floridanurse1983

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1. Home births gone wrong

   floridanurse1983 replied to MNNICU, RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   My mom wanted to have me at home. Completely uncomplicated pregnancy and assumed birth would be too. Had arraignments made and everything. Then her friend panicked when she started contracting and...

2. Home births gone wrong

   floridanurse1983 replied to MNNICU, RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   I don't get the anti c-section movement. If it's needed, it's needed. Just suck it up and do

3. I don't want to be a nurse!!

   floridanurse1983 replied to sharebear003's topic in General Students

   Good god. You're an adult. Do what you want to do. Nursing is hard, even when you want it badly. If I didn't want to be a nurse and I did my job, I'd hate life and want to die

4. Other departments trying to skip on work with RN's "blessing", aka lazy people wanting som

   floridanurse1983 replied to ixchel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   And a couple of needle blood draws never killed anyone either. Good god, super nurse. Take it back a

5. I Don't Get the Anxiety Part of Nursing

   floridanurse1983 replied to missmollie's topic in General Nursing

   Maybe some of us get the gravity of the situation we are in. The ones who aren't anxious are usually the ones who mess crap up all the time in my

6. Why I'm leaving nursing

   floridanurse1983 replied to UK nurse88's topic in General Nursing

   "Sick leave" is not ruining healthcare. There are some days to avoid being you, I need an extra day off to rest. Not often, but does occur now and again. Its management's job to account for that and...

7. WANTED: Your Personal Stories About Abusive Relationships

   floridanurse1983 replied to Elizabeth Blanchard Hills's topic in General Nursing

   I think nurses deal with abuse because it's in our nature to see the good in people and try to "fix" them. That's part of who we are. And hearing the abuser that's apologetic and says they love you...

8. Organ Donation Organization Unethical

   floridanurse1983 replied to dangerous1's topic in General Nursing

   When else would you like it done? Time is life. And they'll be grieving for months. So, please explain when you think an appropriate time would be? If we waited until grieving was done, we'd never...

9. when you feel creeped out

   floridanurse1983 replied to menot's topic in General Nursing

   In my job, you tell them it's inappropriate and go about your day. If it doesn't stop, it doesn't. We suck it up and do what's gotta be

10. I Hate People (my rant)

    floridanurse1983 replied to AlyaMF's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wow. A person who hates people, is fascinated by our internal organs, and can put up a mask and act like you like people? You sound like a serial

11. switch from medical school to nursing?

    floridanurse1983 replied to gj101's topic in General Students

    Stay in school and quit your wife.

12. New Grad RN... is this patient load safe?

    floridanurse1983 replied to new.grad.rn's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Yeah it's fine. I had 5 high acuity PCU pts with no aide the whole night as a new

13. I give in, I'm a COB

    floridanurse1983 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Jul 13 by Ruby Vee, BSN, RN Quote from OCNRN63 I don't know that there's a specific number, but certainly a whole lot more than one or two. IMO, anyone who has more than 20 years...no brainer. I...

14. Loco-Parentis

    floridanurse1983 replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    My brain hurts just trying to read your

15. I'm a sexless nurse

    floridanurse1983 replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    I was eighteen when I went to Lpn school. I did caths and peri care on men, women, and children. Some much younger than me, my age, and older than me. And no I didn't ask to trade duties. Being a...