aztec01

The problem is that nurses notes are no longer viewed the same way as they used to be. Good note-taking protected us legally. Truth be said, very few patient cases ever become litigious and nurses 'notes' are now used primarily by the myriads of certification agencies endlessly parading through hospitals marking off their little check boxes. If our check boxes match their check boxes, we get/stay certified and get paid by Big Brother. That being what it is, I am friends with a recently retired 'expert nurse' who says the decline/lack of charting pretty much guarantees a hefty settlement in court nowadays

To Emergent RN: That you start your statement with, "At one of my jobs..." tells me all I need to know. God bless you for the hard work that you do. And, your final resolution, perfect! :-)

I hear that! Been a nurse 33 years, nearly all in critical care, and my brother was shocked at my 'top end pay'. He's an IT security department head and pays new grad hires, with no "real world experience, significantly more than I do at my topped out pay. You don't get into nursing to get rich, that's for sure.

First of all, I think it should read "Narcan'd" not 'narcanned'. Secondly, the first CIWA patient that slugs you in the stomach is gonna wipe off some of that naivete the OP sports. Thirdly, it IS funny, and hilariously so, in a dark way. I'd wear it in a heart beat

"most nurses are female, and the ones that aren't, are often gay (yes, I know that is just a silly stereotype, and there's nothing wrong with being gay, but that's beside my point)." NO, it's not a silly stereotype. It is an offensive and immature stereotype! Your whole post is contradictory...you're not ashamed in fact "damn proud", but you're ashamed enough to lie about it. If you are this childish and immature in your relationships with women, THAT is going to put off potential relationships more than your professional choices. GROW UP, be the nurse. go climb a mountain if that makes you feel better about yourself. But quit with the "silly" BS about homosexuality, masculinity and insecurity. You should've thought about that before you entered the profession. What are you going to do when a patient makes a stupidly stereotypical comment about your masculinity? If women think you're unmanly then it's because you act that way, and frankly, if your post is any indicator as to how you act and react in public...I would not be surprised if women gave you a wide berth. If you are so worried that your profession is cramping your game, then perhaps you had best find a different profession. Seriously, you say you're 'damn proud' to be a nurse. I would be more impressed if you were proud to be a 'damn good nurse'.