sorry, have seen one too many cases of facial mrsa from pimple-popping to even *consider* playing with someone's zits, no matter where on the body they are....(besides, the gunk in them wierds me out...
had one just the other day...a guy c/o a "lump" and worried he had "hysterical cancer"....when he started talking about his scrotum i figured out he meant "testicular". odd part was, he could...
i've worked locked alzheimer's and psych. they are in no way the same, excepting the acting out. and this seems to be what the lady posting seems to be missing. the degree and friends she cites as...
anichols replied to here_kitty's topic in Psychiatric
i like having to be mentally on my toes and ready at all times. yeah, i can do a tube or iv or run a code...so can any nurse (some do it better though!). but i get the chance to make a difference by...
anichols replied to ellieRN06's topic in Psychiatric
schiz adults...always fascinating, rarely dull. borderlines suck me dry, depressions bring me down, youth units make me give up on humanity (mostly from their life
anichols replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency
i want brownie points!!!...got myself two borderline disorder pts who are threatening to write me up for not sending them to er last night for "chest pains" (right after overhearing them discuss how...
to the OP: others have pretty well covered the doctor angle you asked about but...and this is just from my viewpoint...my husband was going to go from engineering to nursing. after some...
anichols replied to NurseyTonyaLPN's topic in Nursing Humor
now see, i'd been told to watch the earlobes for imminent death--they "turn under" (back towards the scalp). i think it's the same rationale as the nose--dehydration. and i've seen it many a-time....
anichols replied to spoiledbrat0627's topic in Indiana Nursing
if you can handle the responsibility of planning your own schedule and stay aware that there will be "dry" periods, then i say go agency. but as i've been agency-only for a while now, i'm prejudiced!...
when i went through lpn school 1/2 the class wanted to work at riley...and were told that : a) LPNs don't get hired there and b) all nurses want peds/ob so chances of getting a job there are slim,...
think this is gonna be a soap-box rant...sorry! i agree with the holism including spiritual beliefs. however, i personally would feel mighty peeved if anyone began to tell me about any form of...
not allergic to tomatoes...but allergic to the plants themselves. nasty case of hives. dad always thought i'd gotten into poison ivy (not allergic) when i was supposed to be staking up the tomato...
MR group homes, weekend doubles and all the study time I needed during LPN school. But agency nursing has been a life saver ever since (especially now I'm back in school)...pick where and when i want...
have to share my favorite madatory meeting story...once worked weekend doubles at a ltf and was in school full-time during week. d.o.n. knew this and was willing to leave paperwork for me to...
anichols replied to Meerkat's topic in Psychiatric
i'm usually assigned to the borderline unit and yes, it's stressful. sometimes it's hard as heck not to give negative/sarcastic reports when when everyone in the room knows the latest "emergency" is...
"tails" aren't always removed...my husband and i have a friend in his thirties who has a tail approximately the size and shape of a goat's tail. he can even wag it the tiniest bit. (don't ask how we...
started out studying international relations, then english and philosophy, ended up being a nurse...all interesting, along with ideas of being a history major, but all i really want is to be a...
have a nurse where i work staff that got upset that i didn't include every minor detail (bm's and sugars, etc. are written on the paper i turn over to her but she needed to hear them) and complained...
Yesterday we had a child who needed a scalp IV started. It was inserted, but away from the heart. Some of the older nurses recall it being acceptable to do this for scalps, while others insist all...
anichols replied to ClaireMacl's topic in Nursing Humor
once grabbed a donut to eat surreptiously during report. scooted my chair to grab a chart, tilted back in slooow moootion..and fell out in a near somersault. landed trapped under chair against med...
think i've worked with you cara. got myself reamed by a new nurse one night after losing multiple pts on the shift. we all stood around dazed before getting down to the paperwork and without...
just wanted to let you know if feel for you and understand part of yur frustration. half the reason i work agency is because i live in a rural area where someone with the same name has abused drugs...
i personally prefer good nurses to bad, any gender. as far as catty and rude to someone overweight there may be other issues to consider. today we had a similar situation...slow, very obese trainee....