twin#2

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1. "Your servers today will be..." Opinions please!

   twin#2 replied to Nascar nurse's topic in Geriatric

   So, sloveladyg actually states that it is insulting & demeaming to be called a server as it places nurses in the realm of waitressing? I've a query for this poster; Just what is a waitress "realm"? Yes & the (not that there is anything wrong ...

2. "Your servers today will be..." Opinions please!

   twin#2 replied to Nascar nurse's topic in Geriatric

   There are actually 2 opinions I percieve from all who have entered this thread (as I have inputted as well.) number one opine seeems to be from those who do not appreciate being referred to as a "server". As an RN who has worked some very high /stres...

3. "Your servers today will be..." Opinions please!

   twin#2 replied to Nascar nurse's topic in Geriatric

   Sounds like the facility I plan to depart from soon; they have a system wherein ED reports are faxed s prior knowledge &, yes they actually have a notice in the resource room that states "if pt arrives @ shift change simply pop into the room for ...

4. ER Nurses Treated Different in my Hospital!

   twin#2 replied to Jen2's topic in Emergency

5. Dissect a cat?!

   twin#2 replied to moonbeamsmom's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I care for animals more than many humans;primarily mammal (which humans are as well) are fellow, feeling creatures & c there is there is only one mammal on the planet who kills members of their own their own species in such vast numbers. They are...

6. ER Nurses Treated Different in my Hospital!

   twin#2 replied to Jen2's topic in Emergency

   FYI; I am not a "girl" I am a woman. Also using the term bitchy is sexist. I can't imagine how, from the ERA rally I went to @ age 18 1979 that woman have manged to infantize themselves, call one another girls et al & give their daughters Barbie...

7. Do you feel valued in your current nursing position?

   twin#2 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   You summed it up perfectly in 3 sentences. Diana

8. Do you feel valued in your current nursing position?

   twin#2 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   NO. I feel valued by my Pts as usually as , in spite of having a manicy temperament I turn it aroung with the Pts. As far as the Hospital The only value they have for RNs is a Nsg license & a pulse w/ the exception of those who suck up to managem...

9. Dissect a cat?!

   twin#2 replied to moonbeamsmom's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I must not be too literate c this program; I've been an RN for 10 years & I thought I was replying to moonbeams mom who is in school, I am a Vegan & passionate animal rights advocate etc.. Diana "the best things in life are furry"

10. Dissect a cat?!

    twin#2 replied to moonbeamsmom's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Icould never dissect a cat; my litte fur person is on my lap now; we did have to dissect a mink & we had a 20 yr dead guy to learn from; as a card carring member of the ASPCA, Humane soceity etc.. I draw the lines @ companion animals (I didn't li...

11. nurse to attorney

    twin#2 replied to ETKRN's topic in Career Support

    This what my tenative plan is; I have a friend who is an Atty who, as he knows my passion for animal welfare, is going to introduce me to his Atty friend who specializes in this field; I was born & raised in California so there are probably more ...

12. Difference Between a New Nurse and an Old Nurse

    twin#2 replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Humor

    The new nurse becomes quite upset when a demented or perpetually cranky pt spews expletives @ them. The old nurse apprises the pt they'll have to do better to offend them. The new nurses prefaces every MD phone call c "I'm sorry to bother you Dr. so ...

13. ER Nurses Treated Different in my Hospital!

    twin#2 replied to Jen2's topic in Emergency

    re ed RNs responding to codes on the floor; I have never seen an ER Nurse repond to a code; R.T.s respond, MDs on floor respond (day shift when we have a slew of MDs around) & we have nsg supervisors from ICU respond (not ICU RNs who have Pts). A...

14. ER Nurses Treated Different in my Hospital!

    twin#2 replied to Jen2's topic in Emergency

    Twin #2 actually, Jen brings up son actual cogent points; the hospitals in Palm Springs region are sucking up like Hoover vacuums toward the well-heeled. Additionally, Southern California has sold itself out to developers who have successfully, as th...

15. ER Nurses Treated Different in my Hospital!

    twin#2 replied to Jen2's topic in Emergency

    Indeed, I must disagree c the beleagured ED RNs; in the hospital in which I work they came up (again) c their experiment of expediting the ED admits by calling the floor to give report (invariably during the last hour of our shift when we are least l...