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- *** No, no it wasn't a doom and gloom forcast. The "nursing shortage" was deliberate propaganda put out by those who stand...6
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- Do not think it is terribly inefficient at all. If many persons knew then what they know now they perhaps would have made...5
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- It'll be interesting to see what happens when the advanced practice bubble bursts. (Which it already has in my area. Not...2
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- I'm a former engineer and my career went something like this: 1) Worked for a defense contracting division of a Fortune...17
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- It just seems terrably inefficient to double educate so many people. What kind of society are we creating that such a large...3
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- Hi, Reading this just got to thinking about my own situation. I am in the DMU program not because I diverted, used or drank...6
- Forum: Psychiatric Nursing
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- Talk about being in the right place at the right time: One of my good friends is the DON at the nursing home where I worked...26
- Forum: Nursing Job Search Assistance
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- I came across some job descriptions on nursing job postings say things like "provide quality care to patients and their...21
- Forum: General Nursing Discussion
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- Here we go again! Is this the same poster from a couple of weeks ago who was 25? Did I miss your birthday? Happy...5
- Forum: Pre-Nursing Student
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- I agree. Tons of more teamwork at night.1
- Forum: Geriatric Nurses / LTC Nursing
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- In my personal experience, night shift nurses seem to be tighter-knit and can toss the pettiness aside to get the job done....2
- Forum: Geriatric Nurses / LTC Nursing
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- If you are young and can afford to go without taking out loans, I would say yes....If you are over the age of 40 and will...2
- Forum: Registered Nurses: Diploma / ADN / BSN
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- Strongly disagree. Student loan debt should never be undertaken lightly. It can hang over your head for the rest of your...11
- Forum: General Nursing Discussion
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- I posted on an NICU support page on Facebook one night, and several days later, I get the following: "Bortaz! You probably...6
- Forum: Nurse Colleague / Patient Relations
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- Yeah, the kisses on the hand got to me every time. The last one was at a huge camporee where we had an old fella wander into...4
- Forum: Nurse Colleague / Patient Relations
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- It's been an interesting couple of weeks in the old ER, rotten shifts and yet strangely awash with genuinely sick and...27
- Forum: Nurse Colleague / Patient Relations
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- Thanks for sharing. :) I recently took care of an older gentleman with a traumatic injury that was, even to our...6
- Forum: Nurse Colleague / Patient Relations
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- Nursing was a second career for me. Not for money, but by choice to do something meaningful. However, now 5 years in to the...1
- Forum: Critical Care Nursing
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- I knew when I posted this that there would be that ONE person who offers nothing constructive, but takes out her own...7
- Forum: General Nursing Discussion
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- i'd like to add to this list: 10. the union doesn't write my pay check. right on! why should i rely on a union contract...36
- Forum: Collective Bargaining / Nursing Union
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- I am not a nurse (yet) but I would just like to give kudos to Chico David RN for posting this. So many people lack common...3
- Forum: General Nursing Discussion
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- One can be standing right next to a patient and they can fall. Sometimes there is nothing one can do about it. If he...2
- Forum: Nursing Issues On Patient Safety
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- Its all about what looks good. To look more "professional". I have yet to see any evidence based research regarding...5
- Forum: Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
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- Excellent reminders all around. When I first started my job I was pretty naive and posted things like, "Heading in for...29
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- And for Pete's sake don't friend any of your patients or their family members! There was a nurse at my institution who was...30
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- That was the point I was going to make. The question uses a word more common to your average infomercial actor when they...8
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- I love this topic!!! I just had to meet with not one, but two managers of a unit I floated to after working a 12 hour shift,...5
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- Yes and those nurses will get a heads up from their manager that patient x complained. A suggestion will be to perhaps smile...9
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- I have found job hunting to be among the most frustrating, demeaning, degrading, and demoralizing activities ever. One...2
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- So glad you're thinking outside of the box (or at least, outside of your comfort zone and experience). Having worked for a...4
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- It all goes back to the annoying and ever present, ever lurking Press Ganey. I hate those things. It is my opinion that...26
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- That question makes me gag. How cheesy... So, the person that got the job probably played the game and said, "Oh, I searched...21
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- Reminds me of the young DKA in ICU that was discharged recently. He complained of being bothered "every 15 minutes." I,...15
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- Bravo. This is exactly what's wrong with nursing today. Our hands are tied because patients/families complain about things...24
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- Sounds like you interviewed at my facility. We even had to wear these huge pins that said WOW on them. I don't know about...26
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