ssing45

ssing45

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  1. Nurses with Rheumatoid Arthritis

    ssing45 replied to ssanders80's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I am 53 and was diagnosed with RA five years ago. I did not do well until I started enbrel and now I am good. I do have flairs that I suffer through. The problem for me was not so much capability...

  2. Do male nurses recieve as much respect from patients as female ones do?INPUT IS GREAT

    ssing45 replied to david18's topic in Men in Nursing

    Prior to nursing I was a welder. I was the only woman on most jobs. The real chauvinist pigs made it difficult but I was reliable, made myself indispensible, and those who worked with me understood...

  3. Do male nurses recieve as much respect from patients as female ones do?INPUT IS GREAT

    ssing45 replied to david18's topic in Men in Nursing

    Yep, you are totally wrong. Male nurses are not stereotyped as gay and who cares anyway? Most of the male nurses i know are not gay. Male nurses are more often steotyped as Drs. That THAT is an...

  4. Maslows Doesn't apply here?

    ssing45 replied to IcanHealYou's topic in General Nursing

    116 is not too bad of a HR, he's certainly not going to decompensate with a rate like that. Plus that will come down when you deal with the temp, later. The elevated HR probably due to fluid volume...

  5. I Need RN Opinions Please.

    ssing45 replied to hannahmarie's topic in General Nursing

    I had two children and a spouse when I went to nursing school.

  6. Becoming a nurse for the money...

    ssing45 replied to Marc86's topic in General Students

    LOL, Hospital nursing not dirty? Let me tell you about poop, and vomit, and urine on your

  7. Becoming a nurse for the money...

    ssing45 replied to Marc86's topic in General Students

    No, wrong. Our patients need heart not

  8. I can't handle it when kittens die...how can I be a nurse?

    ssing45 replied to cherubhipster's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe you could shadow a NICU nurse for a while on your free time. Then you could see if you could handle it. I cry a lot, with families, with patients. There is all kind of pain in the MICU and I...

  9. Patient to Nurse Ratios: What are yours?

    ssing45 replied to rkitty198's topic in General Nursing

    I can only suggest you find an alternative place to work, possibly advance your degree. RN's have more choices in employment. I used to do team nursing too and it is hard. I would have preferred...

  10. Patient to Nurse Ratios: What are yours?

    ssing45 replied to rkitty198's topic in General Nursing

    MICU, Delaware. 1:1 or

  11. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    ssing45 replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    How very noble of you but... 1. Nurses are taught not to judge anyone else's circumstance, have you forgotten? 2. If you get sick and die how can you help thousands? You'll be

  12. BSN NURSES HELP ME!

    ssing45 replied to snowyRN's topic in General Nursing

    My email says I do not have permission to send private messages so I'll post reply here. 1.What is this nurse’s educational background?ASN to BSN 2. Where does this nurse work? Medical Intensive...

  13. Need assessment help!

    ssing45 replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    Whe I first started I had 12 patients on a tele floor so you can bet that I got organized quick. Make yourself a template then copy it for your reports. I used to use a large legal type sheet but...

  14. BSN NURSES HELP ME!

    ssing45 replied to snowyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Me

  15. What would you have said to this CNA

    ssing45 replied to zofran's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Saude, You are really making lots of assumptions and generalizations here. Please read my answer to the original post...it is rather benign and I am an "older" nurse. Negative assumptions and...

  16. What would you have said to this CNA

    ssing45 replied to zofran's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Several issues here. First, the task note seemed a bit much and you probably should have told her in person. Secondly, I think you should talk to her in private. Explain to her that her patient...

  17. Do male nurses recieve as much respect from patients as female ones do?INPUT IS GREAT

    ssing45 replied to david18's topic in Men in Nursing

    LOL..don't worry. You will get confused with the physicians and when I come in the patient will invariably ask for the nice Dr. who was here yesterday. Statistically, you will make more, hold more...

  18. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    ssing45 replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    As an aside to why I won't work without PPE, I feel that I need to clarify my choice. I have a handicapped son who needs my presence. Also, I am taking medication that causes immunosupression. For...

  19. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    ssing45 replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I won't work without