DizzyLizzyNurse

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  1. Anybody LIKE working holidays?

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    My place of employment does this too. Winter holidays - Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's. Summer holidays - Labor Day, 4th of July, and Memorial Day. We have to work one summer holiday and one...

  2. As a nurse will I be exposed to dead patients a lot?

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to Mrs.Davis's topic in General Nursing

    What do you do as part of a bereavement

  3. Fainting... so dramatic

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to Double-Helix's topic in General Nursing

    I've almost passed out once. I was in LPN school and went to see the morgue (field trip? lol). My grandfather had just died in another hospital. All I could think about was him being in a morgue....

  4. Is it legal to rewrite nursing notes 3 months later?

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to sblanchard1983's topic in General Nursing

    I would only rewrite them if the original notes were kept AND you wrote today's date and started your note with on 11/5/2011 at 2305 (or whatever time and date the original notes were from). Don't...

  5. As a nurse will I be exposed to dead patients a lot?

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to Mrs.Davis's topic in General Nursing

    I did LTC for 10 years. Obviously I saw a lot of death and as someone else said, a lot of times in LTC it's a blessing. Now I work in med surge. My floor specializes in oncology and has a few...

  6. How am I supposed to explain myself?????

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to CynthiaG's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Did you know going into nursing that most nursing jobs have a certain amount of stress that goes with it? It is totally normal to be stressed and anxious for AT LEAST the first few months on the job....

  7. Rate of sexual harassment occurrences at a hospital?

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to lis4b's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We do have people who make sexual jokes with each other, but ONLY to people who are ok with it and never in front of patients or anything like that. I wouldn't let what your bf says keep you from...

  8. 8hr vs. 12hr work days

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to sjm30's topic in Nurse Management

    I worked 8 hour shifts 5 nights a week while in school and I HATED it. I was one of those rare birds who liked 3-11. Now that I'm 12 hour shifts, I LOVE working the 3 nights a week. Working 5 days...

  9. What to do in family emergency situations?

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to treeye's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly.

  10. I want to quit already...

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hmm...feeling inspired

  11. How do you stay positive about your career?

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to Jw1724's topic in General Nursing

    I'm glad you were able to talk to them. I hope it

  12. Piercings & Tattoos?

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to Champs94's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Oh come on. Nothing wrong with it. At least to me. And I don't have it anymore

  13. How much personal info do you share with pts?

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to Bouncyball's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You have to decide what you are comfortable sharing. For me, it differs from patient to patient. I would never give out my address to a stranger. I just say I live in the city I live in. If they...

  14. I want to quit already...

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Sounds like it's time to polish up your resume and start

  15. Piercings & Tattoos?

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to Champs94's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I used to paint my nails when I was on break from school...just because I could

  16. Patient requests

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've also had requests to "get me that tissue"....that's right in front of them. This is when I worked rehab and then we'd have a chat about doing things for yourself so you can go home. When I say a...

  17. Patient requests

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Since the kitchen was closed and all we had were cold sandwiches, could I go to said kitchen and fix her up

  18. Piercings & Tattoos?

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to Champs94's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I've never worked at a place that cared about piercings and tat's. The only rule is the tat's have to be tasteful (no naked ladies! - one coworker had to cover his up for this reason) and no dangling...

  19. Dear God, Help me

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to artsmom's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My worst nightmare. I took care of a lady who thought she was on vacation on a cruise. Every day lol. She thought she was sitting at the captain's table during meals. It was so cute! I hope if I...

  20. Dear God, Help me

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to artsmom's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We had a lady who kept yelling, "Help me! Help me! Help me!" One of our supervisors tried to get her to say something "a little more pleasant". She tried to get her to say, "Mary had a little...

  21. Healthcare is NOT a basic human right.

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to Asystole RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I live on the border of Canada and the US and you'd be surprised how many Canadians come here for health care. For example, we get Canadian NICU babies because there aren't any beds for them. Seems...

  22. 5 things you wish you knew as a new nurse

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to Bugs20091's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This.

  23. Healthcare is NOT a basic human right.

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to Asystole RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I think what is defined as a basic right changes with whatever the current society thinks. Depends on where you are in the world

  24. What to do in family emergency situations?

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to treeye's topic in General Nursing

    Wow that is ridiculous. When I did LTC, there was only me and another LPN for our pts. Her grandmother unexpectedly died on another unit. It's probably easier in LTC since I already knew everyone,...

  25. Anyone ever tell you, you would never be able to become a nurse? Proved them wrong?!

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to taraer1206's topic in General Nursing

    I was told by a friend's mother that it was "too hard to become a nurse" and why didn't I pick something easier? I didn't really think I could handle all that schooling did I? I was told by a...