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  1. Have you ever felt that you have too much work to do for just one nurse

    suzannasue replied to debbie17368's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Hmmm,seems like you should refuse to take report until adequate staffing is obtained...many eons ago was in a similar,but not nearly as dangerouus situation...we just sat down on our haunches and...

  2. nurses as battered women

    suzannasue replied to O'Rose's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    O'Rose, I would express shock and suprise at the situation you are in, however, I am not shocked nor am I surprised at anything anymore. Have been there, done that...and the t-shirt I got was ripped...

  3. To nurses who work(ed) for small, rural/community hospitals.

    suzannasue replied to Ted's topic in General Nursing

    Ted, Presently working 30 bed facility...18 beds are Med/Surg/Pedi...the other 12 beds are considered "acute care"...6 hardwire beds and the ability to monitor 5 tele's...10 bays in the ED...the staff...

  4. A surgeon yelled at me...

    suzannasue replied to MollyMo's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    ((((((((MollyMo))))))))))))) I feel for ya, I really do...If your hospital has an ethical Surgical Services director, perhaps you will recieve an apology from that dastardly surgeon... you do NOT have...

  5. FULL NAME required on name tag???

    suzannasue replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Have always had first and last name displayed and have always had an unlisted, unpublished phone number... Several years ago,the public relations person decided nurses should leave a "card" at the...

  6. "Floating" rears its ugly head again

    suzannasue replied to Nurse Ratched's topic in General Nursing

    Ah yes, floating nurses from unit to unit...I do not mind floating to a different unit IF I feel comfortable with level of care assigned...however,once was floated to an oncology floor and was...

  7. Nursing Commercial Ideas

    suzannasue replied to Sleepyeyes's topic in General Nursing

    Yall are great...I agree that we should have our own television series, depicting life from nursing's side of the curtain...have seen a couple of series about nurses but was unimpresses...one was...

  8. Sick at work, AND disappointed!

    suzannasue replied to hapeewendy's topic in General Nursing

    :roll

  9. Sick at work, AND disappointed!

    suzannasue replied to hapeewendy's topic in General Nursing

    :roll Mario...ty, I shall capture the energies and light the fire under my cauldron...would draw down the moon,but it's not in the appropriate phase now and my athame and bolline are being...

  10. Sick at work, AND disappointed!

    suzannasue replied to hapeewendy's topic in General Nursing

    Awwwww,Wendy...I am so sorry this happened to you...really pisses me off actually...I guess they (in the ER) were under the impression of "she's staff,she can take care of herself" ... Have seen this...

  11. Allnurses.com history?

    suzannasue replied to OBNURSEHEATHER's topic in General Nursing

    Brian, you are the greatest... Thanks for the neat-o schtuff...will order when I get a real job that actually pays

  12. Wage compression

    suzannasue replied to OC_An Khe's topic in General Nursing

    oh my...wage compression??? I think my wages are in depression as well...hahaha...I am not EVEN making $1.00 per year of experince...of course, we nurses in this "right to work" state amd especially...

  13. Gotta good "poop" story? I do.

    suzannasue replied to st4304's topic in General Nursing

    Had been off for a few days ...my co-workers,knowing how I love "unique poop"...told me of a pt who was having "silver stools"....I said "yeah right"...so,when the pt called for the bedpan,Iwent to...

  14. Vomit and other icky stuff

    suzannasue replied to JPKC26's topic in General Nursing

    ROFLMAO...bob....that puking creature is

  15. Has A Surgeon Ever Thrown An Instrument At You?

    suzannasue replied to TravelerAdvisor's topic in Operating Room

    Many moons ago,when a newbie,I was observing a surgeon who was doing a bedside procedure...the staff nurse assisting him did not have enough 4x4's for him and he threw a blood filled syringe at the...

  16. What is your net take home pay every two weeks?

    suzannasue replied to JMP's topic in General Nursing

    Nurse4Kids, Which hospital in B'ham,if you want to work Peds? Lived there many years ago and worked briefly at Baptist-Montclair and then old East End hospital where I worked the peds unit. Absolutely...

  17. Pot Smoking and Nursing

    suzannasue replied to MrsNurseCA's topic in General Nursing

    Semstr, alas...and once and for all...the use if the foamy alcohol foam for hand cleaning generates a powerful etoh aroma...i have had pts ask what I was drinking after I had used this product and...

  18. Pot Smoking and Nursing

    suzannasue replied to MrsNurseCA's topic in General Nursing

    In reference to post #56... semstr...I am well aware of the behavior of the Nazi's...and I used the term in proper context ...haven't you seen the threads regarding those who are different,those who...

  19. Pot Smoking and Nursing

    suzannasue replied to MrsNurseCA's topic in General Nursing

    And the controversy continues... the only reason marijuana has not been legalized is that there is no "test" that is accurate regarding level of serum THC, nor is there any way to measure "when" the...

  20. Length of stay in ED before admission

    suzannasue posted a topic in General Nursing

    The subject line is just the tip of the iceberg. I would like to know how long the patients at your facility are in the ED before they are admitted to your units(whatever they may be). Having worked...

  21. Permanently disabled RN & workmen's comp

    suzannasue replied to ginseng-hunter's topic in General Nursing

    Ginseng -Hunter. I am terribly sorry your wife is the victim of a freak accident while working. BUT!!!!!!!!! AM I SHOCKED AT THE PISS POOR SUPPORT YOU HAVE RECIEVED FROM THE STATES NURSES ASSOCIATION...

  22. How long does it take to get lab results

    suzannasue replied to kewlnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Well,I guess it depends on where one works....just left a facility where it would take more than an hour to get whatever you wanted STAT... sometimes the lab techs would have the results ready and...

  23. Im so sad.

    suzannasue replied to adnstudent's topic in General Nursing

    FOR 'TIS BETTER TO BE ALONE THAN WISHING YOU WERE. SENDING YOU HUGS AND LOADS OF UNDERSTANDING!!!!!! YOU ARE IN MY

  24. Admission paperwork

    suzannasue replied to deespoohbear's topic in Medical-Surgical

    We also have an hour and a half of paper work on each and every admission...done with point of care computers at the bedside. My co-workers and I have complained about the lengthy, repetitive charting...

  25. How is code blue announced at your facility?

    suzannasue replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    We do the overhead paging for Code Blue...the room number is announced...along with those nurses participating in the Code,there is a supervisor to intercept family or to take the family to a central...