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  1. What do you do to get past the 2am slump

    mamabear replied to peaceful2100's topic in General Nursing

    Copious amounts of caffeine: really strong coffee alternately with Jolt cola. Go outside, whether you're a smoker or not (especially effective during February in northwest Indiana) Throw cold water...

  2. obituaries

    mamabear replied to shannonRN's topic in General Nursing

    I thought everybody checked out the obits! I work adult psych/substance abuse and, unfortunately, a lot of our patients decide to check out ahead of schedule, i.e., drink themselves beyond blind, OD...

  3. Do Day Nurses Really Feel that Night Nurses Do Nothing All Night?

    mamabear replied to Brita01's topic in General Nursing

    Gee, I thought my facility was the only one... We never have more than three staff, regardless of how many patients we have or how high the acuity is (are there really places that staff according to...

  4. Do Day Nurses Really Feel that Night Nurses Do Nothing All Night?

    mamabear replied to Brita01's topic in General Nursing

    Gee, I thought my facility was the only

  5. What shift do you work? Why?

    mamabear replied to duckie's topic in General Nursing

    I work nights: 2345 to 0815. Reasons: it pays more, there are no bosses skulking around every corner [although we do have a few snitches], my husband works nights and, as a rule, the patients are...

  6. Self Scheduling

    mamabear replied to SouthernPride's topic in General Nursing

    Self-scheduling is another example of a great idea that works in theory but not in practice. We allegedly have self-scheduling where I work, but it's always tilted to the advantage of the

  7. see-through white pants? Hate it!!!

    mamabear replied to scootermcnutt's topic in General Nursing

    A few suggestions: wear beige underpants. Also, places like Kmart and Walmart have white jeans (Riders) during spring and summer, and Target has Cherokee white stretch jeans which are very...

  8. should psych patients be held accountable?

    mamabear replied to psychnurse01's topic in Psychiatric

    I've been in psych nursing for 15 years and have been injured many times. The latest event resulted in my needing several sutures to my head and a humongous hematoma on my hip. Yes, they should be...

  9. THESE NURSES SUCK!!!

    mamabear replied to SUBQ's topic in Nursing Career

    We need to unionize, and NOW!!! The suits in charge tell us that professionals don't unionize. I know of no other "professionals" who have to wear uniforms and punch a timeclock. Can you imagine if...