unknown99

unknown99 BSN, RN

Inpatient Acute Rehab

Member

  • Content

    933

  • Visitors

    10,018

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    13

All Content by unknown99

  1. Describe your last day at work in 50 words or less !?

    unknown99 replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I think this describes it perfectly: :banghead:

  2. Why Does It Seem That RN's Hate Us and Hospitals Don't Believe In Us??

    unknown99 replied to brown eyed girl's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I was an LPN for 19 years prior to getting my RN. I never experienced anything like the OP described. I got my RN because my goal is to become a nurse educator, which I am working on right now. As an...

  3. Vanco peak & trough times

    unknown99 replied to alarla's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    We do 30 minutes before for the trough and 30 minutes after for the

  4. Meds you hate to give....

    unknown99 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Not really a med... but I hate giving blood. It requires alot of monitoring... basically one on one

  5. How to handle the docs

    unknown99 replied to blueyesue's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, for the most part, the physicians respect the nurses. There are that few, however, who can get pretty nasty. One doc who can get real nasty, well, we write him up everytime. He is nice...

  6. What is the hardest nursing class?

    unknown99 replied to selulion's topic in General Nursing

    No doubt about it.....

  7. things that drive me nuts...care to add??

    unknown99 replied to tampabaylpn2rn's topic in General Nursing

    Doctors who think they can treat nurses like dogs... Co-workers who whine or complain the whole time they are at work Nurses who do not answer call-lights because they feel that is strictly for the...

  8. Discharge orders you'd LIKE to write!!!

    unknown99 replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in Emergency

    Sometimes I would LOVE to give this d/c instruction.... Go to He**, Go Straight to He**, Do not pass go, do not collect

  9. Describe your last day at work in 50 words or less !?

    unknown99 replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    1 c-diff, 1 bipolar w/med not working, 1 MI, 2 getting PRBCs, not enough staff, nutso doctor, not enough

  10. Male Mammogram

    unknown99 replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Fran, LOL!!! You are so bad!!! I love

  11. What are SOAP notes?

    unknown99 replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Students

    Subjective data; what you are told Objective data; what you see/hear/feel/smell Assessment; your diagnosis (nursing) Plan; what you

  12. I need shoes recommendation...NO CLOGS ALLOWED

    unknown99 replied to Nathalie's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I used to use Birkinstocks. They are so comfortable, but still my feet would hurt on accassion. My Podiatrist told me to wear Sketchers. I bought a pair, started wearing them, and now 2 years later, I...

  13. Shift Report

    unknown99 replied to ladytopaz's topic in First Year After Licensure

    We had a similar problem between all the shifts. Now, we tape report and leave our report sheet in the report room. Have had no problem since. Works

  14. Please help me think of a nursing-related name!!!

    unknown99 replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have a nurse friend who has named all of her pets after medicines. A dog named Zylo (short for zylocaine) A dog named ASA (aspirin) A dog named Tylo (Tylenol) A bird named Demo

  15. I just had to tell this little story

    unknown99 replied to night owl's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    AWWW, that is one of those moments when a nurse thinks "Now this is what it all

  16. suspended license

    unknown99 replied to janwin's topic in General Nursing

    Generally

  17. Help! I think my boss is having an affair with a coworker

    unknown99 replied to Mandylpn's topic in General Nursing

    As long as the patient care is not compromised, then it is best to stay out of

  18. Describe your last day at work in 50 words or less !?

    unknown99 replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Pulmonary emboli as soon as the lady is transferred to our unit at 1630 because the other unit she was on had left her sitting in a w/c since 0830!!! Doctor in; wrote ten gazillion orders-- unit clerk...

  19. I'm sick to my eyeballs of incompetent agency nurses.

    unknown99 replied to bulletproofbarb's topic in General Nursing

    Good agency nurses/bad agency nurses. There are also good staff nurses/bad staff

  20. Fox TV's House

    unknown99 replied to ticker-rn's topic in General Nursing

    I did not get to watch the show this week. However, it is one of my favorite shows about the medical community. I think it is meant to portray several faccades at one time. We do have some doctors who...

  21. Please let me VENT!!

    unknown99 replied to Alibaba's topic in General Nursing

    The quickest way to get this patient treated is to send them to the emergency room. There, they will admit the patient, and a G.I doc will see the patient within 12 to 24 hours. Been there, done that....

  22. Medical terms in Spanish

    unknown99 replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in General Nursing

    Also, in the back of the Taber's medical encyclopedia, there is a section of commonly used words and phrases you might need in Spanish. Also, in the RN Notes, there is a

  23. Teddy... The Boy Who Made a Difference

    unknown99 replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Oncology

    Oh Fran.... Thank you for that very heartwarming story. I cried, smiled, and genuinely felt good after reading

  24. Should I find a new OB??

    unknown99 replied to hope3456's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I would find someone else. If you are not comfortable with his care now, then when the delivery time comes around, you will have a not so good

  25. dumb questions

    unknown99 replied to mediatix8's topic in General Nursing

    LOL!!!! That is so