groanup

groanup has 30 years experience and specializes in Critical Care, Rapid Response.

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1. Best thing about being a nurse?

   groanup replied to LM838's topic in General Nursing

   1) Working in pajamas 2) Not getting a ticket when the police pulled me over wearing those same

2. Every 3rd weekend

   groanup replied to Mamabear2RN's topic in General Nursing

   20 years ago my hospital had "weekend only" RNs who were paid extra to work every weekend, allowing for full-timers to work every third weekend. It was supposed to be a retention perk. Once the...

3. Struggling with what goes on around me.

   groanup replied to jaicu's topic in Critical Care

   I've seen mistakes everywhere I've ever worked. And there is always that fear of becoming a target. So I was looking for a way to delete my post, as the info about me at the end might be...

4. The Worst Hospital Visitor I've Ever Seen

   groanup replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   My favorite is the family member who complains that the patient got sicker since being admitted, as in "He/she was just fine until he/she came to the hospital." I just heard it this morning! So what...

5. Nurses are superhuman!

   groanup replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

   I've had a few times over the years that I got a bug for a day or two, usually when a vent hose was disconnected and aimed in my direction, or when someone coughed/ sprayed something nasty. Ever...

6. Using Creative Charting...

   groanup replied to luv2rsq's topic in General Nursing

   Charting While Tired... While working nights I once charted that a pt's urine was "clear to auscultation". A co-worker documented someone's stool as "brown and beautiful". We caught these beauties and...

7. PLEASE HELP!!!

   groanup replied to Supernursemj's topic in Michigan Nursing

   It's a subacute rehab facility, not an actual hospital. Actually they have 3 facilities in Detroit. Couldn't say if the places are good or bad. Here is a link to their website:...

8. How do the male nurses feel about perineal care?

   groanup replied to johnny depp23's topic in General Nursing

   So why did you even bring it up? What-- do you think perineal care is "women's work"?

9. Do I want to be a nurse for the wrong reasons?

   groanup replied to Diane in Ohio's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   It sounds to me like you'll fit right in. I think however that your enthusiasm may be somewhat tempered once you find yourself in the real world of nursing. Nursing in the next 10 years - Page 4-...

10. Nursing in the next 10 years

    groanup replied to linguine's topic in General Nursing

    In almost 24 years of nursing I've seen all kinds of predictions for the future. Nurses would form their own companies and contract with hospitals for services. Nurses would bill patients separately...

11. As if nursing isn't hard enough, this comment appeared in a local newpaper by "none"

    groanup replied to latebloomernurse's topic in General Nursing

    Mr. Beattie's comments are so poorly written, I hope he's not giving credit to any of his teachers for his composition skills. If so, he argues against

12. Can I lose my license for being nude on internet?

    groanup replied to climbs's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Then again, check out this article about what happened to a detention officer in Arkansas: http://www.helium.com/items/1869422-hot-jailer-jessie-lunderby-suspended-for-posing-nude-for-playboy Of...

13. Staffing Ratios Condemn Patients To Inferior Care

    groanup replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Here is the link to the bill in the U.S. Senate. Unfortunately it's been pigeonholed in a committee and will probably never come out. I wrote an email to both of my state's Senators in support of the...

14. Have you been assaulted by a patient?

    groanup replied to CrabbyPatty's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It doesn't help either when we make excuses for some of the patients, like "Oh, they're just stressed out"-- I worked a unit with patients on LVADs. One A + O x 3 guy kicked a 98-pound female RN to...

15. Have you been assaulted by a patient?

    groanup replied to CrabbyPatty's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    A co-worker told me that she once left a code because while she was doing chest compressions a relative of the patient grabbed her by her hair and yelled "Faster,