ClaraRedheart BSN, RN

Several people have mentioned Theraworx, which is a magnesium cream. It works for some and doesn't for others. I guess what works depends on what is causing YOUR muscle cramps. I use magnesium oil after my grandma let me use hers. I was dubious, but ...

I think each of us have a place and not one is more prestigious when it comes to floor nursing than another. They are all difficult in their own right... except ortho. I did almost 8 years of med-surg and covid wrecked it. We didn't have enough room ...

Having one of my 95 yo med-surg patients code right after surgery to remove colon cancer is one of the precipitating factors to my leaving a regular hospital and to an ortho only. It was horrible and I would just start crying randomly for a week or s...

Whutttt? Wowza. I guess I could see why. I don't work in Med-Surg anymore, so it's no longer a necessity, but I used to pull morphine or dilaudid, draw up my portion for the patient in the room, and then waste later ALL the time. I will still put nar...

They do impact us... there are a few wives I remember to pray for around Christmas time, one, I cared for her husband and he passed around Christmas, another is a co-worker who lost her husband at the same time. It makes you grateful for your family ...

I like the brain view! I never used the side brain view until recently, but a year or two ago, I noticed that the brain view shows blood labs that are due and there is no way to get that to show in list view. I also like all of the little green check...

My hospital system took things like "foley catheter" and "central lines" out of the flowsheet, meaning you have to open them up separately and document. They call those little things "focused charting". I don't like it and am honestly more likely to ...

I liked the comment that mentioned going to a store and getting your feet evaluated! Getting the right shoes might save you time lost and surgery if you have foot problems. I loved my Danskos (nearly flat feet here), but was having dryness issues and...

If you personally know someone who quit their job rather than get the vaccine I might make a separate poll.

It really depends on where you're working. I've been on the same med-surg floor for years, but the acuity has gone up to the point where my nerves are constantly jangled the day before and ALL during my working days. I used to save my cries for after...

I have gotten very few and I'm not too surprised, though I thought I'd try. I have a hypothesis from reading the news.. Most of the sad facebook stories of nurses quitting over the vaccine requirement have not been from units that saw a high nu...

I can't even imagine what new nurses are going through now. When I started in med-surg 7.5 years ago, I was already emotionally and physically exhausted from nursing school and was walking into a very supportive environment in which I constantly doub...

I've never done a per diem job, but I did do a capacity plan on my med-surg unit on a busy year right before covid. That meant that I would work an overtime shift every other week. Close to the end of it, I was not in a good head space. My resting he...

Oh my. Yes. I've long known that my mom has undiagnosed ADD, and that my daughter did from third grade until now. We had to get my daughter a diagnosis and medical help this year because after repeated talk and punishment and taking things away, she ...

It's been seven years since I've done this. When my mom did it about 22 years ago, she called 16 year old me crying after testing and asked "Are you still going to be proud of me if I fail?? About 15 years later I called her crying asking a similar q...

I love my father, but he is a conspiracy theorist and has gone down the rabbit hole. He's convinced that the vaccine will have effect on women's fertility. I think maybe he got to me a bit. I am vaccinated and will be taking my booster soon. However,...

I understand. I have a daughter who was just diagnosed with ADD. Pretty sure I have it too, as does my mother who is a nurse, but has a troubled job history. I failed as many classes as I could, but somehow managed to pass. I spoke with another nurse...

Easy for you to say. Every time I post ANYTHING recommending vaccination, my family and friends start an ugly fight on my facebook. I'm done.

If anything COVID has shown me how hypicritical my hospital system is. A few years ago, they fired LVN's for not going back to school to get their BSN. We became a fancy magnet hospital. We're trying to renow now. ? We can't even get enough new nurse...

I've not ever wanted to transfer so that has never been an issue. My practice is to put sanitizer in my hands, but not rub it throughout until I've walked through the door and addressed the patient. I got caught from someone watching from the hallway...

It's what they do. If it makes you feel any better, you can usually switch after a few months to a year. There is usually someone willing to trade for the other shift. I found that night shift for starting nurses was good for me because the pace allo...

I am so sorry, I can't even imagine! This is one of the reasons I was hesitant to be a nurse in the first place. Scanning systems tend to significantly decrease the chance that this could happen and are SO needed EVERYWHERE. I hope the patient is OK ...

I'm religious myself (Assemblies of God) so I don't decorate for Halloween anything more extreme than a Jack-O-Lantern. I haven't had time to mess with it this year though. Usually I don't put out a Jack-O-Lantern until close to halloween. Fall decor...

The first time I thought about nursing was when my aunt, 40 yo with 4 girls aged toddler through 8 years came down with breast cancer. After she had her mastectomy, I was so impressed with the hospital and those who cared for her. I thought that mayb...

This has been my favorite thread that I've read so far here! Thanks, LibraNurse for bringing it up! Also, although I hate that you and DaveyDo had to go through tragedy to reach nursing, I'm glad you came to that conclusion. I'm a firm believer that ...