angeloublue22 BSN, RN

That's crazy! I quit after a pt ripped a 2x4 off a door and was swinging it at staff. Police refused to arrest him because he didn't hit anyone. I guess we shouldn't have been jumping out of the way. The officer in charge then asked, "Don't you guys ...

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This is going to be a long one but I had an interaction with some providers today that lead to me think about some things. I'll start this post by sharing my own experience. I have Hashimotos and was diagnosed 3 years ago after trying to t...

A very similar thing happened to one of my friends as well. She has long COVID now but back then they didn't know it existed. It took her a year to get help. I'm sorry this happened to you.

First of all, good job reaching out. I'm so sorry this happened to you. My advice is to talk about it until you are tired of talking about it, then talk about it some more. Also, of course file a police report. Take some kickboxing class or some stre...

I love that you want to set an example but you'll be fine. I do recommend weight lifting though because it will help those "old" joints when taking care of patients and it can help protect your joints. I was 150 lbs overweight when I started but lift...

I'm loving that nurses are finally getting together and telling admin that we aren't standing for their crap anymore. We have power together folks!

Not a board game but Pictionary is always a huge hit on my unit. Yahtzee, Uno, Skip-boa are also good. Just try to pic a game with limited pieces because they will get lost or used to harm themselves. That's why card games are good.

I work in an inpatient psych hospital and they have now stopped requiring masks. Only visitors wear them and we wear them if we are working with pts with symptoms or COVID positive pts.

You are not responsible for their short staffing. No you don't have to pitch in and help by picking up extra shifts. You already help out by coming in to your scheduled shifts. But, yeah, they can do whatever they want on your eval. Please, don't the...

I think the replies sounded snarky because it sounds so ridiculous and outlandish that this would even be a thing! I'm so sorry this is happening to you. I had no idea this COULD even happen. Yes, get a lawyer. You can get one through NSO ASAP, if yo...

I've worked at several hospitals and every one I never had the same one twice. I know it's frustrating.

Just tell them that that schedule doesn't fit your schedule. Nurses are a hot commodity, especially in LTC. Most likely, they hired someone else who wants days and they are giving you this spiel to make you feel like you did something wrong. Their ar...

I'm snarky today. My work said they had exciting news! What is it? We have T-shirts! They passed around the sizing sheet and I wrote, "I don't want a t-shirt, I'd rather have a bonus." Hope I don't get fired. Oh wait, we have no staff. Lolololol!

Unfortunately, a lot of this is typical of nursing school either with LPN or RN. I've done both and unless you're lucky it doesn't really change when you become a nurse. That is why so many people are quitting. We are asked to work in these condition...

Please don't give the purple disinfecting wipes to patients to help with a yeast infection or hemorrhoids. You know the ones that have a big red danger circle on them. Yeah, those... This was after a patient reported severe stinging and asked for MO...

They gave them a chance to match the offer but they refused. How much money did they plan on spending on the frivolous lawsuit if it went forward? Definitely more money than the employees asked for. In what other profession would this ever be a thing...

You do realize that you aren't the only one responsible for the patient? The doc didn't order it. Should you have recommended it? Sure, but guess what, after this you'll suggest it next time. Every mistake is a learning opportunity. I never had the a...

I had an event happen last night that completely disturbed me and I haven’t slept because of it. I’m using this forum to unload and possibly help. I work a psych hospital as an admissions coordinator. I obviously can’t give a ton of details. We accep...

Ditto on so much of this. I'm one of those nurses that doesn't take crap from them. I actually told one EMT when they were giving me a bad time about sending a pt (ended up critical potassium landing in ICU) "Hey, do you want me to throw blood everyw...

Thank you everyone for your support. I took your advice and I'm going through our administration to file a report. I used my friend to get the EMTs names only. For me, therapy is talking about it a lot and I did that and no more anxiety or nightmares...

What’s nice is that the medical field is small. Someone always know someone. One of RNs I work with actually is friends with a person in the county EMTs crew and is going to help me pursue this.

I'm in psych and while I don't deal much with the medical aspect of COVID, I deal with mental aftermath of death and overall mental strain of both healthcare workers and the general public and it's exhausting. I've taken to just not hanging out with ...

I work in mental health and the amount of people with schizophrenia or other psychotic issues that use meth, which, of course makes them worse and they keep landing is psych hospitals on holds or in jail. I guess I was having a snarky day. We had fre...

Perfect timing! I almost stepped on a baby rattler 2 wks ago. It was hiding under a sage brush bush. My foot landed about 6 inches from it. All I can say is thank goodness they have a warning system!