Do you talk about allnurses.com at work?

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  1. Do you talk about allnurses.com at work?

    • 37
      Yes, all the time, who doesn't? :)
    • 127
      Yes, sometimes
    • 17
      No, but it's a great idea and I will start!
    • 86
      No

267 members have participated

Just curious? Do you talk about allnurses.com at work?

Maybe bring up the funny stories you read? Ask opinions of your colleague about interesting nursing topics you've read here? Maybe even print up articles and share them at work? (hint... hint ;) )

So many users say that they heard about allnurses from their co-worker, I'd like to know how many of you are actually doing it.

For those of you who do tell others about AN, we really appreciate it :bowingpur. Word of Mouth is the best (and cheapest) way to help us grow :tku:

Please take a minute to answer our poll, and please post your feedback :)

Specializes in Tele.

I don't.

And I am a little embarrased to say this!

but last night, my husband came in from work and he said do you know "...." (all nurses screen name) and I said "no"

and then he said "he said that he knew you from all nurses.com"

and I was so embarrased.

I posted where my husband and I worked, and someone asked him "does your wife work at ........?" and he said "yes" and then this someone asked "does she go to all nurses.com" and he said "yes"

then the other nurse that was with that someone starts laughing, and then my husband said "it's a small world!"

I am just so embarrassed!

beware of what you type and the info you say!

and I don't even have my name as part of my sn!

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Specializes in Med/Surg.

I see how it could become addicting. I have asked at work about it but no one said they had ever heard of all nurses. I learned about allnurses from a friend of my parents who is an RN.

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Specializes in Rehab, Neuro, Travel Nurse, Home Care.

I tell the nurses at my job about it all the time. Esp if we are having a issue and are racking our brains how to handle it. We have internet at work, so I search to see if the issue was ever discussed and how other nurses handle it.

BUT I'm not logged in at work and I don't talk about patient stories on here because I don't want to be found out. It helps that I live in a city with a lot of hospitals though. I feel sorry for people venting on here and they live in a small town.

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Specializes in Med/Surg.

I don't talk about allnurses at work because I feel as though if my co-workers joined I would no longer be anonymous. Not that I give out any personal information about my job or where I work, just on med/surg but you know that they would want to know my user name as I would want to know theirs then I would not feel comfortable posting anymore :nurse:

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Specializes in ER, PACU, Med-Surg, Hospice, LTC.

I've talked about AllNurses to many of my coworkers. I've also told them to check the site out, too.

Some loved this site and joined immediately and others did not like the site at all.

I found that the various views on why a some Nurses really like AllNurses while others did not like it, very interesting.

Both sides had strong and valid points!

:heartbeat:heartbeat:heartbeat

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Specializes in telemetry, med-surg, home health, psych.

I love my cat...just curious, what were the reasons some nurses did not like this site???? I just love it, that is why I am nosy....

Thanks...

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Specializes in Community Health, Med-Surg, Home Health.

The fact that we are encouraged to create user names demonstrates to me that this should be a site used with discretion. I told a few friends about it sometime back and as far as I know, none of them used it. I never tell co-workers because I talk about some of them like the dogs they are. They'd know it is me or someone who knows who they REALLY are, so, I keep this site as my little secret. People who are curious enough to wish to communicate with other nurses can find it easily enough.

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Specializes in telemetry, med-surg, home health, psych.

I envy those that have posted they log on and use this site at work...I am lucky to get time to hit the BR or eat a bite......

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Specializes in Did the job hop, now in MS. Not Bad!!!!!.
I envy those that have posted they log on and use this site at work...I am lucky to get time to hit the BR or eat a bite......

:yeahthat:

HA! I've been wondering the very same thing!!

Chloe

:nurse:

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Yes....and no. This is a great find and I've learned so much about nursing and the different processes used in different hospitals. I love to share what I read and learn with friends that are interested so I do talk about the things I see here. But...only to those I trust. I do answer to some requests for input on different situations and then relate them back to my situation. Though I'm supposedly anonymous on here, someone told me once that they knew it was me cause I write as I talk. (And it was about getting input on a new job....) So when I respond, I keep in mind that people I work with may see everything I share.

It's such an incredible source of info and a great way to vent about nursing that I'm always surprised when people don't look up the site after I tell them about it. I guess some people just aren't into computers like I am. So sorry we can't bring up membership even more for you but if everyone was on the site....it would detract from the ability to say the things we like to get off our chest. So the best part of the site is also what's stopping you from gaining more clients. Thanks for Allnurses.com.

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I am new to this site, so in the past I have not. :cry: I did peek into the Male nurse site and I read so many interesting topics. I did go back and ask the male nurses their opinions and I told them about the site. It was nice because I think we began conversations about"male chest hair and tee shirts, do you like to work with males vs. females and other topics. :wink2: I have nursing staff meetings twice a month and in June I am going to give the web site. I think that it will be a positive way to end the meeting.:yeah:

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