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sweetsounds

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  1. Eat Before You Get Here!

    sweetsounds replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency

    And now I say "take a breath..." So was your comment constructive or a

  2. Eat Before You Get Here!

    sweetsounds replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency

    WHAT????? When a pt has been around the block a few times, let them adapt... I have been the pt several times so, I know what I'm talking about. If the kitchen is closed, so to speak, and u are ill,...

  3. the Subpoena Blues

    sweetsounds replied to teeituptom's topic in Emergency

    Thanks to OP. It distracted me for a while from my anxiety over a missed appointment of my own, one that's going to require some BIG 'splainin'. Sorry too, that you are being chastised. I totally...

  4. Is 6 months enough??

    sweetsounds replied to krispymommy's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I don't know what to tell you. 6 MO is not much when you talk to an old-timer... What were you doing B4? If u don't like it, u don't like it but did you like everythingto begin with? Like, I don't...

  5. Comments about our choice of profession

    sweetsounds posted a topic in Emergency

    How do you respond to those comments about being a nurse that are like a backhanded compliment? You know, like a) my relative who said "I always wanted to be a nurse but I can't stand people...

  6. I just cannot take care of her.

    sweetsounds replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Bless you when you feel that way. I have felt it many times. Those are the nes that you take home. Like that 98yo man, pillar of the hospital auxiliary, who had broken his hip. Lying in bed, which he...

  7. My boss is/was the devil!

    sweetsounds replied to sweetsounds's topic in Emergency

    Thanks so much for the previous post, hilarious! Is there a word for that-something like passive-aggressive but in a GOOD way. Brilliantly devious maybe. Whenever I think of something like that I just...

  8. My boss is/was the devil!

    sweetsounds posted a topic in Emergency

    Thought this might be a good place to vent anonymously. I had a boss one time who started her shift in the morning griping about me calling in the night before only to be told that I was,in fact,...

  9. Strange things found on (or in) a pt.

    sweetsounds replied to squeakykitty's topic in Emergency

    Once I went to put a foley(if you see where I'm going) in a female pt and I swear she brought her own GNATS to the picnic! How did I keep a straight

  10. Help will I ever get well!!!

    sweetsounds replied to nebrgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I call this Marcus Welby Syndrome (disease of the week.) I guess you have to be old enough to understand the

  11. I hate nursing

    sweetsounds replied to prettylittlenurse2b's topic in General Students

    Too right you are! Better out than in I always

  12. Most Embarassing Nursing Moments

    sweetsounds replied to Jessiedog's topic in Nursing Humor

    STINKERS!!!

  13. My boss is/was the devil!

    sweetsounds replied to sweetsounds's topic in Emergency

    That stinks! Reminds me of a friend of mine who, back in the day, entered a patients room to find him hanging by his posey vest. When she hurt her back rescuing him she was chastised because she...

  14. Tips on how NOT to appear like a Drug seeker

    sweetsounds replied to WillowBrook's topic in Emergency

    Heh, heh, heh. Does make you wonder a

  15. Tell me I'll get over needle fear

    sweetsounds replied to luv2yoga's topic in Nursing Career

    Better the tender inner arm. It hurts the patient less than say the nice toughened-up skin on the back of their hand. Of course, everyone is different. Just tell yourself it's something they need to...

  16. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    sweetsounds replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Yep, I had a frequent flyer like that. Dementia. Also BKA. There was a nasty nurse I disliked who was not very understanding towards him. I did warn her not to touch the bed rails w/o gloves. That's...

  17. What's the deal with black?

    sweetsounds replied to SCUnursie06's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    That is one color I abhor. One of our docs wears them. Reminds my of the bad cowboy wearing the black hat thing. Previous post about lint is dead

  18. Diarrhea & dehydration

    sweetsounds replied to silverbhullet's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have an issue with the m.d. saying the patient isn't dehydrated;I have an issue with can't be dehydrated. That bothers

  19. Diarrhea & dehydration

    sweetsounds replied to silverbhullet's topic in General Nursing

    Get the heck

  20. I hate nursing

    sweetsounds replied to prettylittlenurse2b's topic in General Students

    Are you sure you have investigated the many career paths you could choose? There are specialties in which you do not perform bedside nursing. Nursing informatics or case management come to...

  21. ED interview

    sweetsounds replied to Boston-RN's topic in Emergency

    I have done this a few times very recently. ?'s I was asked were really dumb. Tell us about yourself... Tell us about a difficult situation you experienced and how did you deal w/it? What are your...

  22. ED shortage?

    sweetsounds replied to solneeshka's topic in Emergency

    I have worked at 4 different ERs/companies. Have been sent home early (and thanking my lucky stars.) Have also sent people home early pretty routinely when doing charge. In some respects it is a crazy...

  23. Nursing Drama..why?

    sweetsounds replied to Nenee's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I think there is a lot of drama at many workplaces, not just in healthcare. The post about self esteem issues makes sense too. Obviously nursing is stressful. Expectations are often ridiculously high,...

  24. considering nursing school at 45 yo

    sweetsounds replied to turtlesrus's topic in General Students

    do it do it do it!!!! you have proved you have the empathy,

  25. Salary at MGH

    sweetsounds replied to TRR8021's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Could you be (a lot) more