Munch

Munch

Med-Surg/Neuro/Oncology floor nursing.

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  1. What is the weirdest thing someone has been admitted to the hospital for?

    Munch replied to SweetsRN522's topic in General Nursing

    The family said they didn't have insurance and they would be paying in cash(no insurance okay needed). Pretty expensive two day vacation...imagine if he stayed 1-2 weeks like the daughter wanted? I am...

  2. Family Nurse

    Munch replied to Tamarah Chick's topic in General Nursing

    You can always become a visiting nurse to patients that were recently discharged from the hospital but still need a bit of care. Or a visiting nurse to patients that are home with terminal...

  3. Christmas gifts for residents

    Munch replied to laderalis's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Moisturizing lotion, bath products. Does she have a favorite food? We always used to give my grandpa food cause he loved to eat...maybe her favorite chocolates(if she can eat solid food of...

  4. What is the weirdest thing someone has been admitted to the hospital for?

    Munch replied to SweetsRN522's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder how some of these patients have things that can be treated at home and they wind up taking up a bed that can be used for someone who is REALLY sick or injured...I always wonder why the ED...

  5. What is the weirdest thing someone has been admitted to the hospital for?

    Munch replied to SweetsRN522's topic in General Nursing

    When I was on med-surg we had an older gentlemen admitted with a swollen toe. No infection, no clots, no allergic reaction, no diabetes, no gout, no other medical problems with the exception of high...

  6. Thinking of leaving management to return to bedside nursing

    Munch replied to bboopRN4's topic in General Nursing

    I say go for it. If you really miss it that much do it. Nursing really isn't about the money(though you did say you have a son to put through college) and taking care of someone, helping someone feel...

  7. Odd requests

    Munch replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I had a patient who was in pretty bad looking shape after 1 day post op after having major brain surgery(bruised eye, blood crusted under her nose after having a nose bleed. blood showing through the...

  8. New and not so new nurses..

    Munch replied to UpinawayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh goodness that happened to one of my best friends on the neurosurgery unit. The patient declined and was moved to the neurosurgery ICU. So it was a crazy day for us on the NS unit. A patient care...

  9. Ever accepted a position knowing it was a mistake?

    Munch replied to Gratefulprn's topic in General Nursing

    Oh yeah. After I got my license my first job at as a nurse was at a clinic(they had all different kinds of specialties). They had an opening for an RN in the internal medicine part of the clinic. So I...

  10. Small Hospitals

    Munch replied to Guest321574's topic in General Nursing

    When my father was getting his cancer treatment he got it at a smaller hospital with A LOT of affiliated hospitals, some big, some small. We had him treated at the smaller hospital because it has the...

  11. Help! Cute Visitation Sayings in LTC facility....

    Munch replied to shell1977's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    "Shhhh...patient/resident healing in progress, this includes sneezing and

  12. Speaking foreign languages

    Munch replied to wanderlust99's topic in General Nursing

    I need to get my meds adjusted too like another poster does or my hearing checked. If I am the only one in the break room and there is a group of my colleagues speaking in their native language it is...

  13. "You are a new graduate that's why you hurt your back..."

    Munch replied to payang0722's topic in General Nursing

    Really? Like he really said that to you? I hurt my back at work a few weeks ago and It's been a while since I

  14. Are nurses forced to assist abortions?

    Munch replied to lookingintoRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It's kind of like the same idea of the certain pharmacists that refuse to fill birth control pills because of their beliefs. Also are the same nurses that don't assist in performing abortions because...

  15. "No Complaints Voiced"??

    Munch replied to Hooch's topic in General Nursing

    When we access the patient we are actually required to ask all patients no matter when they are in for what their pain is on the pain scale. If it's 0/0 and they have no other complaints then we write...

  16. Agitated terminal agitation or a hospice nurse's worst nightmare

    Munch replied to laynicrn's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    We had a patient like that in oncology, the only thing that worked to calm the patient down was remifentanil(after giving the patient more medications to numb a

  17. Speaking foreign languages

    Munch replied to wanderlust99's topic in General Nursing

    I work with a lot of Haitian nurses that like to speak French to each other. Funny thing is I speak French(I wasn't born there but a few of my family members were) and French was spoken to me all the...

  18. Dayshifters - do you take a breakfast break as soon as you get to work?

    Munch replied to Snugglibumkins's topic in General Nursing

    I work 7am-7:30pm and I eat before I come to work because I can't stand to eat the breakfast food in the hospital and I don't bring my breakfast to work because it will get cold/soggy by the time I...

  19. A good answer to those who ask our salary

    Munch replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

    I say if you are interested in making a lot of money become a plumber...not a

  20. OB--When it's good it's good and when it's not...it's heartbreaking.

    Munch replied to linzjane88's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My brothers girlfriend was pregnant with twins and went to term(for twins) they were both seemingly healthy. One was on the smaller side than the other but they were going to be able to go home with...

  21. methadone effects on newborns

    Munch replied to hannahphn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I thought this was allnurses.com? a forum for nurses to come together and share their experiences? Not a forum meant for everyone to come and comment on what some posters posted. If you were a mother...

  22. Do you prefer 8 or 12 hours shifts?

    Munch replied to Studentnurse143's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work 5 days a week but hated the two days a week off. Working the four extra hours is a bargain to having those extra days

  23. Do nurses get holidays off?

    Munch replied to Jmiami's topic in General Nursing

    I don't mean to offend anyone but I am an atheist, so I volunteer to work Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Easter and any other religious holidays. I am also not into partying and I can't drink so I also...

  24. Do you prefer 8 or 12 hours shifts?

    Munch replied to Studentnurse143's topic in General Nursing

    I really enjoy my 12 hour shifts I love my four days off. However, I don't have a husband or children, especially a child with health issues. Only you can make the decision that best suits your needs...

  25. Morphine/ativan cocktail

    Munch replied to aprilleverett's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This is why we kept my dad at home to die. He had end stage pancreatic cancer and my mom had a terrible experience with her mother in a hospice facility(she was dying of ovarian cancer and her pain...