Used and abused

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1. Personnal lives or reckless?

   Used and abused replied to Still Riding's topic in General Nursing

   Lets look at the facts; Spell check and all may be wonderful online but when you are charting, the computers rarely, if ever, have spell check and there is absolutely little time to look up spelling. It is a fast paced world out there, takes all yo...

2. Instructor Woes :-(

   Used and abused replied to Encephala's topic in General Students

   Let me tell you what I did. I almost flunked out. Then I discovered the glory of looking at the outline, looking for it in my text books, going to student study groups. MAN those are the things that got me through it all. Ask your instructor ques...

3. Federalize Nursing Licenses! Who's with me?

   Used and abused replied to mobileLPN's topic in General Nursing

   I think this is where the compact is going. There was disagreement and so those states that were willing to comply are joined, I believe 11 states now? It's getting there. I understand completely. I have a friend who is a traveling nurse, she tol...

4. Is this any way to retain nurses?

   Used and abused replied to -jt's topic in Activism

   I had lost my job because I reported unsafe practice, which was changed and then I became a focus for administration and was literally pushed out of my job. They dragged stuff up that was no longer on my record, minute things like omitting a Colace...

5. New job! No more hospital for me!

   Used and abused replied to CherryRN's topic in General Nursing

   Cherry RN.... I have been there. When staffing is cut short so the administrators can have a raise (whom you never see out on the floor, they shut themselves up in a room with a closed door) the nurses feel it and ultimately the patient. Managers ...

6. Introductions

   Used and abused replied to Brian's topic in Wisconsin

   I too am from WI. Near Ashland!

7. What Nursing school are you in? Show your pride!

   Used and abused replied to straba's topic in General Students

   I have an ADN degree, now online Phoenix university student getting my BSN and hopefully onto MSN.

8. How desperate is your state for Nurses?

   Used and abused replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism

   I salute you! Thank your for taking a stand and having the back bone to be strong. Nursing is forever in a flux of change but the basics never do change. THank you.

9. How desperate is your state for Nurses?

   Used and abused replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism

   You have that 100% right. Conditions are horrible for nurses in hospitals. The administration should get off their butts and see what the floors are like. The managers are put in ridiculous positions of either sitting on their butts or heads in a ...

10. Medical Assistants in the office

    Used and abused replied to SHELLYBELLYRN's topic in Ambulatory

    My first medical experience was going to school to be a unit secretary. I landed a job in a surgeon's office. I became a so-called MA. I learned on the job how to wash and sterilize instruments, do VS, some patient care, assist with minor surgerie...

11. How desperate is your state for Nurses?

    Used and abused replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism

12. Atkin's diet

    Used and abused replied to GERINRS's topic in General Nursing

    A good friend of mine, also an RN is on it. She has lost 75 pounds. She eats anything she wants every other weekend. The only problem I have noticed: Attitude. She is crabby, short with people, angry and hard to be around! She complains about ...

13. I have a negative attitude - I must leave

    Used and abused replied to Rapheal's topic in General Nursing

    Oh boy! this was me a year ago. I am now DON of a LTC facility, I walked in, the old one who was to train me left. This place is great; I cannot believe how different the stress is and how much more peaceful I feel. I still do blood draws etc, so m...

14. Seasoned nurses eat their young?!

    Used and abused replied to cdaRN2004's topic in General Nursing

    I also experienced this kind of behavior, I would like to say I made it a point to NEVER treat another like this. Having an RN degree just not give a person a license to be a jerk. I have seen new grads pick up this attitude too! SO I would think ...

15. Report of nursing staff directly responsible for resident care

    Used and abused posted a topic in General Nursing

    We just had a survey and did fairlywell. Here's my problem: The state gave us a lot of FYI's which mean that next time they will look at these things but were not citable. My one problem, (Long term care) this piece of paper called the Report of...