BeenThere2012

BeenThere2012 ASN, RN

PICU, Pediatrics, Trauma

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  1. what's your pet peeve?

    BeenThere2012 replied to chacha82's topic in General Nursing

    And in Pediatrics....It's often molestation issues, or school avoidance/too much stress and pressure. Often a high achiever athlete or academics. A lot of times, Anorexia

  2. Wrong hole.

    BeenThere2012 replied to cucumberly's topic in Nursing Humor

    And hopefully the last. Anyone with half a brain cell should know you NEVER force anything into any hole! And when the patient tells you

  3. Favorite sayings

    BeenThere2012 replied to NursesRmofun's topic in Nursing Humor

    I love to tell a young doctor with a bad attitude who challenges what I know, I know, I know: I have been a nurse longer than you have been alive. To a friend having a hard time in life: You are...

  4. what's your pet peeve?

    BeenThere2012 replied to chacha82's topic in General Nursing

    ....or leave trash all over the

  5. How would you react?

    BeenThere2012 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Documenting is ALWAYS a good thing. On a few occasions over the years, I have been questioned about something that happened awhile back and I wasn't sure of a detail or two. It was a good thing that...

  6. How would you react?

    BeenThere2012 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I hear you! Have had this sort of thing happen to me as well. Some nurses are like that for any number of reasons....Insecure, covering their bases, tattle tales who aren't mature enough to approach...

  7. Bad situation and mad coworker? What could I have done?

    BeenThere2012 replied to missind33's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I should hope not! You DID everything you could do. 33 years experience. As long as you make sure you document all conversations and attempts to rectify the situation, you will be

  8. When Nurses Cry

    BeenThere2012 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Thank you for sharing your story. As a nurse for more than 30 years, in school we were taught not to cry and not to show our own emotion while caring for our patients. One day a therapist told me it...