Nittlebug

Nittlebug

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  1. How do you deal with a patient slapping you?

    Nittlebug replied to AmyRN1227's topic in General Nursing

    Just smile. It's part of the

  2. What is your favorite part of being a nurse?

    Nittlebug replied to proud2bme's topic in General Nursing

    I love ER. The things I love most: Constantly learning new things, bonding with coworkers, helping people - especially the elderly who are generally so greatful to have a helping hand and kind...

  3. Im so sad.

    Nittlebug replied to adnstudent's topic in General Nursing

    I can relate ! I'm 26, I spent alot of time alone too. I'm married now, but I still feel alone much of the time. I'm a nurse and I seem to have a hard time making friends. Sure we all get along at...

  4. Do you hold patients in the ED?

    Nittlebug replied to shootemrn's topic in Emergency

    Wow, my situation doesn't even compare to yours. I'm in a small 13 bed ER in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. We too have trouble placing patients sometimes, but not every shift or every day. Sometimes we...

  5. Jay Leno's "joke" about nurses

    Nittlebug replied to -jt's topic in General Nursing

    People can make jokes about nurses, or say or think whatever they want. It doesn't phase me at all because I know sooner or later they'll come into my ER with a fracture or something worse and then...

  6. Would you get out?

    Nittlebug replied to bedhead's topic in General Nursing

    hey boss, nice to here there's another great place to work out there. I love my job too and I work in an ER where the back biting is kept at a minimum. We are like a slightly dysfunctional family,...

  7. Deescalating aggression

    Nittlebug replied to ERguru's topic in Emergency

    The hospital I used to work at used a model called P.I.P. Pre-intervention, Intervention, and Post-intervention. Sorry, I don't know how the program was developed or anything about training costs....

  8. DEMISE OF NURSING?

    Nittlebug replied to Lynn Casey RN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, sounds like your hospital has alot of problems. Sorry to say I don't have all the answers but I believe your nurses should stand together collectively and make your voices heard. Maybe you need...

  9. SANE training

    Nittlebug replied to syranurse's topic in Forensic

    Hi ! I'm also a SANE nurse. I took my training in Madison Wisconsin and we have 6 SANEs in our ER. We just started the SANE program this past fall and it works great !! I only had to do one SA...

  10. Feeling like a dummy, re:chest tubes

    Nittlebug replied to sharann's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Sharon ! I haven't had to use a chest tube in awhile, but we just had a inservice on the new Pleurevac CT system. Stripping is generally contraindicated due to the excessive negative pressure...

  11. Feeling like a dummy, re:chest tubes

    Nittlebug replied to sharann's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Sharon ! I haven't had to use a chest tube in awhile, but we just had a inservice on the new Pleurevac CT system. Stripping is generally contraindicated due to the excessive negative pressure...

  12. You've been asked this before but.......

    Nittlebug replied to Beth1977's topic in General Nursing

    Beth- I really don't know what to say to you. We nurses are generally underpaid and work long hard hours ( holidays and nightshifts ). Yes we get crabby. Yes we get burned out sometimes. Sorry to...

  13. Nurse

    Nittlebug replied to Questions17's topic in General Nursing

    You sound like you want to become a labor and delivery registered nurse. You have several options. 1. The quickest way to do this and the cheapest would be to get a 2 year associate RN degree....

  14. What do you do for yourself?

    Nittlebug replied to susanmary's topic in General Nursing

    Read good books, write in a journal, or do crafts, experiment with different hobbies; knitting or crochetting, painting. Plan and plant a garden. Exercise regularly, walking or jogging( I've been...

  15. What experience is needed?

    Nittlebug replied to thomsonr's topic in Emergency

    Cardiac, telemetry, ICU, peds, med/surg, those are the big ones. I found it extremely helpful to volunteer part time on the local ambulance service and they sent me to school for the EMT basic. I...

  16. What do we really think we are worth?

    Nittlebug replied to swmn's topic in General Nursing

    I want 20 bucks an hour! I'm an ER nurse with 4yrs experience and new grads 70miles away are making at 18.50 an hour. So I deserve 20 bucks. I'm only making 16.70. I'm fairly content with my...

  17. anyone else feel this way?

    Nittlebug replied to yankee_in_SC's topic in General Nursing

    Lita- I understand your point. There are some nurses out there however who don't know how to "teach" without an "attitude". They will show you the correct way to do something and say it in a way that...

  18. Nurses who love their job.

    Nittlebug replied to susanmary's topic in General Nursing

    I love my job too! I work in an ER and I love the nurses I work with! We really work as a team and I think of them as a second family. As far as gossip goes, this is the best I've ever seen it. If...

  19. Advice in entering a Specialty

    Nittlebug replied to lalaxton's topic in General Nursing

    My advice: Stick it out on the med/surg unit for 1 year, then move to L+D. You will benefit from the experience, gain confidence and improve

  20. Charting Bloopers

    Nittlebug replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

    When I was a new grad I had a patient with a staph infection in her right eye and cellulitis of the surrounding tissue. It was nasty !! Lots of pus and drainage. I charted (sometime between 3-5am)...