LilyBlue

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  1. What's going to happen when we ALL leave the bedside?

    LilyBlue replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in General Nursing

    I have been a bedside nurse for ten years and I consider that a triumph. I'm also one of the "longest employed" nurses that I work with, which is really sad. I do want away from the bedside, I'm so...

  2. Nurses, do you thank your CNA/PCA/Nursing Assistant daily?

    LilyBlue replied to gonzo1224's topic in General Nursing

    I do thank them, but I don't think I have any more reason to thank them than they do to thank me (which they never do). We're a team, but usually they act like they are doing me a personal favor...

  3. how to deal with a potential backstabber

    LilyBlue replied to LuvPedsNrsg's topic in General Nursing

    I would go to your manager, but I would not say that you feel your preceptor is trying to throw you under the bus. Instead, I would say that you would like your role/position clarified with your...

  4. What do you want from your hospital?

    LilyBlue replied to sparketteinok's topic in General Nursing

    I would like a break now and then, no grief for calling in the two times I'm genuinely ill a year, and more nursing assistants who are committed to patient care (and less committed to acquiring lung...

  5. Have noticed racist threads right here in the past two days!

    LilyBlue replied to lpn2icu's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've never worked with a Filipino nurse, so wouldn't even begin to know how to generalize against them based on skin color or anything else. You, however, seem to have no trouble painting all American...

  6. How do you keep your hands in good shape?

    LilyBlue posted a topic in General Nursing

    The soap and waterless hand sanitizer they provide at my workplace is not getting along so great with my hands. They are usually rough and sometimes even red from washing so much. I've never tried a...

  7. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

    LilyBlue replied to jalvino1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    And this is why 90% of people hate nursing, want out of nursing and why in the next generation our entire healthcare system is going to fall like ancient

  8. when do you call in sick??

    LilyBlue replied to massrn116's topic in General Nursing

    Regarding the mental health day -eh. It depends. I try not to be judgmental. I have been very understanding when a coworker who was divorcing took a day off, or just found out something bad, etc. I...

  9. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    LilyBlue replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    The worst thing I ever heard/saw about was purely accidental, I guess - A nurse ran a Natrecor drip in as an IV piggyback over thirty minutes. Miraculously the patient had no ill effect. The nurse was...

  10. Leave Good Job for Nursing?

    LilyBlue replied to LovesGreyhounds's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry Kathy . My mom is the same age as you, and it breaks my heart to think of her having to bust butt the way I do on my unit. I don't mean that as an ageist remark - many women in their 50s...

  11. Leave Good Job for Nursing?

    LilyBlue replied to LovesGreyhounds's topic in General Nursing

    Do you feel like this is something you could change? Remember that as a nurse you are going to be dealing with all types of people at their very worst. That includes patients, stressed out physicians,...

  12. Leave Good Job for Nursing?

    LilyBlue replied to LovesGreyhounds's topic in General Nursing

    Heck no, I wouldn't leave that job for nursing. Nursing is probably not what you think it is. The horrible hours are, imo, the least of the stressors with nursing. I would find a way to maybe be a PCT...

  13. why is this a sign of overhydration?

    LilyBlue replied to mashamontago's topic in General Nursing

    Mashamontago, please critically think for yourself and do your own homework. You aren't going to be able to ask a forum of nurses what to do when your post-op patient is crashing before your

  14. What tricks do you use to make your day more bearable?

    LilyBlue replied to LilyBlue's topic in General Nursing

    I think all of these are great ideas! Thank

  15. Your Nurse has not been born yet

    LilyBlue replied to annmariern's topic in General Nursing

    I can't even imagine how terrible nursing will be in fifty years. It frightens me. I can't imagine that anyone would even be a nurse at that point in time. It'll probably have to start being mandated,...

  16. Just Fired, Need Interview & Resume Advice

    LilyBlue replied to MelissaPhoographerRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sorry you were obviously railroaded. My worst "customer complaint" was from someone I'd had a great rapport with (or so I thought). Now, I document every time I enter the patient's room, and...

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

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

    Of course people make mistakes. I am human and I've had my fair share, too. I can honestly say I have never yelled at work, not directed at anyone in particular anyway, and not in anger. I have yelled...

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

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

    I agree, and I hope my posts haven't been interpreted like that. I disagree with his view, but wholeheartedly endorse his right to express

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

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

    I wouldn't call the cops (But heck, some lady called the cops in Florida because they didn't have chicken nuggets at McDonald's). I think the point is, that there is a fine line with...

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

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

    I don't see why their emplpoyment would be short-lived if they are hospital nurses. They aren't employed by the physician and the physician is not their boss. People can talk to cops about their...

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

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

    Of course you should yell if you see someone about to wander into traffic or something. And of course I've YELLED loudly in a general sense "I NEED HELP IN HERE NOW! BRING THE ACLS BOX!" But as a...

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

    LilyBlue replied to smiles9960's topic in General Nursing

    Seriously, for me, I could walk away and never look back, if only I could make the money some other way. I know I would never, ever look back. It's been that bad of an experience for me. Have I had...

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

    LilyBlue replied to smiles9960's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing has definitely lowered my self-esteem. There's no doubt about

  24. I cant take nursing anymore

    LilyBlue replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    I feel exactly the same way. I wonder if we work at the same hospital? One day after I got off the phone with radiology (of course, they can never come get the patient, why would I think they could...

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

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

    I sure hope you don't employ this theory with kids - your own or anyone else's.