carolmaccas66 BSN, RN

OK, we've read re many people on here complaining that nurses are negative, whinge too much, and are scaring them off of nursing. So I thought I'd start a new thread where people can post their most uplifting, positive, amazing nursing story to try a...

I must protest re this the way this thread is worded. 1) IT IS USING TEXT SPEAK which is against TOS, or so I was told in a recent message. Seems like there's different rules for different people on AN. 2) IT IS NOT EVEN WRITTEN CORRECTLY! 'Will ...

Groups can be good but you can also waste a lot of time chatting & socialising. Groups didn't work for me at all. They wasted a lot of time mucking about. You have to be quite disciplined in a group and focus your time & energy. Pscyh is very...

Sorry meant 2 say NMs are more concerned if you had been convicted of messing with children, or stealing narcs maybe, not just traffic offenses. Couldn't get this to add on to my post??

If you haven't been arrested or convicted, then you're not a criminal. And simple traffic offenses (down under anyway) are not considered criminal offences as such, though you can be arrested depending upon circumstances etc and booked. I would be up...

Talk to someone first before you quit. EDs are always hectic but you can't be down there if you don't have experience. And you are jeapordising your license. Also talk to your nurses board, they may be able to offer you some advice. And you are only...

Write it all down in a journal - everything, even the curse words you think of! I also do yoga/pilates to help relax & exercise helps a lot of people. If you do forget anything, just ring & tell the staff on the next shift. No biggie here, I'...

Sorry, your PCP and you THINK you have a herniated disc? Did you not get an MRI done? I would be asking for a proper scan and seeing a neurologist I think, to get a proper diagnosis.

The simple fact that the RT interrupted a nurse receiving report (as the OP said), and was blunt, rude and unprofessional seems to have been entirely missed by everybody on this thread. The OP stood up for herself against this ignorant, brash person....

You can't fix everything unfortunately and it does suck. You can only be there at the end sometimes, and be that person that holds their hand, says kind words, or is just physically THERE at the last moment. If you can't be the carpenter repairing so...

- Start everything early on ur shift. Do IV meds first: they take up the most time, ie: mixing, checking & setting up the pump. - Use a good cheat sheet to get yourself organised. - Don't let people/patients/families etc manipulate ur time. Learn...

You did right. I guard my license like it's GOLD. If the CN wants to give in 2 a pt, that's her priority. And it does make it harder for the next nurse. This is why I despair of nursing, no team work, no thinking along the same lines, no accountabili...

I counsel peple re this situation all the time in psych. It's a big problem with families today. One of you will have to try and perhaps work dayshift. If ur hubby can't change his schedule, you will probably have to. Once the other baby comes along,...

In Australia we must count all and every narcotic with another RN and sign for them. We cannot give out 'bags', and don't have bags of narcs. Get into the good practice of counting all your narcs individually - it will stand you well in the future. ...

In other words, this is homework. Your professor knows the answers. He/she wants to know what YOU think & how u have researched the question, & ur critical thinking skills, not what a bunch of strangers on the internet think. There are many r...

I remember talking to a very, very old nurse (who'd retired many years b4 hand) & she had been born around 1890s approx. She said she'd lied about her age & been accepted into nursing when she was about 14 (said she was 17 I think). She told ...

I did not read all the posts, but I think some are using "text speak" because they are on ipads, iphones, other smallish devices and typing is sometimes difficult. But I agree, we all should use standard Engling. Thank you for reminding me of that ag...

I don't know re other countries, but I should clarify that RNs in Australia must have the primary doctor talk to the family first; it's a legal and ethical requirement. On hospice units, the doctor must see the family first before we go into any deta...

I got told off not long ago for NOT having a break. By law, we must have a break of 30 minutes per every 6 hours worked. And I often wonder, how on EARTH can anyone work 12 or 13 hours without having a toilet break? I don't care if the whole ward is ...

Apologies. Checked the spelling on my previous post, corrected it & it is still coming out wrong! Don't know why this is happening.

People with just low BSLs (blood sugar levels) can have hypo attacks, my gf is one of them. This can apply to anyone, ie: when people are ill, not eating or having enough fluids for example. Whoever is giving you the info in your post is giving you i...

Yeh Grn Tea is wright. Write it all down & if u forget something, just call back and say sorry to bother you I'm a new RN I forgot to ask.... perhaps. The doc will be grumpy anyway cos they're probly tired, not just grumpy at you. I for one simp...

Like the time our pan flusher was broken in the ED. We had to run all the way round the corner, down another long corridor to the other flusher with full bed pans, cos it was later at night & the oh so brilliant management wouldn't get a technici...

Oh come on! This is getting a bit ridiculous. The word 'and' has been abbreviated for years as '&'. And I for one hurt my shoulder not long ago, '&' still want to enjoy using the board, so I try to type a bit differently, though I try not to ...

I put on a post on another thread re this not long ago. We had a dementia pt, who had walked down a long corridor and trailed urine & faeces everywhere. I got my ENs/students to clean it as I was doing the med round & other things. Rang house...