middleagednurse

middleagednurse

nurseline,med surg, PD

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  1. Terminated from job, having trouble moving forward

    Chin up. As previous poster said, lots of nurses get fired. Start firing off those resumes. Your previous job "was not a good fit". Can you get a reference from an
  2. It drives me nuts when....

    That is very disturbing and
  3. Help me feel better about this - Full time 8 hour nights

    Sleep when they're in school. Make sure you have someone to watch them when you work weekends. Eventually you will accrue vacation time which you can use when they are out of
  4. NIGHT SHIFT

    Just get on a schedule and make yourself sleep during the day. Dont allow people to disrupt your
  5. NIGHT SHIFT

    True about the coffee. However to each his own. Diet drinks and Splenda are bad for you and people still consume them. Actually you do want to watch your diet. Easy to lose good health habits when...
  6. Recycling HMVs?

    My biggest challenge currently is keeping HMVs on my patient. She should wear them 24/7. But she is allotted 3 a day per Medicaid. Mom says suction more often and suction the HMV. I do, but eventually...
  7. NIGHT SHIFT

    You enter someones room to see if theyre breathing you dont want to turn on a bright light and wake them up. Or you just want a good look at their IV site and don't want to wake them
  8. Males in Pediatrics :) Thoughts?

    Do NOT post anything on here using your real name or picture. It will come back to haunt you. Just trying to
  9. physical capabilty test

    I couldn't do a chin up to save my
  10. Recycling HMVs?

    She takes robinol. She doesnt get suctioned too much. I have tried scarves etc but she won't tolerate them.oh ny. Guess I'll put the burden on the
  11. Recycling HMVs?

    Yes I mean HMEs. Can I change the
  12. What's your Myers-Briggs personality type?

    INTJ Pediatric private
  13. What's your Myers-Briggs personality type?

    Do nursing schools routinely test for
  14. Pregnant question

    Iwas pregnant with twins and worked 12 hour nights on a busy med surg floor. I was 39 weeks and 3 days, worked Friday night gave birth Saturday
  15. For all INFP personality types only

    I'm an INTJ but my introversion is proobably my strongest trait. I do well with private duty, because there are limited people thst I have to intereact with.I can focus on one
  16. Purposeless Ranting just to make myself feel better for a second.

    I agree with all other posters. Sounds like PTSD. You've had a rough couple years, you were looking forward to the Garden of Eden, and you're not there. Take the above posters' advice, and, beef up...
  17. Are we prepared for a global pandemic?

    What kills me is I mentioned this enterovirus to my PD patient's other nurse, and mother, and neither had heard of it. Do people live in caves devoid of all media? How can you look out for something...
  18. Warning----Fashionista in the House

    She didn't request a tummy tuck immediately following delivery? designer blankets for the
  19. If you could change medicare/medicaid...

    I completely agree with SDA. M y client goes to school, coughs constantly, and gets 3 trach covers a day. By noon she has used her 3 and Im using the plastic "skeletons. Not
  20. California's 5 Hour Lunch Rule

    In my entire career I have NEVER got that many
  21. California's 5 Hour Lunch Rule

    You get
  22. NIGHT SHIFT

    Lots of coffee. Make sure you get adequate sleep during the day.Carry a small flashlight in your
  23. physical capabilty test

    Maybe nursing school should require a weight lifting
  24. All new management sounds promising. Just explain the facts. People are often let go just because somebody doesnt like you.It's worth a
  25. It drives me nuts when....

    It drives me crazy when mom texts me after hours to ask why I didnt fold the laundry. Maybe because your child was SICK and I was taking care of