SubSippi

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  1. Voluntary Euthanasia

    SubSippi replied to GARY_FL_NURSE's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It's sad to me that there are people would would choose euthanasia as an option, but are instead forced to slowly wither away. My view on this subject is that I don't see much difference in removing a...

  2. Nurses don't do anything

    SubSippi replied to Dtermnd2Bgreat's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This won't be the last time someone makes a blanket statement about nurses that offends

  3. How common is charting ahead in ICU?

    SubSippi replied to SilleLu's topic in Critical Care

    If you're ever looking for a way to save time, this would not be the right way to do it. Just think, if a nurse is in the habit of charting ahead, there is no way he/she will remember to make changes...

  4. I Lost All Respect For A Colleague Today

    SubSippi replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    No one is talking about stoning or scarlet letters. Losing respect for someone after witnessing that sort of behavior is a normal reaction. Even if they were just sharing a chair...I can't imagine too...

  5. I Lost All Respect For A Colleague Today

    SubSippi replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    There are people who think that only the married person is in the wrong. All I have to say to that, is just wait until someone sleeps with your husband. A woman who sleeps with a married man IS a...

  6. While You are In Here..I May As Well Try To Go To The Bathroom....

    SubSippi replied to Nurse SMS's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You could get them to sit in a chair that would be closer to the bathroom. Either that, or have bedside commode chairs and bring them next to the bed when they have to

  7. New Nurse, what did I get myself into...

    SubSippi replied to ColorfulStethoscope's topic in First Year After Licensure

    By your third day, you should be able to take on at LEAST one patient on your own. It's okay not to be perfect, but if you're having a hard time with IV pumps and computer charting, start taking...

  8. Signs the patient population is doable ?

    SubSippi replied to Nola009's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Elderly patients are my favorites! It is probably partially due to how they were raised, but I think also because by the time you're 80, you've been through so much that someone forgetting to bring...

  9. Is Job Hopping the Norm for Nurses?

    SubSippi replied to westieluv's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I think it is becoming the norm, but I don't think it's due to personality qualities of the younger generations. A PP said that baby boomers might be more loyal, and I don't doubt that's true in many...

  10. Ever work with people who talk about church all the time?

    SubSippi replied to Nola009's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes, it is bothersome to me how people like to point out how judgemental some Christians can be. While it is true that there are judgemental Christians, this is a negative aspect of an individual's...

  11. Full Moon

    SubSippi replied to bas22's topic in General Nursing

    It was one of the craziest nights we've had in a while...we didn't even realize it had been a full moon until the next day, then it alllll made

  12. Remaining cordial with coworkers you dislike

    SubSippi replied to richardgecko's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    She'll get caught eventually. In the meantime, that's even more of a reason not to make

  13. Ever work with people who talk about church all the time?

    SubSippi replied to Nola009's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Maybe so, but I'm an atheist, so I don't think god is real. I know they're not trying to offend anyone, it's just one of those things that grates my nerves! I guess I'll probably never hear a patient...

  14. Ever work with people who talk about church all the time?

    SubSippi replied to Nola009's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It doesn't annoy me when people talk about going to church. But I frequently encounter both patients and coworkers who assume everyone is religious, including me (which I'm not). That really annoys...

  15. Oh you're a Nursing student?

    SubSippi replied to happyinmyheart's topic in General Students

    Then, once you're a nurse, you'll hear, "It must be nice to make all that money and only have to go into work three days a

  16. Help! Non-nursing best path to Psychiatric NP

    SubSippi replied to future student's topic in Post Graduate Students

    If you get the master's, you'll still more than likely have to apply for a psych NP program, and complete it. It's not just a matter of getting licensed or taking a test. I know some accelerated...

  17. Remaining cordial with coworkers you dislike

    SubSippi replied to richardgecko's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I sort of disagree with the avoid-unless-absolutely-necessary tactic. I'm not saying crawl up your coworker's butt and tell her that her hair looks good and ask her about her weekend (or his weekend,...

  18. Hey so young nurses, are we really making "that much"?

    SubSippi replied to tarotale's topic in General Nursing

    New grads are paid a decent wage, especially considering the fact that there are so many with an Associate's degree. You can't really expect to make much more right after graduating from a junior...

  19. When being a patient...

    SubSippi replied to joyful_wanderer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    And the "Worst Doctor on Earth" award goes to... I've never been a patient in a hospital, but I have some issues that are being taken care of outpatient. Letting my doctor know that I'm a nurse has...

  20. Does this feeling go away?

    SubSippi replied to MrsICURN14's topic in Critical Care

    To the OP: You are most definitely not alone in feeling this way!! I might even say that if you weren't completely drained, you weren't doing it right. But if you keep at it, it will get easier. ICU...

  21. Do you think nursing programs can benefit from more rigorous prerequisites?

    SubSippi replied to richardgecko's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Not only did I make A's in my hard science prerequisites, I had an average of 100 in many of them. Math and science comes to me so easily that I would be irritated with myself for missing one question...

  22. Convincing the manager to take a chance on a new grad

    SubSippi replied to RunBabyRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Oh yeah that's completely understandable. Good luck, I'm rootin' for

  23. MI post heparin drip

    SubSippi replied to RNbubu's topic in Cardiac

    If a person is having st elevation the only reason I can think of they wouldn't take him to the cath lab is if the patient himself had refused. Unless they knew for a fact the STEMI was caused by a...

  24. I cringe at the thought of work

    SubSippi replied to ALHRN11's topic in General Nursing

    Would it be possible to go to part time on that job? If your husband is gainfully employed, it could be worth the drop in

  25. Have you ever convinced yourself...?

    SubSippi replied to RN403's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    In my first semester of clinicals, I accidentally touched my mouth with a gloved hand after I touched a patient on contact precautions. I got so freaked out that I ran into the supply closet and put...