floridanurse1983

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  1. Nursing(NA/LPN/RN) vs Medical Assistant***VENT

    floridanurse1983 posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hello all! Is anyone else annoyed by MA programs and the attitudes of Medical Assistants themselves??? I had a friend of a friend of mine, who is a medical assistant basically act like a B***h today....

  2. 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...

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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...

  8. 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...

  9. 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...

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. switch from medical school to nursing?

    floridanurse1983 replied to gj101's topic in General Students

    Stay in school and quit your wife.

  13. 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

  14. 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...

  15. Loco-Parentis

    floridanurse1983 replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    My brain hurts just trying to read your

  16. 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...

  17. The Patient's "Guests"

    floridanurse1983 replied to rnsheri's topic in Nursing Humor

    Thank you twss 2323!! It's the NURSING HUMOR board. It's anonymous and we get to vent and joke here. You can absolutely love something(like your mother perhaps) and just one day need to vent all...

  18. The Patient's "Guests"

    floridanurse1983 replied to rnsheri's topic in Nursing Humor

    Mine is the woman who spent the night with her husband who positively flipped out on us cause machines kept beeping. AFTER we told her it was against the rules but would let her to be nice. And she...

  19. The Patient's "Guests"

    floridanurse1983 replied to rnsheri's topic in Nursing Humor

    Oh jeez. Really? I'm so tired of these comments on this site. Please come back when you're an actual nurse with experience. Comments like these make me wish non nurses and nursing students were...

  20. Question about TID meds

    floridanurse1983 replied to MombearNurse's topic in General Nursing

    In my hospital it's set by the computer and pharmacy. But when I worked in a nursing home, Dr's just ordered and nurses scheduled based on medication. Antibiotics ordered 2 times a day were totally...

  21. anxious about Baker Act on record and seeking license ?

    floridanurse1983 replied to robertfl's topic in General Nursing

    Yes in Florida on the app for BON it specifically asks if you have ever been treated for a chemical or mental disorder? Attempting suicide while drunk seems to fall under those guidelines. NEVER lie...

  22. Quit during orientation

    floridanurse1983 replied to Themostsupreme's topic in General Students

    I'm sorry but the "unsafe" phrase really bothers me. I feel "unsafe" with 5 pts on a step down unit with high acuity pts as an RN. We also frequently have no aide. Killing someone is easy if a med...

  23. Floating Policy

    floridanurse1983 replied to NGYSUN's topic in General Nursing

    I think OP is more annoyed that float is paid more than regular nurses. And that they are being used as a float but not compensated for it. Which is a valid

  24. Cost of your RN degree??

    floridanurse1983 replied to SML456's topic in General Nursing

    Also Florida. $12,000 for ASN in

  25. COPDer de-satting? What do you do?

    floridanurse1983 replied to Krazziekid78's topic in General Nursing

    Do they have previous abg's? You'd be able to see if they were chronic