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  1. Why do we need the docs for delivery?

    directcare4me replied to ER1010's topic in Ob/Gyn

    When I was a much younger nurse I would get really frustrated with the docs and think to myself "I know more about this than they do". And perhaps I did. But I have learned that what the MD...

  2. The Dos & Donts of my first flight...

    directcare4me replied to Me3's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    ALWAYS walk around the aircraft from the front. NEVER walk around behind it where the tail rotor is. This was the first rule told to me. Don't wear a hat unless it's tied on. Try to sit...

  3. Dr. ripped my co-worker a new one for no reason

    directcare4me replied to pnkprincess's topic in General Nursing

    While I agree that everybody's time is equally "valuable", there aren't the same constraints on all our time. We have a doctor in the family, a busy pediatrician, very good, (IMO) very conscientious,...

  4. Resignation

    directcare4me replied to robynhood's topic in Nursing Career

    I totally agree with this. Don't need to say positive things if they aren't true, but I am a firm believer in not burning bridges, and as someone else said, the nursing community is very...

  5. Thankless at times, downright mean others!

    directcare4me replied to Antikigirl's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I agree with you

  6. Thankless at times, downright mean others!

    directcare4me replied to Antikigirl's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This is the type thing I like to do too; people who are trying to bug you expect a certain response and if you don't give it to them you have spoiled their fun. Works well for

  7. Why can nurses be so mean?

    directcare4me replied to minneRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've always heard this too, and many years ago I heard a professor in a class I was taking say that this is a form of SELF-loathing; women who "don't like" other women actually don't like themselves....

  8. Why can nurses be so mean?

    directcare4me replied to minneRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You're welcome Minne and thank you for your kind words. You sound like a great nurse and a terrific person, someone I would be happy to work with, and to have as a nurse for myself or a loved one....

  9. Why can nurses be so mean?

    directcare4me replied to minneRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would be privileged and proud to have you, or someone like you, as my manager. I have had good managers; and I don't complain about "management" lightly--I'm well aware how hard of a job that is,...

  10. Why can nurses be so mean?

    directcare4me replied to minneRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hospital nurses are some of the most tired, frustrated, powerless-feeling, stressed people in the world, I sometimes think. We all want to do not just a good job, but the best job possible for every...

  11. Question about "levels" of NICUs

    directcare4me replied to louloubell1's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    There are levels in the NICU. A level 2 is one that usually doesn't keep babies who need mechanical ventilation. (Someone correct me if I'm wrong.) A level 3 is an NICU that can keep ventilated...

  12. Response time when on call?

    directcare4me replied to Robbilin's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    We also have two hours. On our call days we usually are called by 5 (am or pm) to come in for the shift. But if not, and then during the shift someone decided the call person needs to come in, the...

  13. Families and the "ICU culture"

    directcare4me replied to djmicu's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Totally agree. No NICU "graduate parents" need feel like we think this about all families. The only families I have a real problem with are, as you have aptly described, so self-absorbed that they...

  14. How does your hospital handle staff who want to vote?

    directcare4me posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've worked as a nurse for several years. I have never noticed a particular problem on election day with staff getting away to vote. Usually we put up a sign-up sheet a few days before for people to...

  15. How does your hospital handle staff who want to vote?

    directcare4me replied to directcare4me's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all for your

  16. How does your hospital handle staff who want to vote?

    directcare4me replied to directcare4me's topic in General Nursing

    I totally agree with you. I may not have explained the situation as well as I should have. Our early voting days are the Friday, Saturday and Monday before election Tuesday. Some of us are working...

  17. Losing my Mind ~ Why Can't I Get a Job?

    directcare4me replied to DraggingCaboose's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. I think they just keep the ads running all the time so they can say "we're trying, we're trying..."; but they aren't really trying all that hard when they can "always get us to cover". And I...

  18. My Hands are a mess in the winter!

    directcare4me replied to IMustBeCrazy's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a true believer in Cetaphil lotion and/or cream. Also, where I work, we have "approved" lotion dispensers by all the sinks, along with the soap we wash with. After I have washed my hands, I get...

  19. Young, Unfit, Drug Addicted, etc. Mothers

    directcare4me replied to alphafe's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We see a lot of these young moms and dads in the NICU. It does bother me, but I've become less judgemental as I've matured and aged in my profession, and in my life. My disapproval of their life...

  20. Would you pay for Satellite Radio?

    directcare4me replied to Soonstudent's topic in General Nursing

    I also am on the road several hours a week and listen either to audio books or XM satellite radio. I love both. The sound quality of the satellite broadcasts is amazing. It's so easy to use, just...

  21. New Grad given choice of L/D or NICU

    directcare4me replied to jenjo29's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    During my senior year of nursing school I decided I wanted to eventually be a nurse midwife. The programs I checked into all required a couple of years of experience in nursing, so I got a job right...

  22. New Grad given choice of L/D or NICU

    directcare4me replied to jenjo29's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    During my senior year of nursing school I decided I wanted to eventually be a nurse midwife. The programs I checked into all required a couple of years of experience in nursing, so I got a job right...

  23. Funny Blonde Joke (Or is it an Oklahoman joke? You decide.)

    directcare4me replied to AmyB's topic in Nursing Humor

    boomerrrrr.......soonerrrrr!!!!

  24. Should nurses return to wearing uniforms?

    directcare4me replied to hellerd2003's topic in General Nursing

    OK I'll go first. I graduated in 1976 with my BSN and have been practicing in critical care in hospitals ever since. Mostly at my current location, a large teaching hospital in the Southwest. We...

  25. The BIG word - RETENTION!!!!!

    directcare4me replied to RNPATL's topic in Nurse Management

    Gosh, sounds just like my current director/manager. I mean, to a T. I've never seen our unit morale as low as it is now. I've been there so long that I'm determined to outlast this person. But what a...