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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 the author to legal issues. i have never ever seen a chart written in 1st person, and the fact that you called me out on my comment really gets under my skin because it's obvious that you don't have the slightest clue of what you are talking about. "i think it's because nurses were nuns" what a load of crap.

more smarter?

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 is preferred because it removes (you) from the picture and places emphasis on the subject. The sentence is written better when emphasis is placed on the subject, rather than shared between the subject and the pronoun.

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 somebody to suggest this isn't for you. You do have to maintain your professionalism, but I guarantee your experiences will make you a stronger nurse. Good Luck

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, plant some drugs on them and tell their supervisor they stole from the med cart. They will be out of your hair. :rotfl:

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 Walgreens. I don't care what anybody says about no insurance or single mother or whatever. She has a responsibility to act morally in a health care setting and with health care products. She dug herself into this mess and doesn't need anybody to hold her hand because what she did was wrong.

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 attitude, I would pay to have a runway installed at the hospital and take my private jet to work every day. It comes with the territory, and I wouldn't be surprised if he apologizes to you. I would also recommend that you tell the RN when he attempts to remove oxygen or foley etc. It sounds like restraints may have been needed in some capacity for this patient.

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 take the plunge now. These opportunities are scarce. Almost everybody in my hospital would go for the ED over med/surg. The commute is not that bad. Not ideal, but not that bad. Internal transfers don't always go as smoothly as planned. They can often backfire, and you will never see the things in a level 2 or 3 trauma center that go to a level 1. Let us know what you decide please and good luck, this really is the best profession on the planet.

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.

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 me the creeps. I was acting like it didn't bother me, but on the inside I was a wreck. I hate to say it but the more people that died last night, the easier the job became. The real hospital is nothing like Grey's Anatomy makes it seem lol

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 considerable amount just from observation. I wonder why she is so set on patient care?

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)