SweetLikeSugar

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1. Anyone ever have a famous person as a patient?

   SweetLikeSugar replied to JRP1120, RN's topic in General Nursing

   I once took care of a local sports personality. He was really needy. REALLY needy!! He didn't bring an entourage with him, but his attorney was with him the entire time. He told everyone that he was...

2. If a MD says "Don't Call Back"- do you write that as an order?

   SweetLikeSugar replied to proudnurseRN's topic in General Nursing

   I had a surgeon tell me that once. I was calling about his fresh post-op patient regarding uncontrollable nausea/vomiting and he was so mad that he was called in the middle of the night that he...

3. Sunrise Senior Living

   SweetLikeSugar replied to nowayitsmelissa's topic in General Nursing

   The 2 times my grandfather stayed there he ended up in the ER. Once after a fall down the steps and he suffered a head laceration from that. The second time, he fell backwards into the bathtub and my...

4. Drug Legalization

   SweetLikeSugar replied to commonsense's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   So you feel that heroin, crack and crystal meth should be legalized??

5. New graduate job offer in a surgical floor.

   SweetLikeSugar replied to sr1984's topic in Florida Nursing

   I worked as a graduate nurse on a med-surg floor until I passed my boards. I worked with another RN during my orientation and then I was on my own for a couple months until I became an RN. I guess...

6. Difficult Doctors...Vent

   SweetLikeSugar replied to joanna73's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   We have a urologist that hates to be called after 10pm. I had to call him a few months ago for one of his surgical patients. I made the mistake of calling at 10:15pm. He yelled at me for calling that...

7. Doing a favor vs. being an RN

   SweetLikeSugar replied to anon456's topic in General Nursing

   I have a neighbor that asked me to do a dressing change for her after her spinal fusion a few years ago and honestly, it never occured to me to tell her no. But, it was just a 1 time thing.....she...

8. Things that patients say that make me smile!

   SweetLikeSugar replied to ninaricci's topic in General Nursing

   We had a 92 year old man on our unit about a year ago. He was so cute but soooooo confused. He kept calling the nurses into his room and telling us that we had to call his mom because she had no idea...

9. On the frontlines

   SweetLikeSugar replied to DaisyMountain's topic in General Nursing

   My parents put my grandfather in respite care at one of the many many LTC places in our community so they could go on a vacation for a few days. My grandfather was about 89 years old with dementia....

10. Call light response time policy and procedure

    SweetLikeSugar replied to MYRN2016's topic in General Nursing

    at the hospital I work at, we are timed on how quickly we answer the call lights. A timer was installed at the nurses station and as soon as the patient hits the call button, the timer starts. The...

11. A cold-hearted manager

    SweetLikeSugar replied to Poi Dog's topic in General Nursing

    On the last unit I worked on, one of the nurses came up to our floor after her aunt passed away on the oncology unit downstairs. She informed our nurse manager that she would need 2 bereavement days...

12. Pick and choose policy

    SweetLikeSugar replied to canesdukegirl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This is an issue on the floor I work on. Usually it's regarding overtime pay. Our NM will pitch a fit if a stand-by RN who works 8 hours a week is there 15 minutes past the end of her shift. Doesn't...

13. Favorite "Lay Terms" For Diagnoses

    SweetLikeSugar replied to OleMissRN's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a fairly new RN, I had a direct admission come in from her GI doc's office. Direct admission = no H&P, no orders, nothing. The patient states her doctor told her she would be "PON for...

14. Unsure of my dad's doctor...

    SweetLikeSugar posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm going to start out by saying that I'm not asking for medical advice, I just need some opinions here. My parents have been seeing the same PCP for about 15-20 years now and they really like him but...

15. When was the last time higher management gave you a sincere Thank you.

    SweetLikeSugar replied to tobesmartt's topic in General Nursing

    My nurse manager won't even double check insulin or SQ heparin anymore. She claims she's not allowed since "she's no longer a bedside nurse." And the last time I saw HER boss at one of our staff...