Muser69

Muser69

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  1. I Lost All Respect For A Colleague Today

    Muser69 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Every place has a Heidi. Ours is actually named

  2. Has being a nurse changed your outlook on...

    Muser69 replied to richardgecko's topic in General Nursing

    I live in Maryland so you go to Univ of

  3. Has being a nurse changed your outlook on...

    Muser69 replied to richardgecko's topic in General Nursing

    Have a living will since age 35. Donated my body to science. I'm

  4. National Suicide Prevention Day

    Muser69 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I thought I read in the Wash a Post a few weeks ago that they have identified a suicide gene. I mentioned it to a psychiatrist and he was

  5. Can a patient video tape me?

    Muser69 replied to MirwinRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Let a patient record a nurse? No thanks I won't even let staff take any pictures of me at work. I promptly give the middle finger salute so that I ruin any picture. My job description says nothing...

  6. Ever work with people who talk about church all the time?

    Muser69 replied to Nola009's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When patients start saying thank you Jesus, I usually just say " or the

  7. Ever work with people who talk about church all the time?

    Muser69 replied to Nola009's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We had a very religious DON who had a "blessing of the hands" ceremony every year during nurses week. Most of us never went and we voiced our negative opinion. We also put a Festivus sign up at...

  8. Throwing out pillows!? Does anyone else do this!?

    Muser69 replied to paramedic-RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I can't even believe I am still arguing this like I actually care. I know the pillowcase is clean , not sure about the pillows. We don't clean them and all I said was I don't trust our housekeeping...

  9. Throwing out pillows!? Does anyone else do this!?

    Muser69 replied to paramedic-RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

  10. Throwing out pillows!? Does anyone else do this!?

    Muser69 replied to paramedic-RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Clean, unused, wrapped pillows fresh from the box from the company, in clean utility

  11. I cringe at the thought of work

    Muser69 replied to ALHRN11's topic in General Nursing

    Join the

  12. Throwing out pillows!? Does anyone else do this!?

    Muser69 replied to paramedic-RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes if the sheets and blankets are badly soiled we toss them too., not often but it happens. We give each pt a disposable BP cuff. Hmm,new BP cuff or clean pillow next to my face.... Let me think...

  13. Throwing out pillows!? Does anyone else do this!?

    Muser69 replied to paramedic-RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Maybe it is the plastic wrapping around each

  14. Throwing out pillows!? Does anyone else do this!?

    Muser69 replied to paramedic-RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have never heard one word from management in thirty some years at the hospitals I work. No linen counts, pillow counts. We haven't been bankrupted yet . If you are my patient you get fresh unused...

  15. Shoes for wide, flat feet with high instep

    Muser69 replied to abiklags's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I LOVED crocs since they first hit the market. Now my feet are horrible . Those orthotics are tremendous. On a pain scale I went from a 8 to a four after getting them from the podiatrist. Take...

  16. My 8-month report

    Muser69 replied to Cobweb's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Woohoo!

  17. Do you have (or are you) a bully queen of the ICU?

    Muser69 replied to RNdynamic's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    As long long as the grain of salt isn't from a stolen hospital

  18. If you could go back and choose....

    Muser69 replied to Ndnrnbsn's topic in General Nursing

    In a rock band, but that usually doesn't work well for

  19. Drug Testing for Newly Graduated RN

    Muser69 replied to ManNurse7's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My bad. I saw the headline last week in the wash post. Apparently there has been an addendum that disputes the original findings. Sorry for the bad

  20. Drug Testing for Newly Graduated RN

    Muser69 replied to ManNurse7's topic in First Year After Licensure

    AND a 25% decrease in spousal abuse and 25% decrease in overdoses since cannabis legalized. Probably less police work, court time etc. it's a win win situation. Hope the east coast catches on...

  21. What makes a COB crusty?

    Muser69 replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Designated

  22. Fake call outs irritate me

    Muser69 replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was dedicated for the first 42 years. Now not so much. I finally realized that I care more about me than my

  23. I. Just. Can't....

    Muser69 replied to OhioCCRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think I read somewhere that some hospitals are showing an educational dnr video showing a code to help a pt and their family decide. Most people make themselves DNRS after viewing. I might have...

  24. I. Just. Can't....

    Muser69 replied to OhioCCRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Cracks me up when I read the obituaries of the patients that have died in our unit after a long drawn out code. The first line is usually about how they passed so peacefully with their family around...

  25. Early Fashion...remember this?

    Muser69 replied to RNIBCLC's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital that I worked at in the early 1980's had this same rule because of " fallout" . Shortly after they rescinded the