livingthedream33

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1. Yet another burnout thread

   livingthedream33 replied to inspir8tion's topic in Operating Room

   I have been an OR nurse for many yrs now. I worked in a hospital with 5 OR's and a serious micromanager. I left there and went to a larger hospital and loved it. There were a bunch of rules but everyone had to follow them not just the people that wer...

2. Can't we all just get along

   livingthedream33 replied to livingthedream33's topic in General Nursing

   Yep. Not an easy task for me. Surely I can do long enough to find another job!

3. Can't we all just get along

   livingthedream33 replied to livingthedream33's topic in General Nursing

   Oh...I have better....since I have brought these issues to the attention of our surgeons, I have been given a final notice (which means...and she wrote it out...if I talk to any staff or surgeon about the issues or even the "final notice" I will be ...

4. Can't we all just get along

   livingthedream33 replied to livingthedream33's topic in General Nursing

   I don't know what goes on behind closed office doors (nor should I). The issues do not seem to get addressed. I base that on the fact that the same nurse or 2 continually make the same mistakes. I got no where with my mgr about the med errors. I took...

5. Can't we all just get along

   livingthedream33 replied to livingthedream33's topic in General Nursing

   Sadly, I have blown my top! (a few times). It is pidly garbage. I can honestly say that I have NEVER emailed or visited the mgr with anything that was not pt safety related. Even worse.....I can mark my calendar by any event with a certain few nurses...

6. "Nursing students with C's are still nurses".. ?

   livingthedream33 replied to whiteoleander5's topic in General Students

   Oh my goodness????My point was that no matter if you are or were an A or B or C student, makes no difference in some clinical situations. I would not choose my nurse or doctor based on their GPA from school that could have been 2 or 20 or 30 yrs ago....

7. "Nursing students with C's are still nurses".. ?

   livingthedream33 replied to whiteoleander5's topic in General Students

   I was not putting anyone down or trying to make myself feel better about anything. The point was.....In my OPINION...your gpa in nursing school has little to do with how good of a nurse you are! (or are not). There are many nurses out there that are ...

8. "Nursing students with C's are still nurses".. ?

   livingthedream33 replied to whiteoleander5's topic in General Students

   "C's get degrees", "C your way thru", I heard them all. Before I reveal my grades from nursing school, let me say this......My badge says "RN - Staff Nurse"! No where is there a GPA to be found. I work with several nurses that have atleast half of th...

9. Can't we all just get along

   livingthedream33 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Can't we all just get along????NO!!!!The dept I work in is fairly small. What is aggravating is the attitudes of goody-2-shoes nurses that think there is no need to place blame or discover the real reason behind mistakes. And mgt only cares that ever...

10. Does your OR have an educator?

    livingthedream33 replied to linda2097's topic in Operating Room

    Wow!! We may work in the same OR. Our educator does NOTHING!!! She eats alot of p'nut butter and crackers and makes LOTS of posters and signs. (like any of us have time to read them!) Or for that matter want to ~ I believe for nurses week she picked ...

11. frenemies

    livingthedream33 replied to livingthedream33's topic in General Nursing

    Some things I have already made copies of. I learned the hard way that some occurence screens seem to disappear.

12. frenemies

    livingthedream33 replied to livingthedream33's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the valuble info. I intend to seek legal counsel in the am. I am not sure if I should resign (not already having another job) or quietly ride it out until I get all my ducks in a row. Hopefully, an attorney can advise me. One of the gener...

13. frenemies

    livingthedream33 posted a topic in General Nursing

    How do you handle frenemies in the OR? I know it is always hard for a group of (primarily) women to all get along. I work with nurses that engage you in conversations about issues with-in the department only to run to the mgrs office and tattle! It i...

14. frenemies

    livingthedream33 posted a topic in Operating Room

    How do you handle frenemies in the OR? I know it is always hard for a group of (primarily) women to all get along. I work with nurses that engage you in conversations about issues with-in the department only to run to the mgrs office and tattle! It i...