Meg, RN

Meg, RN specializes in Med-Surg, ICU.

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1. Oh, the Q is silent...

   Meg, RN replied to SeeTheMoon's topic in Nursing Humor

   Definitely EGD! A patient laughed when us when myself and a fellow nurse were doing walking rounds. The other nurse said, "Hi! My name is ****, and I will be your nurse today! Are you all ready for...

2. Encouragement for New ICU Nurse

   Meg, RN replied to Tink7586's topic in Critical Care

   Phew! I'm so glad someone else feels the same way! I just applied to transfer to ICU after working Med-surg a year and a half, so I'm a little intimidated to say the least (it took me three months to...

3. New grad asked to resign during orientation need advice

   Meg, RN replied to Roxy518's topic in General Nursing

   Holy cow! 7-8 patients! I work on an ortho/med-surg unit and that's plain ridiculous for experienced nurses, much less a new grad! I mean most of the time, we don't have a nurse tech/CNA either so...

4. Share some of the most ridiculous patient complaints/symptoms/demands

   Meg, RN replied to R!XTER's topic in Nursing Humor

   Haha! R!XTER, that's exactly what I'm talking about! And I know in ER, I'm sure ya'll have to deal with that crap constantly! Apparently, they have our establishment confused with the local...

5. Share some of the most ridiculous patient complaints/symptoms/demands

   Meg, RN replied to R!XTER's topic in Nursing Humor

   Had one of my patients who had been terribly nasty and demanding every time I went into the room all night (and he had been there for a month already because of certain "unhealthy lifestyle habits"...

6. My Nursing Career In Six Words

   Meg, RN replied to No Stars In My Eyes's topic in Nursing Humor

   To the very needy patient: No this is not a Marriott. (or) No I am not your waitress. About me and my nursing career: We have a love-hate relationship! To the big headed doctor (you know who you...

7. Too little too late

   Meg, RN posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi everyone! I am in need of some encouragement here. I've only been a nurse for about a year and so I feel stupid like I missed something and can't forgive myself. On my first night working this...

8. Ever have a major crush on a doctor

   Meg, RN replied to ninaldunn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Haha! I'm the same way CASTLEGATES. I have a raging crush on a surgeon at work. He's at least ten years older than me too! (I love older guys!) I think it's the bad boy flirty thing that he does. And...

9. Shoes that don't wear out by 3 months?

   Meg, RN posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

   Not to exhaust the topic, but I'm looking for the most comfortable kind of shoes for a person with high arches that underpronates? With every kind of shoe I've had (Nursemates) the "squishy" wears out...

10. Getting called off too much!

    Meg, RN replied to Meg, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone! Thanks for the input so far. In response to some of your questions, yes, we do keep a call off log on our unit, so that everyone is called off in rotations. Also, yes, everyone wants to...

11. Getting called off too much!

    Meg, RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone! Just needed a little advice: I've only been a nurse working full-time on a med-surg unit for the past nine months (I'll have a year's experience at the end of July 2011). I signed a...

12. Low Census - Is it Happening to You

    Meg, RN replied to Miranda50's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yes, our hospital has closed some of the units (not mine, a med-surg), but our problem is that they're calling off some of our full-time people to put float people in their place, which sucks. So...

13. Tell me I'll be okay...

    Meg, RN replied to punkydoodlesRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Maybe like you said, you can work part-time or prn. I worked as a student nurse tech PRN through nursing school to get my BSN. I'm sure your NM would rather have you on part-time or prn instead of...

14. What do you do to destress?

    Meg, RN replied to MouseMichelle's topic in General Nursing

    -horseback riding lessons -reading outside is my favorite when the weather is warm -watching Netflix -retail therapy! -tending to my plants I too drive to Sonic often and have a milkshake while...

15. Night Shift For Newbies

    Meg, RN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Question: I'm trying to figure out how to revert back to a regular sleep schedule on my days off. Is it better to sleep through the day and then try to sleep through the next night? Or do ya'll just...