gsd4me

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1. Are you my waitress today?

   gsd4me replied to adria37's topic in General Nursing

   Actually, in the 18th & 19th century, most "nurses" were prostitutes. Who better to take care of men, especially in war, than a women who were not uncomfortable seeing a naked man and caring for the needs of his body. "Ladies" would never deem ...

2. Nurses, Will you work OT for straight pay?

   gsd4me replied to klondike's topic in General Nursing

   I guess I'm lucky that I don't have to worry. Intermountain Health Care has come out and said that they consider nurses valuable assets and would NOT even consider taking overtime away.

3. old skills that we do not use anymore

   gsd4me replied to sassykitkatt's topic in General Nursing

   LOL...I'm loving this thread. I usually just lurk but I couldn't resist...how about this one... I remember being taught in nursing school to NEVER wear gloves when doing colostomy care. The reason was that the patient would feel "dirty" if the nurs...

4. as good as it gets and it ain't that good

   gsd4me replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

   My hospital requires us to sign up for mandatory on-call shifts...whether you work part time or full time. A lot of nurses have gone to part time, because they know they'll be called in for their on-call shifts anyway.