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  1. How did you handle your first patient dying?

    mindlor replied to rubato's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I pumped my fist into the air and I said "YES". I was happy for him. Death was the best possible outcome for him and he was now soaring with eagles rather than laying in that bed racked with pain,...

  2. New grad RN with 26 years experience as LVN job hunting

    mindlor replied to toekneejo's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If I were the boss, and all else was equal and I had to choose between you and a new grad RN with no exp, you get the nod every

  3. Clinical Preps Rant

    mindlor replied to rei-chan's topic in General Students

    Parts of nursing school are just plain SILLY. Fictional/Creative writing should be a prereq. All of my IPAs were fictional conversations that never occured. Teacher loved them because I knew what...

  4. At the end of my rope...hate nursing.

    mindlor replied to Brittany2206's topic in General Students

    Sorry for your troubles.... That said....I have a very very difficult job. In fact I nearly quit when they cut my orientation short. I really cannot imagine a more difficult place to work. Brutal....

  5. I love you boss ... BUT!!...

    mindlor posted a topic in General Nursing

    Please stop calling me in the middle of the day on my days off begging me to come in..... Its called a schedule for a reason. I am new and already overwhelmed just working my scheduled time. I need...

  6. I love you boss ... BUT!!...

    mindlor replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

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  7. I love you boss ... BUT!!...

    mindlor replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    Slavery | Define Slavery at Dictionary.com please pay close attention to definition

  8. I love you boss ... BUT!!...

    mindlor replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    whatever Suz, call it false imprisonment if you wish.....its

  9. I love you boss ... BUT!!...

    mindlor replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    It seems to me that another word for mandate is SLAVERY. Last I checked slavery is

  10. I love you boss ... BUT!!...

    mindlor replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    In this context what is meant by

  11. I love you boss ... BUT!!...

    mindlor replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    I hear ya lol. The money would be awesome. If I were younger I would be all over it.....but I am new nurse and approaching 50.......Long hours are for young people lol. That said, once I am feeling...

  12. I love you boss ... BUT!!...

    mindlor replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    So true Nascar. Your wisdom is irefutable as always : ) I just hate saying no to her because she is such a wonderful person. I can only imagine how frustrating it must be for her to have to manage the...

  13. We have a long way to go as health care providers

    mindlor replied to wish_me_luck's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Good lord. I am sooo sorrry. It sickens me the way we treat the mentally ill here in the USA in the year 2012. I lost my brother to mental illness and it makes me sooo angry....... We need to wake...

  14. Collaboration....

    mindlor posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So there it was the start of my shift..... Insane patient load...... The lab guy was on the floor looking frazzled..... He said hey, the guy in room so and so has a picc right? I say yup... He said...

  15. skin tear stings, decubitus does not?

    mindlor replied to redfoxglove's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    First, Decub etc is an antiquated term. Modern literature uses the phrase "pressure ulcer".... Second, pain is what it is for each patient and each patient and each situation must be assessed on an...

  16. The Little Things....

    mindlor posted a topic in General Nursing

    So where I work....its crazy, insane, frenetic LOL. After 14.5 hours I head to my car and see a note on my window. The CNA that I worked with had left it and it read....."You are a great RN". Now I...

  17. What Kind of Patients Do You LIKE Most?

    mindlor replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am with Viva on the grace part. I had a lady who had been dealing with ALS for 11 years. She has a beautiful mind and a beautiful spirit but her body is completely disconnected from her. It is...

  18. I feel stupid- just venting out

    mindlor replied to newnewnurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You might wanna remind your preceptor that CO2 can ride on that hemoglobin train just like O2 can.....SpO2 is not always a good indicator....for a COPDer having trbl breathing arterial blood gas is...

  19. I feel stupid- just venting out

    mindlor replied to newnewnurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It comes with age, but, the day that changed my life was the day that I learned to laugh at myself as others laughed at me. Its usually in fun. I do not mind if people make sport of me. If that is...

  20. Soooo, I quit

    mindlor replied to TX911's topic in General Nursing

    I am sorry for the way things turned out for you. I share your frustrations and while I do not work in ICU I work on the floor of an LTACH and generally have 6 or 7 extremely ill patients. I am able...

  21. Comfortable Male RN Shoes

    mindlor replied to puroticorico's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    This one is very very easy.... Timberland Pro Five Star

  22. An AHA moment

    mindlor posted a topic in General Nursing

    So, On my floor we have MANY blood glucose testers. I have seen folks go from machine to machine powering them up and trying to find one that does not need QC check. It takes quite awhile to find...

  23. All you wonderful LPN's

    mindlor replied to proud nurse's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Everyday and every shift I work I wish I had begun as a CNA, then LPN, then RN. No way should a person with no healthcare experience go straight to RN. I wish I had it to do over

  24. All you wonderful LPN's

    mindlor replied to proud nurse's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I am a new RN. Most of my coworkers are very very experienced LPNs. These nurses rock. Plain and simple. They teach me, help me and support me whenever and however they can. I am a tough guy ya know...

  25. Funniest thing ever.....

    mindlor posted a topic in General Nursing

    So those of you that know me know that I am a new nurse. You also know that like many newbs, I am struggling. well, today, and I kid you not, my employer asked me to precept a new nurse. I almost...