JPRloverNurse replied to MikeDee1234's topic in Nursing Career
I started out as a pct in a hospital. I had no experience. Of course, my mom was and still is one of their best RNs. Most of my coworkers had no experience when they started. They train you. It's...
A few years ago, I visited my sister in L&D after the birth of her daughter. She was in the exact same room I had been in 3 years earlier when I had my son. Her 2 year old daughter was playing on...
JPRloverNurse replied to pearljammer's topic in General Nursing
That's very sad. The uniforms they usually want you to wear are so uncomfortable and don't fit! When I wear ill fitting clothing I feel so stupid and am less productive because I am thinking about how...
JPRloverNurse replied to meghan91's topic in General Nursing
I had a patient a few years ago who somehow knew what city I lived in. He told every nurse and aide that walked in his room what city they lived in too! I also had a psych patient who somehow knew I...
JPRloverNurse replied to Darkfield's topic in General Nursing
Before the death of my niece, I was in the room with a family when their 45 year old mother died of cancer. One of her 19 year old twin sons had left the floor to smoke and the other twin met him in...
JPRloverNurse replied to Darkfield's topic in General Nursing
I have seen many deaths. The worst was when my 2 year old niece died in 2009. My mother (who is also a nurse) and I washed and combed her hair afterward. I'll never forget my sister begging us to do...
JPRloverNurse replied to evolvingrn's topic in General Nursing
You don't catch shingles. You can catch chicken pox if you have never had them before. Some physicians will say there's a risk to your fetus others say there is NO risk. Usually we don't let pregnant...