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  1. NO LUNCH? NO BREAKS? Is that common in nursing?

    massrn116 replied to CleveRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    Although I am union and many don't take lunch or breaks and don't put in for it. I do and feel I am under "the

  2. What are some psychological effects of being a nurse?

    massrn116 replied to smiles9960's topic in General Nursing

    always thinking you'll be second guessed....feeling like you are doing the best you can but always being judged in a negative light....making your patient look and feel better than the previous shift...

  3. Yelling Doctors, How do you handle them?????

    massrn116 replied to Danielle7's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    After quite a few years you learn not to apologize for calling a doctor who has not followed through with HIS/HER job. I have held the phone up in the air while the MD was yelling and then got back...

  4. Do you think removing an NG tube is "killing someone"?

    massrn116 replied to krenee's topic in General Nursing

    We struggle with the death and dying issue all the time. Like other posts, I have stopped ventilators, feedings, meds etc. then started the morphine drip. In my mind I have to say I am keeping the...

  5. "And it's all going to be your fault"

    massrn116 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think I work with you.... why do we do this to

  6. "And it's all going to be your fault"

    massrn116 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    I can relate, I start my shift with this goofy smile on my face, ( actually I have been told I have a nice smile) and then it is not long before I am getting shot down for something. Now I am one of...

  7. Does anyone ever feel guilty about care not given by the end of your shift?

    massrn116 replied to rtbabb's topic in General Nursing

    I find that many nurses will say it is a 24 hour service but I have always gotten the impression the shift following me wants it all done before they get there. I am generally one that does like to...

  8. "LPNs should be done away with altogether"

    massrn116 replied to missjennmb's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    The LPNs where I work are some of the best nurses I have ever worked with. I would want them to take care of me. There are only a few differences in the nurse practice act to dictate what an LPN can...

  9. I just can't believe this one!

    massrn116 replied to Scrubby's topic in General Nursing

    I do feel they think it is not there job but several "common courtesy" things seem to be out of their job description. How about when the secretary goes to lunch and an MD will come to you at the...

  10. Nursing Units In order of Stress Levels

    massrn116 replied to iahi_2005's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work it and I have floated,worked or cross trained to most: stress lab, surgical day care, PACU, cardiac rehab ( sorry kind of boring),ICU, ER, med-surg ( med-surg because of all the turn over...

  11. Banana Bags. Etoh. Rate.

    massrn116 replied to JeepAnnie's topic in General Nursing

    I believe Vitamin K is contraindicated IV since one of the side effects is DEATH from IV injection. Have never given IV. Banana bags for us, MVI, folic acid and thiamine IV unless the patient can...

  12. How do you work with the "SUPERNURSE"!!!

    massrn116 replied to akrn70's topic in General Nursing

    To post #18, In my hospital we have a current manager that worked her way up with her management connections. I was opposed to her all along the way because to me I saw her as a nurse that did not...

  13. How do you work with the "SUPERNURSE"!!!

    massrn116 replied to akrn70's topic in General Nursing

    What do people do about just the opposite nurse? I have 3 on my weekend in which everything is an emergency. One shouts from the room....usually for a 4x4 or a towel. ( My BP goes up) One runs around...

  14. Pay raise with the current financial crisis in the US

    massrn116 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just wanted some thoughts....I work in a small community hospital which is part of a larger health care system. We have a union and negotiated 2 years ago for pay raises over an almost 3 year period...

  15. NO LUNCH? NO BREAKS? Is that common in nursing?

    massrn116 replied to CleveRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry Nurse4years, I did not mean to call you a martyr. I truly support that you should have a lunch break and fully support if you do not get it, you should get paid for it. In general the people I...

  16. NO LUNCH? NO BREAKS? Is that common in nursing?

    massrn116 replied to CleveRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    It happens where I work (see "do nurses eat their..lunch). I have observed that the nurses I work with cannot organize sometimes to get their lunch or I should say prioritize themselves and their...

  17. Keeping the Other Half Happy

    massrn116 replied to MeganAK's topic in General Nursing

    I have always earned more than my husband. He left the military after we had been married for about 5 years. Although he is very intelligent he never went to college and entered the work force at an...

  18. What's the craziest order you've ever seen?

    massrn116 replied to ozoneranger's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the chuckles! One of mine was to ambulate a paraplegic. Well...nurses can work miracles

  19. NGT residual

    massrn116 replied to gtmoore's topic in General Nursing

    I have been very leery to continue tube feeds on patients with "high" residuals. In my setting the patients are intubated and on sedation. We start at 10cc with goals around 50cc/hr. However, when I...

  20. Do night shift nurses try there best

    massrn116 replied to melz34's topic in General Nursing

    Hey Equinox93, great nurse? I don't know. I do know I love nursing, my patients compliment me and thank me for taking care of them generally on a daily basis. A lot of what I do goes back to nursing...

  21. Do night shift nurses try there best

    massrn116 replied to melz34's topic in General Nursing

    I must have been a better night nurse than I thought, there were many a patient of mine that felt they slept all night and I was still able to be quiet enough in a room to pick up a little. I am not...

  22. Do night shift nurses try there best

    massrn116 replied to melz34's topic in General Nursing

    Jessy RN, wished I worked there. It sounds ideal. Our unit has gone through a lot of changes and several managers and I think that can contribute greatly to the problem. I wish I could bring about...

  23. Do night shift nurses try there best

    massrn116 replied to melz34's topic in General Nursing

    I fully realize each shift has its challenges I have worked at the same hospital for 25 years. When I was on nights we had 3 nurses, no tech, no secretary. Now they have four nurses and a tech. We...

  24. Do night shift nurses try there best

    massrn116 replied to melz34's topic in General Nursing

    Hate to disagree with the majority. I currently work 12 hour days. What I have observed when I have picked up a night, (and I have worked all shifts), on my unit the night shift gets report, settles...

  25. How difficult is math in nursing school?

    massrn116 replied to futurenurse1710's topic in General Nursing

    When I was in high school I was my guidance counselor I wanted to be a nurse. She looked at my math grades and told me I should be a secretary. I was an honor student and I had a really awful Algebra...