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  1. I spoke to an MD the other day who told me that Hepatitus C was the SINGLE biggest...

    blueheaven replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    I had a good friend of mine who was diagnosed with Hep C when she went to another hospital to work and had to take her physical there. They hired her anyway and she went through PEG interferon...

  2. Wrote up for being negative?!?!

    blueheaven replied to RNLisa's topic in General Nursing

    Isn't amazing how just one of us instantly has all these magical abilities over others??? If that were true...then why am I working (fill in the blank) HA HA HA!!! Face it, they can write you up...

  3. Target of clinical instructor's venom HELP!!!

    blueheaven replied to nrstob08's topic in General Nursing

    I think many of us have had the instructor from U_NO_WHERE. between my junior and senior year of nursing school (I'm a old-time diploma grad) I was working on one of the units in the hospital when...

  4. Telemetry monitoring

    blueheaven replied to Bwick's topic in Cardiac

    I worked on a 30 bed tele floor and we had a MT. Part of the cooperative effort between nursing and the tech was for the RN to inform the tech whenever the patient was being placed on a drip and it...

  5. Anger problems during the NOC shift

    blueheaven replied to Transient's topic in General Nursing

    Right now I am in your shoes, but I work DAY shift. I have had some discussions with my MD (adjusted my meds-lol) and he has told me that maybe it is time for me to consider changing jobs. After...

  6. Nurse dates doctor openly at work.

    blueheaven replied to castle's topic in General Nursing

    Just give it time, trust me the wife WILL find

  7. Have you ever done CPR off duty?

    blueheaven replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in General Nursing

    I've done CPR in the community setting only 2 times. Our church choir had just completed singing in another church and we were getting ready for evening service in our own church. The guys were...

  8. Are there any dancing nurses out there?

    blueheaven replied to burn out's topic in General Nursing

    There is a RN that I work with here that not only dances, but does it competitavely on a national level. I wish I could dance, but all these years pounding the halls has taken a toll on my

  9. lose the attitude

    blueheaven replied to christen13's topic in MICU, SICU

    I remember that kind of treatment "back in the day" and also vowed not to get ICUitis. I have had at times in my career that I have been a bitchy nurse but then my conscience stops me and I check my...

  10. ICU Nurses with OCD!!!

    blueheaven replied to nursern20's topic in MICU, SICU

    LOL I know that feeling. Some of the best years in nursing I spent working in a 6 bed community hospital ICU. In that situation...you do it all (more so at night!) It has been my experience that...

  11. No pain meds for you, mother

    blueheaven replied to ZootRN's topic in General Nursing

    Be an advocate! Involve the ethics committee, the MD involved. Do you have a palliative care MD in your facility? If so suggeest to the primary that he/she consult with them. Another option is to...

  12. Unit policies on accepting pediatrics in your ICU

    blueheaven replied to wtbcrna's topic in MICU, SICU

    We had an age limit of 12 in our community hospital's ICU. Our community hospital (even though we were small) was well equipped for caring for pediatric pts. We had a small 10 bed pediatric unit. If...

  13. Nursing School Blues??

    blueheaven replied to Nili927's topic in General Students

    Hang in there!! There is actually a light at the end of the tunnel (and it isn't an oncoming train) Most people that are not in the medical field have NO IDEA how difficult and time consuming nursing...

  14. Warning: Long...Need to bounce something off you guys re: administrative occurance.

    blueheaven replied to BBFRN's topic in General Nursing

    You need to do some things to protect yourself! Get a protection order. Talk to an employment attorney. Scout about and look for something part time at another facility (get your foot in the door...

  15. If they are so worried about my health....

    blueheaven replied to jo272wv's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with you Jo. The hospital I currently work at has very nice equipment for the patients that are involved with a fitness program here. However, the hours that the staff can use it are...

  16. Stupid things your school does/did

    blueheaven replied to MountainMan's topic in General Nursing

    That is the most stupid thing I have ever heard of!! We gave each other injections and practiced IVs (this was before plastic practice arms) but we learned physical assessment on patients! What an...

  17. Is 26 too old to go back to school?

    blueheaven replied to anouk's topic in General Nursing

    I've been an RN since 1979 and I am currently 49 years old and going back to school for my RN-MSN. Too old????? GO FOR IT!!!!!!!!!!!! Don't

  18. 'Unhealthy' nurses...bad examples?

    blueheaven replied to fifi2323's topic in General Nursing

    At one facility I worked at, a fully qualified, well-loved and respected collegue was rejected for a supervisory position because, "she didn't project the image of the hospital in a positive way."...

  19. I love night shift!!!!!

    blueheaven replied to tinderbox's topic in General Nursing

    I TOTALLY LOVED night shift for all the afore mentioned reasons and worked them for many years. Seems like all the nit-picking and back stabbing etc is worse on days. Everywhere I have ever worked...

  20. Gross Out Co-Worker

    blueheaven replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    We had a co-worker who exhibited many of the behaviors that your therapist does (PLUS a body odor problem). We went to our nurse manager and she talked with her about the problem and the problem was...

  21. Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

    blueheaven replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Nursing Humor

    ROFL!!! That is good!!!! EKG electrodes sometimes come in little foil pouches... An elderly gentleman called out one day and my nurse manager (who was doing charge that day) answered the light. He...

  22. Meth is destroying communities

    blueheaven replied to WVUturtle514's topic in General Nursing

    I agree you can't be judgemental and let your frustration affect your care, but...sometimes I wish just one of them cleaned up after their brushes with death. Usually they just leave AMA when they are...

  23. Meth is destroying communities

    blueheaven replied to WVUturtle514's topic in General Nursing

    I too am from WV and it is everywhere. My daughter recently lost her best friend to drugs (22 yr old). I go home several times a year and it is the same way in the western part of the state too....

  24. Has anyone here ever put a doctor in their place?

    blueheaven replied to Lachrymologist's topic in General Nursing

    Not all docs have God syndrome. There is one doctor though that stands out above all the others. I am from West Virginia (let all the stereotypes roll!) and one of the large medical groups in our...

  25. Never understood nursing

    blueheaven replied to PACPhD's topic in General Nursing

    You know something, if you go into any situation with the attitude that "they are going to 'put it to me'" then that is what you are going to get. Over my long nursing career I have had my share of...