Clementia

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  1. Does nursing really suck that badly?

    Clementia replied to Irish_Mist's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I spent seven years working nights on an ortho/surg floor. Looking back, I do not think nursing was a good fit for me. I had wonderful co-workers, great bosses, a schedule that worked well, and a...

  2. My Life with a Nurse: A Man's Perspective

    Clementia replied to StatBlues's topic in Nursing Humor

    Trolling, are

  3. My Life with a Nurse: A Man's Perspective

    Clementia replied to StatBlues's topic in Nursing Humor

    Trolling, are

  4. Super Obese

    Clementia replied to anotherone's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sorry, but I can't resist. "Glutinous" means "sticky, goopy"--think gobs of white rice left over at the bottom of the Chinese take-out box. "Gluttonous" has to do with overindulgence in food. While...

  5. IS Gluttony a Disease or Choice?

    Clementia replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    Here's the thing: I didn't choose to have a large bone structure (i.e. size x-large gloves, size 10 shoes). But I can choose whether or not to eat a Snickers or go drink a glass of water instead....

  6. why so many negatives about nursing?

    Clementia replied to confusedstudent20's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I just left the profession after seven years on an ortho/surg floor. When I was a student, I had no idea what a large percentage of mean, miserable, and generally unpleasant people I would have to...

  7. Reading for pleasure

    Clementia replied to remotefuse's topic in General Students

    While I was in nursing school I read during meals(which I snuck into the college library). Also in bed at night and while braiding my hair in the morning. There's always

  8. Too quiet to be a nurse?

    Clementia replied to haileyjewell's topic in General Students

    You don't have to be bubbly to be a good nurse. I am someone to whom the ideal vacation would be a solo stay on a desert island. Lots of patients have complimented me for being a wonderful nurse --...

  9. Nursing makes me hate fat people

    Clementia replied to LifeCrisis's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh, for heaven's sake. Anti-fat bias? I'm guessing you haven't worked a nursing floor lately? I put in 7 years on an ortho floor (just quit recently). Do you know how physically difficult it is...

  10. What does your username mean?

    Clementia replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

    Mine is a Latin version of the name Mercy...which comes from my favorite character in the book Pilgrim's Progress. I was Mercy long before I became a nurse -- it's my "trail name". Like some other...

  11. When patients and visitors are rude

    Clementia replied to brownbook's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I do agree with the OP that, a lot of times, frustrated patients just want someone to listen to them, acknowledge their feelings, and give them a clear straight explanation of what's going on. I've...

  12. Is nursing really that bad of a career choice?

    Clementia replied to alyssajeanette's topic in Nursing Career

    I left nursing two months ago after being a hospital orthopedic nurse for seven years. Nursing is not at all a romantic job; it's hard, dirty work that can damage your back and your soul. I did not...

  13. Burned out and hate nursing

    Clementia replied to RN1023's topic in Health, Stress Management

    My nursing philosophy is best summed up by a line from Kipling: "Trust me, today's Most Indispensables, ten thousand men can do your work or mine." I quit the nursing field for good this week. Too...

  14. Tragically idiotic

    Clementia posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Over my seven years in orthopedics, I run into a patient every now and then who has done something so stupid that I might be tempted to make fun of them...if only their action hadn't ruined the rest...

  15. Is health care a "right"

    Clementia replied to tulip5's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I see your point...however, I never said that as an RN I did not want to provide care for patients. Like them, I have a mortgage payment to make, and I don't work for free. When a person wants a...

  16. Is health care a "right"

    Clementia replied to tulip5's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    One very large problem, that will not go away in the foreseeable future, is the fact that everything involved in providing healthcare (diagnostic tests, surgeons, nurses, CNAs, surgical instruments,...

  17. Healthcare is NOT a basic human right.

    Clementia replied to Asystole RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Several points leap to mind: Point#1: "Rights" are actually a very narrow category. An inherent (that is, inborn) human right is a right you enjoy by virtue of being born a human being, and is...

  18. Is health care a "right"

    Clementia replied to tulip5's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Even though we are paying for those people who can't or won't pay for themselves, I still can't consider healthcare a right. The phrase sounds nice, but what it means in practice is that healthcare...

  19. Poop in nursing

    Clementia replied to KATRN78's topic in General Students

    [shrugs] I got broken in as an 18-year-old CNA in an assisted living facility. One of my residents (the sweetest little demented lady) had a colostomy that exploded regularly. After that experience,...

  20. And then the MD said.....

    Clementia replied to NurseOnAMotorcycle's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I had a GI surgeon come up to the floor with a patient one night and start an NG for me. This was a young, anxious patient, and I'm not too good at starting NG's, so I was really surprised when the...

  21. Are you married sweetie?"

    Clementia replied to Nurse-84's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I admit this question bothers me, too. I know most of my patients are just trying to be friendly, but I still hate it when they ask me for my due date (I'm expecting) or what I will name the baby....

  22. Tragically idiotic

    Clementia replied to Clementia's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I admit I'm not really sure...I can only go by what I read in the patient's

  23. Share Your Full Moon Stories

    Clementia replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    Meh, I work nights. Some full moons, everything's fine, while on others, the shift is crazy for everyone. I guess I'll remain agnostic regarding the moon's effect. (By the way, the word "lunatic"...

  24. Patient's right to refuse

    Clementia replied to julz68's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    This is going to sound mean, but if he wants to grab onto you instead of using the gait belt, both of you are going to get hurt. I've had several co-workers seriously injured because an unsteady...

  25. Why is it always the patient with the worst situation? geez

    Clementia replied to gloryfied's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't think it's fair to say, as many of the posters on here have said, that the OP has no compassion. Compassion is a nice ideal, but nearly impossible to feel for some of the unpleasant people we...