Tiffanybaybay replied to jennjen512's topic in Professionalism
False. I disagree with this post and I've been a nurse for several years now. First of all I hate people who work with under served populations anyways. Do you think you're doing someone in these areas a favor? Blessing them with your expertise?! ...
Tiffanybaybay replied to RN_203's topic in Job Hunt
Not to rain on your parade but everyone shadows. When you shadow you'll meet the department head, try to make a good impression. Don't wear open toed shoes. That's probably all I can think of. Check out the people you'll be working with don't be ...
Tiffanybaybay replied to dallet6's topic in Geriatric
It does sound like a dump. I don't want to be rude, and I don't know you or this specific case but many times we get pt's from LTC and when they get to us they are sweet as pie. They meet after waiting hours to see a psych dr, NOT AN ED MD! and th...
Tiffanybaybay replied to TheBlackDogWaits's topic in General Nursing
So at first I thought, wow, these people are all crazy I don't do anything like that, then i looked down at my air mattress. LMBO!!! I tossed my mattress and insist on sleeping on an air mattress because of the constant exposure to bedbugs at my jo...
Tiffanybaybay replied to Tiffanybaybay's topic in Emergency
OK, I'm actually glad I posted this for future reference. It was a slow night and I was able to watch him all night. I didn't get any other patients. But I did sit at the nurses station and I didn't sit within arms length like the policy stated. ...
So I had a pt this evening who was suicidal. Blatantly suicidal. He was found in his home with a gun drinking and saying he wants to end it. So he went to the Psych lock down part of the ED and when they attempted to medically clear him there by doin...
Tiffanybaybay replied to TheCommuter's topic in Relations
I don't know what why being oppressed is synonymous with victim. But whatever's it's semantics, not important. if you don't want to use that particular wording then don't, but the reality is there is some serious workplace violence happening within...
Tiffanybaybay replied to westieluv's topic in Safety
I always wanted to be an ER RN but when there were no openings I gladly took tele. I ended up being miserable in tele because of the STAFF i worked with NOT the patients or the work. THe MD's were annoying but there were always ways around them. B...
So sick of the oversupply of nurses that's why so many nurses want to leave the bedside. There are literally TONS of nurses that would gladly replace you for lower pay. I want to get away from the bedside and work where I'm needed as well. I'm scar...
there are some real cockroaches in this forum, and nursing in general:mad:. this forum in a microcosm of how nursing really is. i wish nursing wasn't so hard, but it is, and facilities require a lot of stupid double charting. and if you don't, you ...
Tiffanybaybay replied to Kasandra's topic in Career Support
My only suggestion would be to tell you to take a step back and really consider the feelings coming from you because things are not going to get better once you become an NP. Once obama's healthcare bill takes place, in combination with management i...
Tiffanybaybay replied to Elinor's topic in NP Students
Actually I wondered the same thing. At work, all the NP students keep saying that there aren't any more masters programs. They're saying, they're the last masters class. I'm from CT so the schools around me are Yale, Central CT, UCONN, etc. but I...
Tiffanybaybay replied to on eagles wings's topic in Career Support
[color=#ff3399]when i started school i thought i would be a die hard ed nurse. ed all the way. and people did try to pigeon hole me into med surg, by not giving me interviews or telling me my gpa was too low... i just kept trying. literally, fo...
Tiffanybaybay replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Humor
In our hospital we keep specimen cups for pee on the wall in a cupboard, so to speak... I was so tired one day, I told the pt, "If you go in the bathroom you can pee on the wall." "I mean pee on a cup on the wall." "I mean get a cup off the wall and ...