glutton4punishment

I will NEVER assume that a female is not pregnant.

All CA's where I work are union. It's really a shame. I feel like ours are either REALLY good, or totally suck. There is no in between where I work. I have never, and i really mean, NEVER, seen employees work harder at NOT working than I have at t...

I have never known of anyone to fail it. You will be fine :) Good luck

I typically give kids their IM injections in the thigh. It's a large muscle, and usually can give quickly in this area.

1. The general lack of responsibility that people have for their own healthcare. Somewhere, somehow, people (generally speaking) feel that they should get free healthcare. I don't understand this. This is America, like it or not, we are a capital...

Yep. EVERYONE says it where I work as well. I am only 6 months in ER, and when I first started, it made me all self conscious until I realized that more often than not, my patients immediately tell me that. For some reason, some people enjoy it wh...

If I am well rested, I can usually handle all of the annoying crap like drunks, frequent flyers, kids, traumas, etc.... However, I *******' can't stand it when the family is there and they start telling me about all their own health issues. Or the s...

Our description for psych/HI/SI people is "Med G" What do you call them?

Allergic to zofran, toradol, tylenol, ibuprofen......... DILALA

Doing some research on the most popular scrub colors for nurses.....We wear Royal Blue. What color do you wear?

aw, poor thing. All white? I would be dirty

I totally agree with you. I feel the exact same way. I think it's the facility that you work in...When my shift is over, I want to go home. I know there are people that can work 16 hour shifts, and I am NOT one of those people. Like you said, EV...

wow, if nights are affecting you that adversely, you should change shifts asap. I worked nights for a few months, long enough to get used to it, and long enough to realize that it def. takes a toll on your body.

CNA's do your treatments? Hmm. I personally don't work in LTC, but I would never initial for something that I didn't do.

I am sooo thankful that I am on the "listening" side of the stethoscope ...and that you started this great thread to remind me:yeah:

You should pick the area that gives your heart a lil flutter when you are on the unit, the one that makes you "feel" like you belong there. If you haven't experienced what I am talking about yet, then for sure start with med/surg.

:yeah:GREAT POST!!!! THANK YOU!!! SO HAPPY FOR YOU!!!:redpinkhe

Milk of amnesia!!! funny

what a great post, i love it

why can't you do both? Stay until the end while looking for another position? Transfer to another unit, and keep looking.

Is the unit still empty? I am not an L&D nurse, but census means a lot.

I have to aggree with a previous poster.....if you don't like it, don't work there. while my initial reaction is surprise and dismay, when you really think about it, is it really a bad thing? I mean, if it promotes a healthy lifestyle. Now, the $...

I had a pt do this for himself, he was aaox3. Sure enough, sats went up as soon as he did.

I love HH. You don't use your skills very much, however, I found that the patients are sooo much easier to deal with when they are in their own environment. Not sure what questions you want answered, but here's some of my experience.... When I was ...

The ones that actually WANT to get better. People that enjoy being sick drive me CRAZY-er. I just don't relate, and I can smell their manipultion from a mile away. So those that get involved in their care, and help me help them get my "favorite" v...