hhrhrn41 RN

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1. Calling in sick??

   hhrhrn41 replied to LUVtxNursing's topic in General Nursing

   Why is it that the "peons" have to abide by the sick call off policies however, the ones who enforce the policies somehow feel they are excluded from abiding by them???? My NM has not worked a full week in god only knows how long!!! She calls in b/...

2. Pet Peeve

   hhrhrn41 replied to BookwormRN's topic in General Nursing

   Here's mine.....nurses and even physical therapy and occupational therapy say this and it DRIVES ME INSANE!!!! "His/her stats have been dropping". It's sats people!!(meaning oxygen saturations). There, now I feel better!!!

3. Valor Healthcare

   hhrhrn41 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Just wondering if anyone has ever heard of this company whose main headquarters are in Miami, Florida? My boyfriend who just recently graduated from physician assistant school sent in his resume to them.

4. Do you love your managers?

   hhrhrn41 replied to NoeIssa's topic in Relations

   Rn LuLu....are you sure we don't have the same manager??!!:roll:roll:roll Positive things about my NM... 1. The one thing she has actually taught me is how NOT to be a manager!! 2. She is so disorganized that at times it is to our advantage ex. if I...

5. insubordination

   hhrhrn41 replied to hhrhrn41's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you everyone for your replies....but unfortunately, that did come out of my mouth. But not before myself and another nurse were trying our hardest to get through to her about a certain issue. She just had me soooo beyond frustrated to the poin...

6. insubordination

   hhrhrn41 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Just a quick question....what are some things that would constitute being written up for insubordination? What about telling your boss that u are fed up with her and so is everyone else on the unit??

7. How to get BF to realize he has problem?

   hhrhrn41 replied to hhrhrn41's topic in General Nursing

   leslasic.... BF takes no prescribed meds, that I'm aware of anyway. He does take vitamins, glucosamine and drinks a daily protein shake...none of these would cause sleepiness. And as far as I know (since we sleep in the same bed) his sleep is not in...

8. How to get BF to realize he has problem?

   hhrhrn41 replied to hhrhrn41's topic in General Nursing

   Marie.lpn... Never even gave it a thought to write him a letter expressing how I feel... will def. give that a shot...BF and I have been 2gether for 8 years and yes, I do know his dad fairly well...but don't particularly care for him...but was willin...

9. How to get BF to realize he has problem?

   hhrhrn41 replied to hhrhrn41's topic in General Nursing

   leslasic....thanx for taking the time to read my post and being kind enough to reply. To answer your questions... He is in the last year of PA school and doing his clinical rotations. So basically he goes to "work" every day and when he gets home (de...

10. How to get BF to realize he has problem?

    hhrhrn41 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I hope you all can help me b/c I can't even begin to describe how completely frustrated I am tonight! I had myself a good cry, called my sis and now am looking to you all for advice on this , so here goes.... I will apologize in advance for such a lo...

11. what your hospital policy on sick days?

    hhrhrn41 replied to lannisz's topic in General Nursing

    Just got called into the office the other day about this. Had four call-offs in 6 month period (very unusual for me BTW) and I had to sign a paper staing this and that I would have no further call-offs in the next 90 days. I understand rules and pol...

12. How is this fair?

    hhrhrn41 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just wanted to get some opinions on this and am hoping everyone feels the same as myself and the rest of the staff where I work. What do u all think of a boss who says she can't work the day after x-mas b/c she doesn't have a sitter? I was so mad an...

13. What career would YOU have chosen if you weren't a nurse?

    hhrhrn41 replied to RN BSN 2009's topic in General Nursing

    I would have either went to school to be a veterinarian or obtained whatever degree would qualify me to open my own chain of daycares, like Kindercare and such.

14. Could I be held liable for not telling a doctor?

    hhrhrn41 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello All, Just a quick question..... I work with this NA who tells me she was diagnosed with "pre-diabetes" several years ago and that she was prescribed Glucophage BID. She says she takes the med for a little while and then eventually just stops t...

15. The 1st Time You Cried on the Job

    hhrhrn41 replied to Eilana's topic in General Nursing

    This didn't happen to me but to a friend who works at Children's Hospitol. She cares for all of the abused kids and she told me this story one day and I just couldn't stop crying. She was in the playroom with this little girl one day and she handed ...