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  1. Where Were You...9/11

    bluenurse85 replied to Daisy4RN's topic in General Nursing

    I was asleep that day after a night shift. For some reason, I woke up about an hour early & couldn't get back to sleep. So I got up, decided to watch Oprah & have some coffee before I...

  2. Ear bug!

    bluenurse85 replied to JenTheSchoolRN's topic in School

    I actually read something like this in the paper once. This single mom was living in a place with very poor/limited heat & had to put cotton in the kids' ears at night. Supposedly the roaches...

  3. Clinical Judgement Call...Not sure if I did the right thing

    bluenurse85 replied to AvaRose's topic in General Nursing

    Especially with the pt's history, those symptoms are suspicious & nothing to fool around with. She needed to see a doctor & you saw that she did. The suits n heels have no idea what it's...

  4. Colleagues who hate patients

    bluenurse85 replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yep, & these are the first ones who will kiss management's butt-I've seen it hundreds of times. Ooops, I thought I hit "quote". This is in response to post #5 on the first page of the thread....

  5. Shift work and dating

    bluenurse85 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    I would agree with the poster who said networking. Nurses you work with have guy friends, neighbors, brothers & male nurses have buddies. You might do better with somebody who also works...

  6. Lied to in Interview

    bluenurse85 replied to westieluv's topic in General Nursing

    I think you called it in the very last sentence-Suits & Heels have NO respect for our time-or

  7. Is it ever okay to follow up with a patient you've cared for outside of work?

    bluenurse85 replied to Momma1RN's topic in General Nursing

    Many years ago, I worked with a male nurse who started a relationship wit. h a pt. I'm assuming he had enough sense to wait until that pt. was discharged to refer to her as his SO. If memory serves...

  8. Is This Behavior Inappropriate?

    bluenurse85 replied to Arizona#1RN's topic in General Nursing

    I think Larry3373 called it. We already know this woman is a snitch & she's probably an ###kisser too. She has friends in management so nothing will change. You're SO much better than

  9. You should know better

    bluenurse85 replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    I do all kinds of horrible stuff, but the most dangerous is probably sun worshipping without sunscreen. I love coffee, drink gallons of it & get a horrible headache if I don't have it. Also love...

  10. Craziest vitals on a person who lived?

    bluenurse85 replied to guest64485's topic in General Nursing

    Pt. with a blood sugar of 29, totally awake & alert, asymptomatic. He said "I thought it might be a little low. I was going to ask to have it checked next time somebody came

  11. Noncompliant diabetic patients

    bluenurse85 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    A good many of these patients have a stash of junk food the family brings them or the family enables them in some other way. One Xmas Eve, I had a new admission-a pt. w/a BKA. She was also legally...

  12. RN being bullied by LVN

    bluenurse85 replied to BDBSNRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sounds like she is insecure and very possessive of that pt. Also sounds like to the CM & the parents, she's the coolest thing since popsicles. Bottom line, she is the one with the problem. I'd...

  13. rant.. "4 weeks notice"

    bluenurse85 replied to misyan's topic in General Nursing

    I've only ever heard of giving two weeks' notice for a staff nurse position. Maybe four weeks is a regional

  14. advice? asked to go home during shift

    bluenurse85 replied to artreid's topic in General Nursing

    I've never seen or heard of this happening but it doesn't sound too good to me. I would have to agree with the others who state to cut your losses & go. Sounds like this place has all kinds of...

  15. HELP! How do you handle Workplace gossip?

    bluenurse85 replied to NGYSUN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I would just ignore them. If they are such hot shots, why couldn't they get the IV started? Sometimes it's hard to be willing to help out because of crap like this, but I tell myself I'm doing it...

  16. Extra Shifts.. are they worth it?

    bluenurse85 replied to NGYSUN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I have a different reason to not pick up shifts. I worked quite a few extra shifts last year. Forward to tax time this year & I got my butt kicked by the Feds, being single with no dependents....

  17. New Grad feeling depressed, anxious and hopeless

    bluenurse85 replied to MedSurgRN193's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I agree with the others that it sounds like you're depressed, which is making everything seem negative. I've been there. I can't say enough for therapy and/or medication. Also hope you'll make an...

  18. Police Holds

    bluenurse85 replied to ICURN3020's topic in General Nursing

    There have been a couple of pts on police hold in our facility, but it's been years. One had stolen a car, hit a pedestrian & killed them. The cops knew he did it because there were witnesses....

  19. Dansko, Sorry, DO NOT GO WITH DANSKO

    bluenurse85 replied to suzyqart's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Very cool! Had to have me those rainbow ones with the peace symbol &

  20. What do YOU do with your old scrubs?

    bluenurse85 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I make the pants into cutoffs to wear around the house, mow the lawn, etc. Old lab jackets are really good for working in the garden, pulling weeds, etc-you don't get all itchy or bitten up by...

  21. Ask a question till reporting nurse can't answer one

    bluenurse85 replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh MAN! I second every single thing everybody has posted. Report drives me nuts, too. Some things I really love: How the previous nurse tells you in intricate detail how bad her day sucked then two...

  22. Disabled seems to have some new meaning!

    bluenurse85 replied to suanna's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This thread has really caused me to rethink my position on some issues. I feel horrible that so many of my sister-nurses who posted on here are disabled in one way or another. What I know for sure...

  23. Disabled seems to have some new meaning!

    bluenurse85 replied to suanna's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Service cats will: 1. Clean your aquarium-ditto, your birdcage. 2. Water & fertilize your plants. 3. Sort your trash. 4. Rearrange your pillows, throw rugs, etc. 5. Function as a "green"...

  24. Remaining cordial with coworkers you dislike

    bluenurse85 replied to richardgecko's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I guess every place has a nurse like that because we have one, too. Lazy, lies her way out of stuff, b!tches nonstop. Also roams around the units to find somebody willing to listen to her. One night...

  25. Dirty hands in your house...

    bluenurse85 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I keep it in my vehicle for use after touching creepy crawlie things like gas pumps, carts, etc. but don't use it at