Fairemaid

Fairemaid

med-surg 18 months, respiratory 3.5 year

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  1. LATERAL Violence. How Nurses treat Nurses!

    Fairemaid replied to Medic/Nurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    As someone who has always been the target of bullies initially, I would say it usually is my own fault because I will not stoop to their level:wink2: I left my original unit because of a very mean...

  2. frustrating doctor

    Fairemaid posted a topic in General Nursing

    I took care of a alert and confused, non-verbal, CVA pt recently who was a DNR on HD and she was in for sepsis, needed to have her Tesio removed. One of the surgeons removed it in her room. Pt's...

  3. If you could no longer work as a nurse, what would you do?

    Fairemaid replied to LockportRN's topic in General Nursing

    I always figured that if I flunked nursing school, I would become a tattoo artist, as I have prior art training....

  4. Shift Assignments - Who bugs you the most?

    Fairemaid replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    There is a 11-7 charge nurse on my floor who makes out very unfair assignments for her overnight staff. This has been an ongoing issue for the past year. The 3-11 charge nurse is not even allowed to...

  5. How do you get out on time?

    Fairemaid replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a new grad I worked on a med-surg floor and always left late. Part of the problem was my own time management skills, which have improved. The other problem was that the unit I was on was...

  6. Do you enjoy nursing?

    Fairemaid replied to mikethern's topic in General Nursing

    I have been a nurse for only 2.5 years, and I escaped from a very toxic environment on a med-surg floor, and now work on a respiratory floor, and I love my job, but a lot of the nurses I work with...

  7. Huntington's Disease

    Fairemaid replied to CT Pixie's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, I'm very familiar with Huntington's as it runs in my family. I would like to add a few things that I don't think were covered in any of the posts, though they may have been covered in...

  8. Do you ever forget your patient's names?

    Fairemaid replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

  9. Where were u 9/11/01?

    Fairemaid replied to k_cole21's topic in General Nursing

    I was sitting on the floor, sewing wedding dresses for my children, because though my husband and I had been together for 20 years already, we had picked Sept. 22, 2001 as our wedding day. My sister...

  10. Happy Nurses? Anyone???

    Fairemaid replied to dmarie (GA)'s topic in General Nursing

    I have been an RN for 1.5 years, and I love my job, but I hate unit (med-surg)I've been on until now. Some of my first days as a new grad, I literally was breakfast for the day resource nurse:chair:...

  11. C'mere and share your on-the-job laughs!

    Fairemaid replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I had to look twice because I couln't believe my eyes, when I went to sign off the inhaler med for my pt, the previous nurse had written the pt's blood pressure under her initials. Showed my...

  12. What's your holiday bonus?

    Fairemaid replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    I got $60, but I only work part time and full times get more. Still it's enough for a nice ticket to the Christmas Revels show.

  13. Walking rounds

    Fairemaid replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    At my hospital, we have 30 min. overlap, and on my unit we are expected to do walking rounds. Normally we only have 3-4 pts/nurse. This is what I was told on rounds by previous shift RN. "In room...

  14. What did you learn today as a nurse?

    Fairemaid replied to minnib's topic in General Nursing

    Today I learned that if you stick your finger in an electrical socket, you may have to have it partially amputated. And when this same pt wanders down to the nurse's station, with her IV pole in tow,...

  15. Ok, lets flip this coin!

    Fairemaid replied to twinmommy+2's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have been an RN for 9 months now and I feel that some days I have got the hang of it. Only a few times have I had such a frustrating, unproductive shift that I can't wait to leave. Even on the bad...

  16. Atheist or Agnostic?

    Fairemaid replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    Almost 400 years ago, my ancestors came to this shore seeking religious freedom, and they are probably spinning in their collective graves if they only knew. I consider myself an atheist. I have...

  17. Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

    Fairemaid replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

    zenman said " Yes, Western medicine has failed big time. Think of all the chronic diseases...arthritis, hypertension, diabetes...and then ask yourself "why are they chronic?" Quote by SFCardiacRN "Dr....

  18. Are You A Type "a" Nurse Or Type "b"

    Fairemaid replied to kellbell1's topic in General Nursing

    What a great thread!! I don't consider myself a type A person. I was raised by a father who had no concept of time. I have become more type A in general, as far as being on time for things. I was a...

  19. How long did you breastfeed?

    Fairemaid replied to Graciegirlienurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have two girls and I breastfed each of them until they were three. It's nice to see all the dedicated moms who have posted. I didn't think breastfeeding was that popular, I thought I was the weird...

  20. Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

    Fairemaid replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

    Quoted by Zenman"I hate to mess up your day but how would you explain some of these working with animals???? I asked my dog if he knew what placebo meant and he just stared at

  21. Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

    Fairemaid replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

    There have been some very good points made in this thread, as I have gone through severals changes of my mind as I got older regarding 'evidence based' and when I heard this term in nursing school, I...

  22. Diabetes treatment and why success does not pay

    Fairemaid replied to grannynurse FNP student's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

  23. Blatant Nursing "No-No's"........what's your worst???

    Fairemaid replied to anndoodle's topic in General Nursing

    This happened while I was a student last year. I had a pt w/ a G-tube as one of my clinical pts, and I watched his primary nurse crush up the meds to put in the tube. My instructor was not with me...

  24. Funny patient names by nurses

    Fairemaid replied to Kidrn911's topic in Emergency

    I had a pt today whose first name is "Abtrimarys." I have never heard of this name before and when I googled it, I got no response, but I may be spelling it wrong. Has anyone else heard of anything...

  25. Would you become a nurse again

    Fairemaid replied to Human nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I am a new grad, and trying to get adjusted to life outside of school. I work on a med/surg floor, and I am adjusting pretty well to my new job. If I had it to do over, I would have done it...