I run so I won’t get nurse burnout
I run to prevent stress and burnout. I see too many older nurses worn out and stressed and broken down and I don’t want that to happen to me. BTW – here are my favorite shoes: Asics!
- September 17th, 2009
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This nurse may quit smoking with high tech e-cigarette. Maybe…
Here’s a question for you to ponder. How many nurses or respiratory therapist do you know that smoke? Personally, I did not start smoking until I was in nursing school. Prior to that time, I absolutely despised smokers. My Mother was a smoker, and I hated being dropped off at school smelling like a [...]
- September 16th, 2009
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5 ways a nurse can avoid pissing off a doctor.
Why are phone calls often so hostile between doctors and nurses? We’re both medical professionals and generally speaking can communicate with another sentient human being without screaming. So why can’t we all just get along? My biggest pet peeves: 1) Page me to a number and walk away – I know some docs aren’t the [...]
- September 12th, 2009
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Dealing with difficult patients
This is somewhat of a sensitive topic, but we all know these patients exist. How do you deal with them? Are you able to maintain your composure and get through the day without threatening harm or making angry faces every time you leave the room? Well, it takes some kind of patience to care for [...]
- September 10th, 2009
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Nursing. It’s a dirty job. But I’m glad to do it.
One of the things that is not so glorious about being an operating room nurse is the bodily fluid that can cover you from head to toe. The worst case I have experienced would be doing a de-clot of an arterial-venous fistula. An A-V fistula is what allows a patient with kidney failure to undergo [...]
- September 7th, 2009
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