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  1. An ER "First" for Me...

    caregiver1977 replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Emergency

    Guilty...and I can't explain it either. I don't think I will be black out drunk or feel like someone gave me roofies, but I usually don't take pain meds until I really, really need it. I can't count...

  2. Foley Catheters

    caregiver1977 replied to EssaQ502's topic in General Students

    I had catheters two times for when I was induced twice. I guess my nurses were awesome because I didn't feel it going in or coming out. I was afraid of it at first when the mentioned they had to do...

  3. Nurses aren't maids!

    caregiver1977 replied to AnaCatRN's topic in Private Duty

    I feel for anybody who thinks Dr. Gregory House is a hero. I'm sorry:uhoh3: Even if people are on state assisted healthcare, and are making other choices you don't like, they still deserve respect...

  4. Nurses aren't maids!

    caregiver1977 replied to AnaCatRN's topic in Private Duty

    *putting on my flame retardant suit* Okay, I think that the whole customer service thing has maybe been taken too far, but it is not completely garbage. There are patients who have been treated like...

  5. An open letter to the ER triage nurse

    caregiver1977 replied to laurasc's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I wouldn't have taken to kindly to being gone off on, but had that nurse done that to certain family members of mine and I was present I would NOT have let that nurse talk to my family member like...

  6. An open letter to the ER triage nurse

    caregiver1977 replied to laurasc's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Why would a nurse have to be either of those extremes? Would it be so hard to be somewhere in the middle (a vast area)? The nurse who is busy being a complete and total b*tch might be too busy...

  7. An open letter to the ER triage nurse

    caregiver1977 replied to laurasc's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

  8. An open letter to the ER triage nurse

    caregiver1977 replied to laurasc's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think it is a bad idea to give the letter to the media (yes, I have worked in media). It will be made into a much bigger issue than what it is by the time the media is done with it. The only way I...

  9. An open letter to the ER triage nurse

    caregiver1977 replied to laurasc's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I can respect that, but I think the bolded can be done without giving a patient rude, snarky comments for reasonable

  10. An open letter to the ER triage nurse

    caregiver1977 replied to laurasc's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    There may be patients who expect the ER to run like a restaurant, but I don't think the OP was one of them. Neither am I. I only mentioned the restaurant because restaurants provide a service where...

  11. An open letter to the ER triage nurse

    caregiver1977 replied to laurasc's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Okay, now this is one I may not have made clear. When I say inadequate staffing, I mean there are too many patients and not enough nurses. I am not saying that the people hired are inadequate....

  12. pregnant and on a clear liquid diet

    caregiver1977 replied to VANursetobe's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It might help to remind her that at 39 weeks she probably won't have to put up with such a diet much longer. Whenever I had discomforts during pregnancy it always helped to know that I was not going...

  13. An open letter to the ER triage nurse

    caregiver1977 replied to laurasc's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    God bless you. Thank you for getting

  14. An open letter to the ER triage nurse

    caregiver1977 replied to laurasc's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You don't have to have a nursing degree to know how to talk to and treat people with respect. I never said she should have taken her to the bathroom, I think I remember saying the response to the OP...

  15. Using alcohol to clean newborns' umbilical cord stumps?

    caregiver1977 replied to BellsRNBSN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    When I had my daughter May 2010 the hospital encouraged the use of alcohol on the stump. They sent me home with a bottle of it. I live in central

  16. An open letter to the ER triage nurse

    caregiver1977 replied to laurasc's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would be willing to bet money (something I don't have a lot of) that what is "highly indicative with what's wrong in healthcare" is inadequate staffing. That would probably solve so many problems...

  17. An open letter to the ER triage nurse

    caregiver1977 replied to laurasc's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am floored that I have to explain this:eek: The only way the ER and a restaurant are similar is that they both deal with the PUBLIC. I am not trying to make nurses into waiters. When I was in the...

  18. An open letter to the ER triage nurse

    caregiver1977 replied to laurasc's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Um, no not really. Yes, I will admit, there have been many situations in the ER that have gone worse than what the OP has posted. But just because she received decent care and made it out alive...

  19. An ER "First" for Me...

    caregiver1977 replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Emergency

    Okay. Now I know why I get strange looks at the hospital when I tell staff that I am allergic to Demerol (was slowly becoming unable to

  20. An open letter to the ER triage nurse

    caregiver1977 replied to laurasc's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My local hospital is the only main hospital within a 40 mile radius. Not too long ago they had a bad reputation for being rude (my husband and I were treated rudely as well). The rudeness was all over...

  21. An open letter to the ER triage nurse

    caregiver1977 replied to laurasc's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't think the OP was so upset that the nurse didn't take her to the bathroom. I think the reasons given for not taking the OP to the bathroom have been resonable. I think she was upset that the...

  22. An open letter to the ER triage nurse

    caregiver1977 replied to laurasc's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    But isn't that exactly what you did, defend her actions? I don't doubt all that you just posted was true, but why should the OP have to pay for

  23. Calling a Patient 'Sugar': Abuse?

    caregiver1977 replied to Trancelation's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I personally wouldn't like it, but I guess if you know your patient, like if you work in LTC, then it might be okay. Just because I don't like it doesn't mean someone else

  24. Are nurses "above" menial pt tasks?

    caregiver1977 replied to trauma_lama's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think CNAs are uneducated at all. I know that they are often unappreciated, but for patients in LTCs who have no visitors and can't do for themselves they really appreciate their CNAs (most...

  25. Have you ever had a pt have sex...

    caregiver1977 replied to jarrn03's topic in Ob/Gyn

    *ALERT--THIS POST IS TMI* I have to admit that when I was being induced due to complications with pre enclampsia I did give myself an orgasm (clitorial) in the hospital. I tried to make sure it would...