this does not happened to me. It was told by one of my much senior staff nurse. A patient chased her during night shift with a glass bottle and shouting that he wanted to kill her! Patient had...
It sounds as if you are burnt out. I do agree that nursing has changed its meaning...it is more like a customer service...the customer's always right. I have been in nursing for 11 years only and i'm...
I'll never forget this - she said, "We don't necessarily do it for the pts, we do it to give the families time to say good bye." Wow! new perspective... mine - one man came in at the start of my shift...
manjaNurse replied to vhern246's topic in Nursing Humor
When my infant had his routine immunisation injection, I was holding him and explaining to him what the nurse is doing and what will happen next. The nurse looked at me and asked, 'Are you a nurse...
manjaNurse replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Nursing Humor
Oh ok i remembered one man! He had a lung transplant, not from a human, but from a pig. he did it in some country and seeked treatment in Singapore because he was not really functioning well. He was...
manjaNurse replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Nursing Humor
A few times while I was on duty, the call lights beep on their own....from empty rooms or empty toilets....and the doors were locked from the inside! now, what's up with
manjaNurse replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor
Oh God, I thank You for not having to go tru d worst like all of those nurses here!! my grossest - was doing home care a few years back. Patient refused BKA. I haf to do dressing. pt said put on a...
i have 4 cards/notes - Green: teacher to fill up, name n class, date n time, and tick the problem or write, and remarks to be taken seriously or not. Blue - from me to the teacher, what has been done...
manjaNurse replied to Keepstanding's topic in School
does that mean each visit will be recorded twice? One in the log book and the other on their cards? That means I have a LOT of things to do now!!! Once the cards are up, should I copy each kid's...
manjaNurse replied to Keepstanding's topic in School
I just wrote everything in a logbook. each kid has their own medical sheet of cos, and the one with problems has a separate emergency plan. i want dis kind of system too so its easier to monitor...
manjaNurse replied to manjaNurse's topic in School
Thanks guys! I am lucky to get a good principal! She's backing me up. This teacher is not new but she has had problems in the past of being "unstable" (that came from my principal btw). She even told...
Hi all, I am from Singapore and I have never heard of this side of nursing though I've been a RN for more than 10yrs. I have worked in a residential home for the intellectually disabled before, but...
Hi all, Thanks for the replies on my topic "tiredness?" posted yesterday. Today the same teacher came to me and said 4-5 kids in her class are having stomachache and nausea. 2 of them were the same...
Welcome back everyone! Hope all of you have had a goooood break! Current problem - teachers have been sending students who are tired or sleepy AND demand me to send them home! What do you guys do in...