TweetiePieRN

I live in California and while we do have ratios and we are unionized...I work alongside martyrs who do not take breaks. We do have 2 nurses who are "supposed" to be breaking us, but the reality is...they are being saddled w/ more tasks from manageme...

My nursing student friend mentioned to me something called "Doll's Eye syndrome". Can someone explain what this is??

What would you do in this situation: You are taking care of a patient and a lady claiming to be his daughter calls on the phone to see how the patient is and what is going on with him. What do you say? BTW the patient in this scenario is asleep. Do ...

I think it's a hindrance too. I had the unique perspective of actually being a patient at my own hospital while JCAHO was there!! I had my c-section and I was stalled getting placed into a room because the poor nurse had to finish this special chart...

Oh, I forgot to add. I'm one of those nurses who had both of my babies in the summertime (2005 and 2007) thus giving me all the holidays off!! I take extended maternity leave off, so I won't be back until January. Oh, and the 2nd birth was an ELECTIV...

You said exactly what I was thinking...but didn't include in my post! There's nothing more annoying/irritating than people who get up in other people's business and worry about things that don't include them. Thanks for posting!

How do you know for sure that she has has "no problems"? I had severe pelvic/pubic bone pain during the last trimester of my pregnancy. I was able to act functional at work, even though I was writhing in pain on the inside. I didn't want people to f...

Hell, we can't even trust our toys to be safe coming from China. I don't know if I could trust China to provide a safe stem cell transplant. Seriously.

Where do you guys normally buy your scrubs? I usually buy mine in a store nearby, but only during clearance time. I just received a card in the mail that is for an online scrub store. They are having a 3 day sale. Thought I'd pass the link on since ...

I'm an oncology nurse and have a question for any tele nurse who can help here. The info I'm presenting here is second hand from my mom (she is not in the medical profession). Our grandpa had an MI last Tuesday and was rushed to the hospital where t...

NO way. It's my money, I worked for it. I get taxed out the behind as it is. Absolutely no way!

Google "silas2642"....he/she is a student doc. That explains everything!

Obviously, you are not a nurse....or you are a horrible nurse. Which is it?

One day I was assigned (this was when I was about 28 wks pg) to a patient who was in isolation with I-131 radiation, a patient with shingles, and a violent psych patient who already put an employee out on disability and kicked a security guard in the...

LOL! So true! I'm pg with my 2nd (due in Aug) and I have my handy Reglan with me because smells get to me too.

Best: My entire birthing experience! From the RN who did the nonstress test to all the nurses who took care of me until I went home...they were wonderful!! I wrote a letter to the hospital letting them know how great they were. The funny thing...I ha...

I agree with ShayRN! Yes is the answer to both questions. If you have a problem with just assisting someone with bathing and urinating....wait until you have to stick your finger in the rectum for a suppository. OR stick a catheter in the penis.

Why don't you answer the question, so those of us who are not familiar with this branch of nursing can learn a little about it? I, personally, want the govt in as little of my life as possible...so I would never be really interested. But, I'm still ...

We get admits at ALL hours, especiall, it seems, the hour before any shift change. Nursing is a 24 hour job. I wouldn't waste too much time looking for another job just because of this reason because according to other nurse friends I have (who all w...

Agreeing with Tazzi. I have a son and he is circumcised, so is my husband and all 3 of my brothers. I am currently pregnant, and if this is a boy he will be too. I have met 3 adult men who were not circed as infants and later became circed as adults...

My mom yelled at me for a similar thing. I was painting the baby's room a few weeks before he came out, so I was stretching my arms up over my head. When he was born, he did have the cord wrapped around his neck 3x!! So, maybe there is some "truth" t...

We already do this!

I do follow them. I am just wondering what happens if someone does not follow protocol? Is it a legal issue?

I couldn't have said this better! I am also very cheerful, optimistic, bubbly type personality. I treat EVERYONE this way from the Docs to the Janitors to the cafeteria workers. If someone thinks I'm annoying...oh well. I don't put a lot of weight o...

Wondering if it is okay to run 2 incompatible solutions. One will be in the 1st lumen the other in the 2nd. We are 99.9% positive that we can successfully do this. Please advise!! Is it true that this is the rationale for even having multiple lumens?...