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this has been dealt with before on previous posts.

ego. in todays age of so called progressive thinking, we are still the master/servant. Unless you are good working relationship with the doctor, and contribute ideas he can work with...well, think...

nothing has changed, nothing will. For all the BS marketing about health care coming into the 21st century, the relationship between dr & nurse has not and will not change. Dr are self employed and...

no! Its a sitter...baby sitter for adults. unless they come with a nursing background or proper training, OR just have the talent, you expect them to perform properly when dad goes ballastic. The...

it will not stop, its been around since the dawn of time. I confronted mine, he backed off. Consider bullying a learned behavior. They have to learn it from some one..usually dad or mom!

trauma junkie...dont need a book or movie. Some nurses like me, thrive on trauma, makes me feel human. and I get paid for it. you get creative in your care, because sometimes whats available does...

Did you not know that they are? God's gift! lol Its the ego thing, and they have never been told NO! REmember in this day and age, the media tells you, everything is fine & wonderful and if you...

everyone is human? Its the staffing, managers, and patients that feel that you are theirs, that ones learns to control yourself. Your a customer service rep, you WILL learn how to deal with human...

find out why I got rejected! work on that! And do not speak todays slang, turn your phone OFF (your not that important to be interrupted by a flaky text), and focus on the job interview. If your...

WELCOME...to the real world. You WILL mature, and develope a thick skin. No matter whether your dealing with a irate patient, staff or manager...flip them the bird behind their back. lol

its my protection! Its the thick skin you develop during the course of your work. Otherwise you leave yourself open. Watch the some doctors how they talk to patients & other staff. Learn from them....

we voted going to 12H shift. Enjoyed it! The days off were better. 3-11 was good becuase you did not have the ego's of management interferring.

I am a trauma junkie..its the endorphine kick or high you get when a serious case comes through the door. And you know you can deal with it..I love it!

plus a lot of problem, we see is the attitude when first starting out, conflicting with the older patients in the bed looking for care. Its how you handle the problem, your maturity! Gen X, Y, Z...we...

welcome to the wonderful world of MD ego's! They are still gods in the eyes of medicine, but considering its their butts on the line, in case something goes wrong. I challenge each MD if needed, but...

nursing will thrive! us old farts are retiring and get sick! we need nurses & doctors, which is why you see many from off shore making home here, more money then home! I would like to see less...

nosey nurses, are like nosey neighbours, ignore them! Dont have to do a political statment. Switch the subject to something fluffy! nice day, eh!!

depends on the kids. The elders husband or wife that died, and left them alone to fend for themselves, was usually the one that took care of the financial. AND its usually money that starts the...

its similar to a mortgage, amortize it, not google-ize it. Most hospitals you have to work for a period of time, i.e. 3 years to pay off their part of the debt they incurred educating you. Then...

agreed! with both. you can make a difference but like most false hope advertising, dont hold your breathe. do what you can do, but dont expect others to follow.

all these posts saying the same...be courteous....at least 15 minutes. no absolutely, no 'like'...use good grammar & plain english (do not use the trendy buzz words of today (listen to your...

time to look else where, if staff turn over is high, the management is incompetent.

as long as they do their work, but when they start bad mouthing other colours, thats where I draw the line. Patients are sick, deal with the illness, whether they are black, white, brown. They have...

agreed! the customer/patient/client calls the shots, to a degree! if its a matter of calling colours, to make the patient more agreeable to treatment, do it. I am not a patient service rep (whatever...

not saying that! Agreed with patient history. Why did drug or booze problem start. A documentary yesterday about addiction (drugs or booze), showed the hot spots in the brain that are affected,...