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1. September 2014 Caption Contest: Win $100!

   ondahill replied to Joe V's topic in Announcements

   "I will take all the contagious patients. That's how I roll, no pun intended."

2. September 2014 Caption Contest: Win $100!

   ondahill replied to Joe V's topic in Announcements

   "I don't care if you run on AC or DC, you have to wear the isolation gown."

3. September 2014 Caption Contest: Win $100!

   ondahill replied to Joe V's topic in Announcements

   This "Magnet Status" was suppose to be a good thing.

4. September 2014 Caption Contest: Win $100!

   ondahill replied to Joe V's topic in Announcements

   This "Magnet Status" was suppose to be a good thing.

5. Co-workers: The good, the bad and the ugly

   ondahill replied to Brian's topic in Rock

   Ok we have a nurse that really shouldn't have even gotten out of nursing school, but did. Now after about 4 yrs on the floor she is lazy, falsifies records, does not change dressings during her shift "because she just didn't have time", no one wants...

6. Wearing Black Scrubs in Pediatric Hospital

   ondahill replied to Soliloquy's topic in Pediatric

   Our hospital has just gone to nurses wearing all black or all white. We don't like it. Esp. the Peds and L&D nurses think it is morbid. I think black is certainly a bad choice but hey I'm just a grunt. They let us vote on the colors and then...

7. 8 or 12hr shifts?

   ondahill replied to ashleyr34's topic in General Nursing

   I worked the 2/8's, 2/12's for years. That is absolutely a great way to go. The 8's seemed like nothing.

8. Fired for expressing concerns about patient safety and care!

   ondahill replied to hkrntobe's topic in Safety

   I am in NC and don't have the union, but if I was paying dues to an Union they would be helping me get this straight. I have always heard people talk about getting the union and I know someone invited them to our facility, but nothing ever came from...

9. Waitressing as a pre-req?

   ondahill replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

   How about the ones that stay around the clock and get dietary to send double portions and an outrageous amount of food. They get discharged and then need extra bags to tote away all the acquired. That is when you actually see someone eat your rais...

10. Are there any LPN's not going for RN?

    ondahill replied to HippyDippyLPN's topic in LPN/LVN

    When I first started my career I worked with 2 LPN's. One I would put up against any RN and most doctors as far as her knowledge. She was a very hard working, wonderful team player and could not do enough for her patients. She was very comfortable...

11. Just graduated!! DILEMMA: I don't have hospital experience other than school clinical

    ondahill replied to new.grad's topic in General Nursing

    Choose a hospital that has a Nurse Resident Program. Then you will have a coach/preceptor for 18-24 more weeks until you feel comfortable.

12. Time to call a duck a duck, part II

    ondahill replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    You are right on target. It seems the more alphabet you get after your name the less bedside nursing occurs. I love bedside nursing. I work in a teaching hospital and the trend now is to push everyone to more education and get credentialed in you...

13. Being a american nurse

    ondahill replied to MeliLook's topic in General Nursing

    Our nurses in the US hospital I work have long hours due to so much documentation. 12 hr shifts and some floors have mandatory overtime. If we call a doctor about a patient we must give them the current situation, history on their patient, what is wr...