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1. bring in the clowns!, er i mean residents!

   charissa replied to charissa's topic in General Nursing

   Our regional burn center usually has its own resident on call. SInce this is july, we are now at the mercy of whatever surgical resident is stuck on call. And they hate being bothered with the burn center. An outpatient and a triage had to wait 2 ...

2. How much should nurses be paid?

   charissa replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

   We deserve to make a lot we take a lot of crap

3. bring in the clowns!, er i mean residents!

   charissa replied to charissa's topic in General Nursing

   ah but i doubt you'll think your gods gift to the human race, not all but some do . . . .

4. bring in the clowns!, er i mean residents!

   charissa replied to charissa's topic in General Nursing

   whoa, this is meant as a light thread, not a bash docs into the floor kind of thing, I dont need the resident to respect me and i would rather they do but it isnt my concern my concern is the patient and protecting them from new folks either docs or...

5. bring in the clowns!, er i mean residents!

   charissa replied to charissa's topic in General Nursing

   They just finished PALS, i work in a peds hospital, and it was interesting if not the hilarious, we may not have a prize bunch

6. bring in the clowns!, er i mean residents!

   charissa posted a topic in General Nursing

   Nurses far and wide, prepare to be amazed and astonished, yes that is right, july 1st is right around the corner, and that means new resident day! Well, here it comes, the day that a fresh batch of healthcares finest come to show us what they've got...

7. male nurses

   charissa replied to slyhrtbt's topic in General Nursing

   its always AWESOME to be working with a fella for the day!

8. Are R.N's prone to serious back injury?

   charissa replied to FutureNurse2006's topic in General Nursing

   An artilce in a a ournal recently, maybe AJN was talking about how we are all taught safe lifting practrices, but in england there are mostly No Lift workplaces, where they use assistive devices and are not to lift, as, according to them, studies hav...

9. Religion and Nursing

   charissa replied to glow_worm's topic in General Nursing

   I know it is different in all parts of the country, but not all christians are bible beaters who wont leave everyone else alone. I have learned over the years never to simply assume someone IS christian even though in my area most people are, until ...

10. new grad needs help with documentation tips

    charissa replied to peaceful2100's topic in General Nursing

    One thing i hate about starting as a new employee at a hospital, even as an RN with experience, is that everyone does things differently and preceptors you work with can be great examples or horrid role models. You just need to find you niche, but d...

11. What Is Life Like For An Rn In The Usa

    charissa replied to tmatekwa's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses here hae widely varying pay rates some around 16 dollars per hour, some as much as 27 dollars per hour, and some agency nurses make even more. However, one must take into account the difference in the cost of living. You wouldnt be in a mans...

12. Did I do the wrong thing?

    charissa replied to udontwannabme's topic in General Nursing

    I had this problem, and the managers of our hospital had to step in, people are entitled to their 30 and 15, or what you policy is, and no more even if they puff

13. my first ER experiece!

    charissa replied to Pamelita's topic in General Nursing

    from my personal experience right quad ab pain is NOTHING to fool with, seen to many bad perfs . . .

14. nurses without borders?

    charissa posted a topic in International

    You know docs can go help in 3rd world countries and stuff, can nurses? I mean you hear about it but how would you get involved?

15. "The View" insults nursing

    charissa replied to SandySummers's topic in General Nursing

    Or if you peak in some med student boards to become a fake dr