CFitzRN

CFitzRN ADN

L&D; GI; Fam Med; Home H; Case mgmt

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  1. How many years have you been a nurse?

    CFitzRN replied to rn4ever?'s topic in General Nursing

    I hope everyone will read the quote in your signature and REALLY ponder it. Especially after what just happened on the floor of the

  2. nurses and spelling

    CFitzRN replied to Bormio's topic in General Nursing

    I was reading my Sunday paper (local) just a few minutes ago and this article caught my eye. How very timely! Incidentally, I totally agree with whoever said that a big reason spelling, grammar etc...

  3. nurses and spelling

    CFitzRN replied to Bormio's topic in General Nursing

    What, exactly, is your point? No one is judging people as idiots (except you, apparently - last paragraph). Most of us are lamenting the fact that spelling, grammar, sentence structure and the like...

  4. How many years have you been a nurse?

    CFitzRN replied to rn4ever?'s topic in General Nursing

    Less than 2 years, and at 45 years of age, I plan to work as a nurse - or at least a nurse supervisor (what I am doing now) - until retirement. I had the privilege of raising my 4 sons for 17 years...

  5. Will you give out a medication without the order yet?

    CFitzRN replied to rn4ever?'s topic in Patient Medications

    You did the right thing,

  6. nurses and spelling

    CFitzRN replied to Bormio's topic in General Nursing

    I agree NICUQueen - if nurses shouldn't be held to a higher standard with regard to "attention to detail", well... who the heck should? I should think attention to detail would be one of the most...

  7. nurses and spelling

    CFitzRN replied to Bormio's topic in General Nursing

    I am living proof of this. With an ADN and only minimal experience I landed a supervisor position recently and what they cited as their primary criteria: effective and impeccable communication...

  8. Just in case you need that extra little "boost" to get you through your shift...

    CFitzRN replied to twentytenRN's topic in General Nursing

    Do you really have one blue and one brown eye? One of my best friends does too - I have never seen anyone else with that! She was just

  9. Co-Worker not smelling so good

    CFitzRN replied to RelloydRN's topic in General Nursing

    Is that "taking the high road", or is that being a chicken and avoiding confrontation? I see the OPs desire to tell the coworker about it a LOT more "high road" than allowing the coworker to go along...

  10. nurses and spelling

    CFitzRN replied to Bormio's topic in General Nursing

    Glad we understand each

  11. nurses and spelling

    CFitzRN replied to Bormio's topic in General Nursing

    No, you actually spelled "judging" correctly. You're a half-wit because you used six exclamation points instead of one question mark at the end of your question.

  12. nurses and spelling

    CFitzRN replied to Bormio's topic in General Nursing

    I don't see how a personal observation (i.e., that a large majority of the nurses OP has come into contact with can't spell) could be considered "rude". She didn't say "why are so many nurses...

  13. Just in case you need that extra little "boost" to get you through your shift...

    CFitzRN replied to twentytenRN's topic in General Nursing

    If realnurse thinks I was serious, then she's been hitting the nurse flask a little too

  14. Just in case you need that extra little "boost" to get you through your shift...

    CFitzRN replied to twentytenRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, I am IN. ::*prepares tequila

  15. The worst code you've seen?

    CFitzRN replied to jesshopper12's topic in General Nursing

    Few people realize the potential for major hemorrhage with PP patients. I have to say, it was a real eye-opener for me when I was working L&D. My second patient had one and although I didn't...

  16. Just in case you need that extra little "boost" to get you through your shift...

    CFitzRN replied to twentytenRN's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, before anyone else gets a chance to do it, let me be the buzzkill that is sure to happen in this thread... ****************** You guys, that is not funny!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 Nursing is a serous job...

  17. Benefits of becoming a CNA before Nursing School??

    CFitzRN replied to Emile's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I agree that it can be incredibly rewarding! However, the real test comes when a CNA or Nurse has to give the kind of care that is intense, difficult, bodily-fluid-ridden and stinky to a patient or...

  18. Is this a problem? taking your neighbors blood pressure

    CFitzRN replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not criticizing you AT ALL, really, but what a sad world we live in, huh? That we are so litigation-phobic? But it's with good reason, because people have become

  19. Clinicals

    CFitzRN replied to Lisa, MA's topic in General Nursing

    I think by law in some states (maybe all, don't know) LPNs are not allowed to assess. An RN must do that. Which is a total joke, being that LPNs are in home-care, and what the crap are they doing,...

  20. Are You A Type "a" Nurse Or Type "b"

    CFitzRN replied to kellbell1's topic in General Nursing

    And that is precisely why I am not now, nor will I ever be in an intensive care setting. Ever. I recognize my limitations and I know I am valuable in places other than in an ICU. I was fascinated...

  21. Leaving after 8 months...bad?

    CFitzRN replied to SlightlyMental_RN's topic in General Nursing

    We have an RN who agreed to bring in groceries for the family. While getting them out of the trunk, she slipped on a patch of ice and destroyed a knee. Now our agency is having to pay workers' comp,...

  22. Are You A Type "a" Nurse Or Type "b"

    CFitzRN replied to kellbell1's topic in General Nursing

    Hahaha - I am SO a type-B. When I was working in the hospital, my preceptor used to tell me that I didn't need the patient's life story to give her an IV or foley, etc. ... I prefer the...

  23. Leaving after 8 months...bad?

    CFitzRN replied to SlightlyMental_RN's topic in General Nursing

    A couple of things to consider: 1. You are correct that you would probably be using more direct patient-care skills in home health. And if the agency trains its nurses well, bonus. A lot of them...

  24. Co-Worker not smelling so good

    CFitzRN replied to RelloydRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, what a bunch of clueless jerks! You'd think people in health care would be pretty used to bodily fluids accidentally

  25. How many people really keep in touch after nursing school?

    CFitzRN replied to ERsn's topic in General Nursing

    Excellent advice, for sure. I pray J's case will change the laws to provide for FAR more serious consequences than that. What a mockery. I can't imagine being J's family and knowing this person...