyone has come across any interesting facts or tidbits, or just interesting first hand...

Thanks for all the great replies.... and I am so sorry to hear some of the more personal stories of family members who had to deal with HE it has to be so much harder when you are caring for your own loved ones!:redbeathe Something interesting I foun...

To be completely honest I really do enjoy what I do. I graduated in may of 08 when finding a job (after being told time and time again about nursing shortages) was really difficult. I ended up applying for a psychiatric inpatient nursing position tha...

Never good to lie, of course the obvious reason would be dealing with getting caught but it is also a really poor way to start you career. At the end of the day you have to live with yourself and having that stress in the back of your mind that you c...

I work psych so the ratios typically run quite a bit different but staffing for us most days is really good; for 24 patients we typically have anywhere between 2-3 nurses as well as 5 techs and a unit clerk. Most days we also have another nurse whose...

I think the whole thing sounds very unfair but as mentioned before depending on what state you live in probably something they will be able to get away with. In the facility I work at any times they change your schedule or hours you have to sign an a...

I have been out of school now for a little over 2 years now and find that part of me really does miss it. As intense as nursing school can be it really does force you to learn a lot of really interesting things in a fairly short amount of time. So I ...

thank you, very excellent advice....i am totally with you on the geek thing... probably part of why i miss school so much. :lol2:

I absolutely get what your saying and I really do agree with ya. It is important to be well rounded as individuals. I am not looking for this to take over my life but at the same time I really do enjoy nursing/pathophysiology/pharmacology... just sci...

Recently I came across the sweetest older women who became one of my patient's in an acute care psych hospital. She is a paranoid schizophrenic who insists that she is healed mentally and physically. I have run into this many times with patient who a...

Thanks everyone for all the good advice and ideas.... wherehastimegone... I can't help but crack up at sending meds telepathically:yeah: but in the best interest of your patient I could totally see how that would work. You sound very creative in your...

I have to agree with a lot of the posts mentioned above regarding it all has to do with the person who they feel they have the best rapport with. When it comes to Alcohol consumption especially when a pt. is placed on ETOH withdrawal protocol I find ...

I agree, their is no benefit in your supervisor "seeing" that you are actually sick... if you call and say your ill they should be able to trust that your telling the truth. Leaving the unit short a staff member with no time to find a replacement but...

This is exactly what I was thinking, not sure how hard these positions are to come by but something you may what to look into. Good Luck, hope you find something you can feel passionate about!

~Exactly my thought:yeah:

I really do understand what everyone is saying and as a patient advocate I agree it would be very appropriate to get the women's permission before you start examining her lady bits not to mention bringing other people to do so. But playing devils adv...

When I was about to start my associates program I was told that with the exception of working as a school nurse or being in nursing administration I would have no trouble getting hired. Not exactly what I came across. While many of the hospitals in m...

Always possible they could have been laughing at something completely non-related but all the same confidential. If they are laughing at you then they are unprofessional and seriously immature. It sounded as though the charge was unaware of the proce...

I have only been a nurse for a little over a year and can remember some intense days in the begining. I think this post really reminded me of the importance of taking care of your new nurses. While it is important to teach it is also important to enc...

So for the past week I have been training for relief supervisor. It was not something I asked for but was excited for the opportunity to try something new. The plan is to train intensively for a few weeks so at the end of the month I can cover to the...

Sometimes it also helps to try to address the issue less directly. I have found with a lot of patients its not so much they have problem doing what you want them to do, they just don't like being told what to do period. On the one hand I can underst...

Yeah I hear you, I remember struggling with that a lot while going through nursing school. The other thing I ran into frequently is when you have a really emotionally draining case that is sad.... As much as family and friends want to support you the...

The Dictator.... Wants to demanding the care their family member recieves but wants nothing to do with the patient. Usually found calling and giving orders over the phone but never seen during visiting hours (and lives right up the street). These one...