wolfgirl

Have you been checked for strep? The "white patches" would have me concerned. And, please, by all means, stay home. You don't need to "spread the joy".

no honking way!!!!!!!! that is the second scariest one i have read!!!!!!!!!

OK, that's disturbing....

Yes, I am curious about this, too.

Hey! Tell her not to forget about me when she starts handing out those numbers!

I have to agree. This is--by far--the scariest one I have read so far, and I am on page 13.

This may end up being a very long, post, but I will attempt to keep it as short as possible. I am an RN working nights at a teaching hospital, on the rehab unit. I spent about a year at a different hospital, and about a year and a half on a surgical ...

I would so love to see those pictures.

I don't know about your state, but here in WI that type of task is not within the scope of practice for an NA. This is a sure-fire way to lose your license.

I am fortunate in that I have never really had these types of problems. My opinion as to why this is happening would be that we have become such a litigious society that everyone needs to CYA and triple document everything. In Wisconsin, a nurse was ...

Is there any reason why you can't relocate? There are tons of good hospitals out there--yours sounds like something out of a Stephen King novel! I would get out of there yesterday--even if it means working a job you're not particularly crazy about fo...

I work at a university hospital, on the rehab unit. We typically have 4-6 patients at night, no NA. Usually we don't need one, but sometimes it's just plain nuts. I came from another unit in the hospital, a surgical unit, and the typical ratio was 5:...

So, everyone, it turns out that all the stuff he pulled was not "harassment". My manager informed that what he did was "bad behavior". And I get to go to a "communications" class ("your co-worker is your customer). I have been informed, however, that...

Well, I went to the meeting, and it turned out to be kind of a "storm in a teacup". My union rep was awesome (and I did get to meet with her before the meeting). But now the whole night shift is divided into two "camps", so to speak. So I am basicall...

Never smoke a cigarette while carrying around an O2 tank (you'd think that one would be a "duh", but I've seen it).

Thanks for all of the advice--some of the things that have been mentioned are things that I thought of (like the tape recorder) but was unsure as to the legality of it. There have been no other reprimands, and all of my past reviews have been favorab...

Let's see....my fantasy life.... 1. An astronaut 2. A wildlife biologist/veterinarian who studies wolves 3. An astronomer/aerospace engineer 4. concert flutist 5. Any combination of the above

You wish there were a Chinese restaurant open at eight A.M. You can actually still function after being awake for thirty two hours. You've learned to love "The X-Files" all over again.

I had chemistry background when I started at 38. Nursing school was hell, but I finished and am now working on a rehab unit. Started out in med/onc in Colorado, came here to WI and worked vascular surgery, started on rehab in April and I love it. You...

Amen to the animals--I have three dogs myself. And I eat my food the same way: one section at a time, nothing touching each other. I wipe my 'scope down too--it doesn't make any sense to wash our hands, but let the 'scope spread germs everywhere. And...

It almost sounds as if he just plain didn't know how to resolve the issue, so he dumped it back in your lap and figured if he yelled loudly enough and long enough you'd just "handle" it and leave him alone.

This sort of thing really cooks my frosting! I agree completely with the person who said that those of us do don't have kids are treated as if we were second-class citizens. How people choose to spend their holidays is no one else's business. In addi...

First off, let me say that your body will not stop producing urine unless your kidneys fail. The water that is included in urine is designed to dilute the toxins that your body is excreting. Your body produces these toxins on a continual basis due to...

First, amen to "orientating". This is not a word, and everytime I hear it I just want to scream! Second, ditto on patients/family members treating us like yesterday's bad leftovers. I have had patients belch in my face, pass flatus in my face, step o...