Now for my 2 cents. I am a smoker. Not always proud of it, but it happens. I do not take more than my share of breaks. How many times do non-smokers sit at the desk and chitchat, talk about this person and that person? What is the difference? I'm jus...
Now for my 2 cents. I am a smoker. Not always proud of it, but it happens. I do not take more than my share of breaks. How many times do non-smokers sit at the desk and chitchat, talk about this person and that person? What is the difference? I'm jus...
This might sound crazy, but when I was about 4 or 5, my mother used to watch General Hospital. I would watch it with her and my grandmother, and saw what things they did on TV. Later, I was hooked on any type of medical show. I can't remember a day t...
I read in a paper where they were doing it in a Japanese ER also. I have many times said I needed roller skates, but I too would end up a pt at the ER myself.
suzanne_58 replied to ladybyrd's topic in Activism
At the hospital I work at we have been using this type of system for over 3 years. At first, we hated it for various reasons, but mostly we felt we couldn't take a bathroom break without someone knowing where we were. We now have an even more powerfu...
suzanne_58 replied to codebluechic's topic in Humor
Me...Superstitious??? Heck YES!! I worked in a nursing home for 4 years and when someone was, let's say, on thier last leg, the CNA's would tie knots in the bedsheets so to "keep thier spirits here". I thought that was being a bit much, since I was a...
suzanne_58 replied to karabuny's topic in Career Support
It's hard work, you feel as though you are underpaid, you feel sad sometimes that you may not have done all that you can do. But, when you see the smile on someones face when you return to thier bedside for the second day and they say they are glad t...
Hi Jasmine! Just a bit of advice, why not try something a bit slower, such as, a nursing home, home health etc. Get your feet wet without drowning. Believe me, it is the best way to go. Or, if your area has some type of fellowship program, try that. ...
I have always loved being a nurse. It was what I had always wanted to do with my life. But nursing isn't the same as it used to be. It now seems that the only thing that the higher ups are looking for is more money and less care. They don't want to h...