DarkEyed

I dont agree with it either. I never got the flu shot. But sometimes you gotta suck it up

I've been away for awhile? Can anyone tell me, as much as is legal to say that is, what the heck is going on?!

I would just say "I want to maintain professionalism and prefer to keep my work and personal life separate." Seems kinda odd. Was this patient long term enough to want to get to know you on a personal level?

When I frantically search for my work keys in my pocket when I am at the grocery store.

Who am I to tell a person they cannot die in peace? I believe everyone deserves dignity and a choice in how they leave the world.

Sputum and feces lol

I generally trust CNAs. In a critical case or a patient I am concerned with I will do respers myself. I have also noticed with certain CNAS that all my patients had RR of 16. What a coincidence!

You're as young as you feel my dear! :) you certainly are NOT old!

I think you handled it the right way. There is definitely something strange with all of that...

I am sorry to hear of this. What your preceptor said is completely unacceptable. I would speak to HR. I will also say this, not everyone who flies the rebel flag is racist. I fly for southern pride and small government. Absolutely nothing racist with...

I'm sorry you were held hostage at work! YIKES

I like being a nurse but I would not say it's my passion.

Sometimes I look at my old school books (if you kept them) to brush up. Do some research and se if they have any continuing education classes on OB in your area. Good luck!

I'd see if you could keep your clinic job and work PRN on the weekends on med surg. Many of my friends got their foot in the door this way

it's just part of the job! When I was an LPN at the prison when I first started out in my nursing journey, I got spit on, urine thrown at me, and semen shot at me. Lovely.

I knew a lot of nurses who went to inpatient from the clinic. You are not stuck!

In my CICU..it's 2:1

I obviously do my serious writing in black..but as for my fun little notes/memos I used a pink sparkly pen. Gotta have some fun! :)

There was an older gentlemen who was constipated on the Med Surg floor. I went into his room and he handed me a water bottle. He had reached up his bum and pulled out hard pieces of stool and put them in the water bottle.

I agree that you need to pick your battles. Every nurse has done some mistake. Maybe you caught him at a bad moment. If this becomes a habit..I'm politely say something and be respectful.

I recommend a good cardiac stethoscope. I thank my lucky stars I invested in a cardiac stethoscope that I had only seen doctors have. Prepare yourself, it will be stressful at times and you will lose patients. Soon, you'll be USED to codes. It's perf...

I put them in their own load as well. I wash on hot and either hang dry or hot dry. The heat will kill any little icky's off my scrubs I also use Tide...always have..always will

Spend time with my husband and our fur-children :)

Here in the Midwest many of the doctors office nurses are LPNs.

I did correctional nursing for 2 years as an LPN.