nur14

nur14 has 6 years experience.

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1. Getting along with coworkers

   nur14 replied to nur14's topic in Relations

   Never heard of the Crusty Old Bat Society but the name tickles my fancy, feel like I should probably belong to that society...:) Most of my coworkers are a lot younger than me, and don't even know what I am talking about because they were born in the...

2. Getting along with coworkers

   nur14 replied to nur14's topic in Relations

   Had another situation with this troublesome coworker. A client said to me that I have the reputation of being the toughest nurse to get by, in other words, if you are impaired and come to my dosing window I will deny your dose. This client said, "Tha...

3. Getting along with coworkers

   nur14 replied to nur14's topic in Relations

   Thank you for all the helpful suggestions. I am going to admit something. Because this co-worker has been so unstable I have found myself ignoring what she says and that is wrong too. This co-worker tried to point out to me that I was making an error...

4. Nurse in recovery

   nur14 posted a topic in Recovery

   I am a nurse in recovery from alcoholism, I have been sober for almost 17 years. I went to AA religiously for 5 years, joined a group, was active in the group, had a sponsor. After 5 years of daily meetings I went back to school and just began to pur...

5. Getting along with coworkers

   nur14 replied to nur14's topic in Relations

   Thank you so much for the insightful comments. This difficult coworker tried to pick a fight with me today and I walked away. I feel very proud of myself that I am not letting my temper get the best of me anymore. I have started documenting all of th...

6. Getting along with coworkers

   nur14 replied to nur14's topic in Relations

   I know this nurse has psychiatric issues because she talks about going to her psychiatrist all the time and taking her meds. She tells the other nurses that she has not taken her meds on certain days and they encourage her to do so. Thank you for cla...

7. Getting along with coworkers

   nur14 posted a topic in Relations

   I had a problem with a nurse coworker. This coworker clearly has psychiatric issues and when she does not take her meds she is loud, obnoxious, rude, and annoying. I was training a new nurse and she kept interrupting and my patience ran thin. Long st...

8. Getting a handle on things

   nur14 posted a topic in Addictions

   Hello, In my last post I was talking about job stress and I feel it is going better. I have been working at this methadone clinic for almost 5 years. Last Friday a nurse called in sick and myself and one other nurse administered methadone to 790 pati...