nightmare

nightmare RN

Nursing Home ,Dementia Care,Neurology.

Scottish trained RGN now retired.

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  1. maggots?

    nightmare replied to billsnurse's topic in Emergency

    I remember when I was young that one of my cats disappeared for weeks,when it came home it had chewed off its leg,having been caught in a trap,my dad stuck the leg in a bucket of sheep dip because it...

  2. Tired of painful legs..compression socks??

    nightmare replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Anyone tried Antistax,it's a natural extract of red vine leaf that is supposed to help venous flow in the legs.It does seem to help ,your legs don't feel so bloated

  3. How Would You Handle This?

    nightmare replied to TrudyRN's topic in General Nursing

    On paper I would probably blast them out,hope the check-out person would support me and pay for my stuff and get to the toilet. In practice I would probably size them up,decide it wasn't worth the...

  4. Why so negative ?

    nightmare replied to MichaelFloridaRN's topic in General Nursing

    You've hit the nail on the head,Michael, that's what we all enjoy about nursing and i guess that if that was all we did we would be the happiest workers on Earth! The trouble is we probably all have...

  5. I wish all the washed out tired nurses would retire.

    nightmare replied to NC Girl BSN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Love

  6. Sunday Times view of nurses

    nightmare replied to cheshirecat's topic in International Nursing

    Well I'm not quite retired but the answer would be we would have coped!!By the beginning of third year you were pretty much expected to cope with anything.You were often left in charge of...

  7. I wish all the washed out tired nurses would retire.

    nightmare replied to NC Girl BSN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    We have a resident like that who will blame one nurse for something and then tell a completely different story to another!She will say that nurseX didn't come for hours but we have a computerised call...

  8. So I'm fired. Again.

    nightmare replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Chin up ,Sue you will find something you like!!Sorry to hear you got fired but don't give up on the nursing....we need people like

  9. Weekends

    nightmare replied to mom4josh's topic in General Nursing

    Well I've always considered fri/sat as weekend for nights but my manager,who is very day oriented disagrees and says sat/sun.We do not get any diff until 12mn

  10. Healthier Living Thread Part V

    nightmare replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Cheers Tweety ,yes "chuffed" means very pleased with yourself! I make a killer lentil soup as well but put Kale in it as well as onions,leeks ,carrots and potatoes.It's a definite cure for...

  11. Flu Shots

    nightmare replied to RNERHOUSESUPOR's topic in General Nursing

    I got mine today.I got it free because I am Diabetic not because I am a nurse.Last year it would have cost me £12 because the company would not pay for it ,needless to say I did not get it last

  12. Healthier Living Thread Part V

    nightmare replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Cinnamon can help lower blood sugars.

  13. stupid question

    nightmare replied to AmericanChai's topic in General Nursing

    Whoa........serious senior moment here,I think what you saw is the Uvula ,a sort of dangling bit at the back of the throat.Epiglottis is further down the throat and while you can see it if you are...

  14. stupid question

    nightmare replied to AmericanChai's topic in General Nursing

    Yes,quite possible,as long as they can open their mouth and press down their tongue you can see it quite

  15. Sunday Times view of nurses

    nightmare replied to cheshirecat's topic in International Nursing

    If we did this in the private sector then we would be shut down.We are regulated by the Care commission and twice yearly checks are carried out.I had reason to see the workings of my local NHS...

  16. Sunday Times view of nurses

    nightmare replied to cheshirecat's topic in International Nursing

    Here is link to article. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/minette_marrin/article2652761.ece as usual all nurse are lumped in with the "bad" ones.We are not all alike:angryfire just...

  17. Help :) Writing an essay on RN/LPN differences

    nightmare replied to FinderKeeper's topic in General Students

    Another comparison you may find is that LPN's became LPN's because they want to do hands on nursing rather than head up the ladder towards management etc.Perhaps you could ask a few why they decided...

  18. Should I be THIS freaked out over vomit????

    nightmare replied to Tysmommy's topic in First Year After Licensure

    We all have our weaknesses mine are sputum (((shudder))),vomit,but worst of all,for me,is purging.This is when a person,close to death,releases via PR all their bowel contents.Last time I had a...

  19. Healthier Living Thread Part V

    nightmare replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I was diagnosed type 2 at the end of June so major life style changes!!I started out at 233lbs and thought "what to do?" Since kids have left home I have been struggling to cook for two instead of...

  20. Cleanliness in UK hospitals

    nightmare replied to scattycarrot's topic in United Kingdom

    On a more serious note,there is no way nurses could clean and not become contaminated and therefore spread even more infection.Even wearing gloves and aprons your clothes would become a focus for any...

  21. Anyone from scotland

    nightmare replied to rashmi's topic in International Nursing

    :yeahthat: just can't think of a place called Evergreen either.I'm

  22. Cleanliness in UK hospitals

    nightmare replied to scattycarrot's topic in United Kingdom

    --and don't forget the roller skates and the feather duster on head for high

  23. Do you work w/ a bully?

    nightmare replied to Vroom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    "my dept. director has placed me on a committee to do annual mandatory urit education and has made me a student preceptor as she believes in my abilities. " Presumably this nurse is not on the...

  24. What was I thinking?????

    nightmare replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    Looks like you've decided to go for the 8-4.30 job so why not go back to psyc till you get it? you will not feel so stressed because you know what you are doing and ,if you get the new job,knowing you...

  25. Med/Surg is Kicking my Butt

    nightmare replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ask for a meeting with NM,ask her what the problem is and also how she solved her problems when she first started.It's possible that the problem is that you are city they are country and they may feel...