Daisy Joyce

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    Benefits over passion?

    Daisy Joyce replied to KJCnango's topic in General Nursing

    There was a thread on here a couple months ago about retirement and people not being prepared. As much as TV and novels tell us to "follow our heart", the bills have to be paid. Also, tomorrow isn't...
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    Nurses' Week - Upended.

    Daisy Joyce replied to evilolive07's topic in General Nursing

    Where does Nurses' Week even come from? Who thought it up? Was it the ANA trying to strong-arm the hospitals, so now administrators make their resentments known by half hearted gestures? I really am...
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    FOMO & anxiety. Need advise.

    Daisy Joyce replied to Octobermyfav's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes our friend groups turn over, because people graduate and move away and start families or whatever. It's nature's way of telling you you're growing up and need new friends. How close are you...
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    Unsafe home

    Daisy Joyce replied to LVN_'s topic in Home Health

    I've been in a couple of dirty or hoarder homes. One night I was verbally abused by the parents of my patient for an extended length of time. Then they went to bed and I called my agency and informed...
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    Any other places doing "Hospital Employees' Week" instead of Nurses' Week?

    Daisy Joyce replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Marilyn-Monroe-passing-out-popcorn woulda been awesome if your DON was a big hairy
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    Share Your Favorite Motivational Quote - WIN $250! Nurses Week Contest 2018

    Daisy Joyce replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    The gloom of the world is but a shadow. Behind it, yet within our reach is joy. Take joy! Fra Giovanni
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    New Grad Offered Director Level Position?

    Daisy Joyce replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Because good facilities have the resources to attract and retain experienced nurses with a wide background and many clinical skills to be DON. You can be at the top of your class in school, but...
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    Do nurses get away with nurse brutality

    Daisy Joyce replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, some of the things we do are misunderstood by families. Families report their loved ones being thrown around the bed, or being talked to meanly, or the staff wasn't behaving sad enough at the...
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    Is bedside nursing really that bad?

    Daisy Joyce replied to ivyleaf's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a decently staffed unit. I like it. I've worked in poorly staffed units. It sucked. Where I work now has a local reputation for being a good place to
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    Friending patient families on social media?

    Daisy Joyce replied to Missie Hannie's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I wouldn't. I had a home care case where the patient's older brother was the same grade as my son, but went to a different school than my kiddo. The mom and I got along fine, and we had a lot of...
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    Why are nurses the only profession that cannot accept gifts?

    Daisy Joyce replied to RockinNurse2018's topic in General Nursing

    We're not allowed to accept individual gifts, but we can accept something for the floor, like a box of
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    Patient going to send nurse to Concentration Camps??

    Daisy Joyce replied to Kayauhs's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, the patient said something very ugly to you, and it was uncalled for and totally sucks. I get that you were trying to reach out to him as a human being, trying to form a connection. That impulse...
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    New Grad Offered Director Level Position?

    Daisy Joyce replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Something is very wrong with a facility that hires a new grad for DON. Run
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    Burnt out on Working Weekends and Holidays

    Daisy Joyce replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Just be aware that the trade off for better hours is usually a massive pay
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    Behavioral Interviews Explained: Tips and Tricks

    Daisy Joyce replied to Melissa Mills's topic in General Nursing

    I'm always impressed by the endless inventiveness of bosses to find new and sadistic ways torment decent people just trying to find a
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    What was the first thing you learned in Nursing School?

    Daisy Joyce replied to Murse336's topic in General Students

    Where to buy white
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    Family Member Watching Pro-terror/ Anti-America/ Anti-Semitic video

    Daisy Joyce replied to sugarmagnolia3's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, but people are allowed to watch any propaganda they like. From what the OP (who, BTW, never actually saw the video for herself--this is a second hand account) described, this was not a...
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    Family Member Watching Pro-terror/ Anti-America/ Anti-Semitic video

    Daisy Joyce replied to sugarmagnolia3's topic in General Nursing

    What if the patient is an historian, and they are reading "Mein Kampf "? What if the patient is an historian and they are reading "The Gulag Archipelago"? What if the patient's parent doesn't...
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    High School Shooter Copy Cats?

    Daisy Joyce replied to guest83140's topic in School

    I wonder if there's a way to reach out to the socially isolated kids early and integrate them into social groups and cliques. I mean really early, like K through 3rd grades. A way to notice which...
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    Advice? Support? I don't know what I need anymore... :(

    Daisy Joyce replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    It sounds like administration simply will not make any changes until a tragedy occurs. Then, the money will magically appear (after a certain number of heads roll,
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    The pictures I saw

    Daisy Joyce replied to Oldmahubbard's topic in General Nursing

    There are a lot more broken people out there than you realize. A lot of people who are just barely hanging on by their fingertips to get through one day at a time. Some of these people are your co...
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    Why Do We Continue to Harm Patients?

    Daisy Joyce replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Better
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    Fired Due to Not Being Able to Get to Work

    Daisy Joyce replied to Studentworker's topic in General Nursing

    No, it's just that snow call-outs are a berserk button for me. After working all night, I'm simply not safe during the day. Rightly or wrongly, that's how it is. And I have a very primal fear of...
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    Fired Due to Not Being Able to Get to Work

    Daisy Joyce replied to Studentworker's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a very mean lady, and I get even meaner when the next shift doesn't show up. Don't be a nurse if you want to snuggle down under warm covers when it snows. Seriously. Could you imagine if you were...
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    Should nurses be able to listen to music at work?

    Daisy Joyce replied to RockinNurse2018's topic in General Nursing

    If it doesn't bother the patients, you're not wearing headphones to tune out everybody else, and it's not distracting your concentration, sure, go