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blueheaven

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  1. Looking for some advice.

    blueheaven replied to dreamerlady's topic in General Nursing

    We had someone in my nursing class who had several physical problems (she was one of the fortunate thalidomide people that did not lose limbs) but that did not keep her from completing the program...

  2. I Never Remember....

    blueheaven replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I hate it when I go into our supply room and then stand there thinking...What was it I came in here to get??????? Or come out of the supply room and tell our PCA that we didn't have any...

  3. too much overtime!!

    blueheaven replied to spookygirl's topic in General Nursing

    I understand you are a new nurse. Don't think that your higher ups aren't using that to THEIR advantage. As long as people keep saying "yes, I will come in" the hospital and your manager has no...

  4. sick of ADN vs BSN! like most of us have a choice anyway!

    blueheaven replied to okie2's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    The GPA thing kinda stinks too. I got my 3 year diploma in nursing in 1978 and I was young, having multiple problems going on in my life, partying a little on the side so my GPA stinks. Never mind...

  5. Uniforms.. color scrubs vs whites

    blueheaven replied to staceylee67's topic in General Nursing

    WoW, I graduated 2 years later and I never had a job where I spent hours at the desk!!! I remember having to tote charts for the docs . LOL I absolutely agree with you on the "nurse whites" and you...

  6. How far do you live from work?

    blueheaven replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    14 miles from my door to work. At one time I traveled 25 miles one way

  7. sick of ADN vs BSN! like most of us have a choice anyway!

    blueheaven replied to okie2's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    :ppppppppppppppppp

  8. Male nursing students can do assessments on the women?

    blueheaven replied to PHLEBOTOMIST_TO_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Back in 1975 we had 8 male nurses in my class and they did everything the female nursing students did (including OB

  9. "You need to learn to tolerate abuse"

    blueheaven replied to anynurseanywhere's topic in General Nursing

    Do not know better???? That is totally unreal. Sounds like the patient advocate is condoning and promoting abuse. I personally do not tolerate abuse from patients or families. You wouldn't happen...

  10. Take action, or not?

    blueheaven replied to Works2xs's topic in General Nursing

    I cannot beleive the hospital (and the staff!!)would allow this behavior to go on!! Talk about a lawyers payday!!! If one of those nurses would file a complaint, go up the chain of command and the...

  11. "Funny Codes"?

    blueheaven replied to burn out's topic in General Nursing

    Even better than that is when you have a new intern or resident that has been a know-it-all pain in the butt and that happens :) One hectic evening, I was FINALLY sitting down and gobbling down some...

  12. My preceptor gets frustrated with me.

    blueheaven replied to Zumz's topic in General Nursing

    ROFL Dove

  13. My preceptor gets frustrated with me.

    blueheaven replied to Zumz's topic in General Nursing

    You know what is right. I applaud you for questioning. If you are not sure, ask someone else, research it etc. Remember this situation when YOU are precepting a new nurse in the

  14. bed baths

    blueheaven replied to Chip_04's topic in MICU, SICU

    Short and sweet....we nurses DO IT ALL. Sorry Charlie but bed baths are part and parcel of the deal. Gender doesn't matter we wash 'em all! (unless they are alert enough to refuse). Hmm if bed...

  15. any comment?

    blueheaven replied to unwanted RN's topic in General Nursing

    You cannot expect hospitals to work around your schedule. How about an outpatient clinic or doctors office. There are some other options out there. How did you work things out while you were in...

  16. I just love CODES!. . . Not!

    blueheaven replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a younger nurse, code blues used to freak me out too! I worked on a tele floor so we had our fair share. The take a deep breath thingy works! If anything else, go grab the clip board...

  17. Belittled

    blueheaven replied to NicoleRN07's topic in Emergency

    Document everything and cover your ass. Write up this turkey as needed and keep copies for yourself as well as copies of any written derrogatory remarks he may have made about you in a patient chart....

  18. "Never trust a 35 weeker"

    blueheaven replied to prmenrs's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    WoW, I feel lucky to be here! I was born 2 months early "back in the day". I never knew that gestational age was so precarious. I am currently thinking about worrking NICU as a change and a new...

  19. Coping skills for dealing with trauma

    blueheaven replied to VivaRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    That seems to be the case with me also. My non nursing friends and husband do not understand the full extent of my occupation. Thank God for other nurses, these boards, and my momma (she is a...

  20. Mandatory Overtime

    blueheaven replied to cmjdlj's topic in General Nursing

    Currently I am working 12 hour shifts in a government hospital so they don't have manditory OT. At a previous government hospital, we rotated manditory OT, we could only be pulled to the next shift...

  21. Not all doctors can read ekg strips?

    blueheaven replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    You know the saying, if you don't use it you lose it...same way if you have EKG reading skills. I've had docs read the computer interpretation at the top of the EKG and go with that (when it was...

  22. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    blueheaven replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    My dad did the same thing!

  23. LPN'S are NURSES TOO

    blueheaven replied to imnrs2's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I thank God for all the excellent LPN's that I have had the pleasure of working with over the years. When I was a new nurse on a telemetry floor and didn't know a PVC from a PAC, they took me under...

  24. Nursing Students in Home Health...who would of thought?

    blueheaven replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    We did 8 weeks HH in the diploma program I was in and I really enjoyed

  25. NONCOMPLIANCE, why be at the big H? in the first place?

    blueheaven replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    The facility that I work at has a smoking area for patients. I have ALWAYS been of the mind-set that "if you can put on your robe, push your IV pole and trudge your butt out in freezing temps to the...