Mystery5

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  1. Am I too old?

    Mystery5 replied to Mysister's topic in Nursing Career

    LOL:rotfl: Gee, that sounds like fun, dealing with the hysterical ravings of a 14 year girl with PMS while having a hotflash, and studying for a test on the endrocrine system!!! :balloons:

  2. Am I too old?

    Mystery5 replied to Mysister's topic in Nursing Career

    Yep, I doubt if too many people will bat an eye at seeing an old mare like you entering the workforce as a nurse! For one thing, they're probably used to it. Also, nurses are trained not to...

  3. Am I too old?

    Mystery5 replied to Mysister's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm almost 48 myself, and I'm in better shape than anyone else I work with. I eat healthy, walk, run or bike daily, and live a very wholesome life. There are plenty of younger nurses who have a lot...

  4. Visiting Hours

    Mystery5 replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in General Nursing

    My point is that armed security personel, who aren't police officers, are often are poorly paid and not well trained. I've read about bank security guards getting their guns stolen

  5. Visiting Hours

    Mystery5 replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes security guards aren't that highly trained. I've heard of their guns getting taken away before. I'm sure there will be an investigation about this

  6. Visiting Hours

    Mystery5 replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in General Nursing

    LOL, well, at least she wasn't on the ETOH

  7. Visiting Hours

    Mystery5 replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in General Nursing

    LOL, pts who smoke in the room aren't usually the most open to pt teaching. They tend to be on the, er, NON-COMPLIANT side of things, to put it nicely. . I love the ones who refuse a nicotine patch...

  8. Visiting Hours

    Mystery5 replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, they carry guns!?! I work in a tiny rural hospital and we don't even have a security

  9. Can you be a good RN with a bad memory??

    Mystery5 replied to studentNY's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, I keep all my old brains in my locker too!!!:rotfl: Don't worry, remember, ordinary people become nurses. I have a bad memory, but fortunately, I keep all my brains on a piece of paper. I'm esp...

  10. Visiting Hours

    Mystery5 replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in General Nursing

    I had a pt the other day, a very nice elderly woman of 72, post appy, who was really worn out from her visitors. It got reported to me, and the pt volunteered the infomation also to me. She was the...

  11. Night Shift and Pregnancy

    Mystery5 replied to zambezi's topic in General Nursing

    I've read more than once that statistically, working nightshift has a negative effect on pregnancy outcomes. The infomation is widely available online. Here is a sample:...

  12. Calling staff "nurses" who aren't nurses!!

    Mystery5 replied to ZRNZ's topic in General Nursing

    Trouble with name badges is a lot of pts don't pay too much attention to them. I think some sort of uniform would help, but I doubt if it'll happen. I think a lot of the CNA's don't bother to correct...

  13. Calling staff "nurses" who aren't nurses!!

    Mystery5 replied to ZRNZ's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, it's totally inappropriate for a non-nurse to call themselves a nurse. But, pts will use the word loosely in the way that is defined in Websters. A person of integrity will identify...

  14. Calling staff "nurses" who aren't nurses!!

    Mystery5 replied to ZRNZ's topic in General Nursing

    main entry: 1nurse pronunciation: 'n&rs function: noun etymology: middle english, from old french nurice, from late latin nutricia, from latin, feminine of nutricius nourishing -- more at 1 a :...

  15. Visiting Hours

    Mystery5 replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in General Nursing

    Great

  16. Calling staff "nurses" who aren't nurses!!

    Mystery5 replied to ZRNZ's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, pts use the word 'nurse' very loosely about anyone who is providing some type of nursing care to

  17. Visiting Hours

    Mystery5 replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in General Nursing

    Dear Mystical, If I had a situation like that, I would document like crazy and probably consult my

  18. UNIT SECRETARIES-- the good, and the not so good...

    Mystery5 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was interested in hearing various experiences, positive or negative, with ward clerks/unit secretaries. We've got some headstrong ones where I work who can really set the tone at the nurse's...

  19. CLIPBOARD or NOTEPAD?

    Mystery5 replied to Kitty-MayRN's topic in General Nursing

    I recently abandoned my habit of using a clipboard. It's been great! I rarely misplace my folded up pt worksheet, I can easily use the back of it for extra notes, I always have it handy in my pocket...

  20. Calling staff "nurses" who aren't nurses!!

    Mystery5 replied to ZRNZ's topic in General Nursing

    I think once the distinctive uniform was lost, then this became a problem. Pts don't bother to read name tags, don't understand about the way a hospital works, and just appreciate anyone who is there...

  21. Visiting Hours

    Mystery5 replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't had much problem with families, actually. I always try and act like a hostess. If someone wants to spend the night, we'll try and accomodate them. Most of our rooms are usually private, so...

  22. Other Side of Coin---Less than Humble New Grads

    Mystery5 replied to Mystery5's topic in General Nursing

    Dear Eliza, You sound like you have a lot of insight. Nice

  23. I wonder why.....

    Mystery5 replied to begalli's topic in General Nursing

    Dear begalli, Since I'm the one who started the New Grad thread, I think I'll respond. First of all, what's wrong with New Grads seeing some honest feedback on some possible negative behaviours that...

  24. I wonder why.....

    Mystery5 replied to begalli's topic in General Nursing

    But, I think on a forum such as this, this type of thread is for the purpose of validating one's perceptions in a safe venue, getting feedback anonymously, and getting one's beef off of one's

  25. I wonder why.....

    Mystery5 replied to begalli's topic in General Nursing

    I got rid of my TV, pricklypear. There was just too much that I objected to. Now I waste all my time