Thimbalina

Good grief. You'll get in more trouble not leaving babies with mom. How can anyone supervise 7 mom's at once. Impossible.

Rub a little dirt on it and you're good to go.

I got in trouble once for giving away too many sandwiches. As they said 'There are only so many and they have to last all night'. I cooled it a bit after that and explained to the family members that it was only for patients as well don't have enough to go around but that they were welcome to go the the cafeteria. Problem is when family member is there with a critical baby... I still think giving the parents a sandwich is NOT the end of the world and totally appropriate in certain situations. I needed the parent to stay with the baby... they don't always come in 2's with a mom and dad. It might just be only mom or only dad and with 3 other patients I don't have all day to hang out with the sick baby while they go get a meal... just saying...

I'll never forget giving a guy a sandwich who had just been cleared after a car accident (trauma). He was so happy with the sandwich he got teary… it was a young guy. He was so hungry. I love giving out sandwiches. LOL!

That is truly amazing. When my father in law passed. We had a service at Rosecrans which is a military cemetery. I was unprepared for the honor given him in the military service. I had never experienced it before. Our Veterans do know the meaning of respect. It's quite amazing to witness first hand.

These are interesting thoughts… I have someone close to me who is in the arts (modern dancer). She does the 'go fund me' things to raise money for her shows which are small and she doesn't have the money to pay her dancers otherwise with the costs of renting a rehearsal space, the stage, lighting, et… it's very expensive. She has about 6 jobs teaching at various studios everything from Pilates to every kind of dance… It's super hard to make it in the Arts with all the cuts to the Arts… I don't have a problem with her doing that and will donate to it because her work is beautiful and meaningful as well as inspiring. A lot of her dance friends do the same with specific needs that they have when trying to produce a show. She lives very close to the edge of poverty yet she is a very happy, upbeat person. Her work is amazing… No one is forcing you to donate. Just keep scrolling… it's out there and if the spirit moves you, go for it. If not, do whatever makes you happy. I agree with the idea that it is better to give money when asked to the homeless person and be conned than to not give and let someone go hungry. There was a guy on a park bench once when I was bike riding. He seemed very despondent, not begging just not there at all… very depressed. I wanted to buy him lunch. He didn't look like the type of person anyone would want to help. I didn't because it felt super awkward. Well, a few weeks later I read that he was found dead… just dead. I think he died of dehydration and starvation… it made me feel very sad because I ignored the spirit that was speaking to me that said to help him and I didn't so I felt responsibly for ignoring his need. We never know why people find themselves destitute and it IS our responsibility to help the poor…

When my kids were young, and ready for camp (they are adults now so it's been a while) I volunteered for a week at a time… they went different weeks. So, I was basically the back up nurse and was there to cover the regular nurse who went home for 48 hours then returned… I think it was Tuesday to Thursday… She prepared all the meds, organized everything so I just administered the meds and took care of any walk in problems… there was a doctor on call to get advice from for broken bones et… Anyways, I was invited to stay the whole week and could bring my other child with me to participate if they wanted to or hang with me… I got half off the cost of the camp. It was super fun but not that lucrative. I enjoyed it immensely. It was worth it to me and my family and I appreciated the decrease cost. It was a very nice camp.

That's good. I see a lot of positions for NP positions and I think there will be more and more positions available in the future. You have a great attitude and you will gain good experience which will make you more valuable.

Run. Sounds like a very unprofessional place.

I have had several nurse friends get their NP only to go back to bedside nursing because the pay was so much worse. They had a completely different deal with the hospital and were contracted under the doctors contract… Anyways, it completely cooled my jets about getting an NP since they had a lot more responsibility and less pay… So wrong to punish nurses for getting a higher education. I think insurance coverage overall has gotten worse and employers are offering less and less… sorry you got burned.

Nina looked GREAT yesterday! I am amazed that she and Amber have recovered so quickly. Thank GOD!

Kick Ass Amber. Just kick ASS!

I would as long as I had a hazmat suit with a respirator… and a buddy to spot me… and I didn't have any other patients. I think nurses should get a giant bonus though for putting their lives on the line... The problem is… what if it takes a while before the dots are connected and ebola is even a consideration. People are notoriously poor historians… and I know you know what I mean… and you know how some patients tell the nurse one story and save the juicy parts for the doctor… or just flat out lie. Isn't that one of the 'rules' of E.R. nurses 'Everybody lies'... sigh. Hopefully it will be contained and no more cases in the US ever. Hoping this is so...

This came out on Oct 5. Super funny

That's sooo funny! He should be appointed the Eboli Czar!!! That would be a funny Saturday Night Live skit except that only the medical professionals would get the humor.