vivacious1healer

vivacious1healer

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  1. Ever have family members of a pt who was a doc?

    vivacious1healer replied to buddiage's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto! I DETEST being told, "btw, this is a VIP! blah,blah, blah!" Our hospital actually has a designated VIP Floor! I kid you not! Carpet and hardwood flooring, and beautiful furniture, and of...

  2. Hospitals Hiring only Nurses with BSN Degree

    vivacious1healer replied to nlhnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    Same here! They advertise BSN preferred, but they continue to hire ADNs....especially those with experience! Magnet and Academic Hospital. I do believe some day I will return to complete my BSN, but...

  3. What to do when you've had it!

    vivacious1healer replied to MAISY, RN-ER's topic in General Nursing

  4. Nonsense "stat" orders

    vivacious1healer replied to MikeyBSN's topic in Emergency

    yeah, the one resident i can think of would give phone orders stating 'and these need to be done stat! like super stat!' He is now called and paged Dr.Super Stat..... I like the idea of the 'wall of...

  5. Doctor's Fiancee yelled at me

    vivacious1healer replied to QTpie86's topic in General Nursing

    Seriously, is this a crisis? Aren't there moderators on this site that can close this thread

  6. Witch Hazel

    vivacious1healer replied to shrtygrlash's topic in Ob/Gyn

    look it up post what you learned then you will get some support We can't do your homework for

  7. What to do when you've had it!

    vivacious1healer replied to MAISY, RN-ER's topic in General Nursing

    I feel your pain. Management has no clue what RNs endure on a daily basis: they expect more while working with less; and for God's sake do it with a smile, because we value those damn Press-Ganey...

  8. What Freaks You Out?

    vivacious1healer replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    The smell of a lower GI bleed makes me want to hurl The time when I cared for a patient that had a tumor behind her eye, the eye was removed, and because there was so much tissue loss the docs...

  9. Is it better to refuse job due to another job offer, or drama in work place?

    vivacious1healer replied to cynthy's topic in General Nursing

    Life has enough drama......you don't need to deal with this level of bull **** in the work place. And the chic that called up crying....oh please! These people need to learn there are indeed...

  10. Are your Nurse to patient ratios changing

    vivacious1healer replied to vivicaq's topic in General Nursing

    Magnet too..... Lots of committees....just to have them.....to meet certain qualifications....for status.... doesn't make a

  11. Can't order ink pens but ceo earned > $1,400,000.00 in 2008

    vivacious1healer replied to lisa moree's topic in General Nursing

    ....and why would I want to get into that field that I despise so

  12. Random vents

    vivacious1healer replied to nyteshade's topic in General Nursing

    Amen!!!! Especially the part to 'stop with the feelings of entitlement'. This has to be something new in the past 5 years as I have never seen it more rampant as now! makes me

  13. What is the scariest thing that has happened to you while working as a nurse?

    vivacious1healer replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Nursing

    Patient had a 'pseudo-aneurysm' in her right groin (apparently in the location of where her prosthetic leg attached to some kind of belt). She wasn't able to wear the leg, so she was wheeling herself...

  14. Can't order ink pens but ceo earned > $1,400,000.00 in 2008

    vivacious1healer replied to lisa moree's topic in General Nursing

    The people that have the least interaction with patient care are paid this...... I would like to see a study done on their level of productivity (as its done to the nursing

  15. Nurses @ Higher Risk 4 Lawsuits.

    vivacious1healer replied to SUBQ's topic in General Nursing

    That's what i want to know!!!! I had an assignment a while back in which I had to take 4 patients on a Step-down unit (the usual is 3). Unfortunately the acuity level was high for all 4 patients,...

  16. How long did you oriented as a new nurse?

    vivacious1healer replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    As a brand new grad back in 2002, I had 3 months of orientation! It was great! Between learning on the floor and attending lectures/educational courses for new nurses, I feel I got the best...

  17. Are your Nurse to patient ratios changing

    vivacious1healer replied to vivicaq's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, ratios have certainly changed. I work on a 30 bed neuroscience/neurosurgical unit where 10 beds are step-down telemetry/pulse ox/ICP monitored and basically in there every hour type of care....

  18. I am DONE!!!!!!

    vivacious1healer replied to tamrnmomof4's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I feel your pain. After nearly every shift, I come home to complain to my hubby that " I gotta get off this damn unit!" The ratio for the neurologically/physically impaired patients I care for is so...

  19. Nursing Texts Highest Rate of Theft in Barnes and Noble

    vivacious1healer replied to DawnSue's topic in General Nursing

    What gets my attention is that the Bible is the second on the list of most stolen books.....

  20. MD likes to make you feel stupid

    vivacious1healer replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    I worked for well known & respected doctor at an academic institute in Chicago. One day he decided to belittle me in front of staff and a patient. I quickly turned and walked away while he...

  21. Nurse refuses to give or recieve shift report

    vivacious1healer replied to dkweaver's topic in General Nursing

    I believe it's called lateral violence in nursing: "Lateral violence in nursing can consist of a variety of behaviors; from unintentional, thoughtless acts to purposeful, intentional, destructive...

  22. There won't be any raises this year

    vivacious1healer replied to Manatee111's topic in General Nursing

    Wow.....you want a cookie or a

  23. There won't be any raises this year

    vivacious1healer replied to Manatee111's topic in General Nursing

    OMG! I almost spit my beer out reading this comment! hahahahahahaha!

  24. Is CNA good experience for a future RN?

    vivacious1healer replied to DeanaKay's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely!!!! Being a CNA gave me a greater appreciation of how to work as a team, how to delegate since I now know both the roles of CNA and RN, and time management since I can relate on how much...

  25. We're number one! We're number one! (For falls)

    vivacious1healer replied to YngAnabaptistRadical's topic in General Nursing

    At our hospital, a patient gets sitter ONLY if they are suicidal or going thru alcohol withdrawl; even then, management wants one of our techs taken off the floor and used as a sitter!Leaving the...