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blueheaven

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  1. Turning down overtime....

    blueheaven replied to OgopogoLPN's topic in General Nursing

    "no" is a complere sentence. You really don't need to give an explanation. It took me a long time and a very bitter lesson to finally learn to say no. As someone who worked overtime all the...

  2. How old were you when you finished nursing school?

    blueheaven replied to pgray1229's topic in General Nursing

    I was 21, grad of a 3 year diploma

  3. Would you take a pay cut?

    blueheaven replied to nicu4me's topic in General Nursing

    I went from 12 hour night shifts to 12 hour days and took a MAJOR hit in pay. I did this because my teenaged daughter was acting out...not because I could afford it. She's now a very hard working,...

  4. What do you consider to be nursing's biggest setback?

    blueheaven replied to almost30's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i post a thread for which i thought was an interesting discussion, one which i was curious about. i got some good and thoughtful replies, and i've encountered interesting people on an. but i'm...

  5. Is it possible that the shortened RN training causes more anxiety for new grads

    blueheaven replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    I went to school in the 70s. I attended a 3 year diploma program (hospital based) which required me to take the prereqs at our local university and attend nursing classes too. Our extensive...

  6. Lidocaine with Rocephin IM?

    blueheaven replied to StNeotser's topic in Patient Medications

    We always gave it with lido. Still, next day you would have a sore hind

  7. Customer Service at any cost and its effect on burn out and safety??

    blueheaven replied to PACURN1818's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes the psychotic behavior is not stymied by the union here. We are working for magnet status and we have had to go to a "retreat" that talked about customer

  8. Does anyone take Lamictal?

    blueheaven replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    ijuana, I work in a Medical Intensive Care unit. I have always worked in this type of setting. ICU/ ER/charge nurse 30 bed telemetry unit (that place was enough to put anyone on meds) As OPs have...

  9. Nurses receiving poor care....

    blueheaven replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in General Nursing

    Normally I lay low and keep my mouth shut about being a nurse. Only a couple of times I have had to drag out the "nurse" card. When my mom broke her hip, she told me to come to the hospital when I...

  10. Does anyone take Lamictal?

    blueheaven replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Lamictal keeps me on an even level. Also take 2 other meds. I have ADD also. I have obstructive/central sleep apnea that I know has fried some of my brain cells with hypoxia and it has affected my...

  11. Have you been ever gotten sick from working as a nurse?

    blueheaven replied to Aly529's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I've gotten sick several times from "bugs" at work not only from patients but from co-workers who drag it into work sick. I got PA pneumonia when I was in nursing school. She was a 17 year old...

  12. Customer Service at any cost and its effect on burn out and safety??

    blueheaven replied to PACURN1818's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Also, I have told a few A and O patients who were nasty and combative that I had absolutely no problem filing a police report and pressing charges on them. A cop would be waiting on them on D/C. (I...

  13. Customer Service at any cost and its effect on burn out and safety??

    blueheaven replied to PACURN1818's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    At nurseconnect.com there is an excellent article called "Is it the nurse's job to keep patients happy" We do a survey that is like PG and some of the things written are RIDICULOUS!! Many things...

  14. Walden University BEWARE

    blueheaven replied to SassieRN's topic in School, College Programs

    Ya, I was NOT impressed with Walden. Calling everyday, sometimes twice. Couldn't get a straight answer to some questions that I had regarding the program. When I decided to withdraw my application,...

  15. Nurses who come from abusive/addicted families

    blueheaven replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    There are many nurses who do come from abusive or addictive backgrounds. There are those nurses who try to "fix" all their patients. These same people generally marry a spouse who has addiction...

  16. Levophed shortage

    blueheaven replied to silentRN's topic in General Nursing

    We have been using other pressors. Levo was our

  17. "Nurses Are So Mean"

    blueheaven replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I do agree with quite a bit of your post. When I was young and stupid, I worked OT everytime it came down the way, was on every unit based committee known to man and just generally busted my butt for...

  18. "Nurses Are So Mean"

    blueheaven replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    And yet you are here posting

  19. Panicked!!! HIV/AIDS, HepB, HepC risk?

    blueheaven replied to rntobeme's topic in General Nursing

    Get off your butt, go to the health department or planned parenthood and get checked. Get help for this obsession!! I work with HIV/Hep patients everyday and used to stick IVs etc. back in the day...

  20. How can they say I am not a viable candidate?

    blueheaven replied to SoCalRN1970's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Noey 67, This archiac mind set that you refer to is the WAY IT IS in the real world. It doesn't matter where you have worked, how hard you worked or how many eons you have worked or anything else....

  21. Best online RN to BSN program....CHEAP?

    blueheaven replied to TonyaM73's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I'm thinking about transferring to OU's online program. I do know several nurses who have completed their program and they had nothing but great things to say about their program. I agree with the...

  22. The ethics and laws associated with keeping a personal diary

    blueheaven replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in General Nursing

    I am personally afraid to keep a journal or diary. While I have been told that this can help me with my "issues", I am afraid that someone will read it and possibly take the information the wrong way....

  23. Another nurse bites the dust due to facebook

    blueheaven replied to siringe's topic in Nursing News

    I keep telling people to be careful what they post on FB etc. So far it has fallen on frozen keyboards and deaf ears. I use FB to keep up with family and a few friends primarily, but to vent about...

  24. Who pays your salary?

    blueheaven replied to adam56's topic in General Nursing

    My Uncle Sam pays

  25. Let's keep grandma/grandpa alive until after the holidays

    blueheaven replied to dzadzey's topic in General Nursing

    I lost 2 friends this year around the holidays. One, a week before Christmas. I actually went to the funeral on my birthday (Dec 17). The other one passed Dec. 24. So I'm sure that every year I...