ShayRN

ShayRN

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  1. That MD is a %^&( and this is how I dealt with it....

    ShayRN replied to MoriahRN's topic in General Nursing

    That MD is an infection control doc. He screamed and cursed at me because I called him at 9:30 on a Saturday night to report a massive newly discovered wound in the patient. I wanted an order to...

  2. Provigil for shift workers

    ShayRN replied to evans_c1's topic in General Nursing

    WOW, that is a whole lot of anger over one

  3. Provigil for shift workers

    ShayRN replied to evans_c1's topic in General Nursing

    I have severe sleep apnea. (Stop breathing 88 times an hour when asleep:( I have been using my C-Pap machine since I got it. I didn't realize your were suppose to feel good in the morning. For as long...

  4. Is it wrong that I love this specialty so much?

    ShayRN posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I have been a hospice nurse for almost a year now. We opened our inpatient facility in September, but I started orientation last July. I gotta tell ya, I LOVE MY JOB. It is scary. I adore the...

  5. LVNs in hospice

    ShayRN replied to river1951's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Our home care team uses LPN's much the same way as already stated and also suppliments the bath team when needed. At our inpatient facility we use them on nights and they pretty much have their own...

  6. Stumbled Across

    ShayRN replied to HeiressOfGod's topic in General Nursing

    :welcome:

  7. Need y'all's opinion please

    ShayRN replied to EmmaG's topic in General Nursing

    :balloons: :monkeydance: :smilecoffeecup: :Melody: :flowersfo :biere: Well, you get the idea! LOL, go get 'em

  8. Update......Thanks to all of you who have given me the courage to continue on!!

    ShayRN replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

    Well said!:flowersfo

  9. Need y'all's opinion please

    ShayRN replied to EmmaG's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like the nurses on the floor need to go over the relatives head. I would recommend to them document, document, document. Every single thing she does/says to harass them. Again, harassment in...

  10. Tell me it's worth it

    ShayRN replied to Liz520's topic in General Nursing

    OMG, My class was anatomy. We had to diasect a cat. Then when it came time for tests the lab assistants would pull the muscles out, turn them upside down and pull the other muscles around them out...

  11. Unrealisitic expectations...

    ShayRN replied to scattycarrot's topic in General Nursing

    I think sometimes even the docs forget that death comes easy. I will never forget the urologist who broke down in my co-worker's arms when the TURP he did 5 hours before coded and died on our

  12. Sweet Dreams, Baby! Tell us about your strange dreams r/t nursing

    ShayRN replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I have had this one. Wake up and VERY crappy with my husband. He says, you dreamed I cheated on you again, huh? :sofahider My work dream was this: I worked on a stepdown tele unit. One night I...

  13. vents- just a little angry

    ShayRN replied to Cmariehart's topic in General Nursing

    Can't add much, just wanted to lend my support.

  14. Just Plain Nasty Mean. What Would You Do?

    ShayRN replied to nurseaboveboard's topic in General Nursing

    Hate to say it, but it is time to take it to the higher ups. I had a problem on my last unit with a couple of employees who thought they were "joking." They kept taking it too far and finally...

  15. Say What??????!!!!!!!!!!

    ShayRN replied to gt4everpn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I just remembered this one, it was our hospital operator. We had a nice gentleman and his wife (who was the patient) on our floor. I worked for a very large Catholic teaching hospital in the inner...

  16. Leave administration for ER or ICU??

    ShayRN replied to Borgie's topic in General Nursing

    I stepped out of management about a year ago and haven't looked back! I missed patient care and wasn't all that concerned about the holidays and weekends. Really, it doesn't bother me at all that I...

  17. SO MAD Right Now!!!!!!

    ShayRN replied to gt4everpn's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, and guess what? She don't care about your time or money. Hate to say it, but welcome to the real world. Now, the secret to getting her attention? Call about every other day, finally she will...

  18. Whats with the scrubs?

    ShayRN replied to scattycarrot's topic in General Nursing

    Just wanted to add mine for ya, kell.

  19. Whats with the scrubs?

    ShayRN replied to scattycarrot's topic in General Nursing

    HOLY COW! Please, please tell me you will treat your patients a little gentler than you have treated us. Your posts in this thread have been reaking with judgement and an "I am so much better than...

  20. Whats with the scrubs?

    ShayRN replied to scattycarrot's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat:

  21. notifying family

    ShayRN replied to All_Smiles_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Working at a hospice, I tell them. I would be so scared that someone would come rush out to see their loved ones just one more time alive that they would have an accident. Also, some people don't...

  22. Should a telemetry nurse be expected to float to a critical care unit?

    ShayRN replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I am going to weigh in on the Maybe side. When I was at the hospital I would occasionally go to CVIC to help out in a pinch. I would only take the open hearts that were off vents, stable and ready...

  23. Tattoos

    ShayRN replied to Fancy Face's topic in General Nursing

    I have a beautiful tattoo of a dolphin on my back. It has a very personal meaning for me and that is why I got it. I love it and have had it for two years now. Maybe not 15, but still don't regret it....

  24. is salary.com accurate?

    ShayRN replied to hushpupgrl's topic in General Nursing

    If it is, I am SERIOUSLY

  25. Say What??????!!!!!!!!!!

    ShayRN replied to gt4everpn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When I worked for a doctor, we had a patient who would bring in a sample of "urninate" for us. As in, Here is my urinate for the