Stitchie

Stitchie

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  1. Pt/Family RAGE

    Stitchie replied to sawbuck's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I've read this book -- just finished it, and find some of the conclusions very insightful. It's a worldwide problem, and part of the problem is that nurses are invested with heavy responsibility with...

  2. Use of Morphine for end of life comfort

    Stitchie replied to Wicherubgirl's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    good

  3. Nursing Diagnosis for Trichotillomania (Hair pulling)

    Stitchie replied to PickMePlze's topic in General Students

    Just my 0.02, but anxiety / OCD type

  4. How do you cope with the death of a patient?

    Stitchie replied to jhawkgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I think it depends on the nature of the patient's passing. Someone who has lived a great life, with family and friends in abundance, will be mourned and celebrated at their passing. Death is a part of...

  5. A Dear Abbey letter. What is your take?

    Stitchie replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Nursing

    We all seem to be in agreement on the privacy issue. We mostly seem to agree that the wife seems to be trying to solve this the wrong way. Also, it seems that nurses are getting more bad PR -- and...

  6. BSN? Looking for someone who knows about NP/MSN

    Stitchie replied to sn216's topic in Illinois Nursing

    University of St. Francis in Joliet offers an MSN program. You can check them out online,

  7. A Dear Abbey letter. What is your take?

    Stitchie replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Nursing

    I have found during sensitive assessments such as these, that it's best to tell the family what you are about to do. That gives them the option of clearing out or sticking around to ask questions....

  8. Fired: Update and a Cautionary Tale

    Stitchie posted a topic in Illinois Nursing

    Hi All! Here's my ER termination story update: Way back in February I posted about being fired from a hospital corporation after my dh and I adopted our baby girls (who just turned 2 last month.)...

  9. Fired: Update and a Cautionary Tale

    Stitchie replied to Stitchie's topic in Illinois Nursing

    It seems that the more I talk about my experiences the more I hear of people in a similar situation. I guess if nursing wants to improve its image for nurses, there is a real need for good managers,...

  10. Fired: Update and a Cautionary Tale

    Stitchie replied to Stitchie's topic in Illinois Nursing

    I'm staying at home now with my girls -- and enjoying the benefits of collecting unemployment insurance. I have applied for another ER job at a local hospital -- our family moved away from the city a...

  11. Faith Hill makes fun of nurses!

    Stitchie replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    Is it just me, or does everyone seem to be taking shots at nurses lately? Have I gotten hypersensitive to the negative spin our profession is receiving

  12. No Relief, Embarrasing Moment

    Stitchie replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Marie, I feel for you. Back when I was in clinicals for school the same thing happened to me, in the OR also. I was taken by surprise, to say the least. I think it's good you went to the manager --...

  13. Here's how stupid the nursing situation is getting here in TX...

    Stitchie replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't mind Hillary running for prez. I'd love to see Gen Wesley Clark on the ticket too. Barack Obama is a fine choice for president also but he needs about 10 years of experience before he's...

  14. Lunesta vs. Ambien

    Stitchie replied to ER-RN2's topic in General Nursing

    I've tried both. I went to my doctor when I had serious insomnia for about a year ... stressful life events, weird events. Under my doctor's guidance, I used Ambien for quite a while, along with...

  15. CATS AND SCHIZOPHRENIA/ this is so stupid

    Stitchie replied to RENAISSANCE RN's topic in Psychiatric

    Don't we have to wait for "Dr. Tom Cruise" to weigh in on this one? After all, he's the leading authority on psychiatric

  16. TOTAL Burnout

    Stitchie replied to rasberrikiss's topic in General Nursing

    Don't quit. You've given three good years of service to your LTC facility, and hopefully you'll have some vaction time saved up. Use it if you can! Can you take a vacation and pamper yourself a bit?...

  17. What do you think about egg donation?

    Stitchie replied to sherichance's topic in General Nursing

    I believe that some of the grief you received was for your statement that a woman would choose egg donation as a means of controlling the who the biological father is. Nothing could be farther from...

  18. What do you think about egg donation?

    Stitchie replied to sherichance's topic in General Nursing

    That infertility thing is a real PITA, isn't it? Congrats on your twins; you're one of the lucky ones infertilty treatment worked for! Off topic, but those embryos would be destroyed in the process...

  19. What do you think about egg donation?

    Stitchie replied to sherichance's topic in General Nursing

    That is the reality of what egg 'donation' pays. We paid our 'donor' $3,000.00 and expenses, in 2002. Yes, it does hurt like sin, too. Having been through two unsuccessful IVF cycles, even subsequent...

  20. What do you think about egg donation?

    Stitchie replied to sherichance's topic in General Nursing

    Egg donation is not about controlling the bio-father. It is about pregnancy and childbirth, then raising this child or children. I have gone thru the entire infertility gamut trying to start a...

  21. Religion Needed to be a Good Nurse?

    Stitchie replied to Kabin's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Marx's doctrine of equal distribution of wealth among a population is not idiotic, it's brilliant. It's also a philosophy. The idiocy lies in the subsequent bastardization of his pure philosophy --...

  22. Religion Needed to be a Good Nurse?

    Stitchie replied to Kabin's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Couldn't have said it better myself. I think that not being 'religious' makes you a better nurse, but a sense of spirituality does. I'm not religious in the least but I am very spiritual and gain...

  23. I just made a med error

    Stitchie replied to Nurcee's topic in General Nursing

    Nurcee: I too have made med errors and felt like throwing up endlessly afterwards. I misread a label of Decadron; it came in 10cc multi-use vials, 10mg per cc. (100 mg Decadron total) We had a patient...

  24. Pharmacist strike

    Stitchie posted a topic in Illinois Nursing

    A lesson to be learned here! In summary: Pharmacists have walked off the job at a large local chain retail pharmacy because of staffing levels and working conditions. Pharmacists have been quoted as...

  25. Did you ever "neglect" a patient???

    Stitchie replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Annette, Thank you for reading my long post and story. I hope it wasnt' boring; I was trying to keep to the pertinent details. Illinios is an at-will state, so if they dont' like your fingernail...