silasozzie

silasozzie has 28 years experience and specializes in critical care.

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1. Verbally abusive patient, worried I could have handled the situation better

   silasozzie replied to NurseMom2016's topic in General Nursing

   making him take responsibility for his actions and not backing down yourself was the right thing to do. Alcohol/drug user etc??? Many many more decent people to use your time to help. Harsh? dont...

2. What is your Nursing Super Power?

   silasozzie replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

   I have two. Making the saddest, angriest person laugh. And telling arrogant medics to pull their head

3. Nursing Director removed my pts restraints

   silasozzie replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

   nailed it

4. Nursing Director removed my pts restraints

   silasozzie replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

   this is TYPICAL of management staff who take a 30 second peek at a situation that you have obviously struggled with for many hours. I hear you

5. Why I'm leaving nursing

   silasozzie replied to UK nurse88's topic in General Nursing

   jeeez, try 30 years!!!! and yes! I am absolutely sick of all the politics, bullying and backstabbing. I have another 6.5 years until I

6. Needle stick from urine collection cup.. Patient HepC positive...

   silasozzie replied to Leeleeboo7's topic in General Nursing

   how ridiculous. In Australia, there is no needle anywhere near a urine

7. Bullying by Nurses and CNa

   silasozzie replied to nadomel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   being bullied has nothing to do with being a new grad. I've nursed for 30 yrs this year and I get bullied by mangaement all the

8. Treat the Patient, not the Monitor.....Really?

   silasozzie replied to jk2185's topic in General Nursing

   I had a family member come to me yelling " He's flatlining!!" I knew straight away that he was looking at the spO2 trace. I asked the grown up son... "what is he actually doing?" "Oh, he's talking to...

9. Unit Manager Demands I Cut My Hair

   silasozzie replied to Nurse Cookie Swirl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   get to Australia ASAP, that is beyond ridiculous... not to mention completely SEXIST! just how long are the female staff wearing their

10. The Patient I Failed

    silasozzie replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    we do this almost every frgn week in my ICU, disgusting, sickening and

11. Does anyone else hear the 'ICU chorus' post night duty?

    silasozzie replied to icushiftnurse's topic in Critical Care

    absolutely. especially when i've been on with nurses who do not attend to alarms promptly and let them go all night. makes me wonder how supermarket cashiers don't go mad hearing the scanner beeps in...

12. Does your ICU provide sitters?

    silasozzie replied to sjalv's topic in Critical Care

    we do not have sitters in ICU in my hospital in Australia. We may have up to 3 non-tubed patients, 2 of which are confused, and sometimes several beds apart. we are expected to watch them all, which...

13. Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    silasozzie replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    if even ONE person fired back, it may have changed their whole plan, possibly ran out killing fewer people. better than just lying there waiting for

14. Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    silasozzie replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    is that true? that nurses are not allowed to have a