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doctors insulting you in front of pt and co workers other nurses belitttling you to others while you can hear them backstabbing between every shift having to put in 15 years before you aren't considered GREEN anymore having all the other units in the hosp. hate you and be rude because they think you have it better having an on call doc whine about coming in or better yet, try to make you sit on a patient that you know needs to be seen, until 7am

doctors insulting you in front of pt and co workers other nurses belitttling you to others while you can hear them backstabbing between every shift having to put in 15 years before you aren't considered GREEN anymore having all the other units in the hosp. hate you and be rude because they think you have it better having an on call doc whine about coming in or better yet, try to make you sit on a patient that you know needs to be seen, until 7am

of course not- not willing to lose my whole life(jail )over a stranger . But if it was me or my family, the answer may change. If I was a quadrapalegic and had to be on a vent etc.. I would want one of my family members or anyone to put me out of my private hell- I know I could not live like this-but I would not want them to get in trouble with the law, they'd have to be creative. mind you, these would be in extreme cases such as the boy who could only talk by blinking his eyes, and asked his mom to end his life. In this case, it was documented by several different people( wrote a book with the help of others) that he did not want to continue living, therefore, I don't think his mom should be punished.

of course not- not willing to lose my whole life(jail )over a stranger . But if it was me or my family, the answer may change. If I was a quadrapalegic and had to be on a vent etc.. I would want one of my family members or anyone to put me out of my private hell- I know I could not live like this-but I would not want them to get in trouble with the law, they'd have to be creative. mind you, these would be in extreme cases such as the boy who could only talk by blinking his eyes, and asked his mom to end his life. In this case, it was documented by several different people( wrote a book with the help of others) that he did not want to continue living, therefore, I don't think his mom should be punished.

well it's been about 2 weeks and he is now in inpatient rehab. He has footdrop and they tried to electrically stim that muscle with no response. This scares me!!! He will be non weight bearing for 4 months!!! lost his job and is painful:it's a wonderful life! FYI to any nurse that might do this: when a pt is writhing in pain and the pain meds aren't helping don't ask them if they are a drug user because it is irrelevent. It's not like you would withold meds because they are, and he was already asked when he was initially assessed. you don't ask when they are out of their minds inpain!!! anyway, they say he will come home on friday, but they restarted his IV saying he's dehydrated, has increasing BP and a HR of 130 since his injury occured. Also had a fever for 7 days without antibiotics: is this the norm?

as to regards of the ET tube, the CRNA is the one that does this. at our hospital nurses do not intubate, so I used the 10 french method until the crna came over to use the ET tube. And BTW, the crna got his *** chewed for leaving his patient(the mom), so he turned on me and told everyone that I froze!!!! kinda ruined the whole experience for me, now everyone really thinks that I froze!!!!!:angryfire Now i'm just embarrassed:o

My husband was riding his 4 wheeler yesterday, when he roled it over. After it hit him, he had to get up, push the 4 wheeler back on all fours, and ride on it side ways home. Once he got home, we somehow got him in the car and to the ER. X-rays showed that the "ball" of his femur went right through and crushed his socket on one side!!! He was then transferred from our hospital to a hospital that actually does orthopedics. He won't be able to have surgery until friday or monday due to inflammation, but they will have to reconstruct his socket, and in the future may need a total hip replacement!!!!! He won't be able to bear weight for at least 3 months, after waiting so long for summer, he will not be able to do anything. Just to add to our worries, he has 0 insurance (I call him my hubby, but haven't married yet). I'm just wondering how long until he can actually leave the hospital, and if he will problems walking or being active in the future because of this. I just never imagined something like this would happen, and feel as if our lives have been turned upside down!! I'm scared.

Actually, I would not have a male nurse care for me, and chose not to have a male doctor either. I don't think that makes me an idiot, just a little uncomfortable around men(child hood experience) and self concious. I don't think it's fair to say that these women are idiots when you don't know where they are coming from.

Well, here's my experience: I'm not married, but have been with my guy for 6-7 years and we have a 5yo son. 2 years ago, I came to the same feelings you are having now. I felt we just weren't right for each other and fought way too much. I had tried leaving before but was always convinced to stay. But 2 years ago, I finally made up my mind to leave and have our son come with me. We shared custody and got along ok-his family was more rude to me than they should have been(I am still my son's mother for pete'sake) On my own, I bought my first house, got my first nursing job, and had my first adult relationships(besides him). After time went on, we started being friendly again, and he started coming over to my house, then staying over, then moving in. We still fight, the same things still annoy me, but our time apart allowed both of us to grow into different people, and we fell in love all over again. As for our son, this was a difficult transition(and he's autistic) and he didn't quite understand what was going on, but that was a sacrifice I needed to take in order for us to all be happier. And I still believe that-a child isn't going to be happy if the parents aren't happy. I guess I did'nt really give you any advice, but wanted you to know others go through this too. Don't stay just because you are scared to make the leap. if you've been thinking about this for a long time, then in your heart you know you need to leave, it's just getting up the courage to do so(my experience-I contemplated leaving for years). Hope you will b happy with whatever your heart tells you to do-I feel for you because it is soooo hard!!! Good luck in the future.

I know how you feel, it seems as though everyone onthe planet has heard about your mistakes, and you truly wonder if you are in the wrong place. I've faced these questions myself on the L+D unit-it seems as though every mistake is blown out on proportion,and announced to the world. I say hang in there!! It may take awhile, but you will come to trust your skills and have confidence to blow off condiscending remarks(such as a nurse asking if I even looked at my patient). You do belong, and it will get better, just trust in your self and put your self in a scrutinizing nurse's shoes: catch any minor thing yourself, before she does. :)

Doing nights on our L+D floor gives us a ton of responsibility. It is basically up to us if an OB observation goes home or stays, based on what we tell our docs. When we call our docs, they know to come. I guess I'm getting at the fact that we as nurses know our patients and usually know what's best for them(or the best action). We pick and choose what information is pertinent to tell the docs, because unlike us, the docs don't want to know everything bout the patient. And just for sh*ts and giggles, I'd love to see one of our docs just try and putting TEDS on a pt or try to figure out where and how the internal monitors are hooked up!!:rotfl:

This is usually normal in pediatrics, their heart will spead up and skip a beat in relation to their respirations. This goes away when they get older. If you are truly concerned, seek a second opinion.

We have a nurse who couldn't answer the phone because she had "already clocked out". This same nurse, on a different occasion, watched late decels in a laboring patient for 2 hours without a single intervention-such as a scalp electrode to get a more accurate reading. Of course, when I arrived, she told me I should put a scalp e on. She knew this patient would be a C-sec and just wanted to pass the buck.

I so know what you are talking about, at our hospital, the nurses complain if the meds aren't "on schedule" and that you should get them on the pharmacy scheduled times!! this is rediculous to me, I'm not going to give a med an hour or two early just because it's more convenient!!:angryfire

Having been fairly young when I was pregnant, I myself contemplated abortion(though I changed my mind). So I actually thought about this when I started nursing school and think that I would have no trouble doing this. I believe that every mother should have the choice, and in some ways it would be rewarding being able to help a woman cope and give her support that she may not have. Just for the record I do not believe in partial birth abortions, but that , to me, is a whole other issue. So, to answer your Q, yes I would contemplate this area of work(if I lived in a larger area that had more facilities to chose from), and would be able to give someone a pill to induce a miscariage.