ShayRN

ShayRN

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  1. Ontario, CA student nurse video

    ShayRN replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    Is there anyway to look up the entire documentary on this? Would love to see the whole

  2. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    ShayRN replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    One night I worked a double. Since our building is so new, we have a wing that isn't finished upstairs. Our PR department was holding a fundraiser based on Mardi Gras. We had volunteers up there on...

  3. We're in the "RED"

    ShayRN replied to Ortho_RN's topic in General Nursing

    This is going on all over the country. You have people sitting in their nice cushy offices making decisions based on what a computor programmer says is exceptible. Then complain when you can't do...

  4. Co-workers doing your work behind your back?

    ShayRN replied to RachelRN25's topic in General Nursing

    UH? This isn't doing your work, this is what TEAMWORK is all about! BE GREATFUL you have co-workers like this. As far as getting them something to drink, do you do group reports? I always made...

  5. Tattoos and nursing

    ShayRN replied to PrincessJessica's topic in General Nursing

    I work with two really amazing nurses. One, has years of experience in intensive care, mobile intensive and ER. The other was VP of nursing at a hospital in Michigan. I was the Assist. manager of a...

  6. BSN to DNP with no nursing experience

    ShayRN replied to evpsych's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I don't see any advantage, other than monetary gain. But you have to look at the disadvantage of no experience. How can you expect someone to function without having put together the WHOLE picture?...

  7. Introduced as "The Nurse"

    ShayRN replied to NurseLatteDNP's topic in General Nursing

    :lol2:

  8. Need help with a gift for my wife graduating nursing school

    ShayRN replied to retrvrman's topic in General Nursing

    Can I just say, first of all, AWWWWWWWWW. Aren't you just a big ole sweetie? When I graduated from college, my hubby got me a beautiful Lladro, like this one:...

  9. Patient deaths?

    ShayRN replied to StacieRN's topic in General Nursing

    1) Two people die while I was their nurse, HOWEVER, approx 10-15 die while coding when I was there and were other nurses's patients. Now I am at Hospice and have had about 35-40 die in the last 8...

  10. Do experienced nurses really eat their young?

    ShayRN replied to whit717's topic in General Nursing

    Awww, honey. Come work with me, I will take care of ya! (((HUGS))) That really

  11. I cannot UNDERSTAND lazy people!

    ShayRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    We had two incidents this weekend that blows my mind. I wasn't there either time, so this is all second hand, but still, YEESH. I work at a freestanding inpatient Hospice facility.... 1) We use a...

  12. Crazy stuff can happen

    ShayRN replied to gt4everpn's topic in General Nursing

    Put a patient in the whirlpool at work. He was coming out of the water when LO AND BEHOLD his toenail came off:barf01: Granted, not as gross as a toe or a member falling off, but still,

  13. Being called "Nurse".

    ShayRN replied to PsychRN-Kris's topic in General Nursing

    LMAO!!!!!! :lol2: :lol2: :lol2:

  14. Pregnant and can't lift?

    ShayRN replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't lift the entire time I was pregnant with my son. (With my older daughter, I worked at an office so it wasn't an issue) I had a miscarrage between the two children and wasn't about to do...

  15. Is this abandonment?

    ShayRN replied to jill48's topic in General Nursing

    I completely disagree with anyone sleeping at work at anytime. I use to have people do this when I would stay over nights at the hospital. They would come back disoriented, foggy and sat at the desk...

  16. Cursing A Good Samaritan???

    ShayRN replied to sissiesmama's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in corrections and can tell you, there are some cops out there who just shouldn't be on the force. One time, I had a city cop bring a kids in with a HUGE black and blue mark on his side with...

  17. RN Overtime Hours

    ShayRN replied to bigtimer225's topic in General Nursing

    In a hospital it is limitless. I use to pick up on other units when I wanted more hours. Now, I usually work 12 hours every two weeks extra. I have two small children at home or I would be a...

  18. Have you ever had a family accuse you of killing their loved one?

    ShayRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I DID TONIGHT! I work at an inpatient hospice facility. Had a new patient with a hx of breast ca with brain mets. She had been restless at home for 3 days. The oncall nurse didn't make a visit, but...

  19. Have you ever had a family accuse you of killing their loved one?

    ShayRN replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all for your kind words. My frustration was increased by leaps and bounds by my fatigue, I am sure:lol2: I was up almost 21 hours when I typed that post, and knew I had to be up in 2...

  20. The deadly case of Mr. Hyde

    ShayRN replied to kenzy's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know about other states, but in Ohio all our state run mental institutions have been closed due to a lawsuit. In the 1980's an inmate sued the state of Ohio for poor mental health treatment...

  21. Newbie questions: Assisting Male patients Issues

    ShayRN replied to rookieq's topic in General Nursing

    I tell my husband I have seen more naked butts than, well, never mind, LMAO Honestly, you get used to it and it becomes no big deal. But if it really bothers you that much, you need to rethink...

  22. Foster Care?

    ShayRN replied to Susan9608's topic in General Nursing

    Awww, good luck. I will pray for you all. I truely hope this works out for ALL fo you. How old is the

  23. Hello Mr. VIP! I'm your servant nurse for the night!

    ShayRN replied to SICU Queen's topic in General Nursing

    I believe it is a direct relationship to those that know George's (Washington), Abe's (Lincoln), and Ben's (Franklen.) He is the one on the 100.00 bill, right? I don't know him so well,

  24. The deadly case of Mr. Hyde

    ShayRN replied to kenzy's topic in General Nursing

    God help us

  25. Not a leg to stand on

    ShayRN replied to greensister's topic in General Nursing

    WOW! All that for a really insignificant complaint? Sounds to me like there should be more to the story. Do you have a history with this manager? Were they trying to get you to retire, to hire a...