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blueheaven

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  1. what area of nursing do you never see yourself working in?

    blueheaven replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    Anytime I have said NEVER...I've ended up trying to pull my foot out of my mouth to stick the other one

  2. what is your biggest pet peeve while at work?

    blueheaven replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    Same people who come in everyday with their crappy attitudes and complain about working in my unit...moan groan....gripe gripe....One day I had it (after 6 hours of it and 6 more to get to the end of...

  3. "Becoming a Doctor is like, 100 times harder than becoming a nurse".

    blueheaven replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Nursing

    yea, it kinda chaps me when MD's think that they are so much above everyone else. Especially the baby ones...interns and residents that haven't learned that the nurse can either be your best friend...

  4. Refusal of Brain Death exam??

    blueheaven replied to PICNICRN's topic in General Nursing

    Samadams, Thank you for your dissertation about working in a large hospital. I currently live and work in a "big city" Baltimore, MD to be exact with some of the biggest hospitals and trauma...

  5. Entry into Practice: Diploma Programs for Registered Nursing

    blueheaven replied to VickyRN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    "professional standards of a university (evidence-based practice, etc.) are upheld during the mentoring process. " The diploma program that I went through was a 3 year program at the time I attended....

  6. I got a clincal RN job!

    blueheaven replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I'm so glad that you were able to obtain another

  7. Why don't employers start lowering wages for nurses?

    blueheaven replied to hcer4507's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my goodness!!!! That's what's wrong with much of management in nursing now!!! All chiefs that don't know what's going on in the

  8. Why don't employers start lowering wages for nurses?

    blueheaven replied to hcer4507's topic in General Nursing

    just for the record, i'm not advocating the lowering of rn wages . i myself would hate it if wages were to fall or stagnant before i get in the field. i believe the reason why wages are high and there...

  9. what is the best/worst specialty docs to work with...

    blueheaven replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    Man! You are lucky!!!! They are few and far between

  10. what is the best/worst specialty docs to work with...

    blueheaven replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen bhs in all specialties. Seems to me like I've ran into more surgeons who are nasty than any other group except for an intensivist that I had to threaten legal action against. One thoracic...

  11. Funniest Complaint on Press Ganey Scores

    blueheaven replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    OMG my hospital is talking about using PG!! They are already trying to indoctrinate us into using scripting!

  12. Funniest Complaint on Press Ganey Scores

    blueheaven replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    Should have written pastor about the patient's potty mouth and to pray for

  13. do you work with your significant other, or any family members?

    blueheaven replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    My mom and I worked night shift at the same hospital. We chose to keep quiet about it so that it would not potentially become an issue. She worked on the medical floor and I worked on the orthopedic...

  14. Refusal of Brain Death exam??

    blueheaven replied to PICNICRN's topic in General Nursing

    Why would this be allowed to go on? Is it a tiny hospital in the boondocks, or something? What's the deal with "tiny hospital in the boondocks'? We did the testing to verify brain death. We've had...

  15. Biopatch use...

    blueheaven replied to pedihemoncRN's topic in General Nursing

    We use biopatches on all central lines, this includes femoral A-lines. Baltimore,

  16. How often do nurses have sex in the hospital?

    blueheaven replied to curiousstudent5's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm, lets see...in 34 years working in hospitals...4 that I can think of. Who has time?? Personally, I would love to be able to sit down and actually EAT my meal, go pee when I actually feel the...

  17. Why can't I sleep?

    blueheaven replied to Mary C's topic in General Nursing

    I loved nights and worked them for years. I started having problems with sleeping (I got older). I had times that I couldn't remember how I got home from work, whether or not I gave report etc. I...

  18. What to do with people who think they know nursing?

    blueheaven replied to nohika's topic in General Nursing

    Uhhh, confession time here.....ummmmm.....bad night @ work+sick kid when I got home+MIA husband +PIA neighbor=one or two birds flying off in the neighbors general direction....:uhoh21: That's the one...

  19. Patient to Nurse Ratios: What are yours?

    blueheaven replied to rkitty198's topic in General Nursing

    Maryland Baltimore MICU 2 patients (usually) to 1 RN Occ 1 nurse to 1 patient (depending on acuity) 12 hour

  20. Have you been assulted as a nurse?

    blueheaven replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've been assaulted more times than I can remember. I do have one rule now, if the person doing the assaulting is AAO and being a pain...I WILL file charges on them. Getting too old for this...

  21. Sick of NURSES who say they HATE NURSING!! Another Vent

    blueheaven replied to SDA3694's topic in General Nursing

    I SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO tired of hearing one of my coworkers talk about how much she hated nursing and working in the ICU here. She's got a lot of time in so that quitting and finding another job is...

  22. Magnet Hospital Status

    blueheaven replied to 1Tulip's topic in Nurse Management

    I know that, but getting the "organization" to realize that is a completely different story. I work in a ICU and on the days we have an extra person they get pulled to another unit. This extra...

  23. Magnet Hospital Status

    blueheaven replied to 1Tulip's topic in Nurse Management

    I am the "magnet champion" for my unit (by default) I really think that it is a status thing so that the hospital can say to the community that they have it. I'm supposed to be the cheerleader so to...

  24. Current students in Chamberlain Online RN-BSN

    blueheaven posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am interested in this program and would like to hear both good and bad from anyone is has gone or is currently attemding

  25. Post Cath Provigil

    blueheaven replied to RedERRN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I take provigil for sleepiness, fatigue related to sleep apnea. I also have ADD and my PD said that an off label use for it is for ADD. Anyone find out why it was given post cath?? I remember the...