LuvMyFireman

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  1. manipulative patients / drug seekers

    LuvMyFireman posted a topic in General Nursing

    How do you handle these patients? Or, better question : Do you even "allow" yourself to think that the patient is a drug seeker and not actually in pain? We were drilled to be non-judgmental,...

  2. THE QUESTION US STUDENTS REALLY WANT TO KNOW?? Starting Salary and What State.

    LuvMyFireman replied to dream8's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in WV - starting rate about $17/ hr, 12% night differential, 15% weekend differential. I've been a nurse for five years and am up to $27 an

  3. What does your screenname mean?

    LuvMyFireman replied to PMHNP10's topic in General Nursing

    Mine's cause I LOVE my Firefighter

  4. old skills that we do not use anymore

    LuvMyFireman replied to sassykitkatt's topic in General Nursing

    Not so long ago, children were still being routinely bathed with alcohol when they had fevers. AND not being medicated for pain - even postoperatively or during circumsion. Pediatrics has come a long...

  5. IV questions

    LuvMyFireman replied to daz2003's topic in General Nursing

    Someone would be on trial for unsanctioned lethal injection?

  6. Do You Regret Becoming A Nurse?

    LuvMyFireman replied to ladylou88's topic in General Nursing

    I totally regret becoming a nurse and would certainly try to dissuade my children from becoming nurses. The shifts are long, my job usually entails more than enough work for three people, the...

  7. need help to support a peer

    LuvMyFireman replied to miss.bandaid's topic in General Nursing

    Tylenol? I don't know many nurses who haven't occasionally taken a Tylenol from a unit supply when they run out. I don't, because Tylenol does nothing for me, but still. Who cares? I mean, yeah, I...

  8. More male nurses

    LuvMyFireman replied to ayndim's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have never met a poor male RN, ever. They all have been exemplary. We don't have any in our L&D unit, but I surely would welcome them if we did. In fact, I delivered in my own hospital last...

  9. ARE THERE ANY NURSES OUT THERE THAT ACTUALLY "ENJOY" or HAPPY WITH THEIR JOB.

    LuvMyFireman replied to dream8's topic in General Nursing

    I honestly do not enjoy my job anymore and am actively looking for an alternate

  10. med aide

    LuvMyFireman replied to dogresQer's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure you are a terrific CNA, but I have a big ethical problem with non-licensed people passing medications. It just seems very scary to me, and a slippery slope to start. Congratulations on your...

  11. Clomid Experience? Personal or Professional?

    LuvMyFireman replied to oceanblue's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Also, if you have not read it, PLEASE read "Taking Charge of Your Fertility" by Toni Weschler, MSN. It is amazing...really! The things they don't teach in nursing school. It will teach you how to spot...

  12. Clomid Experience? Personal or Professional?

    LuvMyFireman replied to oceanblue's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I had four cycles of Clomid without success. I did ovulate, which more that 80% of Clomid patients do, but the Clomid made my endometrium so thin that it was not favorable for implantation. I decided...

  13. Pay rate poll

    LuvMyFireman replied to NursesRmofun's topic in General Nursing

    I make only $24 an hour, and I've been a nurse in the same hospital for 5

  14. what does this mean????

    LuvMyFireman replied to tigger2sassy1's topic in General Nursing

    Incentive Spirometry / Cough Deep Breathe every one hour.

  15. Nurses: "Professionals" or "Martyrs?"

    LuvMyFireman replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I would never be at work while a natural disaster was happening and risk being separated from my children. Ever. They'd have to fire me. Mmy children, their safety, and my family being together, is...

  16. Unsafe Nursing

    LuvMyFireman replied to Ortho_RN's topic in General Nursing

    That is very scary. It's no wonder nobody wants to be a nurse anymore. Just a vicious

  17. transfusing platelets - an unanswered question

    LuvMyFireman replied to lifejourney's topic in General Nursing

    My guess is they become more susceptible to micro-organisms the longer that they are

  18. manipulative patients / drug seekers

    LuvMyFireman replied to LuvMyFireman's topic in General Nursing

    I've never worked LTC, so I can't really speak for that population. I am a float nurse and work everything from mother/baby to ICU. But I wholeheartedly agree with the poster who said that it's hard...

  19. Would you drive 100 miles for a great job?

    LuvMyFireman replied to NannaNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, I'd be too afraid of falling asleep on the way home!

  20. manipulative patients / drug seekers

    LuvMyFireman replied to LuvMyFireman's topic in General Nursing

    Well, consider myself spanked! :rotfl: I am not there to "police" anyone's drug use either - and I certainly give all of the PRNs I have available and will call the doctor if the patient complains...