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  1. Nurse Charged With Homicide

    sarose611 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    She should lose her license, yes. But any criminal charges should involuntary manslaughter. It not like she set out to kill someone, and this will forever haunt her as it

  2. New Grad hired in the ER, question.

    sarose611 replied to Alexx_xox's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing school gives you a taste of what several kinds of nursing jobs are available. They cannot go into any real depth. New grads need a couple of years in Med-Surg to solidify their knowledge of...

  3. Dumbest thing a doctor has done/said to you

    sarose611 replied to WorriedNurse25's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Are you in San Antonio, Texas? We also.had an arrogant paleontologist that fought constantly with nurses! One stood up to him and she became his favorite

  4. Dumbest thing a doctor has done/said to you

    sarose611 replied to WorriedNurse25's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    To many to count or list here. One of the latest, a patient with an obviously infected belly wound. Smelled terrible (to her everlasting embarrassment) oozing frank pus. Doctor would not culture,...

  5. 11 Things Your Nurse Thinks (But Will Never Tell You)

    sarose611 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Work out on the floor, when they are no longer critical, have visitors all day, and think they are "well." Having worked both ICU and various med-surg floors, I promise its a very different...

  6. Terminated After Two Months!!

    sarose611 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Having worked in multiple acute care areas,as well as mental health, home health, and insurance, I have some concerns. You should have some solid skills from nursing school, and I hope you made your...

  7. Age Discrimination in Nursing

    sarose611 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Well while I certainly agree that there is discrimination, this article.seems to reinforce, rather than reduce it. I am NOT 20 years old. Why should I act like I am? If I have some trouble with...

  8. Denying Death As A Society

    sarose611 replied to Kyrshamarks's topic in General Nursing

    The louder the screaming from the family, the more issues and dysfunction in the

  9. Denying Death As A Society

    sarose611 replied to Kyrshamarks's topic in General Nursing

    This is all true. Back in the day (more than 30 years!) We had no DNR. EVERYONE was forced to try and stay alive! We transported bodies to the morgue in some specialized gurneys that hid the body,...

  10. Is bedside nursing still a lifelong career option?

    sarose611 replied to NicStrRN's topic in General Nursing

    Bedside nursing is fine, but generally it is too physical for aging nurses. Our bodies get destroyed by years of lifting, pulling, walking very fast(no running!) No breaks, starvation, abuse to...

  11. What was it like to be a nurse in the 1980s

    sarose611 replied to fatrabbit's topic in General Nursing

    We were taught to only use gloves when necessary, as it inferred alienation with the patient. Same with isolation: only as much as absolutely needed. But we WERE supposed to wear gloves for...

  12. What was it like to be a nurse in the 1980s

    sarose611 replied to fatrabbit's topic in General Nursing

    Things varied a lot in the 80s depending on where you were in the country, as well as where you worked. Private hospitals generally still had whites caps, nursing shoe's, white hosiery. Teaching...

  13. Don't go to co-workers' parties where drinking is occurring

    sarose611 replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would hope no one would go out and getting blind drunk. After all, we know the long term consequences! When I worked nights, we had a couple of bars t hat opened at 7am for us to have happy hour....

  14. BSN is a joke

    sarose611 replied to nurseguy22's topic in General Nursing

    My BSN program did clinical and theoretical work. We also did a research proposal, using APA formatting, as preparation if we ever were involved in research. If you work in home health you WILL have...

  15. Nursing is the Biggest Mistake of My Life

    sarose611 replied to almost_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    After you graduatevand pass the NCLEX, more places will consider you. Try a long term care facility, where the pace is slower than an acute care hospital. Do not apply to.home health. Those nurses...

  16. How to deal with a bully patient?

    sarose611 replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    As a pool nurse for a chunk of my career, I absolutely resent being told I was there so regular staff could dump annoying patients. Though I found this frequently true, that is NOT what I was there...

  17. Recognition of illness/condition by smell?

    sarose611 replied to Misstika's topic in General Nursing

    Lots of bacterial infections have distintive smell. pseudomonas always drove me nuts. strep, both in wounds and on the breath with strep throat. As previously noted, yeast. This is an important...

  18. Suspended from work for an investigation,can i resign and take another, will i look guilty

    sarose611 replied to SuziQ63's topic in General Nursing

    Lying onapplication will guarantee you getting fired by the new job. Until the BON rules, you don't even know if you still havea valid license. If you work, you can be penalyzed for practicing...

  19. Nurse on vacation

    sarose611 replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    Before cell phones, I told everyone at work I was going to be out of town, so they couldn't call me. I actually could never afford to go anywhere, but I had learned the hard way they would call me...

  20. Inappropriate nurses?

    sarose611 replied to hgraves64's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I worked pool for a number of years. I would not have had such a chip on my shoulder. I would have answered. There is usually an assignment sheet that has that information anyway. The only...

  21. I don't want to be a nurse!!

    sarose611 replied to sharebear003's topic in General Students

    Your parents are trying to.ensure you will have a . Marketable job after graduation. That is very sweet and parent-ish behaviour. If you are positive you don't want to be a nurse, then don't. I susp...

  22. Dr. told patient, "Nurses are STUPID".

    sarose611 replied to Daetwin2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    1) A PA is not a doctor, as much as many of them think they are. 2) This was totally unprofessional. I would have reported him to my supervisor and his supervising physician. We are supposed to...

  23. 3 Strike Rule: Non-Compliant Patients

    sarose611 replied to cocoa_puff's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I appreciate your frustration, but judging patients is not our job. Providing needed care is. where do we draw the line? No more care for diabetics after 3 times of elevated blood sugar? Cease care...

  24. Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

    sarose611 replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    Washing and starching my cap, slappingit onthe side of the refridgerator to dry, then peeling it off, reattaching the ribbon and refolding to a wearable cap! 100% cotton undergarments in surgery to...

  25. Pay grade: experienced nurse vs new grad

    sarose611 replied to rehric00's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, you are getting screwed. this is one of the reasons I am leaning toward unionization just like coal miners and telephone people, we are expected not just to.do our work, but to.do it perfectly...