Stitchie

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1. Ultrasound technician in IL. Where to study?

   Stitchie replied to Zlata's topic in Illinois Nursing

   Triton College in Maywood may offer one, and it's close to you too. It was one of the first schools to have an U/S tech program. Good luck. I'm considering it

2. Graduate Nurses vs. Experienced Nurses (Promise to be funny!)

   Stitchie replied to Sammi15's topic in General Nursing

   Tweety -- off topic, but why do people tell 'queer' jokes at all anymore? It's so insulting. I'm an old married woman, and I cringe every time I hear someone tell a "joke" that humiliates another...

3. being harassed for taking family medical leave

   Stitchie replied to rehab nurse's topic in General Nursing

   I had a similar situation -- ultimately fired for taking FMLA around the holidays. Long story, but DH & I were out of the country, to Poland, to adopt our daughters. The management manipulated me...

4. Okay people lets get to the point!!!

   Stitchie replied to chuchie's topic in General Nursing

   My hospital in IL is a Magnet hospital; I make a bit over $26.00 w/three years experience, have to do two call shifts (one must be a weekend or night shift) 20 hours a week from 4pm until 2am. The...

5. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

   Stitchie replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

   I'll second

6. Atheist or Agnostic?

   Stitchie replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

   I'm smack in the middle of this debate. I do the religious stuff that we're expected to do, but for me it's for my twins' grandparents; it isn't very meaningful for me. What has helped me are the...

7. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

   Stitchie replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

   And I'm sure the pain was killing them, and they needed to be rehydrated and have meds for pain and nausea. Chapped lips wins. Even my stupid drug test guy (yes he was an idiot, and a needy one at...

8. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

   Stitchie replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

   I just started a new job at a hospital in a wealthy suburb of Chicago. We had a 60'ish man come in c/o 'someone put something in my drugs' and asking for a drug test. Huh? I asked him if we were...

9. new grad, just hired in ER, question.

   Stitchie replied to inodou's topic in Emergency

   I was one of those who started in M/S on a vent unit and wasn't crazy about it. Now that I'm in the ER (again) in a 'transition' program, I like it much better and I have much more confidence. If you...

10. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    Stitchie replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    I had a guy last weekend wait three hours for a drug screen. He left without being seen (of course, he was angry that the hemoglobin of 8 and an allergic reaction (with airway compromise) were seen...

11. Got hired one day and fired the next

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

    There is absolutely nothing wrong with calling home to see how your child is doing, especially during a quiet moment at work. If TPTB disciplined every single one of us who calls home during a 12 hour...

12. Anyone use meditech computer charting?

    Stitchie replied to nursenatalie's topic in General Nursing

    I just started at a new facility and they use Meditech. I've used other systems of computer charting and it seems about the same. If it makes charting faster than writing out notes with paper and pen,...

13. Situation Haunting Me

    Stitchie replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in Emergency

    Sorry this happened to you. I would speak to your unit manager about this situation and why the doc was so unresponsive. Having said that, there's always going to be days like this. You did a darned...

14. MD can't walk across the room to get a chart

    Stitchie replied to Foxfour's topic in General Nursing

    .:roll :roll :roll :roll Oh let's open our own hospital

15. Taking an infant's temp.

    Stitchie replied to kbclary4's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My pediatrician used a forehead heat-sensing probe to get temps on my twins when I had them in for ear infections. I thought that was really interesting -- no trauma to tissue possible, no holding the...