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...like a butterfly for lab draws is really any smaller than a regular lab draw needle. Must be the "wings" make it less painful. ;)

Are patients really going to readily distinguish between job titles based on specific colors? Probably not.... they are more likely to read the person's title on the name tag (unless, like so many I...

Whenever I insert an IV, I first look for a good site away from where the arm, wrist, or hand bends. Hands are sensitive, so I avoid those if possible. The best ones are often the sites that nobody...

One other thing, if the interviewer is offended because the interviewee is dressed better, then the latter needs to keep looking while the former should be fired.

"Attitude" (as in bad attitude) is a lazy way for an administrator to deal with underlying problems. I still recall many years ago as a new nurse when a nurse manager said she wanted to talk with me...

Any time that I was the candidate being interviewed, I wore a suit and tie... the business appearance states clearly that ypou mean business and are ready to get down to business. It also shows...

Excellent advice, and it worked for you. The good news is that it can work for a lot of others as well, provided they follow it. The resume and employment applications are very important, as are...

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The unions, even if they could, would not change this, as it is yet another issue upon which to base division among people. Government does it, unions do it, and those who follow either or both seem...

Am I the only one who wonders why nurses write each other up for doing something perceived to be wrong, but will not write each other down for doing something correctly?

So... a government run hospital is being mismanaged? Say it isn't so. New York may be broke, but at least it is SAFE. ;)

Exactly. Yet another "Bill of Rights" will only get lost in the "noise" generated by the myriad such documents. Meanwhile, most people do not understand, nor even recognize, the existence of the...

Così fan tutti? Most likely not, but that one could probably afford it... at least until he lost his job. Then there is the "Honey... I'm home, and guess what I brought you!" :dummy: Expecting the...

Who designs nurse stations (with the loo contained within) like that anyway? Those are even worse than TV's in patient rooms with no external wall mounted (near the HOB) speakers to cut down on the...

Does the President really have that much (sole) power over us? The media has apparently done its jobs quite well, because (too) many in the US believe that such is the case. Here is a somewhat...

Additional advice about what not to post on social media: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=XKwy0PzNUqE#!

BlueDevil makes a good point. Maybe the BSN/MSN/PhD is not for everybody; there are still many ADN's out there doing excellent patient care and will continue to do so for many years to come. Earning...

This is true for a lot of jobs, careers, and professions out there. The economy has become such that jobs are hard to come by; good paying jobs are even harder to find. The number of folks on food...

That whole "pass it to find out what's in it" thing still bothers me.

Exactly. We, as nurses, are often more clinically oriented, especially in critical situations. This means we often do not have time to hold the patient's hand and say, "it'll be OK" (or similar). Too...

Because that makes sense, and CMS has nothing to do with making sense.

Despite the weirdness factor, Austin is the home of a place where I would like to work after I retire... some serious geekery goin' on over there. :geek:

No Coke... Pepsi! If it is good enough for the Olympia Restaurant ("Cheeburger, cheeburger, Pepsi, Pepsi!"), then it has to be good. :yes:

Posting work-related stuff on a social networking site is much like landing an airplane... when in doubt, don't do it.

Like... ummmm.... wow, man... what was the question, man? http://stonerforums.com/styles/default/xenforo/bong.gif Seriously, just because something has been legalized (to whatever extent) or at...