ibnrn

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1. Really disappointed with the reality of nursing.

   ibnrn replied to NurseFrustrated's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I retired from nursing a few years ago, and I have to say that I agree with everything you said. Nursing does, indeed, suck. I realized this in the last year of nursing school, but I felt I had...

2. Unrealistic steriotypes of medicine on TV

   ibnrn replied to chnc1024's topic in General Nursing

   I absolutely loathe "House" for many reasons, but the biggest is how he has chronic leg pain and they keep drumming it in that he's an "addict" because he needs pain medication. He's supposed to grin...

3. I was fired for refusing to give injections incorrectly!

   ibnrn replied to katlpn6's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   I had to read the post a couple of times before I understood it. Taping 2 syringes together??? Talk about throwing the baby out with the bathwater...If one is THAT concerned about sticking the kid...

4. Nurses who let NAs Boss them around

   ibnrn replied to PhePhe's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   " and I see the Nurses aides doing whatever they want when they want--" Oh, do I totally agree! I've seen that here in TX, too. And just let them be smokers...then they've GOT to have their breaks....

5. Protocols for discharging patients who have sedation

   ibnrn replied to chrisf1969's topic in Gastroenterology

   We monitor patients for minimum of 30 minutes after their procedure and send them home. A "responsible adult" has to sign a paper that the patient will not be allowed to drive, make important...

6. Night shift nurses...How many hours of sleep do you get?

   ibnrn replied to lpnin03's topic in General Nursing

   When I worked nights, I could only sleep 4 hrs, then my "mind" would wake up but body would be dog-tired. I would get physically ill (diarrhea, stomach cramps) on the night shift, about 4 am. I...

7. Funny things you have said but wish you didn't

   ibnrn replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

   Speaking of taped reports, years ago we were listening to an LVN who had a pronounced Texas twang give her report. The patient was an 80 year old man who had pneumonia which was caused by multiple...

8. Do U Apply Abdominal Pressure During Colonoscopy?

   ibnrn replied to JEEMA's topic in Gastroenterology

   A sigmoidoscopy is visualization of the sigmoid colon only; in other words, the flexible tube is inserted up to the splenic flexure, or first major turn, in the bowel. At our institution, no sedation...

9. Do U Apply Abdominal Pressure During Colonoscopy?

   ibnrn replied to JEEMA's topic in Gastroenterology

   We do apply (L) abd pressure...mostly for the docs who are less skilled at 'scoping. When the GI doc does his scopes...no problemma! But the surgeons...now they are a different story.