NurseDirtyBird

NurseDirtyBird

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  1. Some people have no common sense!

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

    "Common Sense" isn't all that common, is

  2. Am I being selfish?

    NurseDirtyBird replied to magn1jes's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I refuse shifts all the time, and I don't tell them why. I just say I can't make it, sorry. I've been told (by a coworker, not a boss) that they feel like I don't have any commitment to the...

  3. My scrub pants are killing me!

    NurseDirtyBird replied to Elizabeth Renee's topic in General Students

    Might cause a greasy stain on the pants

  4. Does your workplace have a Suggestion Box?

    NurseDirtyBird replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    Yep, but our suggestion box looks strangely like a garbage

  5. Patient abuse... To staff

    NurseDirtyBird replied to lmccrn62's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Everywhere, in every situation, there is at least one jerk. Even on nursing fora. Age doesn't matter. A person who has been nasty for 60-odd years isn't going to stop just because they're in a...

  6. Need Advice... Nurse stealing non-narcotic medication

    NurseDirtyBird replied to JSSCELI's topic in General Nursing

    Everybody is entitled to their breaks. The OP didn't mention if the preceptor was taking breaks per facility policy or making sure her patients were covered by another nurse. If she isn't, that's...

  7. Does Nursing School=No Life Literally?

    NurseDirtyBird replied to Marsha238612's topic in General Students

    It really does come down to how you learn and how you manage your time, and what else you have going on. I was lucky enough to not have to work during my full time program, and like the poster above,...

  8. Interview Attire

    NurseDirtyBird replied to green34's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I always wear a suit or business attire (skirt, hose, blouse, cardigan/jacket, sensible heels) with simple makeup, simple hair and minimal jewelry. I sometimes get comments like, "Oh, you look nice!"...

  9. Too much time on her hands? I think so.

    NurseDirtyBird replied to jrsRN07's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Be concerned if she does it again. Once is probably nothing, twice is kinda

  10. Signing your title in everyday signature

    NurseDirtyBird replied to NurseGhostHunter's topic in General Nursing

    I've had many a credit card slip end up with a scribble at the end because I accidentally added my title to my signature and didn't necessarily want to advertise it. Maybe I should just add a...

  11. How much is too much morphine?

    NurseDirtyBird replied to Neomikeyboy's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    When I cared for my first hospice patient as a nurse in an LTC facility, I was worried that I'd killed the patient with morphine. The hospice nurse who came to do the paperwork after death reassured...

  12. mask or flu shot?

    NurseDirtyBird replied to lilangel6828's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Your odds of dying in a car crash are 1 in 84. Stop driving. Pharmaceutical companies actually lose money on flu vaccinations, as they have to be retooled and remanufactured every year, and are kind...

  13. Needlestick ugh...

    NurseDirtyBird replied to sMoLsNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I know those needles. They are for home use, not facility use. They're seriously dangerous, as you found out. Hopefully your injury will help you persuade your facility to get the safer

  14. Hospital sued for faces drawn on surgical patient

    NurseDirtyBird replied to Esme12's topic in General Nursing

    People are already scared enough of surgery and anesthesia. I am. You just kind of have to trust the people who are caring for you while you're completely unconscious. If I experienced this, that...

  15. nursing school bullying

    NurseDirtyBird replied to greatestsummerever's topic in General Students

    Immature people don't do well in nursing

  16. Checking A Patient's Blood Glucose In His Earlobe?

    NurseDirtyBird replied to Dazglue's topic in General Nursing

    We do this occasionally in my facility. Sometimes it's per pt. request - they want a break from sticking their fingers. Sometimes you can't get an accurate reading with someone with poor circulation...

  17. Malpractice insurance for RNs?

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

    NSO for me. Never needed it, hope I never will, but it's about a hundred bucks a year and that's pretty inexpensive for a little peace of

  18. Vanderbilt Medical Center to have nurses cleaning up

    NurseDirtyBird replied to DidiRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, a hundred and fifty years ago, nurses were cleaning rooms and all that noise because they didn't have IVs, chest tubes, tube feeding, various monitors, a huge number of drugs that required...

  19. Nurses with Mental Illness: Share Your Self-Care Strategies

    NurseDirtyBird replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I thrive on routine. I don't mean stagnation, or that I must have things a certain way at a certain time all the time. Stuff happens, bad things, good things that bring a huge change, that's life....

  20. help! boss threatening to charge me w abandonment??

    NurseDirtyBird replied to puzzpiece's topic in General Nursing

    Good job getting out of the there! LTC is a hit or miss field, and most of the time it's "miss." Sketchy managers like to threaten abandonment charges with people they don't think know better, like...

  21. Playing With Fire: Seeing "Noncompliance" In A New Light

    NurseDirtyBird replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Patient Medications

    When I have patients who do this, I think, "Gee, that was stupid." For myself I only think, "Gee, that was stupid," after I'm back on my meds. Double standard. I'm working on

  22. When assessment skills go wrong

    NurseDirtyBird replied to CheesePotato's topic in Nursing Humor

    I'm guessing this wasn't in the US,

  23. Should I?

    NurseDirtyBird replied to FlufferNutter's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I took care of my mom after an accident left her with a traumatic brain injury. That's what made me want to pursue nursing. The nurses who worked with her were amazing and my mom made an almost...

  24. Compassion, easily lost?

    NurseDirtyBird replied to xoxJanexoxDoexox's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Any job that requires you to give compassion also runs the risk of compassion fatigue. Sometimes you give and give and feel like you can't give anymore. But every job runs the risk of burnout....

  25. Why info on white culture omitted from cultural compence in textbooks?

    NurseDirtyBird replied to ArrowRN's topic in General Students

    My nursing instructor in school who was teaching the "Cultural Competency" part of the class was very knowledgeable. She told us pretty much to take this cultural competency crap with a grain of...