blackmamba123

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1. Eating the patients' food?

   blackmamba123 replied to blackmamba123's topic in General Nursing

2. falling asleep during nightshift

   blackmamba123 replied to nightlightnurseaide's topic in General Nursing

   What does NOC stand for? I've tried night owl, and had nothing for the c. I give

3. Eating the patients' food?

   blackmamba123 replied to blackmamba123's topic in General Nursing

   As I read many comments about not being able to eat at work, it made me think of a joke I saw on facebook some time ago. Nurse's diet Breakfast: 0 calories Lunch: 0 calories Dinner (after getting...

4. Eating the patients' food?

   blackmamba123 replied to blackmamba123's topic in General Nursing

   Well, my google search didn't turn up anything at all. This is a bit off topic, but I did come across a few articles about facilities outsourcing the dietary department due to budget constraints...

5. Best thing about being a nurse?

   blackmamba123 replied to LM838's topic in General Nursing

6. Interviewing a nurse and nurse manager

   blackmamba123 replied to jocematt's topic in General Nursing

   Most rewarding: being able to educate patients, options in my career Most challenging: staffing issues One thing I'd change: the staffing issues Good luck with your project and in

7. Best thing about being a nurse?

   blackmamba123 replied to LM838's topic in General Nursing

   My favorite part about being a nurse is educating people about their condition, our interventions, or on any questions or concerns they may have. I absolutely love teaching about breastfeeding and...

8. Interviewing a nurse and nurse manager

   blackmamba123 replied to jocematt's topic in General Nursing

   Hi and congrats on being in nursing school. I know you said you have to interview a nurse and a nurse manager. Your school does not require you to interview them in person or on the

9. Eating the patients' food?

   blackmamba123 replied to blackmamba123's topic in General Nursing

   Oh, ok. I've never seen the position with that title before. Thanks for

10. Eating the patients' food?

    blackmamba123 replied to blackmamba123's topic in General Nursing

    What is a

11. Eating the patients' food?

    blackmamba123 replied to blackmamba123's topic in General Nursing

    I'll go out on a limb and say that most health care providers bring their own stuff most of the time. Having time to sit down and eat it in the break room...well that's another story. There are...

12. Too ugly to be a nurse..?!?

    blackmamba123 replied to RandomNurse2b1's topic in General Nursing

    If this is the field you want to work in, go for it. Facilities don't hire people for their looks. They want warm bodies who know their stuff, show up on time and when scheduled, who do their work....

13. Eating the patients' food?

    blackmamba123 replied to blackmamba123's topic in General Nursing

    Not in any of the hospitals where I've worked, no. But because I'm curious and bored like that today, I'll google it and post anything that I find. I mentioned in another post that I worked in a...

14. Eating the patients' food?

    blackmamba123 replied to blackmamba123's topic in General Nursing

    This sounds posh. More like a resort than a unit. If only all of our patients could be treated so well. On a lighter note, I'd be in the break room of this unit with a white napkin on my scrubs...

15. Eating the patients' food?

    blackmamba123 replied to blackmamba123's topic in General Nursing

    Love it. Thanks for