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  1. At the end of my rope...

    suanna replied to stickit34's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'd like to agree, but this level of harassment is so over-the-top, I hate to see the perpetrator win by forcing a new nurse out of a position. "stickit34" may be a dreadful nurse- I have no way of...

  2. Is this typical of a nursing school? Arbitrary failings, and discrimination

    suanna replied to Capp's topic in General Students

    I'm Male (last time I checked). The type of discrimination you describe was very common when I was in school-1980s. I had one clinical instructor announce at the beginning of clinical " I don't think...

  3. Terminated!!!..now what

    suanna replied to California2's topic in Nursing Career

    This is why EVERY nursing group needs to be part of a union. I don't see any value the wages or other financial perks unions negotiate for; every hospital has to be competative in wages and benifits...

  4. Disabled & Hating it

    suanna replied to cJoeyRN's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I wish I could get designated "disabled". My spouse has medical issues that require me to work and provide Rx coverage and health ins. By the time I can get her on SSDI she will qualify for medicare...

  5. New Nurse Multiple med errors

    suanna replied to Doll Head's topic in Patient Medications

    I think it's a great idea for you to look for a new job before you get fired. This position dosen't seem like a good fit for you- Some new nurses can handle that med load- but not many. The time to...

  6. If you think you need to call the MD, CALL THE MD!!!!

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

    If this has been covered- please excuse me- (didn't read through all the posts). If you decide you do or do not need to call the doctor- It's YOUR decision. If you ask me if you should, and I say...

  7. Continuous Bladder irrigation

    suanna replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    We used to have the order "wide open for the first 12 hours post op" coupled with the ever popular " accurate I&O" (as opposed to inaccurate I&O?). Your shift report would be 36,000 in and...

  8. Atheism in nursing

    suanna replied to pugmom79's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I can respect your belief and still agree with the families decision. If they were a family of strong faith that a higher power guides the healing hands of the persons caring for thier loved one, they...

  9. First Code/Death

    suanna replied to chiromed0's topic in General Nursing

    Even as a seasoned critical care nurse- (almost 30years) I still can "freeze up" in a code; especialy when it's one you didn't see coming. I suggest, if your policy allows it, you pick one task-...

  10. I feel like I caused a patient's death and I can't get over it

    suanna replied to jane82's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Let's see; trached, tube feed, O2, mentaly impaired, and a resident of a LTC facillity... I'm thinking this person may have had a few health problems that may have contributed to her demise. If you...

  11. The dumbest thing you've ever heard...

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

    It's not for bleeding that they add epi to local lido injections. Without the vasoconstriction the lido is absorbed and metabolized almost instantly. You may as well not have any

  12. To the nurses: What do you want NA to do at night shift?

    suanna replied to chariot's topic in General Nursing

    What you are told to do would be nice. I'm so tired of NAs rolling thier eyes, heavy sigh- them nothing- whenever I ask them to do something. If you can be available, look for where there is something...

  13. What Kind of Patients Do You LIKE Most?

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

    sleepy ones- I work

  14. A nurse called me a "little pretend nurse!"

    suanna replied to Amber628's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I've heard "little pretend nurse", "let's play nurse", "low paid nurse" ... I'm sure there are many more. I've heard just about as many for RN/BSN. I hate to disagree with everyone out there, but grow...

  15. This made me laugh

    suanna replied to Bec7074's topic in Nursing Humor

    Propofol can cause a "propofol induced dyskinesias" that could easily be described as "dancing all over the bed" but the second part- I have to defer to your assessment that the patient was acting out...

  16. A Diabetic rant

    suanna replied to veggie530's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    I am obviously one of the ignorant, but, a blood sugar of 500 will throw you out of sorts for a day or two-even if it is corrected quickly, but a glucose of 20-30 can throw you into the morgue- for a...

  17. Terrified and Humiliated New Grad in LTC

    suanna replied to Super Ultra's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My God- what new grads skills are "up to par" to work a position in LTC? It took me 6mos before I was marginal in my nursing skills. After almost 30 years I'm quite certain my skills are not "up to...

  18. Fired for writing a nursing order?

    suanna replied to Nursynursemn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Being fired for this seems excessive. Could there have been more to your job problems than this single incident. Has the charge RN expressed a concern over you overstepping your role before this? I'm...

  19. "No nurses of color....."

    suanna replied to Queen2u's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thank goodness that in most of America this type of attitude is becoming less and less common. I can remember whenI was young, this type of attitude wasn't seen as a negative in any way. It was...

  20. Top 10 Reasons Why I Love ObamaCare

    suanna replied to simonemyheart's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    As one of those evil smokers that are ruining the world for all the perfect people, I'd like to add that I would be OK with a tax on tobacco products that is targeted to health related outcomes- we...

  21. Public Humiliation In Healthcare

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

    Wouldn't it be great if schools of Nursing and employers offered an inservice to all staff about how to handle/react to this situation. Often times the person attacked is so shocked by the behavior it...

  22. When to give insulin?

    suanna replied to kriegerkriegr's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    The problem isn't purely nursing judgement, but the doctors orders. In the case you gave- I wouldn't have had a problem giving the patient the ordered insulin- you had a LOT of room before you were in...

  23. Unfair suspension

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

    If you called the DOH and complained about a nurse who you claimed did something unsafe or unprofessional while caring for your loved one, you would hope that nurse would be pulled from caring for...

  24. At what age do you plan on retiring from nursing?

    suanna replied to PacoUSA's topic in General Nursing

    I planned to retire at 55-my pension plan paid at 50% and I thought I'd be able to squeek by with my 401k-Well, my employer dropped the pension so I no longer can count on much there and with the...

  25. drowning in nursing :(

    suanna replied to NurseLiz13's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I'm not a good multi-tasker,-it makes it tough to be an effective floor nurse. What I found helped more than anything else was to start off after report with "What do I have to do RIGHT NOW before I...