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  1. This "us" vs "them" mentality....

    suanna replied to DL-SNUP's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I know it's hard for you to see it from the staff nurses position, but I'll try. Your instructor gets PAID to supervise and teach student nurses in the clinical area-I don't. I don't mind a student...

  2. The happy policy

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

    "The beatings will continue until the morale improves!!!" I have worked at several employers that had a "be happy" policy. It is underlined and highlighted in my personel file with my current...

  3. No patients again!

    suanna replied to Clovery's topic in General Students

    Fortunately for me we have 2 pediatric specialty hospitals in the area providing a rich clinical arena for the students at the local C of Ns. The good news is your chances of getting work on a peds...

  4. Surgery on pt "not compatible with life"

    suanna replied to umcRN's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I don't work NICU but I can understand the families wishes to do anything to delay the inevitable. If the child isn't suffering pain- sedated and vented- all you may be doing is giving the family time...

  5. What does your hospital do for halloween?

    suanna replied to brokenroads27's topic in General Nursing

    For most holidays, but especialy halloween, the only thing my hospital does different is float more staff to ER. There seem to be more "tricks" than "treats" from the health care

  6. Nursing Strike

    suanna replied to Testa Rosa, RN's topic in California Nursing

    Just because your job is important and involves saving lives it dosen't mean you are not entitled to negtiate for a fair wage and benifits. Electritions go on strike- lives can be placed at risk. Ever...

  7. Which of the nursing pre-reqs did you find the most difficult?

    suanna replied to guevarrar's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Chem. by far. I can do math- I just hate it. As far as I can tell chem is just one mah problem after another. It also didn't help that all the TAs couldn't speek english. I'm not comfortable in...

  8. Ten Ways To Know You're Burning Out

    suanna replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I think you were respnding to post, not the orignator of the thread. I'm not suicidal - I just am old enough to see a time when my health will not allow me to provide for my families lifestyle and...

  9. Albumin/fluids and svr

    suanna replied to Zaphod's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Hypovolemia causes a HIGH SVR- correcting the problem by adding fluid will reduce the SVR. Low cardiac output with high SVR is the hallmark of hypovolemia. Colloid corrects the problem for longer than...

  10. Ten Ways To Know You're Burning Out

    suanna replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I'm not sure there is anything you can do about "burning out" in todays economy. I used to LOVE my job, respect my peers, and live for the hospital I work for. As the years have progressed, the...

  11. UGH! I Hate Psychiatric Nursing ....

    suanna replied to PacoUSA's topic in General Students

    I don't care if you work ICL, L&D or Psyc- you are going find a lot of your patients are nuttier than a fruitcake wherever they are admitted. People with severe psyc problems can develop a hot...

  12. Should I Quit Now?

    suanna replied to NewTexasRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    12 weeks orientation and you have given it 4? I'd stick it out a couple more weeks if it were me. Getting the basics down and arriving at the point when you can start setting priorities,...

  13. question about drug testing

    suanna replied to katielee08's topic in General Nursing

    Don't forget to list any OTC medications you use regularly before the test. Benadryl shows up as PCP on the basic screening used in most employe drug testing. There are bound to be other meds that can...

  14. Night Shift vs. Day Shift Names

    suanna replied to RNdiva505's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've always referred to us as the "Eloi" and the "Morlocks" ie H.G.

  15. I wasn't hired because I failed the personality test???

    suanna replied to loveishope's topic in General Nursing

    This is the first I have heard of these things- WOW- hospitals are just BEGGING to be unionized. I can see for a PR person, or someone that is going to represent the facillity to the public on a...

  16. Professional Insurance

    suanna replied to MrsMig's topic in General Nursing

    The insurance offered through my professional organization was going to be in excess of $400/year, as a rider to my homewners, it

  17. To all Night Nurses:

    suanna replied to Double-Helix's topic in General Nursing

    So night shift nurses don't just take report-drug up thier patients- and curl up and sleep the night away? Wow, that is going to be news to the hospital administrators. Someone should have said...

  18. Professional Insurance

    suanna replied to MrsMig's topic in General Nursing

    I added professional liability insurance as a rider to my homeowners policy. I am an RN in critical care so when I priced personal protection it was pretty pricy. The cost of adding professional...

  19. Nervous nurse's guide to ebb and flow enemas

    suanna replied to JeneraterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've never seen this ordered, let alone given one, but it sounds like what the "altrnative medicine" clinics do with "colon cleansing". Enamata (the pleural of enema) have always made me nervous. The...

  20. Does this bother anyone else?!?!?!?!! GRRRR!!!!

    suanna replied to Italia23's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I'm going to offend you and I'm sure I'm going to get "flamed" for this but I think you are just hearing a reaction that ANYONE would go into LPN nursing in todays market. I don't know any hospital in...

  21. Weekend job wanted

    suanna replied to Ginny Rohan's topic in General Nursing

    Have you worked WE option before? It is not as great as it sounds if you have family or any other kind of life. Every family gathering is on Sat for the kids that are in school, If you are single-...

  22. Why does this stigma exist in relation to new nurses?

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

    There is NO excuse for treating students as shabbily as you were treated in ER, but I do think some of the fault is with the C of N that is arranging the clinical experiences. No RN wants to get...

  23. meds never to be given IVP

    suanna replied to newgrad2005's topic in General Nursing

    Well- at the state pen. it is given push a few times a

  24. How do you perform CPR to a patient with hunchback?

    suanna replied to Kalleigh2011's topic in General Nursing

    I usually let the hunchback do the compressions most of the time since they are already in that posture naturaly and doing CPR/chest compressions always hurts my

  25. Shhhh! ---It's all a crock!

    suanna replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    We have to agree to disagree. If you have something important that needs said- no one has ever said you couldn't shout out for help when your patient is slipping down the tubes or even slipping down...