NurseLori17

NurseLori17 has 13 years experience and specializes in OB/GYN.

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1. Time to admit .. things you've said to pt's/family members that you shouldn't

   NurseLori17 replied to kiszi's topic in General Nursing

   And P.S. - I despise patient satisfaction surveys.

2. Time to admit .. things you've said to pt's/family members that you shouldn't

   NurseLori17 replied to kiszi's topic in General Nursing

   The majority of our patients have private insurance and the entitlement mentality to go along with it. They do not want inconvenience, pain, interruptions, etc. We are there to serve them. I would make a hell of a restaurant waitress; I've had gre...

3. Time to admit .. things you've said to pt's/family members that you shouldn't

   NurseLori17 replied to kiszi's topic in General Nursing

   Patients who have had C-sections do not seem to realize that they've had major abdominal surgery and yes, it hurts. It is not realistic to think we can get your pain level to zero on the 0-10 scale. I must have been in one patient's room every hour...

4. I think cutsey scrub tops look ridiculous on adult units

   NurseLori17 replied to AZO49008's topic in Uniform/Gear

   I think we nurses would get more respect from patients and families if we wore white, and looked like the professionals that we are. At my hospital, the unit secretaries wear scrubs, the support techs wear scrubs - no one knows who the nurses are. ...