Dear new LPN, What you are experiencing will never stop no matter where you go.. Be it in LTC or Acute. This IS nursing. Your reaction to the reality of nursing is honest and true and trust me when I...
TOP 5 THINGS I HAVE LEARNT: 1) Men are easier patients than women unless the male is suffering from OCD 2) Nurses gain weight despite all their running around and poor calorie intake due to the stress...
I am both happy and sad to hear that you are continuing on toward becoming the next top model..oops I mean nurse! Happy that you are getting a second chance, but sad that you will probably live to...
Cultmember replied to RegNurse1987's topic in General Nursing
Dear RegNurse1987, I thought you had taken a page out of my own journal! Yes I feel like you do and with only 5 years of experience in acute under my belt. The double speak is what gets me the most....
I think nurses are mean because they not properly managed. I have witnessed a nurse abuse a patient and she is still employed. I have always witnessed CNAs throw patients onto beds, and are still...
I could not believe what I was reading---that you, the nurse, actually proceeded to chastise your patient for not cooperating when you wanted to get your vital signs. Excuse me, dear nurse, but the...
I don't toke but I know other nurses who do.. Most nurses drink. I went out with a group once and watched an otherwise calm nurse drink an entire pitcher of Margaritas to herself as though it was...
Cultmember replied to richardgecko's topic in General Nursing
There is nothing more horrific than when a patient calls to use the commode during a night shift. I don't know what it is but my rage just hits the roof. And, if the patient takes forever and a day...
Cultmember replied to ShaneTeam's topic in Nursing News
A 55 year old woman came into hospital for a routine hip replacement. Post-op, she complained of pain and was given 3x the prescribed amount of injectable Dilaudid because the nurses who had given...
Oopsmybad, I truly feel bad for you because I don't think you will be going forward in your intended career choice. On the upside, and I know it's hard to hear this, nursing is only meant for perfect...
Emergency_love, you're absolutely right, nursing is a terrible career choice because of all the points that you've made in your post. I have called myself Cult Member because that's how I feel--that...
Oh hell no, they want empty vessels which they can fill with every nonsensical form of logic there is.. For example, the hospital here is now forcing nurses to take two 45 min breaks during 12 hour...
Cultmember replied to reptilesavvy's topic in Correctional
That is so *****messes up that I believe it because it involves nurses. In nursing school, we are taught to advocate for our patients, to be "whistleblowers".. At the same time, though, if a nurse...
Cultmember replied to reptilesavvy's topic in Correctional
The CYA rule doesn't apply if management has decided to tear you a new one because of lies they've heard about you. Failing to tow the party line--- and trust me there is a huge one in nursing---will...