RuralRN07

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1. Playing Cards

   RuralRN07 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   I did work in critical access for a number of years. Although we did not play cards, we did max out the levels on Bejeweled and Mahjong. One RN took naps in the chapel. This is not a joke nor am I being sarcastic. There weren’t any critical patien...

2. New OR nurse who wants to quit in less than 6mos

   RuralRN07 replied to CaliNurseLouisiana's topic in New Nurse

   First, I'm not sure what made you think that ICU and OR were going to be similar. Even if you spent a few hours in the OR, you should have had some idea. That being said; I have been in the OR as circulator/scrub for 16 years. When we get a new h...

3. Irrational patients

   RuralRN07 replied to Smilie0809RN's topic in Relations

   Not that wanting to tell a pt to "cut the crap" hasn't crossed nurses minds a time or two, but I've noticed most of the replies refer to Sundowners Syndrome. But if you read the post before judging this nurse at her wits end, she says the pt was ver...

4. Is the nursing profession causing its own RN shortage?

   RuralRN07 replied to RNDave's topic in Professionalism

   The "shortage", in my opinion, comes from nursing students looking at the bigger picture and wanting to skip bedside nursing and go straight to administration, care planning, etc. not that they are not needed, because they are. But if no one wants ...

5. Encouragement needed - Frustrated and insulted by hourly rates

   RuralRN07 replied to kemansha1's topic in New Nurse

   If you ask me, maybe you should question why you chose to join this profession to start with. Not trying to be rude, but when I decided to go to nursing school (later in life), it was not because I was seeking fortune or advancement. In fact I beli...