Why do you turn to your DON or NM when there is a personnel management problem? You're the professional nurse -- and their manager during the shift. Take responsibility for being a manager. Don't pass the buck upwards. Learn from managers (nurses) wh...
I was recently in the hospital and experienced significant difficulty sleeping. They claimed it was 'white coat anxiety'. Ha! I didn't have my little dog sleeping with me. He has slept with me longer than my ex-wife and doesn't mind my snoring!
Get over it already. You will hop in the neighbors pool buck naked and call it skinny dipping, but won't bare an inch of skin in class? Be respectful and expect your partner to be as well.
I make it easy to understand - 94% of Nurses are female. Do you have the same opportunity to meet women at your job?? I'll have to change my tune when I marry again....
All white uniforms?? They are really inconvenient when they are exposed to the four P's - puke, poop, pee, and puss. There have been times I was very grateful for colored scrubs. They don't show the mess as much. Yuck. I agree that uniformity of c...
1guy2pups replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in Relations
I'm not a young guy and worked in many different occupations. The best environments existed when there was a "good" ratio of men to women (subjective - it depends on group dynamics) and when I hired work release inmates. Regardless of their history...
Don't get freaked out by them. They're just dead people. You'll see and handle a lot more dead people during your career. And, be respectful - treat them as you would a member of your own family (assuming a healthy family life).
1guy2pups replied to S.Lunsford RN's topic in General Nursing
Abuse or neglect claims can be alledged so easily. Your employer may try to wash their hands of it by claiming you did not follow procedure, etc. Where does that leave you? -- Hopefully with private insurance to mount a defense. There's an old sayi...