PostOpPrincess

PostOpPrincess BSN, RN

M/S, MICU, CVICU, SICU, ER, Trauma, NICU

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  1. please help me to find out my correct salary in texas

    Congrats...You must have tremendous experience coming from the Mid-East. I am not so sure about that start pay; it sounds awfully small for someone with your experience...but unfortunately, at the...
  2. Why are doctors so easily manipulated by drug addicts?

    Unfortunate, but right. We have chronic painers come for surgery all the time. Once, I had someone on a double digit dose of Morphine. Per hour. We're talking a lot of Morphine PER HOUR. , not 10...
  3. need advice....gallbladder issues!

    You can ask your surgeon these
  4. undecided

    Yes, it's normal. You have to be a grown-up now. That's kinda
  5. Nurses/patient care/cell phones

    How about telling the secretary you're going to lunch, and you won't be available for hour? That's what I would do. And no, I wouldn't answer. They can call
  6. Ideals vs Reality for the Aspiring Nurse

    I have found new nurses very judgemental of medical people who don't outwardly show "concern" or "cry" at a drop of a hat or are very "matter-of-fact." I guess the best thing to know that everyone...
  7. Hospital Rejects Birth Plans

    I wonder why. I can totally relate to the birth plan. Nurses laugh at many of those, some even typed up. But the midwife? the doula? Have to disagree. I think they are very important to birth....
  8. Enjoy the roller coaster ride and the friends you will make! Good
  9. And Leslie, I am a nightmare patient like you too. A couple of hospitalizations for me and loved ones and I remember some of my own behavior. I cringe now...but I remember being in survival mode...
  10. And Op, one more thing to add to Leslie's comment, give yourself and brother some breathing room and come back another time to reflect. Everything is so sore right now, an open wound. It will be...
  11. Listening to a dying man

    I wish we could duplicate you. You make me feel good about being a human
  12. Oscillating lung sounds on a vent??

    I thought the same thing...jet vents/oscillators are pretty loud and fast....perhaps just ensuring that there is that "pounding" noise in the chest wall area? I guess it sounds like a muffled train?...
  13. Is healthcare a right or privilege?

    My answer? I don't know. I honestly don't
  14. The Beginning to an End

    HANG IN THERE!!!!!!!!!! It's doable, very, very
  15. The Unit of The Bitter and ****** Nurses

    When I was reading, my stomach was churning from thinking about those poor things. I honestly believe that Karma comes back to haunt those who don't care. It hurts the heart and
  16. I agree with posters here about taking your time. However, the 90k is very, very doable in South Florida. Take your time, that's
  17. I am tired of this attitude

    This is MY vent for the day. If you are a person who thinks that becoming a nurse is the quick-fix to your personal situation, please realize that being a nurse requires more than intelligence (it...
  18. I am tired of this attitude

    I didn't see it in the post ANYWHERE. Implied?
  19. Changing Careers to Nursing. Advice needed

    I didn't say he shouldn't be a nurse. But from his OP alone, he should stay in the business area away from patients. Please quote me correctly. Thank
  20. I am tired of this attitude

    I agree. Patients won't have to suffer--he can DON in his Ivory Tower and take pics with people taking H1N1
  21. I am tired of this attitude

    Stop the presses and let's get something straight. 1. I have over 17 years of experience in hardcore nursing that includes trauma and some very, very, very sick people. 2. NOT ONCE did I think I...
  22. Tell your husband that with a few years under your belt, you can make $140 K like my nurse neighbor. He loves to work, of course..... I am from Miami
  23. I am tired of this attitude

    I just read a post asking the fastest way to be an advanced practitioner. NOT ONE WORD about being a good
  24. I am tired of this attitude

    How about making sure you're kind and empathetic instead of asking how fast can I get my RN so I can get my NP? Where's the patient in all of
  25. You need to explain this sentence. YOU obviously did not trust them. THAT is the bottom line. If there was no trust established, everything could've been done properly--but your brother, and even...