ShayRN

ShayRN

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  1. Is nursing really that bad??

    ShayRN replied to missy22's topic in General Nursing

    In some ways Yes, it is that bad. But then so is any job. My husband is a mailman, I can't begin to tell you the crap he has to put up with at work. A couple years ago he got bit by a dog. The...

  2. Oh no she didn't!

    ShayRN replied to misslo's topic in General Nursing

    I sit and chuckle over the "not my priority" comment. I well remember giving a man his last beer on a toothette swab. I have many times called loved ones on the phone as a patient was dying so they...

  3. RNs...how did you handle your first death ?

    ShayRN replied to KdnRN2B's topic in General Nursing

    As a Hospice nurse, I can tell you some are easier than others. I find the most difficult ones are the ones that are really young or really tormented. Most times, they have lived long and happy...

  4. Nurses crossing picket lines

    ShayRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I would never work for a hospital whose nurses are on strike. It just amazes me that these hospitals can afford to pay 11,000 for someone to cross picket lines but can't afford to give their staff a...

  5. Sooooo done with the verbal abuse!

    ShayRN replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes people just suck. (((HUGS))) Look at the bright side, you won't have to go into the room and deal with the

  6. What is the best thing to put on diaper rash?

    ShayRN replied to mondkmondk's topic in General Nursing

    I will tell you as a mom, not as a nurse:D. Whatever worked for one child isn't going to work for another. I have had people swear by Desitin. That didn't touch my babies. I used Vit A&D....

  7. HE was sent back onto the streets??

    ShayRN replied to DebRN06's topic in General Nursing

    In our state there was a major lawsuit by an inmate in the 80's. He claimed mental illness that wasn't being treated by the state and it was a violation of his civil rights. He won. So what did the...

  8. what u don't like about nursing?

    ShayRN replied to harlequin_chadwick's topic in General Nursing

    OH MY GOD, Trauma. I bet you still have nightmares. (((HUGS))) I can't stand having nurse managers who haven't worked the floor in years tell me how easy it is to take care of sick, sick, sick...

  9. Why do patients abuse nurses?

    ShayRN replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    I tend to just walk out of rooms of abusive patients. They start cursing or yelling, I am out of there. Usually within an hour or so they need something, I then say, Good, now that your calmer, let...

  10. I had my day in court

    ShayRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    This is no longer HIPPA violation as it is all public record. I will give you the short version. Man had a CABG 5 years ago. He was on pathway and scheduled to go home in the AM, however his Blood...

  11. Nurses, what do u do on ur day off?

    ShayRN replied to love-d-OR's topic in General Nursing

    I love to read. I also bowl. Have 2 kids that are really active, so days off are spent cleaning, reading, laundry, carting kids back and forth to Karate classes, swimming lessons and baseball, etc....

  12. I gave a lot of money to this place

    ShayRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    This is the one thing I do NOT like about Hospice. Tonight, had a patient transferred in from an area hospital. The woman has end stage cancer. She is absolutely Hospice appropriate. However, the...

  13. Is your manager not paying when you work through your break?

    ShayRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Our local hospital, who our hospice is associated with, just got into A LOT of trouble recently. Apparently, a new employee put in no lunch break slips and her manager didn't pay her for them....

  14. Is your manager not paying when you work through your break?

    ShayRN replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    I guess that is the point to my post. FEDERAL law states you must have 20 minutes of uninterrupted break. That does not mean charting while your eating, answering call lights or catching up on other...

  15. What's the most pain meds you've ever seen ordered?

    ShayRN replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    I know, I was surprised myself. Dr. G says that MS doesn't have a ceiling. When your body builds up a tolerance you just go up on it. I use to be afraid to give 2-4mg IV, now it is like peeing in an...

  16. What's the most pain meds you've ever seen ordered?

    ShayRN replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    Hospice patient with a history of drug abuse. Morphine Sulfate IV 155mg/hour and she was sitting up

  17. I gave a lot of money to this place

    ShayRN replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    WOW! I went to work last night and our medical director pulled me aside. He went to the President of the Board of Directors over this situation. Told him that I did nothing wrong and that I was being...

  18. I gave a lot of money to this place

    ShayRN replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Do you all remember the thread I had a week or so ago, about the woman who donated a lot of money and shoved it down my throat? Well the head of Marketing (the woman who is in charge of collecting...

  19. A little grinch inside me came out!

    ShayRN replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    OMG, I laughed so hard I almost peed myself. I LOVE IT! I have often wondered if God looks at me sometimes and thinks "Oi, what was I thinking? I gave her a temper and a brain, why can't she use...

  20. Nurse fired for calling police

    ShayRN replied to Runman1914's topic in General Nursing

    I have called the police twice at my currant facility. The first time I saw a car pull back by the dumpster and watched the people get out then disappear into the woods. Stupidly, I went out to look...

  21. I gave a lot of money to this place

    ShayRN replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I guess she started in on the Assoc. Med Director yesterday. His response? Hmmm, I thought the decision was made to wait until Monday. We will just leave her respite for now, as nothing I see...

  22. I gave a lot of money to this place

    ShayRN replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm, guess I should clarify things. We are an inpatient non-profit Hospice facility, not a hospital. Our Assoc. Medical director accepted the patient and he is going to see her Saturday morning, but...

  23. What is the dumbest most degrading, most unprofessional thing...

    ShayRN replied to Chico David's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OMG! Great minds. I had this same image run through my head, but only a little robot nurse with arms and legs pumping to the I have the time...I have the time...I have the time.... While she bounces...

  24. You know your pt is a jerk if........

    ShayRN replied to traumamomtx's topic in General Nursing

    OMG! I spit out my pop! Thanks for the laugh, I sure did need it

  25. New options for handling disruptive patients

    ShayRN replied to 3rdcareerRN's topic in General Nursing

    Please, tell us what happened. This is how I learn and grow, without having to make my own