lady constance

lady constance

neuro med, telemetry, icu, pacu

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  1. Calling in for no sleep

    lady constance replied to Nurse131382's topic in General Nursing

    I would like to remind all of my fellow nurses, that at home we CAN do 18- 20 hour days ( because we CAN and DO go pee when we have to, we can grab a snack, drink a beverage), WE SHOULD NOT HAVE...

  2. ever seen this? false accusations about your mental health?

    lady constance posted a topic in PACU

    ACCCCKKKK! I thought i was smart enough to know all management tricks--( been a nurse 32 years). Nope. The disorganization i work for quickly placed a mandatory 24 hour work week to qualify for...

  3. Funny things patients say !

    lady constance replied to TAM's topic in Nursing Humor

    and one more..... a young lady had just had some surgery on her insides... the doc said " demerol and dilaudid for her" when the patient had sufficient presence of mind, she said " why did that...

  4. Funny things patients say !

    lady constance replied to TAM's topic in Nursing Humor

    here are a few for yah.... eons ago, i had a dementia patient on a neuro floor..... as i did my rounds, checking each patient and room , i heard this constant HISSSSSIng sound...thought. " well that...

  5. Battling back injury

    lady constance replied to melisgood's topic in General Nursing

    tell me that you had an MRI.... sounds like a pinched spinal root to me... you need a micro surgeon who can spot in impinged spinal root.... forget PT.... pay for the MRI out of pocket.. you are...

  6. New nurse in PACU??

    lady constance replied to sungrl01's topic in PACU

    i am showing my age, but when yah get a patient from the OR who comes to you intubated or sucking any plastic device, yah need to be able to know when it is a good time to pull plastic.... and...

  7. Suicide and nurse's reaction

    lady constance replied to HappyJaxRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    there is a saying in alanon.... look where you stumble, NOT where you fall.... what this saying means is that, we all do fall... but if yah desire to stop falling, LOOK WHERE YOU START TO...

  8. Seasoned nurse, asked to shadow for new job??

    lady constance replied to Marshall1's topic in General Nursing

    yah wont get paid. yah get a chance to see if you can stand it. they get a chance to eval you.... some places do this even to current employees seeknig a job in a different

  9. How to deal with +++needy and loud pts

    lady constance replied to Aeterna's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    personally, i would get your manager involved in these cases....they could be a litigation issue.... your manager needs to step up to the plate.... ask her for suggestions.... and on a side note,...

  10. Time to call a duck a duck?

    lady constance replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    the ADN programs will not go away easily...why? because the cost factor... in the locale where i live the salaries of starting nurses is 40,000/ year... the cost for the education of an ADN is...

  11. Ever been physically attacked by MD? What have or Would you Do?

    lady constance replied to artistnurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    ericsoln--- i love reading your posts.... :) cant say i have ever been in danger of physical assault.. unless we are talking about patients who are out of their mind or simply cant reason ( either...

  12. Gah! So much judgement on all nurses.......

    lady constance replied to tele jelly's topic in General Nursing

    do yah want to stay annoyed? what can YOU do to remedy the current problem... and i mean changing yourself --because you cannot change another..... what needs to happen so that you are not so...

  13. Does bullying really go on in Nursing?

    lady constance replied to R_Clemens's topic in General Nursing

    do yah plan to stay a victim? or become a

  14. Time to call a duck a duck?

    lady constance replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    truth..... but people will be able to say " i know ONE professional nurse" and hopefully they know you by name...... take the challenge for one week and put your heart and soul in it... then get...

  15. Your Most Challenging Experience?

    lady constance replied to septvirgo03's topic in General Nursing

    ummm quite a few.. one stands out..... sick icu patient--17 year old ... pressure so low, we emergently placed a venous line femorally----- and once the levophed was going, BLOOD was pulsing up...

  16. How long is your commute?

    lady constance replied to OnaTrek's topic in General Nursing

    19 miles. 30 minutes... but i leave 40- 45 minutes early...cause of the sick/tardy policy..... cause i aint gonna hang because of failure to accommodate traffic

  17. Time to call a duck a duck?

    lady constance replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    and i want to add.... you are a walking bill board..... people know alot about you by the way you handle yourself..... what does your billboard say? mine says this: fun, kind, professional....

  18. Time to call a duck a duck?

    lady constance replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    think about this ericsoln..... perhaps it is the way you carry yourself while doing your duties.... it is your aire of professionalism.... how you dress, how you command or lose respect by your...

  19. Nurses and Burn out

    lady constance replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    ahhhh... 27 years later, you learn to answer the phone like this: " oh , i am so sorry that i cannot say yes... i have __________ that i must attend to today/tomorrow). i will pray that you find...

  20. Convicted felons and nursing

    lady constance replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    interesting..... in my state, i am not sure you can take boards if you have a prior felony conviction.....andi have no idea what would happen should one be convicted of a felony.... used to be ,...

  21. British Nurse moving to Germany

    lady constance replied to BoboKerr1's topic in General World

    i have no answers nor a clue to how one would find out.... but i would be very interested in the answer....so keep us posted

  22. Catholic Hospitals

    lady constance replied to CBsMommy's topic in General Nursing

    that would be one of the questions you willbe asking your nurse who orients you.... she ought to know the answer.... personally, i prefer religoius institutions versus secular ones... they seem...

  23. Gah! So much judgement on all nurses.......

    lady constance replied to tele jelly's topic in General Nursing

    i hear yah about the negativity.... rules 1. no one can make you feel anything.. you CHOOSE how you feel by the thoughts you think 2. no one learns a whole lot when being screamed or yelled...

  24. Does bullying really go on in Nursing?

    lady constance replied to R_Clemens's topic in General Nursing

    Geiokhae------ hey, i dont quite know what to say. usually they pick people to orient you that are some what open , friendly people.... i dont know your age or back ground, but some how or another,...

  25. How many call ins?

    lady constance replied to Simply Complicated's topic in General Nursing

    yah--we have a few really good nurses that are in the same position.....a one minute clock in late and BOOM!-- sadly the boss seems to forget when she used to have to clock in and was minutes late...