NurseDirtyBird

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  1. sooo tired of staff without ANY compassion or empathy!!!

    NurseDirtyBird replied to nervousnurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Haha, you guys are better people than me! My response would be a smart-aleck remark: "Yeah, you'd be on your call-light for pain meds too if you were dying of cancer. Let's hope that never happens...

  2. OMG Say it correctly!

    NurseDirtyBird replied to seanynjboy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Intestine pronounced in-test-YNE, with a long "I" sound. And it bugs me a little when the pharmacist says "lorayzepam." That might be how they learned it, Latin pronunciation, etc., but it just...

  3. One huge reason I want to be a nurse

    NurseDirtyBird replied to mrnightinggale's topic in General Nursing

    Everybody wants us to walk in the patients' shoes, and nobody wants to walk in the nurses' shoes. Probably because they know it'll make their feet

  4. Do doctors have any idea what we nurses do? lol

    NurseDirtyBird replied to missladyrn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sooooo glad I had a CNM when I was pregnant. I told her I was think of taking a LOA while I was pregnant (I'd ended up in the ED with dehydration on a couple occasions after some very long crazy...

  5. Doctor Hassles

    NurseDirtyBird replied to ThislittleoneRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I had a provider like this who refused to speak to the floor nurses, and he was the medical director. Didn't matter if it was after business hours and we had a problem, if the floor nurses called...

  6. Its really NOT a fate worse then death

    NurseDirtyBird replied to KRSLPN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yay! I love LTC! When I first took a CNA class, I told myself (and all who were unfortunate enough to have to listen) that I would never EVER work in a nursing home. About halfway through the class...

  7. Fun: Coke or Pepsi Nurses?

    NurseDirtyBird replied to Brian's topic in Nursing Humor

    Pepsi all the

  8. Texas BON for bipolar disorder

    NurseDirtyBird replied to bella_'s topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Speak with your psychiatrist/NP. They'll tell you if they feel comfortable with you working as a nurse, and if they'll write a letter to the BON on your behalf. It sounds like TX pretty specifically...

  9. Could someone of average IQ become an ADN nurse?

    NurseDirtyBird replied to Weber's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Common sense is more important than IQ. If you've got a good head on your shoulders and a willingness to apply yourself, you'll be fine. Book smarts help, but if you can't think on your feet and...

  10. The Patient Who Receives No Visits

    NurseDirtyBird replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Back when I was a brand new nurse in LTC, I had a patient who was very demented and we'd cared for him for about three years. We had never seen anybody visit him. His son was POA, but never did more...

  11. Cursing on the job

    NurseDirtyBird replied to Ciale's topic in Emergency

    I've had a potty-mouth since I was in the 4th grade (I didn't have much of an upbringing). I've learned to turn it off in situations where it is inappropriate, such as in front of patients. I've...

  12. Prevalence of Christians in the field of nursing

    NurseDirtyBird replied to FSUNurse2b's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Nursing isn't about the nurse. It makes no difference what religion anybody is as long as everyone's right to believe or disbelieve is respected. I understand that having like-minded coworkers would...

  13. Feeling sad about my ALS patient

    NurseDirtyBird replied to ekramona's topic in General Nursing

    This, except for the specific patient, is exactly what I was going to

  14. I just need some advice on this one, and it's making me NERVOUS.

    NurseDirtyBird replied to sherabear's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    So she's on the call-light all the time...did you ever think that maybe THAT was a sign of, oh, I don't know, ANXIETY??? She seems pretty ANXIOUS to get her Ativan, doesn't she? As a chronic anxiety...

  15. ltc desk/treatment nurse newbie

    NurseDirtyBird replied to malicexmirage's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I've learned to never trust a facility that puts a brand new nurse in a charge position. If I had one piece of advice to give a new grad, it would be to not accept a charge nurse position. However,...

  16. Shocked by facial piercings at work

    NurseDirtyBird replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I have never ONCE had a complaint from a patient about my sleeve of tattoos or my nose piercing. I get curiosity and compliments, if anything. I'm not known as "the nurse with tattoos," I'm known as...

  17. I don't know how you nurses deal with death

    NurseDirtyBird replied to Poochiewoochie's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm sorry for the loss of your mother. I agree with melsch, after witnessing many deaths, you view it differently. Death frightened me for a long time, since I was a child. When I got into...

  18. Attention All Nurses....

    NurseDirtyBird replied to combsj25's topic in General Nursing

    I stick tubes and pills in people, generally around 25 patients at a time. I also solve problems, alleviate pain, and help improve or maintain functionality. I monitor the condition of patients and...

  19. Does your employer make accommodations for your disability?

    NurseDirtyBird replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I feel for you. This is one reason why I'm afraid of being open about my illness at work, and why I work PRN. If I have to take some Dr. ordered time off, I don't have tell anyone about it. I...

  20. Not a real nurse huh?

    NurseDirtyBird replied to kkrlaa5512's topic in School

    Yep, I know how this goes. I have never wanted to go into acute care, and that was reinforced by clinicals in nursing school. I work in LTC and love it, but my heart belongs to Hospice. I'm working...

  21. What if we had to tell the real truth when asked about our weaknesses?

    NurseDirtyBird replied to RNperdiem's topic in General Nursing

    Here's mine: 1. I don't give a crap about the company I work for. I don't care about saving the company money. I think company slogans and motivational programs are stupid and I will make fun of...

  22. New sheriff in town

    NurseDirtyBird replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I would like the ability to say, "no." As in, "No, I will not call the doctor and ask him to give you Dilaudid for your sprained ankle." "No, you do not get all the pillows in the facility to...

  23. Kind of a rant, sorry!

    NurseDirtyBird replied to MECO28's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't work in acute care, I work SNF. Our biggest pains in our butts are orthopedists. God forbid you call them with high fevers or other s/s of infection. "Call the PCP, don't bother me with...

  24. Bending and Breaking the Rules in Nursing

    NurseDirtyBird replied to TheCommuter's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Haha, yes! That poor woman had a little bright spot at the dreary

  25. Dangerous patients

    NurseDirtyBird replied to dallet6's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Management generally discourages calling the police and removing the resident because the facility doesn't get reimbursed for a patient that's not there. So? If I'm being threatened and harmed by a...