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  1. Since when are animals' lives more important than humans' lives? Ok i like animals and all, but- seriously- the statement of being ok with dissecting a human cadaver but not an animal carcass?? Are u kidding me?? Come on- this has got to be a joke. ...
  2. Can't take the hospital drama anymore...hospice for me?

    this isn't just a case of not liking my job. i guess you didn't read my op. i love my job. and this situation isn't just gossip and office politics, though there is a lot of that, too. the definition that was given of lateral violence fits my work en...
  3. Can't take the hospital drama anymore...hospice for me?

    Thanks for all the input and thank you for sharing your heartfelt stories. It helps to know I'm not alone. There is NOT a job shortage here. There are many, many jobs to be had at this hospital. Turnover rate is very high. I think going part time is...
  4. Vent and request for advice: There is so much fighting, bickering, backstabbing, rudeness, hatefulness and just plain meanness at my hospital on my tele-medsurg floor that I just can't stand it anymore. This is my first job out of lpn school, and I a...
  5. Suspended and Unsure.

    Nope. Managers do not givenurses any kind of backbone and are all too willing to throw the best nurses under the bus. Have seen this too many times.
  6. Anything Good About Bedside Report?

    We just started it at my hospital, and I think it will be better once all the kinks are worked out. But my biggest question is, if the patient(s) are in pain/nausea, whose responsibility is it to medicate, the oncoming who hasn't checked the chart ye...
  7. Is everything really the nurses fault?

    Q: What's black, 18 inches long, and hangs in front of an a$$hole? A: A stethoscope on a cardiologist. " Or a surgeon!! especially a vascular surgeon!
  8. OP, I think you and I work at the same place!! LOL.... Politics, the buddy system (manager and charge are best friends/drinking buddies) and cliques are predominant in my hospital. My charge nurse is rude, hateful, and most of the time a witch just ...
  9. Support Stickie for New nurses who are not coping

    While I agree that good organization skills are a must, as I am terrible with organization but have gotten better through trial by fire, I must say that this nurse's anxiety and mental stress is more likely due to the higher acuity and shorter staffi...
  10. When you don't agree with the doctor.....

    I walked it over there, and they said they wouldn't take it from anyone but the charge. I thought I was being careful, too, but apparently protecting yourself is insuboordination. Don't get me wrong, when I approached her and rx both, I was more than...
  11. When you don't agree with the doctor.....

    So what's everyone's take on this situation? I had been a new lpn for about a year and had just moved to a peds floor. Two weeks on the floor, and we had students that day. The students brought me an ivpb abx to hang on a baby. It was a special mix ...
  12. Had the WORST shadow experience, am shaking

    I admire and respect you, greenykilt. You have done what I wish I had the cahoneys to do. In my hospital, it's not really the doctors. It's the nurses. I haven't seen bullying like this since sixth grade. And yes, I guess I am part of the problem. I ...
  13. I can't say for everyone else here, but it seems that they have the same thoughts as I do: they try all you mentioned above, and then still are abused, with managment rewarding the patient for thier abusive behavior. I have been on the receiving end...
  14. Help! How do I sign my name??

    brilliant......:thankya:thank ya thank ya
  15. Help! How do I sign my name??

    I worked as an electrician for a long time before I decided a career change was in order and went to nursing school (and still am in school for my BSN, then NP). Guess my badge could read, Sparketteinok, AAS, Electrical Mechanical Maintenance Engine...