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  1. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    sweet~revenge replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    It has been reported that some victims of torture, during the act, would retreat into a fantasy world from which they could not wake up. In this catatonic state, the victim lived in a world just like...

  2. Any other cold hearted nurses out there?

    sweet~revenge posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Anybody else feel like you're just not as caring and compassionate as other nurses? I think of myself as a caring nurse and I try to do the best I can by my patients. I love it when I leave at the end...

  3. Bullies at the work place.. vent

    sweet~revenge replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So why didn't you talk to her about it before you ran off and tattled on her? How do you know she didn't give the med? Are you one of those people who pours over someone else's charting in hopes of...

  4. If you could ask your CNO one question....

    sweet~revenge replied to Byrnsgrl's topic in General Nursing

    She was telling us how we were going to be forced to wear uniforms from now on and how she was going to give us each a whopping $50 through an online website to spend on their crappy product. Another...

  5. Too much emphasis on "caring"

    sweet~revenge posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've gone back to school to get my BSN. I knew it would involve a lot of nursing theory and writing papers, but I figured I could handle it. After having to read and write about Watson and Ray and all...

  6. Too much emphasis on "caring"

    sweet~revenge replied to sweet~revenge's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, thanks for all the great replies. Many great points made here. I thought for sure I was going to get flamed. Exactly. That's why I say nursing is a necessary evil to hospital administrations....

  7. Too much emphasis on "caring"

    sweet~revenge replied to sweet~revenge's topic in General Nursing

    workingharder: You're right, I agree with you on both your original essay and what you actually wrote. Maybe it's just wishful thinking, but I can't help but think there must be a way to give nursing...

  8. Too much emphasis on "caring"

    sweet~revenge replied to sweet~revenge's topic in General Nursing

    I know, I don't know exactly what the solution is either. I think we need to start with billing for nursing care, but how do we do that? I read a paper about linking diagnosis related groups (DRGs) to...

  9. Why are hospitals more interested in taking on new grads in the ICU?

    sweet~revenge replied to Wolf at the Door's topic in Critical Care

    Money. 3 new grads just got hired to my ICU. I was told by my manager that there is a government program right now that pays HALF of a new grad's salary while on orientation. That's a lot of money...

  10. Advice needed for a nervous ICU newbie

    sweet~revenge posted a topic in Critical Care

    So just got transferred into my hospital's ICU after 5 years on the med surg floor. It's been 2 years since my hospital offered a critical care course. I am so glad I got accepted out of about 20...

  11. Motivating the Nurse in All of Us

    sweet~revenge replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    "If it doesn't kill you, it makes you stronger." I believe that was Conan the Barbarian Love that

  12. No success in refusing admits inappropriate to the unit...

    sweet~revenge replied to NBMom1225's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Write incident reports every time this happens. Make sure to include full names, times, every detail of what was said. Document, document, document! As others have said, get infection control...

  13. Why did/are you getting your BSN?

    sweet~revenge replied to thesundowner's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    It's time. I've been an RN working med surg for 5 years. In all that time, I never had the desire to go back to school. When I interviewed for ICU at my current facility, they asked if I was planning...

  14. Worst night ever

    sweet~revenge replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

    I completely agree with what everyone else has said. Your charge nurse was out of line, if she thought she could handle it than let her take the patient and let it be on her license. You should write...

  15. Advice needed for a nervous ICU newbie

    sweet~revenge replied to sweet~revenge's topic in Critical Care

    Wow, no wonder you're so nervous. That's a big transition from psych to ICU. Sounds like you're working at a totally different company too, which is a whole new charting system you have to get used...

  16. Advice needed for a nervous ICU newbie

    sweet~revenge replied to sweet~revenge's topic in Critical Care

    Wow, that sounds exactly like me! I couldn't agree more with you on everything you said, there is a lot of wisdom in your response. That's a good tip on taking home the report sheets. It's better for...

  17. Will the economy ever get better so less people will pursue nursing?

    sweet~revenge replied to AddisonLawrence03's topic in General Nursing

    Yup, my dad's a carpenter and my brother's an electrician and they each make about 25% more than I do. I tell my dad all the time that I should've been a

  18. Any other cold hearted nurses out there?

    sweet~revenge replied to sweet~revenge's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thanks for all your replies. I'm glad to know I'm not some heartless meanie haha. :) I don't know if I could do it around the kids though, to all of you who deal with that every day, you have my...

  19. I just suck at sticking people.

    sweet~revenge replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately the only way you're really gonna get good is experience. Just keep sticking when you get a chance, you'll get better as time goes by. In the meantime, here's some of the little tricks I...

  20. Any other cold hearted nurses out there?

    sweet~revenge replied to sweet~revenge's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thanks, I feel a little more normal now. I agree with you, I would have liked a little more medication, but this patient's doc is notorious for being stingy with the sedatives (I can't say that I...

  21. What's your weird quirk?

    sweet~revenge replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    This is really weird because I've never had any cause to do it, but one of my biggest quirks is that I always draw up iv pain meds in front of the patient. Some nurses will draw it up outside of the...

  22. Bedside Reporting starting Monday :(((

    sweet~revenge replied to 2bTraumaRN2008's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I can't believe how many people here are in favor of bedside report. It's obviously something thought up by a person who's never touched a real patient. I guess for ICU it's ok, but I work nights on a...

  23. Giving Report...Please help.

    sweet~revenge replied to SweetseRN's topic in General Nursing

    You're getting lots of great advice. I also struggled with report when I was a new grad. I hated giving report with a passion! It didn't help when some of the nurses gave me a hard time and asked all...

  24. If I hear this/see this one more time, I'm gonna scream!

    sweet~revenge replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    You've got to be kidding me. At my hospital, everyone from lab techs to unit secretaries have helped me boost a patient. Anyone who works in a patient care area is responsible for caring for the...

  25. Have any of you ever lost a patient?

    sweet~revenge replied to Nurse Mami's topic in General Nursing

    Yup, I work med tele with a lot of patients on legal holds. Well, one day about 3 years ago one of them escaped during shift change. We called the cops and gave a description but they never found the...