ERRN92

ERRN92

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  1. This is not my job?!?

    ERRN92 replied to Ally0981's topic in General Nursing

    You need your support staff! Treat them the way you would want to be treated. They are paid to "assist the nurse", not do all the dirty work. Besides, there has to be mutual respect from both sides....

  2. How to forgive and forget? Also, met with BON today...

    ERRN92 replied to chaotic's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I was always told that if you harbor resentment against someone, no matter how itense, you should pray for this person every day for 2 wks. (I mean reallllly pray for this pesron).It will be hard at...

  3. can i train my squemish stomach?

    ERRN92 replied to KOpal913's topic in General Nursing

    This is something we all faced at one time or another. Phlegm!! I still have a problem with. This is how I deal with it....patients need us when they are at their weakest. I have to remind myself that...

  4. Addiction issues

    ERRN92 replied to rommel19540's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I recently had to leave nursing after 16yrs. I am currently working in a factory (thats just the consequences of my actions). I am also back in college full time. All my pre-reqs from nursing school...

  5. got deleted on another site

    ERRN92 replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    Did they know you are a nurse? If they had, maybe they would have seen your advice more as helpful than

  6. Need Help From Nurses In Recovery!

    ERRN92 replied to bossynurse101's topic in Nurses Recovery

    [How many times do I hear about the "compassion" that nurses possess. Oh, I guess that's reserved for seniors, babies, and oncology pts, right? I am pretty upset over this.... I also learned very...

  7. inside the mind of a nurse.....

    ERRN92 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ok. Ive been nursing too long....Have any of you had warped thoughts that only a nurse would have? When I go for a drive on the highway or interstate, it crosses my mind that maybe I shouldnt eat...

  8. Share Your Saying

    ERRN92 replied to angelique777's topic in Nursing Humor

    I get frustrated with non-compliant pts. A Doctor told me once, "Dont care more about your patients than they care about themselves." Its wasted effort. In a PALS class I took, the Doctor said you...

  9. Funny Names for Nurses

    ERRN92 replied to randomnamees's topic in Nursing Humor

    In the city, there's a sign for an obgyn...Dr. Wiener (pronounced

  10. inside the mind of a nurse.....

    ERRN92 replied to ERRN92's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder if lawyers see ambulances or wrecks and get excited or watch people do things in public and analyze any legal recourse that person may

  11. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    ERRN92 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    I went to check on my elderly male pt (who was dying). he kept staring at the ceiling. He said "three of us have to go".(he often talked incoherently. hardly ever made sense).I said "go where?" he...

  12. inside the mind of a nurse.....

    ERRN92 replied to ERRN92's topic in General Nursing

    What do the rest of you do when you have a patient sign a discharge instruction sheet? Its really hard to hand them my pen. Especially if they're not the most sanitary patient. I think the hospitals...

  13. The Doctor said WHAT?

    ERRN92 replied to nurz2be's topic in General Nursing

    Subordinate??? pleasant??? Why are we supposed to bow down to Doctors? They dont sign my paycheck! I used to be "polite" (grin and take it), but after 16yrs in nursing Ive learned that Doctors are...

  14. inside the mind of a nurse.....

    ERRN92 replied to ERRN92's topic in General Nursing

    Oh yes...I think about laying in one position too long at night. Wouldnt want to get a bed sore or

  15. Absolute No-No's

    ERRN92 replied to Drysolong's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in the ER. You should never ever let a seizure pt get up and walk to the bathroom(until theyve received their bolus)...even if they do say they're fine. I hated seeing other nurses letting...

  16. The Dumber than Dumb Prize... any nominations?

    ERRN92 replied to hosa32726's topic in Nursing Humor

    Family brought in their newly diagnosed diabetic pt. said that they were having trouble keeping him awake all day. They werent sure how to use the glucometer but were taught to treat low blood sugar...

  17. Does anyone think nursing diagnoses are just plain silly?

    ERRN92 replied to marie-francoise's topic in General Nursing

    It probably has more to do with the AMA...they get really anal about nurses "diagnosing" pts. God forbid we should cross the line and come to an actual educated theory as to what is wrong with our...

  18. NWCC Fall 08?

    ERRN92 replied to JenniferH's topic in General Nursing

    Hi. I was just browsing the site and saw your post. i graduated from nwcc in 92. Great program but dont underestimate it. It will consume ALOT of time in and out of class. Your personal life will come...

  19. Song lyrics that remind you of nursing...

    ERRN92 replied to grace90's topic in Nursing Humor

    "...it burns, burns, burns..this ring of fire, this ring of fire" Johnny Cash reminds me of those pts with

  20. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    ERRN92 replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    I worked in the Er. Had an 80+ yr female cared for (or not) at home by her family. She was emaciated and hadnt been bathed in forever. It took several nurses each with tweezers over an hour to remove...