ShayRN

ShayRN

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  1. I have never been nasty to a student until now!!!

    ShayRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I could not believe this student I had the other night. I picked up a shift on my old unit (telemetry) and the charge asked me if I minded having a student with me as his preceptor had called off...

  2. Well, I am a doctor

    ShayRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Had a patient tonight who is aspirating his tube feed. His wife is FURIOUS that I would not give him 2 cans. I told her, he has a temp of 101.7, lungs are full, skin pale and clammy, he has...

  3. doucumentation?

    ShayRN replied to shabry's topic in General Nursing

    I think I would put my notice in before I got fired. She sounds like a real witch and you would probably be better off somewhere else anyway.

  4. Visiting hours?

    ShayRN replied to chickapin's topic in General Nursing

    I totally understand your frustration and have been in the same position as you. I think you did the right

  5. Those Things I Learned in Nursing I Use In My Daily Life.

    ShayRN replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I like to think I am a bit less emotional since I have become a nurse. I use to get upset over every little thing in life. I cried for 2 hours when my car got broken into for example. Now, it would...

  6. The Stress of School Ruined my Relationship!

    ShayRN replied to carriesm8's topic in General Nursing

    I hate to say it, but I don't think your true love was all that wonderful if it only took the stress of school to leave ya. Come on. My husband and I have been through everything in our 16 married...

  7. low medium and high performers

    ShayRN replied to litbitblack's topic in General Nursing

    I have gotten to the point where I think my job reviews are a joke. Our reviews are based on studer and our manager gave EVERYONE the same scores on all the same question. (Yes, we compared) All...

  8. Weaning from vents

    ShayRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    The management of our inpatient Hospice facility is wanting us to start weaning patients from vents. I have SERIOUS concerns about this: We don't have a consistant source of suction. When they built...

  9. Weaning from vents

    ShayRN replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Any more thoughts? Hoping to hear from Leslie, Tazzi or Tweety. ALWAYS value everyone's opinions, but admire their

  10. Butt kissing management

    ShayRN replied to jessiern's topic in General Nursing

    Did I miss something here? Is sec your secretary? What right does she have interfering with your contact with the patients and their families? Did she actually call to tattle on you like a two year...

  11. Weaning from vents

    ShayRN replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    No, I am sorry you misunderstood. We would be weaning them from the vent to allow the dying process to occur, not so they could get better. But my understanding is that we won't just turn everything...

  12. What you get for nurses week

    ShayRN replied to chevyv's topic in General Nursing

    I got a Dunkin Donuts gift card in the mail along with a lovely thank you note from the RN owner of the agency I work for occasionally. My full time position the boss wrote Happy Nurse's Week on the...

  13. Change - what would you want to see ?

    ShayRN replied to Apollonia's topic in General Nursing

    Can we start with competent nurse

  14. Any tips for overcoming isolation/depression on working 3-11 or nightshift?

    ShayRN replied to Elektra6's topic in General Nursing

    I have been on evening shift for 10 years now and I LOVE IT! I get to sleep in every day, stay up as late as I want and don't have to wait in the line at the bank, EVER, lol. Seriously, you will...

  15. Regis's view of nurses - after open heart surgery

    ShayRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I don't normally watch TV in the mornings, that is when my son gets his fix:rotfl: However, hubby was off Friday, so I went to the gym earlier than usual. Tuned my headphones in to Regis and Kelly...

  16. You Know the patient is going bad when...

    ShayRN replied to Nurseboy1's topic in General Nursing

    After almost a year and a half of inpatient hospice work, I have a few to add: When your unresponsive for 2 years, post MVA in a permanent contracted vegitative state starts tracking things on the...

  17. Ever have a patient dead and then NOT dead?

    ShayRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I had two very unique experiences over the last 2 days. First: Tonight I took care of a gentleman who died at 12:25 AM. He had NO heartbeat and no resperations for at least 5 minutes. Then, 10 minutes...

  18. Media's image of nurses

    ShayRN replied to marie04's topic in General Nursing

    marie, I will answer these for you tomarrow. Just got off my 8th day straight, and can't think real clear. Give it a couple of days and you will have plenty of information for your paper, I am

  19. Calling Docs by their first name...

    ShayRN replied to zamboni's topic in General Nursing

    No, they don't. I wouldn't be comfortable with that at all. But, I insist that my children's friends refer to me by my first name. I hear Mrs. M and look around for my mil. However, our docs say...

  20. Calling Docs by their first name...

    ShayRN replied to zamboni's topic in General Nursing

    The doctors I work with tell me to call them by their first name and after a year and a half of working with them I am finally able to do that, sometimes. It still feels weird. I worked for a doctor...

  21. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    ShayRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Things I would like to tell administration: ALL my patients are

  22. Do family members injuried bother you more than patients?

    ShayRN replied to Marie-SC's topic in General Nursing

    I have seen many things there that would make the average person go down. I have seen cancerous tumors that would turn the strongest stomach. I have changed dressings on a leg that had gangrene so...

  23. Sterotypes of Nurses Continues and Is Getting Worse

    ShayRN replied to nursinginga's topic in General Nursing

    here is the email i sent to fox. to whom it may concern, i was directed to a link from a nursing web site regarding a discussion about nurses in spain being required to wear miniskirts to get a bonus....

  24. Ever have a blood bag explode?

    ShayRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I picked up on my old unit the other night and was transfusing a unit of blood. Special order, btw:imbar Halfway through the transfusion the pump starts alarming "air in line." So I try clamping...

  25. i need a new job!

    ShayRN replied to ChickyLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think the one who reported off to you will change no matter what you do, it is unfortunate. The next shift, however, I would look her straight into the eye and say "If it isn't in the chart...