Morning-glory

Morning-glory

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  1. 3 Cheers for night shift nurses

    Morning-glory replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

    All I can say is that working those hours is tough. Before I went into nursing I was an on-the road supervisor and my shift ran from midnight to noon. I would pull over at 6 in the morning in a park...

  2. Personal Hygiene...

    Morning-glory replied to Michelle123's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing will ever convince me to have a chocolate at work again. A few years ago, I was working on a floor just before Christmas. We had all this stuff given to us by patients and other staff. I...

  3. The smell...

    Morning-glory replied to dbledutchs's topic in General Nursing

    The only smell that still gets to me is body odour. The nasty, haven't washed in over a month smell. And that is related to the finding that these people usually have bugs. I don't like bugs, and...

  4. Maybe I am too tough???

    Morning-glory replied to wearingmanyhats's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    CN is a tough job. I have had the same kind of head-banging experiences with a few CNAs and LPNs. I would sometimes get in my car at the end of a shift and think that I was too tough on them, but...

  5. Question for Female Nurses

    Morning-glory replied to keaton90's topic in General Nursing

    I'm hot, single and over 40, but really, I wouldn't date someone at work. I used to work security and married a guy I worked with. What it boiled down to was that we would spend a lot of time...

  6. An answer to them calling everyday!

    Morning-glory replied to confused101's topic in General Nursing

    What has worked for me is that I had a note put by my name that I will not work overtime. I've gotten one call in a year and it was because of a huge snowstorm that had the city grind to a stop and I...

  7. Hit in the face!!

    Morning-glory posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ok, why is it that they always hit you in the face??? Dementia patient up and slugged me just under the left eye, in the middle of saying something. They usually stop talking to concentrate before...

  8. Hit in the face!!

    Morning-glory replied to Morning-glory's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks people, I'm at the same stage that I would be if recovering from a root canal... Kind of tender but no bruising, just my injured pride that I have left. I'm always (except today) aware of what...

  9. I have been a nurse for 10 years, now what?

    Morning-glory posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have done a variety of nursing jobs along the way, hitting in on Neuro, Ortho, teaching, agency and now psych. I do like psych, but sometimes like today, I start thinking that there has to be more...

  10. I have been a nurse for 10 years, now what?

    Morning-glory replied to Morning-glory's topic in General Nursing

    I am in a total life change. My midlife crisis is upon me. In January, I was trying to plan our wedding and he just wasn't showing the enthusiasm that I was expecting. By the first of March, I was...

  11. I have been a nurse for 10 years, now what?

    Morning-glory replied to Morning-glory's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your quick reply. This is still a new revelation to me. I will make a list and try and figure out what I really do want to be

  12. "I need you to pack my butt"

    Morning-glory replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm for the do it if it isn't too complicated bit, But I did send a guy out to the hospital to have his finger re-attached after he sawed it off with a bandsaw. That one was a bit messy. I did make...

  13. You know when your hospital orientation is terminated when...

    Morning-glory replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    You show up on the floor and you are charge nurse and will be covering ICU while the RN in there goes to lunch. Excuse me? Can you repeat that? I was a new grad, just moved to a small hospital in the...

  14. How do I tactfully say I'm feeling a little overwhelmed??

    Morning-glory replied to eccentricRN's topic in General Nursing

    Better to say "help" now than have a total meltdown on the busiest night ever, a month from now. Having been there done that, a lot of grief all around could be saved by talking about it to your...

  15. The field of Nursing is wicked to CENAs..the ugly side no one talks about

    Morning-glory replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Nursing

    On of my summer jobs while in school was as a CNA. I would never do it again. Mostly the workload was unbelievable and the other CNAs were mean. I once put 18 ppl to bed on my own. I was agency and...

  16. Whats the best job in healthcare?

    Morning-glory replied to ThePrestige's topic in General Nursing

    The best job I have seen is Recreology in a psych hospital. Their pay starts above the nursing top scale rate and they get paid to play with the patients. I may be over-simplifying things, but it...

  17. I'm an idiot

    Morning-glory replied to DreamyEyes's topic in General Nursing

    Working nights is good, especially when you are just starting out. You have more time to figure out how to do things and don't get caught up in all the crap that goes on on the other shifts. It can...

  18. Please help me and answer some questions regarding Canadaian citizenship!!

    Morning-glory replied to txspadequeenRN's topic in International Nursing

    Holy Mackeral!! Where does this guy get his info?? I have taught the course for foreign trained nurses. Hate to break it to him but as an LVN he doesn't have a leg to stand on. No fast track here....

  19. Any French, English, or Canadian Nurses Here?

    Morning-glory replied to TrudyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Canada is the place to be. I haven't seen the movie, but standart mat leave is 6 months with a usual extention from the gov't for another 6 months. No Nanny here, but the pay is adequate to maintain...

  20. What we owe the working poor

    Morning-glory replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Come to Canada. Our home care workers start at about $12/hour. The PCA's (patient Care Attendants) in our place start at $22/hour. Overtime and full benefits when working

  21. ESRD Refusing dialysis

    Morning-glory replied to Morning-glory's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Thanks. It has been a long but interesting journey that I will keep with me for the rest of my life. Made me a better

  22. ESRD Refusing dialysis

    Morning-glory posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I have a couple of questions about ESRD. I'm in Canada. My mother in law is 80 yrs old and lives with us. She was diagnosed with kidney failure in March when she went into a-fib and had a quick...

  23. ESRD Refusing dialysis

    Morning-glory replied to Morning-glory's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Hi All, it has been a long time since I was here. It has been a busy year. My Mother-in-law passed away on the 28 March 2007, almost a year later than anyone could have expected. She died at peace,...

  24. Incident reports: Who uses, completes and where do they go???

    Morning-glory replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a psych facility so the incident reports are mostly about the wierd things our residents do. Occassionally we have med errors and that needs to be brought up the chain of command. Staff...

  25. lost panties

    Morning-glory replied to nrsbetrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We have a few hoarders that will collect anything that they can get their hands on. We will go in and clean out the stuff every shift, but we also have a few confused people who will dump their stuff...