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I had a student nurse, a senior BSN student. The week before graduation, I still had to remind her that she had to chart the BP and pulse when giving a beta blocker and other such meds. And the intervention for pain. She has no initiative, no priorit...

The nursing shortage is because no one wants to actually take care of patients anymore. Everyone wants to be management. I've been a nurse for 35 years. Have an ADN. Been floor nurse in ICU and other critical care areas, management in LTC, staff nur...

I have to vent. I work on s 5 bed inpatient unit inside a hospital. One RN, one LPN who work as a tech. Most of our admissions are transfers from other units within the hospital. It makes me so mad (and sad) when they transfer a patient to me who loo...

GIP=general inpatient

I worked critical care for 22 years--ICU, PACU, Stepdown, ER. Got tired of all the adrenaline drama. Now in inpatient hospice and love it. There are worse things than dying.

Did he have a problem with gluten or perhaps an allergy to the peanut butter or chocolate in the cookie? Will the lawyer say you should have checked the chart before giving said cookie? Is it possible he aspirated the milk? Did you do a swallow scree...

I had a patients family member ask me the other day "how do you do what you do and still just go eat lunch?" I, for once in my life, didn't know what to say. How do we? How do you? I mean, I know we're helping people die with dignity and in peace. I...

Must be new protocol at my hospital but all H&P's now include "pt not currently breast feeding" That's good to know when the patient is 70-80 years old!

Not sure I want the government with no healthcare experience dictating how many patients I can safely take care of.

Leonca, as a dog owner I knew what you were saying. As a nurse,I'm ashamed of those you are saying you don't belong on a nurses forum. But you have to remember, those are probably the ones who eat the young nurses too. Welcome.

More and more on H&P's, even on elderly ladies , we're talking 80's & 90's! Not currently breastfeeding. Not a blooper. Must actually be part of the docs new charting process!

Dang! I thought I coined that phrase. Was brain dead at the end of a wild shift and couldn't think of the words "anchored a foley" and "intubated his penis" came out instead.

It is hard on the body! Been a nurse for 30+ years. Mostly days, some nights. Mostly bedside. Some management. Had to jump thru more hoops and be yes-woman in management. Not my style. Enjoy taking care of patients. Work inpatient hospice now. We're ...

And everyone is allergic to codeine because it makes them nauseous.

You'd have to check your hospital policy. I work inpatient hospice and there have been times when we've had an elderly pt and the kids drop mom or dad with Alzheimer's or non-ambulatory in a w/c off to stay with their spouse. We are not allowed to d...

Fix the copier. I've worked on it more often than Canon!

Spent most of my own childhood in Riley Hospital in Indianapolis. Had awesome nurses. Thought back then I wanted to be a pediatric cardiologist. Became a CNA at 19 then an LPN and now an RN (ADN). Nursing is all I ever wanted to do. 30+ years later, ...

I disagree with the naysayers. I had 22 years of critical care experience in a hospital when I was hired as an ADON in a LTC facility. Within 8 months, I was acting DON when the Director was off on FMLA. I rocked it. Worked there for 4 years and was...

Bless you. While I love working in hospice (in patient adult unit) I could never do peds. Maybe having 10 grandchildren has something to do with that. You have experience in pediatrics so that's a plus. I'm sure you'll be fine. The kids and there par...

Have rarely met a nurse who wasn't on some sort of antidepressant/mood stabilizer. Never thought it would be me. After a horrible year of personal and professional sry backs, I joined the crowd. Don't think I could make it without them now! It's ok.

Some people interview well and are good at pulling the wool over eyes.

My "dislike and burnout" from nursing turned out to be depression. On happy pills now, feel better and LOVE my career again!

Used to work with an RN who would walk out of a patients room looking disgusted and tell me (I was the charge nurse) to "find an aide to pick up the patients meal tray or get the patient a glass of water" then he would go get a cup of coffee for hims...

Fortunately, or maybe unfortunately, I find humor in almost everything. I do have a very dark, dry sense of humor. Even some if my coworkers don't understand it. I've worked critical care, long term care and now I'm in what I call short term care--ho...

I worked critical care for 22 years before going to LTC for 5. Now I'm in hospice (newbie of 4 months) and LOVE it. Going from critical care to LTC was totally different. Hospice wasn't that big of a stretch but still different. Very rewarding to tak...