258bourbon

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1. Need help/advice concerning unpleasant coworker

   258bourbon replied to RN~in~CT's topic in General Nursing

   I can relate!! We have a supervisor that just loves to keep everyone stirred up. I always think of the best come back after the fact. The other day we were oncw again working 2 people below our "master plan", being the charge nurse, I wrote a varian...

2. Do you think it will come to this?

   258bourbon replied to MrsWampthang's topic in Safety

   Pamela--I often wonder what the state of health care will be in 20 yrs. My husband has been very ill over the last 3 years and for the first time I was on the other side. Thankfully this was before HIPPA because I had to spend soooo much time on the ...

3. People complaining about WAGES!!!!

   258bourbon replied to DMR1's topic in General Nursing

   :chuckle I was recently reading an article in Popular Science magazine about some of the most disgusting jobs in the world i.e. armpit sniffer, jobs dealing w/human and/or animal waste. obtaining various specimens of animal excrement-- u see where t...

4. Staffing/Patient Ratios

   258bourbon replied to KimRN41514's topic in Safety

   I have turned into a very frustrated nurse. I work in a small rural hospital on a med/surg unit. We have a fairly new manager,( she is an experienced RN) and our staffing ratios have become what i consider dangerous. Last week, I had 12 pts over a 12...