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1. September 2014 Caption Contest: Win $100!

   ondahill replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

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

2. September 2014 Caption Contest: Win $100!

   ondahill replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

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

3. September 2014 Caption Contest: Win $100!

   ondahill replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

   This "Magnet Status" was suppose to be a good

4. September 2014 Caption Contest: Win $100!

   ondahill replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

   This "Magnet Status" was suppose to be a good

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

   ondahill replied to Brian's topic in Nurses 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...

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...

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

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

   ondahill replied to hkrntobe's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   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...

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....

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

    ondahill replied to HippyDippyLPN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    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...

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

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...

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...