melz34

melz34

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  1. Do night shift nurses try there best

    melz34 posted a topic in General Nursing

    do you think night nurses try their best to maintain a happy and clean ward please post here what you think and

  2. funny things that have happend to you and your mates at work

    melz34 posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    Have you any funny stories about things that have happend to you or your mates I have one Once me and my mates kara and charlotte went out to have a drink I had two and Charlotte had 3 and kara had 5...

  3. UK night shift for all those students

    melz34 posted a topic in International Nursing

    hi my name is melissa and I am going to tell all you student nurses all about the night shift I work on a childrens pediatric ward I work from 7pm-7am but i also work a mixture of days 7am-7pm half...

  4. obturator placed in trach stoma?

    melz34 replied to SunnyAndrsn's topic in General Nursing

    you should replace it straight away with a new trach I don't see how obturator in a plastic bag is going to help protect the airway infection could easily enter the trach stoma and cause the patient...

  5. I Passed the NCLEX!!!

    melz34 replied to lizzyberry's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    it's so exciting when you pass and become an RN

  6. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    melz34 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    do you want me to bake you a cake while I'm at it and then shove a broom up my orifice and sweep under your bed for you

  7. Quarks vs Crocs

    melz34 replied to Butterflybee's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    but are you a nurse I am on a childrens pediatric

  8. Quarks vs Crocs

    melz34 replied to Butterflybee's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I just wear these well a bit like these same colour or I have another pair but in black

  9. Question for those who work the 11pm-7am shift

    melz34 replied to NewestRN_OnTheBlock's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    60 patients I work on a childrens pediatric ward and I work 7pm to 7am or sometimes I work 7am-7pm or half days 7am-3pm or weekends or bankholidays anyway on nights my shift starts at 7pm and me and...

  10. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    melz34 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    mabye if you calmed your tone down a little people might actually listen to

  11. Nursing Nightmare - Whats's the most number of patients you cared for by yourself?

    melz34 replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    Originally Posted by txredheadnurse Back in 1979 I worked (briefly) in a LTC facility. I was the only nurse on nights, had 3 wings with a total of 5 aides and a bed count of 120. The census was...

  12. Nursing Nightmare - Whats's the most number of patients you cared for by yourself?

    melz34 replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    you people don't seem to get any lazy nurses in your hospitals well in ours there will be me and another nurse working and then the others will be sat around with a cup of coffee and a copy of heat or...

  13. I made a doctor mad at me.

    melz34 replied to arelle68's topic in General Nursing

    I think the patients health is more important than his crap weekend he shouldn't shout at any staff and shouting at new staff that takes the pi** you shouldn't feel upset seriously he is just a waste...

  14. Who numbs for needlesticks?

    melz34 replied to care4kids's topic in Pediatric

    I have horrible veins the hospital dont like mine and when trying to find a vein to put in the IV its like trying to get blood out of a stone i have had 15 Ivs in my life so far from being about

  15. Telling a Client they have HIV

    melz34 replied to BSN317's topic in General Nursing

    just break it gently to the client and it is ok for you to be emotional just stay strong in front of the patient and be emotional on your own it is best not to get to emotionally involved with a...

  16. childrens hospital

    melz34 replied to MrsNjoro's topic in Pediatric

    we have a pediatric surgical ward a Respiratory surgical ward a transplant ward ear nose and throat ward A intensive care unit a dentistry unit a day care ward A HDU a neurosurgery ward and a urology...

  17. Who numbs for needlesticks?

    melz34 replied to care4kids's topic in Pediatric

    we use Emla or

  18. Swine flu sneeze game

    melz34 replied to mizfradd's topic in Nursing Humor

    this game is well

  19. The nastiest story that I have EVER heard! It happened to me!

    melz34 replied to lovegoddess1977's topic in Nursing Humor

    :barf02::eek: i be back in a bit after i have been to the toilet to throw up i think reding that story a few more times dieting may just come

  20. Survey: Do you think nurses are portrayed positively in the media?

    melz34 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses are portrayed positively in The Tv Medical drama Holby City but the doctors are always shouting at them and telling them that they are useless and sometimes the top docs pick on junior doctors...

  21. What do nurses wear in the UK?

    melz34 replied to sunnyjohn's topic in International Nursing

    I wear a light blue dress and tights with black

  22. Are You Popular At Work?

    melz34 replied to Vito Andolini's topic in General Nursing

    I have a few good friends at work we go out for a drink every so often once we went out the night before and my mate kara and me had to be at work the next morning and she was so hungover and she woke...

  23. Are You Popular At Work?

    melz34 replied to Vito Andolini's topic in General Nursing

    yes because I socialize with everyone I meet and i make it easy for people to work with me and some of the lazy nurses only like me because I do their jobs for them I don't know why I do probably...

  24. night shift

    melz34 posted a topic in General Nursing

    The night shift last night was so upsetting thank god it is my day off today I am back working next week starting on a day shift last night was the worst we lost one of our dearest patients to a...

  25. night shift

    melz34 replied to melz34's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for all your lovely comments I'm sure you make lovely nurses too all of you these comments have made me feel a whole lot better his mum has aked me to go to his funeral I am thinking of