brattygrl

Was once called an Ugly Mother F**cker by a two year old. Was sooo surprised by what she said that I askes mom what she said. Mom looked up from her cell phone and said, "Oh. She said Ugly Mother F**ker." And when mom told me that. The 2yr old literally pointed right at me. Gotta admit I bust out laughing. Told several coworkers the story and most were appalled. Not me. Figured she wasn't mine to correct or discipline. I also didn't feel like going to battle with mom over a bad word.

Late to the conversation. Anyhow, our hospital policy is to not leave the deceased alone until they are taken to morgue. We take turns as nurses sitting in with the deceased and family members mourning. We make sure the body is not manipulated prior to autopsy (its peds, so most get autopsies). We also make sure our no photos policy is followed at that time. Can be very stressful as staff at times, thats why we relieve each other.

Have to agree with all of the others with regard to the heavy physical demands of the job. Just to give you some hard numbers, my coworkers and I like to compare "miles walked" each shift. I would say it averages around 7 miles/12 hr shift. That often includes only sitting briefly while on break. Otherwise we are either standing to chart or power walking around the department. I'm in my mid 40s and my legs and back are killing me after each shift. It takes a full day off to recover just from the aches and pains... And as far as viewing available job positions posted online. Hospitals have to post available positions online to the public, even when they already have internal candidates lined up for the job. Not trying to be discouraging. Just being realistic. I know I will not be able to keep this pace up for another 10yrs. Unfortunately nursing is not retirement age friendly. We are all viewed as replaceable, especially if we can't keep up....

YEESSSSSS!!! Thank You!!!

Pediatric Critical Care nurse here. Seeing babies infected with pertussis turning blue and struggling to breathe has reinforced my pro-vaccination stance. Same with measels encephalopathy and meningitis. These diseases are real. They are life threatening.

Hey, as an adult, in my own home, I'd be ****** off too if someone told me I couldn't have a cup of coffee just because it's 2am. I'm just sayin. Think about it from their point of view once in a while.

I have over one hundred friends that are nurses on my FB page and you would never know it. NOBODY mentions ANYTHING remotely work related, no matter where any of us work. It's just understood. You don't do it as a professional.

Oops. Duplicate post. Had to delete it. Anyway, good luck again. Their behavior sounds wrong and illegal (although I'm not a lawyer). Don't give up yet. Give em Hell.

I'm so sorry you are going through this. It sounds horrible. Have you considered having a lawyer write a letter to the Dean of your school stating that, if the harassment doesn't stop, you will take legal action and maybe go to the local news. I would document EVERYTHING as well, just in case. Good luck.

Even worse when it's parents or other family members while visiting a sick kid in a children's hospital. We just call security. I can imagine it's a bit different when its a consenting adult patient NOT in a children's hospital. Just seems wrong either way. Eewwe.

A scalp lac will heal eventually (even without staples). Thats what those of us in the ER call a distracting injury. When you focus on something nonlife threatening. I would have sent her to the ER because she passed out and hit her head, period. Liability. You are not able to diagnose nor are you a CT/xray. Palpating a lump size will never tell you what is underneath or inside the head. I understand why you would assume it was from not eating. But in not sending her to the ER, you overlooked other possibilities (new onset diabetic, brain tumor, eating disorder... etc. And yes, I've seen each dx in peds ER from such vague sx). So I say, if in doubt, send em to ER. Live and learn right? Good luck. Sounds like no harm on this one.

Is she signing off the meds?Charting the dressing changes and flushes to g tubes? Just curious.

"Go back to preschool. Get out of the gene pool." Weird Al. Almost spit my coffee out! Too funny.

Please don't be so hard on yourself. In the big scheme of things, this wasn't catastrophic. You obviously are bothered by it and my guess is you will be more mindful of normal ranges of vs for the different ages. That is what is important here. Peds ED can be a tough place to start out as a new grad. I become more concerned about the nurse who doesn't see the seriousness of high HR and low BP, ya know? Hang in there. 9 months is still pretty new. You will be fine!

What a poorly written piece of fluff (No offense, just very hard to read due to poor grammer usage). Nursing is so much more than just compassion. Many people can be compassionate and never cut it as a nurse. Nursing is a SKILL. A multifaceted skill, involving critical thinking and time management.