Deepinthegame

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1. Do You Believe

   Deepinthegame posted a topic in General Nursing

   Ok, been at my present gig for over 20 years-have won many awards , etc. - Yes, at a Super Platinum Five Star ( I know I'm forgetting something- Oh , yeah Joint Commission Approved ) Magnet Status Luxury Hospital ( we wash cars too ). Now for my poi...

2. Why do some nurses "hate their jobs"?

   Deepinthegame replied to iculvr's topic in General Nursing

   I can tell you why- Starts with College/University Professors not being honest with students. Not taking time out and taking the authority hat off and telling it like it is. As a guy that was former military (USMC ) our instructors told the truth - l...

3. Has nursing made you negative?

   Deepinthegame replied to milesims's topic in General Nursing

   Jaded

4. Nursing Depts Ran by Non-Nurses?

   Deepinthegame replied to Reeses30135's topic in General Nursing

   Business always wins against nurses

5. How do you let go after a bad shift?

   Deepinthegame replied to NickiLaughs's topic in General Nursing

   Sitting in traffic

6. Nursing: The Highly Skilled Customer Service Representative

   Deepinthegame replied to gleanns's topic in General Nursing

   This is my strong suit - I was built for this game ! Oh, I must say this is a good one. Over the years , I have become an expert at ,"Giving the people what they want ! " My hospital loves me for it too ,and have received multiple awards in the pas...

7. Accelerated vs. traditional BSN?

   Deepinthegame replied to nicole_e's topic in General Students

   Chamberlain online was the best thing that happen for me , as well as, my hospital . So many of my fellow staff got BSNs and MSNs from Chamberlain online . Truly an awesome experience. Nothing like ( much like here ) posting for school from your ce...

8. Nursing is a passion?

   Deepinthegame replied to mindofmidwifery's topic in Professionalism

   It's a gig

9. Joint Commission is a Joke...

   Deepinthegame replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

   It is a joke ! Fear the Feds and laugh at Joint Commission We had a hospital here in Chicago that had to be shut down by the FBI-where was Joint Commission ? Where was Magnet ? Where was etc. ? However , it took an entity outside of healthcare to sh...

10. New Grad 5 days orientation

    Deepinthegame replied to vulupure's topic in General Nursing

    Well , in my day orientation would go like this Day One : Following a nurse Day Two : The nurse I just followed the day before calls in sick. Now , I am on my own and staff tells me if I need any help just ask. Advice : Take care of the pts whose ...

11. Would You Report Me for This?

    Deepinthegame replied to cupquake's topic in General Nursing

    I would never "Reported " you ! In my time, I have seen so much and been through so much. Really , LTC ? Senokot ? What's next a flintstone vitamin ? Heck, most LTC need to be shut down anyway. You know what ? I probably would have told you watch it...

12. Code Blue: What Should I Do?

    Deepinthegame replied to Bridgid Joseph's topic in General Nursing

    Want to look ,and feel like you are making a difference once a code has started ? No other , than the "Flush Man " . Yes, the "Flush Man " is in it to win it -other than the CPR guy. When the code is over -good or bad - you looked amazing during the ...

13. Do (in-hospital)dialysis nurses love their jobs

    Deepinthegame replied to birdwhisperer's topic in General Nursing

    Matter of fact, my nursing back ground is much like yours ,and I have been doing dialysis since "95" . On that note , I now , for the pass decade have been doing bedside dialysis just to keep my skills up. Ok, the pay is what I get paid hourly , but...

14. What To Do After You've Made A Mistake

    Deepinthegame replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, all this owning up sounds so good , so Florence Nightingale ( would have been laid off or fired along time ago ) -but I have seen nurses for simple mistakes hung out to dry. Yeah, yeah, yeah - pt's advocate and all that -please. Most hospitals d...

15. What's the most tedious part of your daily job at a Nursing Home?

    Deepinthegame replied to JamieFrank's topic in General Nursing

    Dealing with ," That one family member " -you know the one that has nothing else in life to do ,but hang around the nursing home. As, I said before , I have been around and " That family member " is at all LTC facilities -Who's job is to bug you ev...