4theBetterGetter

4theBetterGetter RN

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  1. Stress and Nursing

    4theBetterGetter posted a topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Hi everyone! I haven't been on here in a while. Hope life is treating all of you well or at least treating you! Lol! I have someone I would like you all to meet....This is Rudy Athay....Rudy is doing...

  2. How do you handle work stress?

    4theBetterGetter posted a topic in General Nursing

    hello fellow nurses! i haven't been here in a while...hope life is being good to all of you! i have a young man here with me who is doing his senior project on the stresses in nursing! he...

  3. How do you handle work stress?

    4theBetterGetter replied to 4theBetterGetter's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the reply. You said you work 12-hour shifts, which part of the day is most stressful for you? Another thing, both my parents are nurses... how do you keep from your work affecting your home...

  4. How do you handle work stress?

    4theBetterGetter replied to 4theBetterGetter's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the response, I'm 17, but I'm mature enough to handle any answers as long as they are

  5. Senior project is stress in nursing...comments welcome!

    4theBetterGetter replied to 4theBetterGetter's topic in General Students

    To better ask my question, I want to know of some of the sources in which the stress comes from. As well as the affects from the stress like, how did it affect your performance on the job? Stress is...

  6. Senior project is stress in nursing...comments welcome!

    4theBetterGetter posted a topic in General Students

    Hi everyone! I haven't been on here in a while. Hope life is treating all of you well or at least treating you! Lol! I have someone I would like you all to meet....This is Rudy Athay....Rudy is doing...

  7. skin breakdown after total knee

    4theBetterGetter replied to Tsatalstrana's topic in General Nursing

    i work in a joint replacement center and all of our tkr/thr patients are turned within 2 hours of comming to the unit. both ways...even to the op side. they are oob the next morning. i can't see...

  8. Nurse helping out Cna at times = they eventually expect the nurse to help them?

    4theBetterGetter replied to nd deb's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Patient care is everyones concern! When I was an NA I helped all I could....As an RN I continue to do same. That includes bedpans.....emesis.....spilled drinks.....room and unit...

  9. Patient requesting to use adult briefs during colonoscopy, rather than cath?

    4theBetterGetter replied to Pplexed's topic in General Nursing

    I think it is a reasonable request ...one less UTI for him........just curious, why do you all cath. for

  10. How can I assist a nurse under stress?

    4theBetterGetter posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    hi yall! let me introduce you to matthew. matt is doing his senior project on stress in the nursing profession. he would like to get some feed back from us. and......here's...

  11. How can I assist a nurse under stress?

    4theBetterGetter replied to 4theBetterGetter's topic in Health, Stress Management

    hey yall! thanks again for the great responses! matthew says he is for hire btw! i will leave this open for the length of my shift so he and you all can continue this conversation and have a...

  12. How can I assist a nurse under stress?

    4theBetterGetter replied to 4theBetterGetter's topic in Health, Stress Management

    thanks again all of you! we are logging off for tonight! have a great night!

  13. How can I assist a nurse under stress?

    4theBetterGetter replied to 4theBetterGetter's topic in Health, Stress Management

    hey yall! thanks for your input thus far! let me expand on this original question and get the skinny! how can we all help each other while experiencing stress on the job.....what are some of...

  14. How can I assist a nurse under stress?

    4theBetterGetter replied to 4theBetterGetter's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Thats a very good idea, and one that i try to preform when ever i can. As the oldest brother in the house i try to take care of my younger brothers to ease the stress on my mother but i could probly...

  15. Why do i hear that nurses are mean???

    4theBetterGetter replied to star1287's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i don't think we are so much "mean" as we are tired and ****** off about the work load and short

  16. Why do I have such a bad feeling about this?

    4theBetterGetter replied to greenclover's topic in General Nursing

    RUN.............FAST!

  17. Have you ever had a pt that you knew in real life?

    4theBetterGetter replied to AmericanChai's topic in General Nursing

    bEING FROM A SMALL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL i HAVE TAKEN CARE OF MANY FAMILY AND FRIENDS AS A MATTER OF FACT THAT IS HOW i MET MY HUSBAND...HE WAS A FRIEND OF A FRIEND AND MY PT! jUST CARE FOR THEM LIKE...

  18. Does Death Have A Smell?

    4theBetterGetter replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    You are not crazy. Yes, death has a smell just not everyone can smell it. i personally think it smells like

  19. Are my classmates delusional??

    4theBetterGetter replied to Lola89's topic in General Nursing

    Your classmates are not for real! Our MDs even help clean up messes if they are there when it happens! I am blessed not to have to work under those conditions anymore! We are a team...we round as a...

  20. Professions before nursing

    4theBetterGetter replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing assistant...........it's a genetic theme in my

  21. Do you ever plan on leaving the bedside?

    4theBetterGetter replied to ajaxgirl's topic in General Nursing

    no i don't want to....have tried other avenues but i always come back! lol:coollook: i love bedside

  22. Has your hospital changed visitors policy r/t the flu?

    4theBetterGetter replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    No one under 18. Sure has cut down on alot of needless

  23. Get well notes for patients

    4theBetterGetter replied to FieryPsychRN's topic in General Nursing

    we do this as well. on our unit we take pics at various stages of their recovery (with their signed consent of course) the we all sign the card and mail it with the pics so they can see how far they...

  24. If You Knew Then What You Know Now

    4theBetterGetter replied to brinn1269's topic in General Nursing

    i absolutely would.....there is no choice for me as i have always felt compelled to care for people. i wish i would have done it sooner. i don't like how far away from the bedside nurses have been...

  25. Kid breath sounds

    4theBetterGetter replied to RoyalNurse's topic in Emergency

    This is true. Also use a pediatric stethescope. Kids are not little adults and you have to do things a little