No Stars In My Eyes

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

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    Nurse, Madonna, and waitress??

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to Nola009's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So far, my entry on page two wasn't pulled.....where I said I was too old to be a
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    Religion and nursing school

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to natmanzo's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I have made it a habit to say the Lord's Prayer and the 23rd Psalm to myself when I'm washing my hands. 'They' say you should sing 'Happy Birthday To You' two times in a row to know if you've washed...
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    Has being a nurse changed your outlook on...

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

    Talk about over-riding presumption! Oh man, Oh brother, Oh holy ****! If I was the patient and knew the supervisor had said that, I'd have her for my last meal before I went NPO......even if her...
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    CEO's/Hosp.'s making millions off of our work:(

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to sassyspot's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Somehow I tend to doubt that it could come to the point where people would be behind us; some mistakenly think that nurses already earn money hand-over-fist. In other past threads on the subject here...
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    You know you're tired when...

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to ICURN3020's topic in General Nursing

    Now, that is truly hysterical and absolutely pathetic! WOW! You really, really were tired! I'm not making fun of you, honest, but I mean.......GAH! Equally ridiculous is the time I dialed my...
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    You know you're tired when...

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to ICURN3020's topic in General Nursing

    Heard on the police scanner one night: "(badge #) _ _ _ _ ...." (repeated 3x) "this is _ _ _ _" "10-4; Can you (code for meet me) at such-and-such a location?" "Uhhhhh.......no." The officer had been...
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    Has being a nurse changed your outlook on...

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

    Yeah, there's definitely something to be said for having someone be your POA who has the grit to stand up to the fears and emotions of other family
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    What kind of shift report was that?

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

    Oh, yeah, well, the ER; guess that would be expected, then. I was more or less thinking of a med-surg floor at shift change when the recovery room would start their
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    While You are In Here..I May As Well Try To Go To The Bathroom....

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

    The flip side of the lol's not wanting 'that man' (nurse or CNA) taking care of them, is that once he's been assigned to them, they don't want ANYBODY ELSE for the remainder of their stay! Nothing...
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    Celebrities and their "special" care

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

    Kind of off-topic a little, but I remember in the early 1980's when Reagan went into the hospital we were treated to newspaper stories and National Network News segments about his hemorrhoid surgery....
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    What kind of shift report was that?

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

    Now that would be a scary report! Ulp! Four potential admissions, because, don't hold your breath, they won't be open for long and you won the jackpot for the
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    What kind of shift report was that?

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

    "Nothing new; have a good day.
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    How did you feel when you got your first nursing paycheck?

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

    I don't remember my first paycheck, I mean, after all, that was in 1971! But my very first job out of nursing school was at Mass General Hospital and that felt prestigious as all-get-out! It really...
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    Has being a nurse changed your outlook on...

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

    An enduring memory from nursing school was a patient with cancer of the bones, her entire right hip had been amputated; she constantly screamed "Somebody please kill me!" and the nurses not only were...
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    Nurse, Madonna, and waitress??

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to Nola009's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm too old to be a whore; not saintly enough to be a
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    While You are In Here..I May As Well Try To Go To The Bathroom....

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

    Last facility I worked at, the med nurse was not allowed​ to help toilet a patient if they were passing
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    Has being a nurse changed your outlook on...

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

    I did actually look into the possibility of having DNR tattoo'd onto my chest! Turns out, it won't fly, not even with a tattoo'd Dr.'s order with tattoo'd signature and date. Pity. My mother was an RN...
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    You know you're tired when...

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to ICURN3020's topic in General Nursing

    Once ended a phone call with a doc by saying what hubby and I say to each other at the end of our calls: "I love you,
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    Would you like your job more if you were paid more?

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

    I, too, am testifying to that with both my hands up. Cops, too, are seriously underpaid; so many of them have to have second jobs and moon-light as well, just to get by financially. Plumbers earn...
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    Have you started antidepressants since becoming a nurse?

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to Nola009's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Don't go by my experience! Many women go through it without lots of angst, I promise! My mother and sister barely had any trouble. My menopause was 'merely' the door that opened up a way to clear out...
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    Have you started antidepressants since becoming a nurse?

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to Nola009's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Graduated from nsg. school in 1971, got married in 1989, and had an emotional breakdown in 1994. But I had been suffering from uncontollable crying jags periodically since I was five years old. My...
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    Celebrities and their "special" care

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

    Way long time ago a famous country singer was in the hospital on the floor where I was working. NO ONE was allowed near the room except the charge nurse and the doc. Even the med nurse wasn't allowed...
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    Would you like your job more if you were paid more?

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

    When I was working in LTC Hellcare, I was doing it for the money. Big mistake. An overload of tasks that can't possibly be done even on a quiet day; really GOOD CNA's chewed up and spit out. Job...
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    Should high absenteeism be cause to be fired?

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

    Been there, done that; no recourse. God will revisit the company owner with some-such equal tit-for-tat event, I have no doubt. What goes around comes around; I've seen it before with the previous...
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    Should high absenteeism be cause to be fired?

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

    Yup, that was my take on it too, but when I made my case...........crickets. Twenty-five years seniority and a stellar record don't mean nuthin'