tymomrn

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1. Correctional Nursing - can any one tell me about it

   tymomrn replied to dragn2623's topic in New Jersey

   Worked in a state prison for 6 months. Got along better with the inmates than I did with the staff. The inmates treat you with respect for most part. They know that you are not there to judge them. Safety was never an issue. Basically passed meds. Ea...

2. Stories from the Edge (of sanity)

   tymomrn replied to Mushu's topic in Emergency

   We are in the middle of a snow storm right now and just got a cabulance(great word!) for an infant that the parents were worried about because it wasn't eating right. He's tired! It's 4am!

3. How do you protect yourself in unsafe situations in the ER?

   tymomrn replied to RNin92's topic in Emergency

   We have a total of 33 beds in our ER. We have a peds ER, fast track, even a seperate second trige room with 3 beds that never gets used because it's too far for the docs to walk. We hold more often than not, sometimes we even get hold nurses! Other t...

4. The ER has become a restaurant.....

   tymomrn replied to harry Krishna's topic in Emergency

   We had a guy in 3rd degree HB, found on his kitchen floor flat on his face, unable to get up, no palpable pulses, but AAOx3. Was REFUSING to come to the ER. Medics finally talked him into coming, then applied the external pacer and proceeded to pace ...

5. Divorce & Nursing

   tymomrn replied to NorthStar's topic in General Nursing

   I married at 22, always made more money than him, so that was never an issue. I worked fulltime while getting all my classes other than nursing done, AND during nursing school. My son was 2 when I stated nursing school. He was a momma's boy, the baby...

6. Encouragement for New Nurses

   tymomrn replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

   Most new grads need some direction, and I love to teach and tell war stories. But others who may have had some prior experience come out thinking they already know it all. I was an aide for 10 years before graduating and I was still scared of all the...

7. Patients We Love to Hate

   tymomrn replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

   Part of the problem is that so much of society see us as"handmaidens" to this day. They have no idea what it takes to care for them. Some think all we do is fluff pillows! That our job is to smile and bend to their every whim, and that all it takes t...

8. Pardon Me While I Vent about this "Patient As A Customer" deal

   tymomrn replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

   In the ER, I love when they come in and think they are going to get one thing, then they NEED osmething completely different and refuse it.Out comes the AMA form! Until they find out that their insurance might not pay for the visit. If the pt has bee...

9. Physician/Nurse relationship

   tymomrn replied to Moho's topic in General Nursing

   Our ER docs treat us with a lot of respect. They know when a nurse has good judgement. The attendings are a whole other story. As long as you tell them that you will not accept that kind of treatment and can show them that you have a brain, they wil...

10. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    tymomrn replied to Trixxy's topic in Humor

    Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome. A type of tachycardia that doesn't respond to convention treatment.

11. Things that make you go eww...

    tymomrn replied to TraumaQueen's topic in General Nursing

    Pulled a foley out of a NH pt one night. The crap that came out was the worst I've ever seen. Thick, yellow/green, and the smell was horrible! THAT made me gag!

12. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    tymomrn replied to Trixxy's topic in Humor

    It's a bad idea to snort coke when you have WPW. This guy got a 14g IV.

13. Funniest thing the nurse FORGOT to tell you in report

    tymomrn replied to Rapheal's topic in General Nursing

    Was given in report that this pt with mental status change never had a pulse ox done, the nurse was unable to get one. Took 30 seconds to try another probe. Then, when it turned out to be 70% and I went to increase the O2, found out the NC the pt was...

14. That is it, I am becoming a Walmart greeter!

    tymomrn replied to huggietoes's topic in General Nursing

    MOST of our housekeeping staff really do work hard. We treat them as equals. We had a party for one when he graduated college. They see how hard we work, and that we don't call them for little stuff. We even know their names! We try to act as a team....

15. Survey: Do you think hospitals should require a uniform code for nurses?

    tymomrn replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen plenty of doctors come in dressed in jeans or sweats/shorts if coming from the gym! One guy I work with wants uniforms like the medics. Um, no thank you. Why? We don't do hands on pt care just take medic calls. Hell, I've come in in t-shirt...