Looking4Seaglass

Yes, it is frustrating when you try your very best and go above and beyond to care for your patient's needs. I think it might be a part of the entitlement mentality patient's have these days. I have to tell myself frequently when my best is just not good enough. (I can only do so much, I am only one person)....it helps!

Yes, this frustrates me as well. Another one is the families who attempt to bring food back to the room even though a sign with a big cross bar slashed thru it states no food or drink. Thy get huffy with you when you try to enforce the rule. I always suggest they eat it down in the vending lounge down the hall. We've sent people out of the ER arena when they bring food back. It can be quite a problem. Why do people think it's okay to bring food in anyway.....if you haven't eaten, go eat and come back. As far as the patient's go. We do have a refrigerator with prepared lunch meat sandwhiches, pretzels or jello/cookies packaged for patients waiting long periods of time in the ER. What gets us are the frequent visitors who just go to the frig themselves as they know where it's at.....The nerve!

Where I work, we are required to work the Eve and the Day of either Christmas or new years holiday....anyone else have that same policy?

I would think your job in the jail system would be hard, I couldn't do it. Goodluck to you though!

I've actually only been to this site for a few weeks.

Where did I say that? You must be referring to someone else as I never said anything remotely close to what you are accusing me of saying.

Oh I agree this site has more than just All nurses. In order not to make anyone angry with me:D let's just say when I said nurses...I meant all nurses....okay.....

I said those things? I think not.....

We've used Versed ....no propofol yet.

agree:D

I'm not here to banter this topic any longer as the band wagon has a few already loading up the cart. I am looking for a site where RNs are free to discuss their experiences without non-nursing mudding the water so to speak. I guess there is an ignore button....I'll just use that, thanks,

Tippy...I was not yelling at you. What I was pointing out as your observation was wrong, as far as what I said....Nurses....whether lpn, rn are the same....so your statement to me was confusing....I said there was no difference to me...

this is what i said.... rses, rn, lpns......we are all nurses......however, patients are patients, medics are medics and students are students....see the difference, realize the difference.... now...go from there!

hmmmm.....no...actually our conversation was based on a comment I made and you referenced.... Lurkers or paid members blah blah never was a part of the conversation??? never came out of my mouth...or keyboard....lol

originally posted by stanley-rn2b we went from a nurse's only forum suggestion to a rn forum suggestion. what's next? only rn's that work at a certain hospital? you guys can make a specialized site or use a list serv or make an internet news group. on the other hand, you will find that extremely specialized boards get less traffic and quite frankly tend to be boing. also, due to lower numbers, the costs will be higher because who wants to run a board for free...