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  1. Please tell your story!

    grammyr replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in General Nursing

    Volunteered at the PMAC in Baton Rouge for four days. It was the most heartbreaking, heart warming experience in my life. The volunteers were mostly evacuees themselves and were there helping others....

  2. I'm sick to my eyeballs of incompetent agency nurses.

    grammyr replied to bulletproofbarb's topic in General Nursing

    I am sick of incompetent staff nurses. The ones who are lazy, and how dare you ask a question about her or his patient. The luxury of an agency nurse from a supervisor point of view is that you can...

  3. Hello - What state are you from?

    grammyr replied to KimRN41514's topic in Rural

    Hello, Louisiana

  4. Does anyone love their job?

    grammyr replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

    I love nursing. IF we could just do what we love without all the extra baggage that our "jobs" require, you probably wouldn't ever hear complaints. This board is a really good place to vent, fuss,...

  5. Happy Thanksgiving!!!

    grammyr replied to HannasMom's topic in General Nursing

    Happy Thanksgiving to

  6. Your dying wishes?

    grammyr replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in General Nursing

    If I end up with a terminal illness I would love to have a heplock inserted and the doc write an order for Morphine 10-40mg titrate to breath free.(instead of pain free). My family, friends,...

  7. Recent ER transfer w/ a question

    grammyr replied to soFLRN's topic in Emergency

    There are also some excellent reference books that should be in your ED. Core Curriculum of Emergency Nursing and Sheehee(sp) Principles of Emergency Nursing are wonderful books. I would also...

  8. Another pet peeve....ER nurses who treat us like idiots

    grammyr replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Having worked LTC, M/S and now ED I can tell you that there are excellent nurses in all places just as there are nurses that probably would be happier if they had chosen a different career. The...

  9. I can't stop crying... need encouragement...

    grammyr replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    All I can add is "BLESS YOUR HEART". I worked LTC for three months and the reason I quit was because of no help and admin not willing to get any. You said that you called your DON and asked for...

  10. I'm so ashamed...

    grammyr replied to ALMED's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was taught very early in nursing that asking for help is not a problem, not asking is a problem. I am not going to beat the op up. She has done a jam up job of that on her own. Maybe she just...

  11. Why rural nursing?

    grammyr replied to Inkat's topic in Rural

    There are definite advantages and disadvantages to working in a rural facility. I work in a 60 bed facility with a 4 bed ED. I live about two miles from work. I have also driven 60 miles one way...

  12. "Your servers today will be..." Opinions please!

    grammyr replied to Nascar nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I refuse to call my patients customers. Most of them would probably be offended if I did call them that.:angryfire When we started all this, I told our HR idiot that I felt it was an insult to them...

  13. Rn

    grammyr replied to apolloRNdjxes's topic in Nursing Career

    Why not try an internship? There are many hospitals that do this and it, from what I uncerstand, lasts about 2-3 months. That should be long enough to get back into the groove. Good

  14. working on Christmas?

    grammyr replied to scrmblr's topic in General Nursing

    I prefer being off Christmas Eve. I have volunteered to work Christmas day for the past 4 years for the people who do have small kids at home. I have grandchildren and we do our Christmas some other...

  15. Greetings fellow ER nurses

    grammyr replied to ChristinaLPN's topic in Emergency

    I work with one fulltime LPN in the ED. I would trust her with my life and my family's lives. She is in school to get her RN and we are all excited because she will make an excellent

  16. ED security

    grammyr replied to KatieBell's topic in Emergency

    This has been an ongoing argument in our department. We, the nursing staff (all female) have requested over the years some sort of security. We have a line to the police department which is nice,...

  17. Thanks to all

    grammyr replied to apontius's topic in General Nursing

    I was privileged to work in Baton Rouge for 4 days after Katrina. I am not sure I have ever been so proud of our profession as I was then. While I did not go into New Orleans, I did help care for...

  18. What Gets to You??

    grammyr replied to mshooha's topic in Emergency

    I CANNOT suction. There is something about the noise that makes me start gagging.. I will take pee, poop, puke up to my waist and any kind of trauma absolutely fascinates me. But when the suction...

  19. What happened in the ER

    grammyr replied to Shadelyn's topic in Emergency

    At our facility, we don't charge for records being sent to another doctor or hospital. Ask your GYN to request the

  20. ER Pet Peeves

    grammyr replied to ERERER's topic in Emergency

    I wish that Press and Ganey could have those surveys stuck where the sun don't shine(I'd be happy to put'em there without benefit of KY):rotfl: Sorry, I know this post is slightly off topic but when...

  21. Do you feel valued in your current nursing position?

    grammyr replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I love my coworkers and they love me. We are the reason everybody keeps coming back for more. Management thinks we are a dime a dozen. There have been no doors broken down by nurses trying to get...

  22. I just made a med error

    grammyr replied to Nurcee's topic in General Nursing

    Nurcee, My thoughts and prayers are with you and the patient. You didn't say what the error was or if the patient was affected in any way. Hopefully the patient will be fine. A few weeks after I...

  23. Catch a nurse stealing meds/what to do?

    grammyr replied to county162's topic in Emergency

    I have never had to deal with this but I would guess that you would notify your immediate supervisor, and

  24. ER Pet Peeves

    grammyr replied to ERERER's topic in Emergency

    I am a migraine sufferer and my co workers know that if I come to the ER with one that something is bad wrong. I have meds at home for this and 90% of the time they work. The problem with some...

  25. ER Dept Scrub Color

    grammyr replied to blufoxtrot's topic in Emergency

    Our hosptial has color coding hospital wide except surgery(they wear a different color and nobody can tell me why.) All RN's wear royal blue, LPN's wear navy and CNA's wear ceil blue. If a patient...