Nurses! - Page 5

Whitney · #41 09-16-2006, 07:48 PM

5. Is Paris Hilton REALLY that obnoxious or is she a Government plant to distract us from the War in Iraq.
7. Apria. Doesn't matter WHAT Apria, but say the word in polite company and blood automatically starts boiling.

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lovemymak · #42 09-16-2006, 09:33 PM

That's hilarious!!! Great listing! Now I know...I can sleep tonight. (I seriously obsess about things and overthink them)

twintotwin · #43 09-17-2006, 07:47 AM

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Quote[/b] (lovemymak @ Sep. 16 2006,10:44)]Yeah - I'm really curious to see what the topic is that gets a crowd going.

8. Who's funnier, Robin Williams...or Richard Simmons.

K- OMG Words cannot even explain the snarfalizations going on here!!! Unbelievable!!!!! I can't take it!!

Now stop it!!
I NEED my coffee!!

#44 09-29-2006, 11:20 PM

Can I just say I totally agree with all of you? I am a nurse and do days, nights, whatever, but I know I'm there to 1. Be AWAKE, 2. keep a child safe and well, 3. Be AWAKE, 4. Be AWAKE....If I need to sleep, I do it on my own time, at my own home, in my own bed. I'm not renting videos to people at blockbuster, I'm caring for a medically fragile child who deserves my alert and total attention. I wont take a shift if I know I will not be able to be rested enough to be effective. I have yet to fall asleep on a night shift, and often do a double night into day shift. (And go home and then fall asleep). There is NO excuse for sleeping on the job. I have been on cases where other nurses have habitually slept, and it gives all of us a bad rep. So- if they sleep, get rid of them, your child that is perfectly stable and sleeps through the night may one time NEED the caregiver to be awake and aware and watching them sleep- so please dont take that chance- you never know.

Dylansmom · #45 09-30-2006, 12:15 PM

We have not been able to get night nursing since Dylan was about two, but then I did have two nurses who came from our PICU and I trusted very well. They would come about 7pm and get Dylan ready for bed, bath, meds... and then they would both go to sleep. Dylan's set up then had a couch in it that they would sleep on that was right next to Dylan's crib. They would set their alarm clock for every two hours to check him, and then would check him anytime he would alarm.-he was on the vent 24/7 then.

I really had no problems with them sleeping. I never had any incidents where they didn't get up for the alarms or didn't set the alarm clock to check on him, it worked out well for all of us.

I think it depends on how much you trust them, and how much care your daughter needs at night. For example, if Dylan was awake at any time, they wouldn't sleep. They would stay up until he was stable/ sleeping.

Hope things work out, I have now been without night nursing for almost 2 1/2 years and Dylan still alarms all night, but I think you just get use to it---not really deep sleeping.

Brittany
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lovemymak · #46 09-30-2006, 04:51 PM

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Quote[/b] ] I have been on cases where other nurses have habitually slept, and it gives all of us a bad rep.

I absolutely agree with you! There are a lot of wonderful nurses out there. Unfortunately, a lot of problem nurses find my house.....

to all the great nurses we have though!

#47 10-09-2006, 06:15 AM

OK...I have to put my 2 cents in here for what it is worth! I do have a child with a trach. I did have night nursing, but found myself not being able to sleep because I was afraid they would not be able to take care of my child the way she needed to be taken care of. I finally did away with night nursing, and got a nurse during the day so I could run errands or sleep. Why sleep? Well, guess what? I am a nurse that happens to work nights for a child that has a trach as well!
Here is my take as a parent AND a nurse that works nights. I would NEVER EVER sleep on the job. I am being paid to care for this child, and it does not seem right to sleep while I am doing it. I would feel very guilty to sleep and get paid for it. The parents tell me all the time, "go ahead and sleep, he will wake you up if he needs you" I just can't do it. I am here to do a job, not sleep.
Yes, I have ALOT of downtime with my patient. He is a very easy case. Guess what I did? I bought a laptop and take it with me. I have wireless internet, so I play on the internet or watch movies, and that keeps me awake. I sleep during the day. I also do whatever it takes to stay awake. I drink coke, Vault, take B12 vitamins, and have taken energy pills to stay awake. There has been times that I did not get any sleep during the day, and knew I could not stay up at night. I called in. Anyway, I do NOT think it is appropriate to sleep while on the job. I even had our agency buy a portable DVD player and movies to keep out here for other nurses to watch.
BTW, guess where I am at right now? Yep, I am at work! My job is great because I live 3 houses down from my patient, so I just walk to work every night. This is also downtime for me. I love my job, I love the agency I work for, and more then anything I love my patient and his family.