Truth_be-told

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1. Managers, How do you deal with staff perception?

   Truth_be-told replied to Illmarinen's topic in General Nursing

   Do you step in and help the floor nurses when they are swamped or burned out? Are you asking them to do things that you know full well that you yourself are not capable of doing?? Do you take long...

2. Should I work tomorrow?

   Truth_be-told replied to amyn87's topic in General Nursing

   The bottom feeding facility where I work is so horrible that they can't get any sane person to stay there. It is not uncommon for a new orientee to say they are 'going on their lunch breaks" the first...

3. 'My Patient died' Facebook post

   Truth_be-told replied to miladaniels's topic in HIPAA Challenges

   We bottle in a great deal of stress and pressure and have very few people to talk to about it. It is tempting to vent on FB but seeing your employers like to spy on you and think they have the right...

4. How do you deal with personal attacks at work?

   Truth_be-told replied to NewRN'16's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   why do you presume they are 'practical nurses'? I worked at a job where i ran circles around the almighty RNs and most sure cop an ego problem about that extra year of college. Are you sure you...

5. What's the nicest compliment you've gotten as a nurse?

   Truth_be-told replied to NurseNinja1990's topic in General Nursing

   I get them all the time. Just because I hate management people and the self anointed government geniuses that hyper regulate us and tie our hands does not affect my focus. The sick, injured, crippled,...

6. What do you do on weekends off?

   Truth_be-told replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

   First thing I do is shut my cell phone off, so the lazy, slave driving management folks can't harass or threaten me to come in if the floor doesn't have coverage. It is my time to have a short break,...

7. Protecting Your License: Notes from a Nurse-Attorney

   Truth_be-told replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

   Such a sad day when the government sides with management over the employees/labor who are veritably tortured by them. Toss in a good dose of government hyper regulation, and you have the perfect...

8. Male Nurse Disgusted by Female Nurses

   Truth_be-told replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   You could not be more correct. If a female graduate in some male dominated profession was treated the way I was or have been trying to get a career, say law enforcement, I would be have been awarded...

9. This person outranks me?!

   Truth_be-told replied to Aunt Slappy's topic in General Nursing

   When I realized my Bachelor's degree in secondary education was not going to be self sufficient after getting 50 dollars a day with no benefits being a 'substitute' teacher (professional baby...

10. How My Orientation is Going

    Truth_be-told replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    Such a pity that the health and well being of millions of human lives is left up to some greedy, for profit mechanism. Works like a charm for those who are not affected by it, really stinks for the...

11. What is your opinion on calling in "sick"

    Truth_be-told replied to Goofaroo's topic in General Nursing

    'if you are calling off because of emotional stress, THAT is a problem with your job. It is a signal that you cannot handle the stress of your job. '. Well well my my. Would love to put you in the...

12. Workplace Drug Test

    Truth_be-told replied to lexca's topic in General Nursing

    I am not a druggie but I have a prescription for a benzo that I occasionally take. You can look it up online, they have shampoos that use heat to draw out any residue from your hair follicles and...

13. What is your opinion on calling in "sick"

    Truth_be-told replied to Goofaroo's topic in General Nursing

    Patient load, patient acuity, co workers, and the sadistic slave drivers in management who rule by threats and intimidation to make you do work that they know full well they are incapable of

14. What is your opinion on calling in "sick"

    Truth_be-told replied to Goofaroo's topic in General Nursing

    Any nurse that actually works the floor that tries to deny this is a liar. You bet we

15. Nursing Job Change: Jump Ship or Sit Tight? 5 Things to Consider

    Truth_be-told replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    changing jobs.......could mean saving your mental and physical health. I worked mostly in nursing homes for the last 20 years, then the last place broke me. They are all the same. People basically...