Thank you so much to all of you for taking the time to read this...and thank you so much more to all of you who responded, and for some of your encouraging words. I feel so much better this AM after...
I'm so tired after doing 14 hours today...but, I can't get this off my mind and this is the perfect place to get some feedback...so I'll try to be as brief as possible. This was my first day back at...
I'm so tired after doing 14 hours today...but, I can't get this off my mind and this is the perfect place to get some feedback...so I'll try to be as brief as possible. This was my first day back at...
Lisky90 replied to stillpressingon's topic in General Nursing
Ty-yen-ol...my preceptor for OB used to say that all the time...didn't feel that it was my place to correct her but, pts used to look at her funny when she offered it that way and she never
Love 12s...Where I work, there is still the same amount of pt care that needs to be squeezed in to 8 hours vs 12 but, at 3p I still have 4 more hours to complete things...charting, dressings, etc....
I just busted a gut out loud all alone in my kitchen after reading (my kids who were in bed had to come out and see what I thought was so funny)...OMG!!! That must have been awful...it was bad enough...
Lisky90 replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor
I had a confused pt that had a capped trach. I took the cap off for trach care and put it down on his tray in front of him but, then thought better of doing that as he was confused so I said, out loud...
This may sound like a silly question but, what makes an ICU nurse different than a tele nurse? I am still a pretty new nurse (one year since graduation)so, I really don't know what I would/should say...
Oh my...I hope I didn't totally gross everyone out with my Foley story. That all happened to have happened the day that I had posted it. I think my grossest medical story however, was when I was an...
Lisky90 replied to kcstudentnurse06's topic in General Nursing
pseudomonas is a good one...there are now many strains that are becoming multi drug resistant...which warrants a "critical value" phone call from the lab, when sensitivities are finished. Also...
I have a good one...from today as a matter of fact. One of my patients, who is a parapalegic called me in to tell me he thinks his Foley is clogged and needs to be flushed. His urine cx just came back...
The last time I did one, the sponge went directly onto the wound...I believe there was one once that I did that had orders to put gauze and then the sponge on the wound. You are right though, if there...
Good morning...thank you to everyone who posted. I really needed some honest answers...to know if this is this crazy or if I am just new and slow...or whiney...lol. After I reflected back on the...
Today I started off my 7a-7p shift with 5 pts: 1. Pt on a trach collar tolerating PMV, with unsuccessful attempts to cap...very anxious and crying...high maintenance but, not too complex 2....
I agree with you that it is an honor to be in the presence of someone in their dying moments and that it is indeed a profound and unsettling experience. I have sadly, had the honor, in the field of...