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1. 3 on and 6 off schedule

   brido replied to brido's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you. it is night shift and I think I am going to grab it. Yes, it's not technically full time, but luckily I don't need full-time right now. My only concern is the 3 in a row. Right now it's not a problem, but the older I get, I know it will ca...

2. 3 on and 6 off schedule

   brido posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello all, Have any of you ever worked a schedule of 3 12 hour shifts and off 6 in a row? I've never heard of that specific on/off rotation and I'm curious if this is common? Thank you!

3. What % of women don't know basics of female anatomy?

   brido replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

   I was brought up in a home where sex was taboo, no medical/biological terms were used and I didn't know what my period was when I first got it. I panicked when I saw blood and my mother just told me that I'm "a woman now." I went to public school but...

4. Least stressful nursing specialty

   brido replied to Svkd's topic in General Nursing

   It all depends on how one handles stress. For example, some people find the ER extremely stressful because of the unknown. Others thrive on the unknown. To me, if it's nursing, then it's stressful.

5. How many days do you work in a row?

   brido replied to Jaellys's topic in General Nursing

   3 12 hour nights in a row and 6 off

6. Anyone have nightmares?

   brido replied to dec2007's topic in Stress 101

   I have that nightmare about once a week. Another common theme is totally forgetting about a patient or 2, or giving the wrong medications. Or that I cannot work the machines correctly.

7. Should Healthcare Professionals Ask About Guns in the Home?

   brido replied to P-RN's topic in General Nursing

   Dude, I see a number a posts from you about "illegal aliens." Even when the topic has nothing to do with "illegal aliens."

8. I feel nursing is more of a calling than anything else

   brido replied to Tarrus Eliuds's topic in Spirituality

   I wish I could like this 1,000 times.

9. I feel nursing is more of a calling than anything else

   brido replied to Tarrus Eliuds's topic in Spirituality

   Nursing is not my calling. I do not believe in God. Nursing appealed to me because of the flexibility, hours, science, the ability to help others, etc. However, just because it wasn't a calling for ME, doesn't mean it's not a calling for others. It ...

10. I saw another nurse assault a patient

    brido replied to morman's topic in Relations

    I'm an atheist and I think your post is out of line. Why can't someone discuss their faith on a non-religious forum? Why is that so offensive? Did toomuchbaloney try to force it on anyone else? No, so move on. He shared how this particular topic affe...

11. I saw another nurse assault a patient

    brido replied to morman's topic in Relations

    Nobody's world is black and white. However, there are some situations that are black and white and THIS is one of them.

12. Advice on creepy doctors?

    brido replied to carterr's topic in Relations

    Well, when you call a victim of sexual assault/harassment a "pansy", be prepared to get a reaction. What does "I don't apologize for expecting women who claim that they can do and have it all, and are so powerful, to act like it" have to do with the ...

13. Advice on creepy doctors?

    brido replied to carterr's topic in Relations

    Great post! I wish I could like this a million times!

14. Advice on creepy doctors?

    brido replied to carterr's topic in Relations

    I respect this. I just think that people need to realize that not everyone is able to fight someone off right away. Too many people say "well I would have done xyz...why didn't YOU do that? That is so not helpful. People are different and have differ...

15. Advice on creepy doctors?

    brido replied to carterr's topic in Relations

    Who are you to "question her response?" And what is wrong with her response? Just because she didn't kick him where it hurts does not mean that she is responsible for what happened. Again, people react differently under stressful circumstances due t...