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  1. Nurses Humilated - Illinois

    sevensonnets replied to SuburbsGirl's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, sadly it isn't even about the patients anymore. Money, greed and Press Ganey are the important things. They don't care if the patients are well taken care of as long as they, their family,...

  2. When our older nurses die :(

    sevensonnets replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Hooray for old Army nurses! Great nurses and fantastic

  3. Incinsiderate Families

    sevensonnets replied to logical0270's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You're not logical at all. Shame on

  4. When our older nurses die :(

    sevensonnets replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Dude, since that's how you refer to yourself, it would have been better for you not to have posted at all than to be so disrespectful. You knew when you posted that that it was so. The finest nurse I...

  5. Stupid things that nurses say

    sevensonnets replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    The instructions before my OP procedure said to bring a responsible adult to drive you home afterward. I brought my 82 year-old mother. The nurse said to my mom, "Are you going to be able to take her...

  6. Nurses Humilated - Illinois

    sevensonnets replied to SuburbsGirl's topic in General Nursing

    Who was taking care of the patients while the nurses were on bedpans in the hallways wearing goggles and

  7. Stupid things that nurses say

    sevensonnets replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    I was teaching a brand new RN from a notoriously BAD nursing school how to do trach care. When I removed the inner cannula she screamed "Whoah! How's he gonna breathe?" Don't get me started on hanging...

  8. Reasons patients turn on their call light

    sevensonnets replied to diamondp17's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I called because I can't find my call button. Oh, is that what this is? I thought it was the

  9. Odd interactions

    sevensonnets replied to remotefuse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If I told all the weird encounters I've had we'd be here all night! Had a patient once that I caught eating a styrofoam cup and she fought me like a wildcat when I tried to pry it out of her hand. Had...

  10. Working as a RN with a Different Religion at a LDS/Mormon Hospital

    sevensonnets replied to tabithug531's topic in General Nursing

    By the way, we LDS are Christian also. And coworkers who don't drink coffee would not affect your job or relationship with them in any way.

  11. Working as a RN with a Different Religion at a LDS/Mormon Hospital

    sevensonnets replied to tabithug531's topic in General Nursing

    I am LDS and have worked in a Catholic hospital for many years. I've never been asked my religious affiliations nor have I ever discussed them with coworkers. Hospitals hire nurses for their...

  12. Worst/Best thing a nursing instructor ever said to you?

    sevensonnets replied to CryandNurseOn's topic in General Nursing

    My critical care instructor said "When you walk in the room look at the patient, not the monitor!" Advice that never failed me in 36 years of CC

  13. Are ASNs worthless?

    sevensonnets replied to georgiapeach27's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The idea of making a BSN the entry-level requirement for nursing has been floated for all 36 of the years I've been an RN. It's never happened yet. Some of the best nurses I've ever worked with have...

  14. Legal help

    sevensonnets replied to Linnylulu's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Good grief! That's the longest sentence in the history of the written language and all of mankind! The only punctuation I see is 3 question marks at the end! We can't dispense legal advice here. The...

  15. Ridiculous medical mistakes on TV

    sevensonnets replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    Dr. Brown stat to the ICU. BP's 140 over 80. We're losing him doctor. He's gone. Gone all right, in about 8 seconds and nobody actually did anything to the

  16. Use of cellphones while at work

    sevensonnets replied to givxnchy's topic in General Nursing

    Ha!!! Not even close! A celeb who lives in my town whose name anybody who watches tv would know. I can't give it

  17. Use of cellphones while at work

    sevensonnets replied to givxnchy's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital has a very strict cell phone policy but there are always folks who think it doesn't apply to them. One CNA dropped hers into a poopy diaper while talking to her sister. The other one was...

  18. Brigham nurses threaten to strike. Paid $106,000 on average, demand more.

    sevensonnets replied to RockMay's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I don't think where I put my "bank account" is anybody's business but mine. Having been a CVICU nurse for 31 years, I've earned every penny of it. I did not earn it by putting my bank account ahead of...

  19. Nursing student asks nurses the question..

    sevensonnets replied to 2bNurseDR.T's topic in General Nursing

    And calling nurses snobby and bitter is NOT disrespectful on your

  20. Nursing student asks nurses the question..

    sevensonnets replied to 2bNurseDR.T's topic in General Nursing

    I used to love working with students. That was until I encountered ONE particular student who had something to prove evidently. She was headed to lunch with her friends. I asked what her patient's...

  21. What annoys you most in your daily tasks?

    sevensonnets replied to mangi's topic in General Nursing

    What bothers me most? Employees who won't or don't do their jobs so what they're supposed to do gets piled on the nurses. We don't have anybody to deliver linens, bring up breakfast trays, or take a...

  22. Worst/Best thing a nursing instructor ever said to you?

    sevensonnets replied to CryandNurseOn's topic in General Nursing

    35 years ago my med surg clinical instructor told us not to sit on our hands or stand around and talk when we had taken care of our assigned patients. She said "Go out and look for something to do!"...

  23. leaving clinic with Patients still in exam rooms?

    sevensonnets replied to bethburlson's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I very seldom comment on this board anymore, but a couple of things are becoming obvious here. The OP said she wanted feedback from fellow nurses and has accepted absolutely none of that feedback. Her...

  24. Supplies You Can't Live Without

    sevensonnets replied to felineRN's topic in Emergency

    Hemostats are good to

  25. Another Five Star Management Decision!

    sevensonnets replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Jahra, oh, the mental images that conjures up!! Coupla folks I'd love to see dangling from a rickety old lift going Please don't drop me!! HaHa! Now who's in