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nola1202

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  1. 1st RN Job, feeling discouraged and disappointed

    nola1202 replied to NewbieNurse1's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    Hang in there baby! It's not you it's Health Care these days (profit driven, not acuity driven.) Survive for a year then get out! Look for a Hospital position that lives up to it's Magnet Status PR...

  2. 1st Psych Nursing Job starts Monday, any advice?

    nola1202 replied to ChelleNurse's topic in Psychiatric

    Be afraid, be very afraid

  3. April 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    nola1202 replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    "He says he was replaced by someone named Jimmy

  4. If you could do it over again, would you still have gone into nursing?

    nola1202 replied to jay65's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Hee, Hee, Hee, we talk about this at work all the time....my answer is yes, no, yes, maybe, no...mmmm I'll get back to you on that. Like many other "lifers" (over 24 years) I have taken time off to...

  5. Is this what night shift really does to us?

    nola1202 replied to gloryfied's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I do nights, but I feel it. The sleep deprivation is the hardest, even when I sleep well I still feel deprived. Usually I come home, stay up about an hour or two, lie down around 9 or 10, sleep till...

  6. Heel stick on side of foot/medial ankle

    nola1202 replied to beautifulbyHisblood's topic in Pediatric

    Excellent advice from all the other posts, just wanted to address your anxiety. Thankfully, 99.9% of our less than stellar interventions have no adverse effects. You are learning and that's what's...

  7. Tips & Advice for a Brand New RN Starting Out in Pediatric Med/Surg

    nola1202 replied to YouSmellLikeCDiff's topic in Pediatric

    Respiratory failure in kids can be easily missed. They compensate very well for a long time, then poof! Respiratory arrest. I was a new grad who had the wonderful fortune to have a Ward Clerk who...

  8. Tourniquet with heel sticks?

    nola1202 replied to beautifulbyHisblood's topic in Pediatric

    I also had this experience, and wondered about it. I guess there's the prefered method, and the unconventional that works that one time. Glad the labs ended up comming out

  9. Peds nurse with no kids

    nola1202 replied to Kaci82's topic in Pediatric

    Also childless, mostly by choice. I was on the fence about having kids, never really was in a good enough relationship to want to risk it. If I had it to do over again, I think I'd think more about...

  10. Spiritual interventions...(When things happen we or the Dr. can't explain)

    nola1202 replied to camtrom's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    For the longest time I would start to walk in a geriatric patient's room and she would wake and holler "look out for the dog!" I would stop mid-step and lurch to the side in an attempt to avoid the...

  11. Words and phrases that I didn't know before I became a psych nurse

    nola1202 replied to Kay28's topic in Psychiatric

    "thanks for

  12. How to promote tolerance and support teamwork,

    nola1202 replied to Teacher Sue's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    ditto. I thought I'dfound the perfect job, now I find out someone has lied about me to management and mangement believes them. I'm stuck with a "performance improvement plan" and having to go through...

  13. Nurses eating their young

    nola1202 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Everyone has heard this: Nurses eat their young. What I want to know is; why? As a group we have the power to change our behavior and the culture of nursing, so why does this happen? Do we resent...

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

    nola1202 replied to Snugglibumkins's topic in General Nursing

    rofl. This seems to be really common. The other most common is the grab a quick break after am report, chart checks and assessments. I used to get so annoyed at the smoke break and breakfast break...

  15. How to explain depression/PTSD to young children

    nola1202 replied to verivici's topic in Patient Education

    dad/mom is sad. It's not your fault, and it's not your job to fix their sadness. You don't have to be extra good to make things better. PTSD: Something bad happened to mom/dad and sometimes something...

  16. I'm grateful for you crusty old bats

    nola1202 replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Every time a bell rings a baby bat gets their wings. (very loose quote from "it's a wonderful

  17. I'm grateful for you crusty old bats

    nola1202 replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Right back at ya baby, it's not age or gender it's an attitude! It's a

  18. What do I do after my clinical instructor told me I will never be a good nurse?

    nola1202 replied to starrys's topic in General Students

    People like this will test your ability to "bless them and move on." She must see something in you that reminds her of someone who hurt her. Unfortunately that person is not you and you don't deserve...

  19. If you know someone is going to be fired - do you tell?

    nola1202 replied to Lucky724's topic in General Nursing

    going on vacation, usually means they know. He's a gone

  20. Kaiser Should Be Ashamed Of Itself!

    nola1202 replied to clinicalteach's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Wow I tend to trust my higher up's where I work, glad I don't work for a company I feel isn't on the up and up. thanks for reminding me that I am

  21. Vodka tampons?!?

    nola1202 replied to Christy1019's topic in Emergency

    Regarding the post who said she errr, had a "friend" who once snorted smarties candies as a young teenager: Hee, hee, hee! Tell your friend "thanks for sharing.":yeah: I know those little candies went...

  22. Nurses eat their Young

    nola1202 replied to NYLiz's topic in General Nursing

    this thread is still growing...wow. u may get chewed on, but eaten...nah, or this thread wouldn't be so long. you're tough little buggers aren't

  23. crap...am I in huge trouble???

    nola1202 replied to Rnis's topic in General Nursing

    Bwahahahah! Texas roach...ewwwwwwwwww! New Orleans. Stomp on em, they lie there stunned for a minute then get up, give u a bad look and walk on...just popped their knees when I stepped on em, I

  24. crap...am I in huge trouble???

    nola1202 replied to Rnis's topic in General Nursing

    Oh wow, your first war story! :) I dropped an 800.00 bottle of some rare kind of human blood product on the floor. It imploded...talk abt messing up. I got a couple of "YOU WHAT!?" comments but it...

  25. Should I give 2 weeks or finish schedule?

    nola1202 replied to ertrek84's topic in General Nursing

    2 weeks is a professional notice. The newbie will work your holiday. no