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Last night we had four codes. All of them ended badly (Patients died). One of my functions is to bring the bodies to the morgue, and this was my first time handling a dead person. I had to tag them and put them in a bag etc. I'll be honest, it gave m...

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What?! You said you wanted something to knock you out.

20-22/hour at Providence for a new grad.

this is absolutely horrible advice. i have worked in a number of technical arenas from information technology to nursing to engineering etc. it is never okay to write in 1st person! not only does it make the writer sound like an idiot, but it exposes...

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Mainly because we observe the patient from a third person perspective. Luckily for you, I minored in english so I will give some insight. First person is generally reserved for informal writing. When writing in a professional context, third person i...

No need for all those tears. I guarantee it is going to happen again. Just calm down.

Everybody walks on egg shells. Even the patients tremble when they reach for the call light. It's great. Of course I'm just kidding, but for some reason I'm in a great mood tonight. It must be the mountain dew.

I think the biggest problem facing nursing as a profession is a lack of empathy by many. I see some nurses who are like robots with patient care, and simply want a paycheck. They got into the field for the wrong reason. It would be absurd for somebod...

Why wouldn't they have done an lp in this scenario? Makes absolutely no sense to me. I'm gonna agree with the others on herniation.

Even though I probably would have flipped my lid over this childish kindergarten BS, children, or those who act like children do this to get a rise out of people. The best thing you could do is pretend like it didn't bother you. If that doesn't work...

Yeah, but she is a nurse, and she did it anyway. If I understood the original posting correctly she did it with a prescription for percocet (A better, more effective drug) in her hand. I mean she could have avoided all of this at the drive up Walgree...

Don't think I can give you any sympathy here. This was a stupid mistake, and the object is to learn from it. The lesson here is NEVER!! take prescription meds that are for someone else. I would honestly be shocked if the hospital hired you.

God this made my blood pressure go up. Stupid, arrogant, &*$&%($(**&Y$&&*%*(&$&$#^(^&^(@%&^# residents that think they know EVERY &^*&Y*^&%% thing. UGH You did an awesome job. Way to go to bat.

This a probably a bad attempt at some humor.

Oh Wow! That is the funniest thing I have ever heard. I feel bad for your coworker, but wow. Thanks for posting this story. I wish I had one similar but nothing tops this.

When my mother was in ICU, I gave her nurse absolute hell, and that was when I was 16. Unfortunately, the stress on a family member often gets projected onto the care takers undeservedly. If I had a nickel for every time a family member had an attitu...

It seems to me that med/surg teaches you the basic and vital skills needed to have a rock solid foundation in nursing. But, this is a level 1 trauma center, and probably a teaching hospital. If you see yourself in the ED in five years, go ahead and t...

This is what you need to do....Just dig deep to the depths of your soul and hock the biggest loogey humanly possible and spit it right in their face. They will never do that again. Promise.

I'm sorry, if the fact that the number one cause of death in a hospital is infection, isn't enough for your staff to wash their hands, then there is nothing you can do.

I'm speaking exclusively of critical access hospitals. I know Ms is full of nurses, but the hospitals in the delta region really need help. I saw in the paper that they are offering sign on bonuses for a one year commitment.

I'm new to the hospital world, but there is not one position that involves keeping a person alive that is not stressful. Sorry, but I'm not qualified to tell you which profession involves more stress, but I can tell you that they both have a consider...

I've never seen it. A similar question came up once at a club meeting for my college class and none of the nursing professors had seen it either and they have all worked at level one trauma centers.

Wow that is crazy. The market is so oversaturated hospitals can pretty much just take their pick. I still think the OP would have better chances with critical access, especially in the south. (Alabama, Mississippi, Texas)