nervousnurse ASN

nervousnurse has 31 years experience as a ASN and specializes in NICU, Peds, Med-Surg.

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1. What was your last non healthcare related job?

   nervousnurse replied to DesiDani's topic in Nursing Humor

   A bank teller who DESPERATELY wanted to be a nurse! I was beyond THRILLED when I finalllllly got into nursing

2. "Life does not cease..."

   nervousnurse replied to Davey Do's topic in Nursing Humor

   I'm so sorry about your sister! I always enjoy your cartoons and sense of humor.

3. Ethics question, risky nurse, reckless behavior

   nervousnurse replied to griffeysnurse's topic in General Nursing

   I used to work on a very busy rehab unit like this, and seriously---NOT seeing any of my patients the entire shift is a nightmare I have once in a while. When I wake up, I'm sooo happy it wasn't...

4. Nursing Dreams and Nightmares

   nervousnurse replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

   I haven't worked in NICU for 18 years, yet last night, I had one of those verrrrrry long, detailed dreams about it. (I call dreams like this "epic movie dreams" and I'm surprised I didn't have a big...

5. How long have you been a nurse

   nervousnurse replied to Rocknurse's topic in General Nursing

   WOWWW !!!!!!!!!! I can barely imagine doctors smoking in a lounge, or a patient puffing away in their room....but for them to SHARE one seems kinda.....intimate. I wonder if they knew eachother...

6. How long have you been a nurse

   nervousnurse replied to Rocknurse's topic in General Nursing

   I'm sorry I miss the bedside and wish I could've worked longer, too! (and p.s.....I like your avatar; I only recognize her because hubby is a huge Star Trek

7. How long have you been a nurse

   nervousnurse replied to Rocknurse's topic in General Nursing

   Me toooo

8. Prefer being up all night even when not working?

   nervousnurse replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

   I would have LOVED this shift if it had been offered where I worked !!!! :) I loved night shift and was FINE until 7am for many years. But it got to the point where around 4 am, I felt...

9. Crusty Old Bats Bank

   nervousnurse replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

   I always enjoy your posts! :) P.S. I googled "NETY", and sure enough, google brought me to an archived post from here! HOW did we survive before the internetS?

10. Prefer being up all night even when not working?

    nervousnurse replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    it's nice to hear from my fellow night owls. :) I am practically useless during the day; but around 9:00 tonight, I started making spaghetti sauce, scrubbed my kitchen and now onto scrub the...

11. What's the nicest compliment you've gotten as a nurse?

    nervousnurse replied to NurseNinja1990's topic in General Nursing

    A sweet elderly patient said I was the kindest, most thorough nurse and asked if I could be his nurse every

12. Loss of a patient

    nervousnurse replied to SMS1980's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sending you many (( hugs

13. Prefer being up all night even when not working?

    nervousnurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a natural night owl and worked nights for many years and LOVED it. I felt bad for my coworkers who did NOT like nights, and only worked them because they HAD to. I'm not working currently; but I...

14. Having a rough patch :(

    nervousnurse replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Wow....I'm sorry for ALL that you're dealing with !!! Sending you many ((( hugs

15. Sweet/sad show about Nursing Home

    nervousnurse posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Have any of you seen the show "Derek?" (it streams on Netflix). It is a verrry sweet, funny, sometimes sad show about a very small nursing home in England. Ricky Gervais created/ wrote/ stars in it....