Darchild77

Just wondering, when have you put in enough time to get some respect, or is it just because I'm young. I am so sick of being the scapegoat for all the problems, sick of being treated like I'm not in the same league as them, and foremost, sick of havi...

How many people are at work right now? BTW I am.

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...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

Just wanted to share my experience with you all because it was my first and who else understands me better? We had an emergency C-section the other night and I was the one going to the OR. The operating doc likes to keep his patients on the internal ...

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 showe...

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 wonder...

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...

The night B4 last I had 3 peds patients. 2 were in with respiratory probs and RSV. The other was in with GE and also happened to be the child of a well known jerk from ICU, not to mention the kid's grandma is the day shift super. So I was already dre...

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 tha...

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 ...

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 propor...

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 nur...

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...

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...

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 sho...

The OB nurse(me) is there soley for the baby with the peds doc. The circulating nurse isn't any of our unit nurses and usually records birth times and helps with the delivery(she's there for mom along with the crna), but this was the first time I've ...

Wow, in our small town hospital, we all but lose our med-surg skills associated with G-tubes,heart probs and etc... I have on occasion told the other nurses that I'm uncomfortable taking a pt as you mentioned above. Usually, one of the other nurse wi...

I have a 5 yo who is autistic and has sensory integration disorder. He was diagnosed at age 2. We are still working through the eating issues, and he recieves ST-OT-PT. It's hard knowing that he won't be starting K on time. It seems that things only ...

Started full time nights on OB and wouldn't do any thing else, they did require me to do day orientation shifts, though.

Just wondering if there is anyone you can report to about a doctor's treatment of a nurse. We have a doctor who has been written up (whatever that means) many times, but our hospital tells us that the doc is not expendable, and that we the nurses are...

What are your views on having 1 staffed for midnights on a closed L+D unit. Do you think that a nurse should ever be alone on L+D. Keep in mind at our hospital, Anesthesia are not in house and niether are the docs, also no one from any other floor ha...