ked20

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1. What Are The Most Creative Call-off Excuses You Have Heard?

   ked20 replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in Professionalism

   "I stubbed my toe." "My cat hid my keys."

2. RN Salary Survey 2013: Post here!

   ked20 replied to ItsColduphere's topic in General Nursing

   Boston MA 36 years Telephone Triage $69.29/hr Night diff $3.50 (after 4pm) No union

3. Is nursing for me???

   ked20 replied to XcrMat's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I left nursing to become an attorney. Though I value the education I received, I would not do it again. I practiced law for 7 years. If you think you are disrespected now, become an attorney. You will be treated like the bottom of the barrel espe...

4. NP: Still a nurse?

   ked20 replied to TakeTwoAspirin's topic in NP

   I work with about 30 NP's. They absolutely do not consider themselves nurses. They refer to themselves as "clinicians" They think the nurses they work with are idiots and have stated so. It is really disgraceful.

5. August 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

   ked20 replied to Joe V's topic in Announcements

   "Is this your first time working nights?"

6. What draws non-nurses to AN.com?

   ked20 replied to roser13's topic in General Nursing

   I think this forum is very interesting and hilarious at times. I would find it entertaining even if I was not a nurse.

7. Questions from new nurses...

   ked20 replied to Brian's topic in Rock

   A new student nurse standing outside the patient's room, full wash basin and towels in hand, shaking like a leaf. When I approached she said, "I know what I'm supposed to do but what do I do first?." I told her to think about her own morning routin...

8. Higher Paid Nursing Jobs

   ked20 replied to mbrn1985's topic in Career Support

   Try specialties like dialysis or procedural sedation.

9. Help please...new specialty. Awful nurses.

   ked20 replied to LandD_RN_chica's topic in Relations

   This has happened to me several times. Kill them with kindness. It has always worked for me. Apologize for everything. Thank everyone for everything. Help anyone with anything. Bake cookies. I have worked in places where I felt hated. By the t...

10. New Grad Nurse Interview STRESS!! Please help!

    ked20 replied to RNbethy's topic in Job Hunt

    Send an email to everyone on the panel. Thank them for their time and apologize for nervous behaviour. Expand on the vague answers you gave and thank them again for their time. Don't leave the situation as is. You can still make a good impresssio...

11. Do potential employers owe you an explaination?

    ked20 replied to Marshall1's topic in Professionalism

    The last time I did not get the job (where a spy told me I was the strongest candidate) I contacted Human Resources and asked if I was being considered or not, I got an email thereafter from the interviewer saying "We decided to go in a different dir...

12. Pain meds during dialysis

    ked20 replied to Morainey's topic in Urology

    Use a drug eliminated by liver, not kidney.

13. What to do after a rough shift?

    ked20 replied to Brian's topic in Rock

    I recently started writing. And, I am getting such a kick out of what I've written, I am going to publish!

14. What exactly do physicians do again?

    ked20 replied to wanderlustgirl's topic in Relations

    You nailed it!!

15. Burned out and hate nursing

    ked20 replied to RN1023's topic in Stress 101

    Telephone Triage! I love it so much I am writing a book about it. You get to play "Colombo" all day. (you're probably too young to know who that is.)