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    Nurse bringing child to work

    MSO4foru replied to adclay's topic in General Nursing

    Totally being devil's advocate here- how many of you are single moms/ work with single moms? Why is the idea of paid for ( mostly paid for)childcare by an employer such a strange idea??? I was...
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    Suicide by chronic pain sufferers after opioids reduced

    MSO4foru replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I am hospice nurse, who happened to have had an emergency appendectomy 3 yrs ago.... here's my 2 cents. I constantly have pts with unmanaged ( and often unreported pain). I think we have , as a...
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    Punny nursing names

    MSO4foru replied to Tammy90's topic in Nursing Humor

    Atta
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    new nurse- NP or PA school?

    MSO4foru replied to Reaz's topic in General Nursing

    All of the things you talked about are why loads of us experienced nurses are trying to figure out how to get out of bedside nursing. Yes the hours are terrible, families and pts are demanding. Ratios...
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    Five Ways to Reignite Your Passion For Nursing

    MSO4foru replied to Melissa Mills's topic in General Nursing

    I have been a RN since 2005, worked as a CNA for 7 yrs prior to liscense. Every single year I am told to do " more with less". I am now 43 and work Inpt Hospice. And am still being told to do " more...
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    So my car window got smashed and my purse stolen . I was at work

    MSO4foru posted a topic in General Nursing

    Happened Sunday night between 10p and 1230a. Same thing to a co worker. I currently work Inpt hospice. Such a thing has never happened before to my knowledge, and I have vacillated between Inpt...
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    So my car window got smashed and my purse stolen . I was at work

    MSO4foru replied to MSO4foru's topic in General Nursing

    Based my recent experience, no, I don't think anyone is safe. Am only carrying drivers liscence car insurance and maybe 15$ to work now. Also had to put my sweet old collie dog down literally a week...
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    Nurse bringing child to work

    MSO4foru replied to adclay's topic in General Nursing

    Feel ya sister. My Kid is now 17. He's never ridden a school bus or spent a night away from a parent til he was in middle school. I was
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    Nurse bringing child to work

    MSO4foru replied to adclay's topic in General Nursing

    Am cranky currently. What's your idea of compassion?. We all have Bill's to pay and groceries to provide. It it really too much to ask for a job that has 24/7 needs to provide something as basic as...
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    Nurse bringing child to work

    MSO4foru replied to adclay's topic in General Nursing

    Imagine a world where round the clock employer provided childcare was
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    Nurse bringing child to work

    MSO4foru replied to adclay's topic in General Nursing

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    Bedside Nurses: Undervalued, Poorly Retained and What Experts Say

    MSO4foru replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    Ummmm .... what ' resources for improving morale/ enagement are you working
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    Smoking as a bar to nursing - beyond silly

    MSO4foru replied to brianbooth's topic in General Nursing

    They are all factors. I often tell " my families" ( hopefully obviously meaning my pts families) I can't control when they leave us..... even after doing hospice work for nearly 11 yrs, my pts...
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    Smoking as a bar to nursing - beyond silly

    MSO4foru replied to brianbooth's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you BrianB- I frequently award myself common sense award. I also carry wintergreen altoids. Or cinnamon in a pinch. My management acts like I have just fallen off turnip
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    Smoking as a bar to nursing - beyond silly

    MSO4foru replied to brianbooth's topic in General Nursing

    Again... my job dosen't own me. I grew up and still live in the South. Guess what : most of my my family smoked growing up. I remember clearly as a kid those chewing gum cigarettes. I have also, as...
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    Smoking as a bar to nursing - beyond silly

    MSO4foru replied to brianbooth's topic in General Nursing

    Can I get an
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    Smoking as a bar to nursing - beyond silly

    MSO4foru replied to brianbooth's topic in General Nursing

    Again- my Job is my job. I do not think that based upon any specific genetics or my weight I, or whether or not i chose to use legal products should have any bearing on my employment. Few years back...
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    Bedside Nurses: Undervalued, Poorly Retained and What Experts Say

    MSO4foru replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    Apologies for misspelling Munro. Several yrs ago, I applied for a manager position at my workplace and was told " to be a good manager you have to be able to talk out of both sides of your mouth...
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    Bedside Nurses: Undervalued, Poorly Retained and What Experts Say

    MSO4foru replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    So I think have a secret crush like thing for Monroe. That notwithstanding, while I have never sat in on any' leadership ' meetings in my 14 years as an RN, those 12 hrs make it really convenient for...
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    What is your "thing" and how do you deal with it?

    MSO4foru replied to Robin Verde's topic in General Nursing

    Ostomies. Long funky discolored toenails- like werewolf toenails. I will beg and barter to get out of ostomy care, when I have to do it I have to take several steadying breaths before and after. As...
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    Patient safety in nursing

    MSO4foru replied to rvzohfeld's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe I am just feeling snarky, is this a homework question? Is there no emergency cord in
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    Smoking as a bar to nursing - beyond silly

    MSO4foru replied to brianbooth's topic in General Nursing

    Slippery slope indeed. What's next- on site dietitian for nurses while buying groceries? I understand there will always be people who abuse system, but ultimately my job dosen't own me. Ps- I drank 3...
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    Regret going to the ICU

    MSO4foru replied to Tink87's topic in General Nursing

    Simply state that this was an area that you had interest in, and how grateful you are for opportunity, now you see where you feel you are most needed/ area preferred. Ask about dept transfer/ how...
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    Talking To My Employer

    MSO4foru replied to RNnurse2019's topic in General Nursing

    There are many threads on this board re: leaving a job while on orientation/ not burning
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    So my car window got smashed and my purse stolen . I was at work

    MSO4foru replied to MSO4foru's topic in General Nursing

    So yes to update in case anyone cares- all cards cancelled as Iof Sunday am. No new charges to my knowledge. Bank account closed. Weirdly enough, a homeless guy literally walked up to door of my home...