workingmama77 replied to creativekari's topic in Nursing
I had a similar experience a few months ago. Hubby and I were flying from Bahamas into North Carolina. Just as we landed and people were exiting the plane there was a commotion. He and I look at each other and sure enough the flight attendant star...
workingmama77 replied to nursecathi's topic in Hospice
I used to work in a geriatric Acute Care unit with a large Hospice patient population. I have to admit that I loved taking care of my Hospice patients. I got to know them and their families, loved hearing their stories, and nothing was as rewarding...
workingmama77 replied to mommy2anangel's topic in Relations
I used to work with Hospice patients at my former job. I always tried to make sure they had music playing or their favorite show/channel on during my shift. I talked to them when I came into the room, introducing myself like I would with any other ...
workingmama77 replied to oohhgolly's topic in Professionalism
I remember working nights and depending on what staff was working there was a tendency to get loud occasionally. Always irritated me, especially one certain staff member who had no problem talking loudly right outside patients' rooms about getting p...
workingmama77 replied to delphine22's topic in Relations
I floated to a different unit than my own this week & walked into the room of a patient with C. diff who had her family in visiting. No isolation protection on any of them, sitting on her bed and one relative was sitting right next to the bed bre...
Thank you for this article. In all the hustle and bustle of working and getting two kids ready for back to school, I just realized this is the first time in quite a long time I won't be going back to school. Makes me happy and sad at the same time. G...
workingmama77 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in New Nurse
Thank you RubyVee for this article. I am just finishing up my first year of nursing and I am just now starting to feel like I can handle a lot of my job duties better. Don't get me wrong, there are days when I think to myself "How did I think this w...
workingmama77 replied to Imafloat's topic in New Nurse
Just found your wonderful article today. I am a little over a year into my first nursing job & just switched to days about a month and a half ago. Still adjusting and definitely still learning! Thanks for sharing:)
Amazing article and couldn't have come at a better time. I am a little over a year into my nursing career and feel a lot of the same things you describe. Thanks for putting it all out there. It made my day.
workingmama77 replied to hellokittyandme's topic in CNA/MA
I floated to our facility's locked psych unit yesterday and was hit in the face when trying to give care to a patient. First time being hit by a patient and I immediately stepped back and started crying in the hall. Felt teary-eyed most of the mornin...
workingmama77 replied to Infofreak411's topic in Nursing
I can't handle my kids' loose teeth. Yuck. Forget about me helping if they have a bloody nose. I passed out one night while trying to take care of my daughter's bloody nose and whacked my head on the tile floor. My poor husband was stuck taking care ...
