middleagednurse

middleagednurse

nurseline,med surg, PD

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  1. How much do you make?

    middleagednurse replied to middleagednurse's topic in Private Duty

    I feel better now, knowing that we are all earning a low salary.

  2. A Bit Annoyed

    middleagednurse replied to nycRN3's topic in Private Duty

    Im glad I dont have to go out of state on a 4 hour trip. Making small talk for a 20 minute trip is hard

  3. Nurses need an outlet to manage stress

    middleagednurse replied to Pride/hardwork17's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Sometimes its the job. Sometimes its the person. Depression is an actual

  4. Ever work with people who talk about church all the time?

    middleagednurse replied to Nola009's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I dont think people should discuss religion at work. Its too easy to offend someone. Perhaps in next staff meeting the manager can discuss this topic and ask people to keep "church" at

  5. Nurses need an outlet to manage stress

    middleagednurse replied to Pride/hardwork17's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I know this is hard to do but make a doctor's appt. And ask for anti depressant

  6. Nurses need an outlet to manage stress

    middleagednurse replied to Pride/hardwork17's topic in Health, Stress Management

    All jobs are different. Sone jobs are the garden of Eden, everybody is happy and supportive and you're well paid, etc. Some jobs are physicalky demanding, heavy lifting, working long hours without...

  7. How much do you make?

    middleagednurse replied to middleagednurse's topic in Private Duty

    I was poking around and I found a thread on nursing salary survey. So depressing. Some nurses making 40 50 bucks an

  8. Leaving home patient for own health emergency

    middleagednurse replied to Tpschwandt's topic in Private Duty

    I've always wondered about that type of thing. What if a nurse had an MI or aneurysm and you're alone with a dependent patient? I guess both people would just be out of

  9. Nurses need an outlet to manage stress

    middleagednurse replied to Pride/hardwork17's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I completely agree. I joined a gym and even though I have a hard time getting myself to go, when I do go I feel great. I'm going today. My goal is to go twice a week, then three times a week. I enjoy...

  10. Verbal abuse

    middleagednurse replied to middleagednurse's topic in Private Duty

    Yep. Working on

  11. Verbal abuse

    middleagednurse replied to middleagednurse's topic in Private Duty

    The child hasn't had a nurse for 2 days. Hasn't been to school. Grandpa is caring for her. I don't know how! I hope he is

  12. glimpses of the afterlife/nde

    middleagednurse replied to ava246's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I witnessed many deaths but no one has ever mentioned a dog. Maybe theres a dog ghost in your

  13. Losing patience with residents.

    middleagednurse replied to Sbrewster's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I know. Pat on back. LTC's are HARD places to work. Especially for a new grad. You'll get used to it, like people in hell get used to the fire. Just do your best, and try to maintain a work life...

  14. glimpses of the afterlife/nde

    middleagednurse replied to ava246's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I wonder, do you see only people you

  15. Verbal abuse

    middleagednurse replied to middleagednurse's topic in Private Duty

    As far as CPS goes, I don't think he would hurt the child. But who knows? Crazy people do crazy

  16. Verbal abuse

    middleagednurse replied to middleagednurse's topic in Private Duty

    I doubt substance abuse. I think the man is mentally ill. When I started the case he was there for a brief period of time, and the other nurse told me that this man had mental health issues but she...

  17. What's it like to be a private duty RN?

    middleagednurse replied to nightengalegoddess's topic in Private Duty

    I have done private duty for almost 5 years and I totally agree with the above poster. Some days can be excruciatingly boring but other days might be interesting. Just like any job. I do a lot of...

  18. 1:1 school nurses

    middleagednurse replied to ErinDel's topic in School

    I don't want my reply to get lost so I will post it here. I am a home care nurse who accompanies a child to school. I ride the bus with her and sit in her classroom all day. I don't sit right next to...

  19. NPO

    middleagednurse replied to babaloo's topic in Medical-Surgical

    yes they

  20. What a story!

    middleagednurse replied to Brian's topic in Nursing Humor

    I was working staff relief, and I went to a new hospital. I had received report, and was rounding, meeting my patients. I walked into an elderly man's room, who was a recent admission, and introduced...

  21. What a story!

    middleagednurse replied to Brian's topic in Nursing Humor

    One night we nurses were lunching in the report room. An intern came in and was asking for something. He had a heavy accent and I really couldn't understand what he was saying. I thought he said...

  22. What a story!

    middleagednurse replied to Brian's topic in Nursing Humor

    I hate to admit this but I was doing private duty one night for a confused patient. He was sleeping so soundly. Unfortuneantly I fell asleep. When I woke up the man was gone. I was in a panic. I ran...

  23. What a story!

    middleagednurse replied to Brian's topic in Nursing Humor

    I was working nights in a hospital. We started to hear loud, but muffled screaming. We looked in all the rooms but couldn't figure out where the screaming was coming from, so we called security and...

  24. What a story!

    middleagednurse replied to Brian's topic in Nursing Humor

    I was working nights in a hospital. We heard a noise that sounded like someone might have fallen out of bed, so several nurses ran to investigate. One of the nurses pushed the door open hard. The...

  25. What a story!

    middleagednurse replied to Brian's topic in Nursing Humor

    I was working corrections, in the infirmary. We had locked isolation rooms. One day I entered one of the rooms, and left my key in the door. I couldn't get out. Being a prison, there was no phone in...