You can tell a person is a nurse when they can openly talk about bodily functions, such as BM and urine, and vomit, over lunch and not get grossed out!
I just wanted to update all you guys out there who were pulling for me. Thank you for all your support, I greatly appreciate it. Today I got a call from my employer, telling me to come in at 3pm for a meeting. My fate. I notified my mom and we began ...
We had some first semester nursing students on my unit. I normally enjoy having the students there, I love to show them interesting things that they may not see. Well, one particular day, we had a group of green students, it was they're first real ...
I was a housekeeper for a long time, and I would observe the nurses. When my hospital started offering tuition forgiveness, I took it up, because after watching the nurses, I decided that it would be good for me. I'm good with people, I'm responsib...
I love the way it gives me gratification--helping another person in need. I love the way they thank me for going out of my way to make their day. I love the way the family appreciates the staff for doing a job well done. I love the way it is so dif...
No, it doesnt get easier, persay. It gets easier to deal with, but in all reality its always going to be hard. You imagine the family and their grief, and that makes it hard also. But it is part of life, you are born, you live, and then you die. ...
I have been wondering if this could be discrimination. When I went back to work, I had some restrictions on me, such as I can't work nights or be mandated due to my psyche problems. When I went in to hand in the necessary paperwork for this, no one...
Hi everyone! I really need to get this off my chest and get some responses back on your opinion of the problem. I was off work for 3 1/2 months for some personal problems. When I returned to work, I am not allowed to work nights or be mandated. ...
i've worked on the same unit since i was in nursing school. i loved the unit at first, but after 6 years, it got really stressful. we, as i am aware many facilities are dealing with, were severely short handed, and it always seemed to be the same peo...