NurseDirtyBird

NurseDirtyBird

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  1. Just another day right? NOT!

    NurseDirtyBird replied to AggieNurse99's topic in Medical-Surgical

    What kind of SNF only gives you 8-9 patients?! Sign me up! I have at least

  2. Habits you picked up from work...

    NurseDirtyBird replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I knock on my own bedroom door and say,

  3. What are some personality traits needed to be a great nurse?

    NurseDirtyBird replied to KayyyT's topic in General Nursing

    Be willing to ask questions and ask for help when you need it. You don't know everything, and niether does anybody

  4. Nurse with Disdain

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

    Maybe paramedic would have been a better

  5. More ignorance. Any wonder the public is confused!

    NurseDirtyBird replied to TakeTwoAspirin's topic in General Nursing

    Oh look. It's a nurse manager who REALLY has no idea what their subordinates' jobs entail.

  6. Bipolar Nurse Hoping to Open Awareness of Mental Illness

    NurseDirtyBird replied to HannaRNBSN's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I don't recall a thread like what you mentioned, but I do know some of the most prolific posters on this site are open about their own psych dx. I have Bipolar II and family members with various...

  7. tell me about your most embarrassing job interview!

    NurseDirtyBird replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I was fresh out of high school, interviewing for a government clerical position. I'd passed all the tests and stuff, typing, etc., and they seemed surprised that I'd passed and moved on to the actual...

  8. False accusations.

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

    tyvin, my main issue with what you said is your condescention. You sound like you think LPNs who work in ALFs don't know how to multitask, prioritize, or be professional. I'm sorry a nurse juggling...

  9. Today's Dr. Phil shocker: Nursing home abuse

    NurseDirtyBird replied to GLORIAmunchkin72's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Then there are those family members that show up only on Easter and Christmas and complain about absolutely everything at those times. If they'd been in to visit their family member at some point...

  10. Good nurse vs bad nurse

    NurseDirtyBird replied to PankaD89's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'll bet your CNAs work either the same or nearby assignments full time. They are the ones to ask if something is new or out of the ordinary. They'll also let you know how to do things the way the...

  11. Nurse with Cyclothymia?

    NurseDirtyBird replied to _jackburton's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    This is really up to your personal discretion, in any state. Do you want the BON to know your personal health history? Do you want any potential employers to know your personal health history? I...

  12. I cannot believe a nurse did this......

    NurseDirtyBird replied to shellybsn's topic in General Nursing

    Oops, I misunderstood your post. Sorry about

  13. I cannot believe a nurse did this......

    NurseDirtyBird replied to shellybsn's topic in General Nursing

    Please speak for yourself. It is not accurate that women as a gender are overly dramatic, sensitive, fragile, and in need of humoring. Some PEOPLE, including men and trans people, are overly...

  14. Who were you in high school

    NurseDirtyBird replied to Dezy's topic in General Students

    Stoner/partier/slacker. My second home was detention (when I wasn't skipping THAT, as well as everything else). I was the kid other people's parents called "a bad influence." I wasn't a bad person,...

  15. Nurses: How Do You Feel About Your Patients Being Nurses?

    NurseDirtyBird replied to All4NursingRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The worst patients are other health workers. Phlebotomists, CNAs, nursing students (sorry guys)...they think they know. I also don't tell doctor's I'm a nurse, unless they ask after I said something...

  16. Misdirected aggression

    NurseDirtyBird replied to malenurseFl's topic in General Nursing

    When I tell people what I do, they either ask my opinion on health care reform or ask me what the grossest thing I've ever seen was. Either way, they usually regret

  17. Giving meds together

    NurseDirtyBird replied to mandaaRN's topic in Patient Medications

    I work in SNF, and we look at these things on a case by case basis. We look at what they were taking in the hospital, and what they took before that at home. Some people have been taking narcs,...

  18. How do I protect myself from mean nurses?

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

    Don't stress about this. Everybody in nursing school I knew did. "Nurses eat their young," blah blah blah. You'll find the same percentage of jerks in nursing that you'll find in any other job...

  19. underweight kid

    NurseDirtyBird replied to kingsmiley's topic in School

    Speaking of sticking my nose where it doesn't belong, I'm not a school nurse but did want to add this: I was raised in a single parent home, and some things got missed. The school nurse at my...

  20. Win CASH! Christmas Nursing Caption Contest - $100

    NurseDirtyBird replied to Brian's topic in News, Announcements

    You eat nothing but cookies and milk for a year and see how you

  21. Orienting As Charge Nurse Tomorrow Morning... I'm Freaking Out!

    NurseDirtyBird replied to CaliCatLVN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    OT, but thank you, both OP and commenters for not saying "orientate." It drives me

  22. What makes you want to vomit?

    NurseDirtyBird replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Anything having to do with the mouth. There is a reason I am not in a cushy dental hygenist position in a sweet 9-5 dental practice where I get to sit down most of the day. Mucus, saliva, chewed...

  23. Do you cut corners in your daily nursing practice?

    NurseDirtyBird replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Part of nursing, nowadays and especially in LTC where I work, is knowing how to cut corners safely. Occasionally you have a patient who says, "I'm sorry, I just can't take any more of these pills...

  24. Should I feel guilty?

    NurseDirtyBird replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I think reorientation has its place, like for meals and bedtime. "You had breakfast this morning, right now we're having dinner. That's why you have meatloaf instead of pancakes." Playing into their...

  25. What are the nurse's rights regarding difficult family members?

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

    I am so sick of facilities' management putting the almighty dollar in front of the safety of their own staff. And I'm sick of all those staff members putting up with it. We're being trained to treat...