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I found alot of great resources on the web...unfortunatly my computer crashed so I can't share any of them.

makes me smile to read this..........what an awesome job you guys did!! keep up the great work...stories like this are what make me proud to say "i am a nurse".:yeah:

THanks for your responses, it was frightening to think that I might die right there!! I will request my records, I was so horrified, we hear these stories all the time. I don't know what we can do to change things, I myself bailed from the hospital scene. Not the best way to deal with it, but I just didn't know what else to do, 8 patients on tele was too much. I am recovering slowly but plugging away. Anyhow I am tired, need to continue to try to be a good patient!! Take care all.... Thanks again

I had a laminectomy with a microdiscectomy last week. The hospital I was in was one of the better ones. I woke up post op-took myself to the bathroom. Crawled back into bed, no one had answered my call button yet. Had a Morphine PCA thank god!!! Pushed it, took a deep breathe and tryed to sleep. Heard an alarm, the nurse came in, I was desating she put on O2. Left the room. I drifted in and out of a drug induced stupor, got up to pee without help again. Alarms started ringing, I pushed the call bell, a CNA came in. Told him my alarms were going off, what did they say? He told me my heart rate was below 50, I said get the nurse. Off he went. Some time later I heard another alarm, turned to look my BP was 83/40, heart rate was 48, called the nurse again. CNA came in, told him to get the nurse. She finally came in, I said "Can't you put me on Tele or something?" She told me my doctor was gone and she couldn't and proceded to give me a bolus. Then left. After the 500cc bolus I was up to pee alot, without help most of the time. Everything finally came around okay, thank god. I was terified I was going to CODE!!!!!!!!!!! Alone!!!!!!!!!! The next day PT came in to show me how to log roll, I had gotten out of bed how many times at this point???? Then they discharged me home, to another state with NO PAIN MEDS!!!!!!!!!!!!! My doctor is the Cheif of Medicine at this hospital, what should I do????? What would you do?? I am a nurse guys........what about the other people who don't know better???

I think that Oprah only likes Doctors... I don't watch often but usually when I do she has Dr Oz on....

I don't laugh easy but this did the trick!! We are "sick" aren't we???? :barf01: Thanks for the smile!!!!!!!!!!!!

I my self have never worked at MVRMC...the bottom line is that there are big issues with health care and nursing shortages here in the US. It is all about supply and demand..we cannot meet the demand and that is where the staffing ratios get out of wack. Additionally, they do not staff on accuity but rather on numbers..at least at MMC. Anyway you look at it-it is tough. BUT so very rewarding! The actual staff at MMC is awesome for the most part. At least on Tele. It is interesting to me to hear that about MV....who would have thought. I personally know alot of staff that works there....never heard about all that. Well, at any rate good luck.

I inquired on disability but my state does not offer it...any advice there????

Thanks for the suggestions...you know isn't it funny how we always think that it will never happen to us??? We of all people should know better...any ideas on how to hook up with an insurance company to work with them????

I have worked at MMC three different times and found the patient to staff ratios to be grossly inadequate and unsafe.......didn't use to be so bad but with the finacial cut backs, and staff shortage...well working nights was not so bad as it was less hectic....good luck

why did i become a nurse? i had five children by the time i was 23 years old. they were 18, 16 and 17 months apart in age. everytime i went into labor i had the same l and d nurse. she was so awesome, the last time i went into premature labor with my twin boys...kathy was so confident and reassuring. she made a big difference in my life, and planted desire in me to make a big difference in others lives. so off i went to nursing school, the kids were age 10 to age 5, it was tough......we coached three soccer teams, i competed in body building and went to nursing school full time with little to no help from my husband...how did i do all that and still maintain my sanity and graduate with a 3.75 gpa???:w00t: and by the way i never have worked l and d which was my dream....

Hello there... Woke up this morning just knowing that I have to hurry and change my life so starting looking for new jobs and ended up here. I have a herniated L5S1 with extrusion and impingment and am so lost as to what to do. I do Home Health currently but can't sit (all I do is drive) and can't lift.... Need a new job that can accommodate my physical limitations...started my own business doing med sets but am a little leary about liabilitiy issues can't seem to find much information. My board of Nursing states I am able to do this under my RN licensing.....I am so lost.........can't work much...any advice out there??????? About anything???Thanks in advance...:smilecoffeecup: