No Stars In My Eyes

Med nurse in med-surg., float, HH, and PDN

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    Miss Manners for Nurses

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm 65. When I was doing PDN at an LTC, even though I was on a long-term case and had been there over a year AND was wearing my company's name tag with my first name in capital letters, there were two...
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    Had to code my best friends husband

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to wannabeagreatRN's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I moaned as I read your post. I am at a loss for anything to say that the posters above me have not already said. They had excellent suggestions for support in dealing with the trauma of your loss and...
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    Miss Manners for Nurses

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Jadelpn-- So, 'scripting' is like what the drive-thru fast-food personnel have to say: 'My name is _____, and it will be my pleasure to serve you today/night.' And they HAVE TO say it to EVERYONE,...
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    My Apology

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to NotMyProblem MSN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't even know what your post was, but I'm sure a large portion of us here wishes that a certain post we made would just self-erase and go away. Don't sweat
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    Miss Manners for Nurses

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Jadelpn-- What do you mean by 'scripting' ? I'm and 'old' nurse, out of the link; I mean do they really tell you what to
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    Miss Manners for Nurses

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OMG! We have a lot of people around here who are sanctimonious, self-righteous and VERBAL. Self-Appointed Food Police, Habit Police, even Shoe-Police. You'd think they were getting some kind of...
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    Common nicknames for hospital items.

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

    Confused patient who talks a lot but never makes sense--they have
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    Seriously thinking of doing agency work. Pros and cons?

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to LTCNS's topic in Agency Nurses

    Everyone seems to be talking about travelling. I work for a temp agency and schedule by the week and/or month. I used to fill in on staff positions at various hospitals. It's true that some...
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    Admin nurse returns to bedside and.....

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to duskyjewel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It's kinda like a big,fat karmic 'told ya
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    At this moment

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to Twoyearnurse's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Wow, congratulations! Life IS pretty amazing isn't it? Glad you found the light at the end of the
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    Nurses Who Don't Want to be Nurses

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to mindofmidwifery's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would guess OP has never experienced a day with an assignment that is just a little 'top-heavy' (too many patients) where things start going bad in the first hour of the day, and it's rapidfire from...
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    Nurses Who Don't Want to be Nurses

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to mindofmidwifery's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This was maybe 3 x in an eight hour shift, and there were 3-4 different people who could share the chore, so to speak. Plus, the lady was easy to put on the bedpan. All it would take to set off the...
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    when is it okay to combat rudeness w/ rudeness?

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to OnlinePersona's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I might be plagued by the "I-should-have-saids".......But occasionally I am able to very mildly say something pertinent and pointed that shuts 'them' up effectively. Then I get the internal feeling,...
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    What went wrong with my IM injection?

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to littlemissfit's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Oh, yeah, that is a distinct sensation......thud......It's a feeling like no
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    "Two-yearitis"

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Well, now, neither of them have to do with rocket science, and many of y'all probably already know them. One has to do with holding or restraining a spit-fire, ambulatory little oldster without...
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    "Two-yearitis"

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    It sure is true you can learn something new every day, and from anyone!! I learned two of the handy-dandiest time-saving tips from a CNA during my 40th year in the field.I never would have thought of...
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    Patient satisfaction or patient dissatisfaction

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to Brian's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Recently picked up a PD case; the patient was SO incensed by the survey she was given by the hospital, to fill out. She said the questions seemed to have nothing to do with her hospital stay. She...
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    What went wrong with my IM injection?

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to littlemissfit's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You should see the hips of a patient who has rec'd /is receiving a lot of IM injections! Lumps, bumps, and various shades of fresh, fading, and faded bruises. It will all reabsorb, eventually. Don't...
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    One of our pet peeves

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I have to use my magic wand judiciously; last time I used it on a co-worker, she claimed it was the reason she got pregnant. I told her, "Honey, it wasn't MY 'wand' you were messin' with!" Also, a...
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    whats so good about working in a hospital?

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to OnlinePersona's topic in General Nursing

    1pinknurse-- You said it all perfectly in the last five words of your post: "We all have different niches." It's a darn good thing that it takes all kinds to make the world go 'round! No one job is...
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    whats so good about working in a hospital?

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to OnlinePersona's topic in General Nursing

    A patient's family member taught ME how to manage a vent at home, on her mom. I still felt it was beyond my scope of practice, though the agency was willing to consider me 'trained'...
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    Ebola in Texas

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Disaster Preparation

    nursej22's post made me think of the cartoon I saw recently of a man dressed in complete protective gear labeled CDC; he was saying, "Trust us, ( the same people who lost track of all that smallpox
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    One of our pet peeves

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I agree. A doc told me once that it was easier to stay on top of the pain, than to wait until it was so bad the next dose was ineffective for that degree of pain. Besides there is nothing wrong with...
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    Please stop! Little things that are just bad practice.

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to JBudd's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Well, psu_213, Some women were raised by their mother to never 'settle' on to a toilet-seat that is not your own. I once posted a note on the back of the stall door: IF above this seat you hover and...
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    One of our pet peeves

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Demerol, morphine and Oxycontin make me hurl and retch violently for prolonged periods. When I broke my ankle, (tri-malleolar fx with tendon bundle tear) right after surgery they had me on a morphine...