nurse1952fun

In peds we used cloth diapers and glass bottles that we sterilized on midnites!

If 12 step meetings would help your cause, go and have someone there sign something so you can show them you are doing all you can.

When I was a student my first pt. was Ethel. I had heard about her from other students and I was petrified. She called me every foul word she could think of, some I had never heard of. The first time I had to take her in the shower room she pushed me under the water. This went on for 6 weeks of clinical. I thought I was not cut out for nursing. After my 6 weeks were up we had a going away party on the unit. I told Ethel we would not be coming back. She cried and begged me to stay. I was the only "visitor" she had since admission months before.

I agree with capecod mermaid. No one should rely so heavily on a piece of equipment. That is like expecting a specialty bed to prevent pressure ulcers.

I worked in peds and the rule was the preceptor couldn't be pulled or cancelled. She would wait until the boss left and then leave hours early and leave me with NO preceptor. It is just another way nurses eat our young as the saying goes.

I worked in the Chemical dependency unit for many years and have found that the people who rationalize their drug use the most are usually the ones who have the worst drug abuse issue. If you only smoke when you are anxious and don't smoke when you work you must never have anxiety at work. The whole thing sounds fishy to me. Sounds like you are looking for justification to continue your habit.

How do you know no one cared? I bet some patients thought you were a visitor. It's hard enough for a patient to figure out who their nurse is when all staff where scrubs with small print on their name tags.