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1. Why am I doing this, anyway?

   Recuerdo replied to PedsDrNurseTheo's topic in General Nursing

   You have shown us the stuff of which heroes are made. Carry on!

2. What would you do?

   Recuerdo replied to Soph_LPN's topic in General Nursing

   Dear God, yes, we do need to stand up for one another. Sometimes the expectations that people have of nurses are insane, and that is a form of emotional violence that should no longer be permitted. I recently had an incident happen to me where that ...

3. Patients who are too lazy to open their own splenda packets

   Recuerdo replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

   This thread is making me so, so sad. The person who was a nurse during the '50's....conditions were bad then and nobody complained. No one would dare. The nurses of the 21st century....conditions are bad and now, much of the time, still nobody com...

4. Patients who are too lazy to open their own splenda packets

   Recuerdo replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

   It isn't just the neediness...it's those who seem to have this sense of entitlement, like the entire Universe should kiss their ass. They're the worst. Neediness can be remedied by learning how to be strong. It's a lot harder to get rid of arrogance...

5. Am I Just a Cynic or Is nursing a poor career?

   Recuerdo replied to MrsCaseyRN's topic in General Nursing

   You are not a cynic at all, you are simply realistic....in the profession of nursing, you see the worst in people. It helps to remember that the problems belong to the people that have them, not to you. There are many people in this world who are si...

6. Patients who are too lazy to open their own splenda packets

   Recuerdo replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

   I recently switched floors at the hospital where I work. I've found that, really, a lot of whether or not nursing is waitressing depends on management. I am finding (haven't been there long yet, though) that on my new floor, it's less about waitres...

7. Patients who are too lazy to open their own splenda packets

   Recuerdo replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

   You know what the saddest thing of all here is, is that using this type of corporate, "customer" philosophy, we actually prevent people from healing and becoming whole again. Sometimes what people need are firm boundaries and sometimes what they nee...

8. Patients who are too lazy to open their own splenda packets

   Recuerdo replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

   To the ICU nurse who let them see the guy's eye.... Well done!

9. Scared Of Poop!!!!!!!!! Help!!!!!!!

   Recuerdo replied to nursingstudent424's topic in New Nurse

   Just think of poop as a combination of chemicals, like anything else. It just smells really bad.