nightmare

nightmare RN

Nursing Home ,Dementia Care,Neurology.

Scottish trained RGN now retired.

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  1. Bad bad day

    nightmare replied to DaughteroftheKing's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Use it as a learning experience ,Amanda,don't shift anyone heavy by yourself even if the other CNA's do it or ***** because you don't do it.You only get one back and you need it for the rest of your...

  2. Are nurses professional?

    nightmare replied to mmmk10's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    pro-fes-sion-alplay_w("p0582300")(pr-fsh-nl) adj. 1. a. of, relating to, engaged in, or suitable for a profession: [color=#226699]lawyers, doctors, and other professional people. b. conforming to the...

  3. Are nurses professional?

    nightmare replied to mmmk10's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Well I would say we're professionals train in uni,have a strong code of professional ethics,are accountable for our own actions,we are highly skilled,motivated and what makes us any less professional...

  4. Dissatisfaction again

    nightmare replied to marjoriemac's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I wouldn't mind a manager like you CCM! Mine buts in for no particular reason,stops you doing what you are doing thus making you late then wanders off without

  5. Best ways to deal with the stress?

    nightmare replied to HopeItWorksDNP's topic in Emergency

    Cool garden! Whenever I'm work stressed I come on here! You lot are so supportive and have answers to almost everything.I also read other nurses stresses and strains and sometimes it puts mine in...

  6. Dissatisfaction again

    nightmare replied to marjoriemac's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    OMG that's about £40 per slide sheet!! CCM you're being ripped off somewhere,you can definitely get good quality,cheaper slide sheets than that! Marjorie ,the words Health and safety,Care...

  7. Do you envy 1:1 sitters?

    nightmare replied to Sassybottom's topic in General Nursing

    I find it the most difficult thing of all on nights to do one to one! It's so easy to fall asleep because you're not moving about.If the resident is sleeping it is so boring! Fair enough if they are...

  8. I don't feel like I'll ever know enough

    nightmare replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    it's when you get to the stage, and age,where you still want to learn but the details magically slip through your brain.you know you've read the subject but that elusive detail which ,if you could...

  9. I don't feel like I'll ever know enough

    nightmare replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Don't worry about it Sue! Yes your always learning,I'm still learning and I've been at it for a loooong time:uhoh3: Enjoy the experience you will be a better nurse for it and no you will never know...

  10. OMG Halcion

    nightmare replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Haloperidol seems to have made a come back ever since they started linking an increased risk of stroke with

  11. PEG feeds

    nightmare replied to marjoriemac's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I prime by gravity then attach and set rate.Saves air bubbles getting in and causing discomfort and ,as another poster said,saves accidentally setting it at wrong rate if you get distracted.Have you...

  12. night nurse who leaves everything undone..

    nightmare replied to linzz's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Last week they tried to blame us because a resident was soaking wet when they went to get her up---what time was this?---11.00! We go off duty at

  13. When does weekend shift diff start/end for night shift

    nightmare replied to nicuRN2007's topic in General Nursing

    Oh I've tried that:banghead: it just does not get through!!although I suspect it has to do with budget and saving

  14. Can someone help me out?

    nightmare replied to gigi69's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    noticed this thread further up the new posts page,don't know if it will help.

  15. You're Supposed to be Compassionate!

    nightmare replied to PeachPie's topic in General Nursing

    for "you're supposed to be compassionate" read "if I don't get my own way I'll scweam and scweam till I'm sick" then blame you for

  16. Aged Care RN's

    nightmare replied to AussieKylie's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You forgot the underpaid,under appreciated and under stress bit Marjorie and the fact that for all our moaning we love the

  17. Old abbreviations now passe?

    nightmare replied to stevierae's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I've lost count of the number of times I've corrected a hastily rewritten drug prescription sheet that one of my collegues has written mg.instead of mcg especially for levothyroxine. I had to have a...

  18. Not confident taking BPs -- HELP!

    nightmare replied to zooz's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Oh I like that interactive site but they let the cuff down really

  19. "Garbled" Speech - How to Describe?

    nightmare replied to NursingAgainstdaOdds's topic in General Nursing

    When someone speaks proper words but in a disorganised manner it is known as a word salad or salad speech.When they constantly repeat the same words over and over it is perseverance or echolalia when...

  20. differences in moving and handling

    nightmare posted a topic in International Nursing

    Just wondering after reading several topics on US safe handling. How do you British nurses who have moved to the US find the difference in moving and handling? Have you had any back probs.since...

  21. Temperature checking

    nightmare replied to marjoriemac's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have heard of this,apparently temps taken with aural thermometers are a degree higher than at the armpit.Best way is to state where temp was taken giving the correct temp as taken then doctor or...

  22. "Garbled" Speech - How to Describe?

    nightmare replied to NursingAgainstdaOdds's topic in General Nursing

    How about indistinct for

  23. Degree Vs Diploma!

    nightmare replied to PixieThunder's topic in International Nursing

    XB9S makes all good points:up: The one thing I would disagree with is the fact that try as they may some people just can't cope with uni! this means a whole pool of potentially good basic nurses being...

  24. Looking for Comfy Shoes

    nightmare replied to sg6307's topic in Operating Room

    I have wide feet but I have found my dream shoe both for work and ordinary wear(not the same pair!) Flyflots, I don't know if you can get them in the US but you can buy them online from shoeshop.com?...

  25. Degree Vs Diploma!

    nightmare replied to PixieThunder's topic in International Nursing

    I,like Karen and several others ,am a traditionally trained RGN. I trained in the early 70's and we certainly did not mop the doctors brow! In fact we used to give the young doctors a hard time...