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  1. Frustrated with Interns who can't (or won't) treat pain!

    blueheaven replied to NewWayofLife's topic in General Nursing

    I have a friend (who is also an RN) and when his father was terminally ill, his doctors would NOT give him adequate pain control so the friend had to resort to other means of obtaining medication for...

  2. Ugh!!! "60% of base pay..."

    blueheaven replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    As long as I have sick time and vacation time my paycheck stays the same (without differential). When that runs out my disability kicks in and it's 75% of my base

  3. Frustrated with Interns who can't (or won't) treat pain!

    blueheaven replied to NewWayofLife's topic in General Nursing

    I roll it up the chain of command. Intern>Resident>Fellow>Attending. I feel your pain (no pun intended) with the frustration of dealing with baby docs who will not listen to what we as...

  4. Should I be upset? Or am I making a big deal out of nothing?

    blueheaven replied to redhead09's topic in General Nursing

    Trust me, they can find their ways. Maybe not in the "book learnin'" but in the clinical area. I didn't know until the day BEFORE graduation if my critical care instructor was going to pass me in...

  5. Nursing (RN): One of Quickest routes to a six-figure jobs

    blueheaven replied to Dallas_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I know nurses here in MD that make that much. They work their primary job and work agency on the side. I learned a long time ago that it just wasn't worth losing time with my family, hobbies etc.on...

  6. Nurse manhandled by doctor

    blueheaven replied to Scrubby's topic in General Nursing

    Document, document, document. Keep a copy of any written information you have gathered on this incident. This is just "in case" what you turn in "gets lost" Personally, I would have filed assault...

  7. nonsterile gloves to do wet-dry packing? This according to a doc!

    blueheaven replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    I'm old school, I believe you should use sterile gloves whenever you are poking around a wound. The gloves in our rooms do not get changed from patient to patient...what if the previous patient had...

  8. Sore Throat, Runny Nose d/t Med Pass??

    blueheaven replied to Chicklet2's topic in General Nursing

    I used a mask when passing meds..I have asthma and it seemed like the med dust really set me off. I have a friend that is SO allergic to PCN and all it's offshoots that she has someone else hang her...

  9. Families can now call the code team

    blueheaven replied to rn-jane's topic in General Nursing

    Question, How does that get by them?? They nose into everything when they come here!!!! That is unreal to have to put up with those conditions in your ER. I take it you work in a small community...

  10. Anyone else on nights feel completely out of it?

    blueheaven replied to allthingsbright's topic in General Nursing

    I felt like I had to work 2 jobs to pay for child care-I know what you

  11. Families can now call the code team

    blueheaven replied to rn-jane's topic in General Nursing

    We were waiting at a local ER for a friend of ours to be brought in. Meantime a lady comes pushing her SO in a wheelchair and goes to the admitting desk. This guy was dusky, shallow, rapid resps and...

  12. Burn Out!!!

    blueheaven replied to ange26s's topic in General Students

    don't worry about the pinning stuff or your class mates who are acting like 3 year olds over pinning. one day at a time. you will get there. look how far you have come!! you are not a loser!!...

  13. Welcome to the forum - UK nurses chat

    blueheaven replied to XB9S's topic in United Kingdom

    Hi and welcome to our brothers and sisters in the

  14. Anyone else on nights feel completely out of it?

    blueheaven replied to allthingsbright's topic in General Nursing

    Some people just cannot tolerate PM shifts. I found out that after 20 years of working nights, I just couldn't do them anymore. Like you, I slept on my days off. Started feeling like crap all the...

  15. Annoying student

    blueheaven replied to PACUquilter's topic in General Students

    Sounds like undiagnosed ADD to me. We had one in our class too and one of my instructors told her to write down her questions and submit them at the end of class. She would ask really ignorant...

  16. Watch out - Its Death Angel!

    blueheaven replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    LOL, I can relate to all of the OPs!!!! It seems to pass from nurse to nurse here. One nurse will have a black cloud for a while then it passes to another. Hmmmm come to think of it...it's almost my...

  17. Need Union Advice:

    blueheaven replied to lorster's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I haven't seen that happen where I currently work. We are not a closed shop. You can choose to be in the union or not. However, one place I did work...the union was totally worthless and sided with...

  18. ? Why are people saying that nursing is tough? i dont understand whats so hard about

    blueheaven replied to Jelet's topic in General Nursing

    Also nursing is a lifetime class...you are learning something new all the time. New drugs, new medications, new treatments. Going to nursing school isn't the end of our education...it continues as...

  19. ? Why are people saying that nursing is tough? i dont understand whats so hard about

    blueheaven replied to Jelet's topic in General Nursing

    :roll:smackingf Read through the forums here and educate yourself. Ask to do a shadow day or two at your local hospital. This job is not like what you see portrayed on TV or in the movies. It's long...

  20. started at VA

    blueheaven replied to edchunt's topic in General Nursing

    LOL I know, but I would really like to move back to Huntington (where my family is). I keep watch on the vacareers website as well as OPM. I want to work in ICU. Martinsburg has a bunch of openings...

  21. started at VA

    blueheaven replied to edchunt's topic in General Nursing

    Once you get accustomed to the fact that it IS government and it's top heavy in management more than the private sector. The benefits are great! I worked at the Huntington VA and loved it. I now...

  22. Have you had this happen to you?

    blueheaven replied to labman's topic in MICU, SICU

    It's happened to me too! As the OP said I you can take a pair of hemostats and put a bit of gauze around the pilot line above the level of the leak (if it's not in the pt's mouth) and clamp it off....

  23. Does your supervisor give a crap?

    blueheaven replied to TraumaNurseRN's topic in Emergency

    Unfortunately the hospital I worked at when I first got out of nursing school was like the one you described. They didn't give a damn about what was going on in your life and your butt sure as heck...

  24. Any one use ventilators? can i ask you a question please?

    blueheaven replied to dissle's topic in General Nursing

    They asked the question, and I simply answwered. I didn't write our facilities policy, I knew the info that you provided in the above post but I have to use what I have been given. In patients with...

  25. Any one use ventilators? can i ask you a question please?

    blueheaven replied to dissle's topic in General Nursing

    We use HMEs on everyone, no matter how long they are on the