RNOTODAY BSN, RN

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    Poor nurses

    RNOTODAY replied to gettingbsn2msn's topic in General Nursing

    wow. I knew nurses wages varied-- but I didnt realize quite how much. I make close to $40 per hour, plus differentials, all the overtime I want.... I do work at a large teaching hospital, but 6 years...
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    set up how do i proceed to work with these people

    RNOTODAY replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

    thank you all for advice and encouragement. nothing of this nature has ever happened to me before, and i am so confused about it all. it sad to know that we work with vindictive people. but i did know...
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    set up how do i proceed to work with these people

    RNOTODAY replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

    another question. i wouldnt spit on this girl if she was on fire. but i know she is going to carry on as usual, try to talk small talk, say hello in passing, etc.... can i get disciplined for just...
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    set up how do i proceed to work with these people

    RNOTODAY replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

    thank you, i dont usually write people up, but aftter the day i had today, i am going
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    Does anyone live an hour away from there OR job?

    RNOTODAY replied to ruralgirl08's topic in Operating Room

    I used live over 1 hour away, before I moved... but what I did was, the times I was on call, I would stay at a hotel during those call times. The hospital didnt have facilities to use for such times,...
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    Where does the public get the idea that nurses make a ton of money?

    RNOTODAY replied to edogs334's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    the fact that you took 5 years to get a 2 year degree is not exactly something to boast about, now is it? do you understand what your
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    Where does the public get the idea that nurses make a ton of money?

    RNOTODAY replied to edogs334's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well... I am RN, and yes I do it for the money. I make close to $40 per hour, and to many of my friends, that *is* good money.....nursing is a field where the reality is, there is always work, and...
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    I am physically sick with worry :(

    RNOTODAY replied to SmithTNRN's topic in General Nursing

    Are you this anxious usually? Or just since you found out you were pregnant? Because, seriously,I find it disturbing that a nurse would get alarmed over something like this? If everything is exactly...
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    88 Hours, tired, what was your highest week? how did you recover?

    RNOTODAY posted a topic in General Nursing

    Last week I did 88 hours. I did get a full nights sleep each night, but its monday now, I was off sunday, slept most of the day, went to work today, got out at 3, and just got up .....My question...
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    Drug Seekers

    RNOTODAY replied to al7139's topic in Addictions

    If its a prescribed med, you give it. the fact that they are seeking, whatever, is irrelevant. you, the nurse on duty that shift, is not going to be the one who miraculously cures that person of their...
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    hand written signs

    RNOTODAY posted a topic in Operating Room

    :confused:I work in a large OR. The regular environmental services for the rest of the hospital is not responsible for the maintenance and stocking, etc, of the OR, lounge, locker rooms, etc... the...
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    hand written signs

    RNOTODAY replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

    and yes, it is a very large OR, at a prestigious medical facility. I just cant believe how bad it is sometimes..... I realize that the real core of the problem here is poor management.... and one more...
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    hand written signs

    RNOTODAY replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

    sandra- thanks for your input. as far as the stretcher situation- there supposedly is a state mandate or such that only allows one stretcher per hallway-- but we have navicare, and its clear when we...
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    hand written signs

    RNOTODAY replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

    How about an answer to a different question---- Do you think it is appropriate for employees to post signs, of any kind, on a board in the workplace, without the prior approval of management? what if...
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    hand written signs

    RNOTODAY replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

    sandra- yes we have 15, and no, there are apparently not enough of them if we cant keep a stretcher outside the room, or have toilet paper on a consistent basis. this is obviously a dead issue, I...
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    hand written signs

    RNOTODAY replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

    Poet- this not an over worked "person" we have 15, YES 15, OF THEM .....So, Yes, with all the other things that I have to do, like taking care of PATIENTS....I *dO* mind having to put toilet paper in...
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    hand written signs

    RNOTODAY replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

    Well, Argo, thats really considerate of you to not "ask" that "your" anesthesia techs, ora's, etc clean the bathroom or lounge, but, at my workplace, it actually IS their job...and I have never thrown...
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    hand written signs

    RNOTODAY replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

    poet: i dont really know how people act in their own homes. and I really dont care. I just dont think it is appropriate to be reading signs about other peoples toilet habits at my
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    hand written signs

    RNOTODAY replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

    ok, well... it *actually is* there job to "clean up after the pigs"...isnt it? its not the nurses job, its not the techs job, and it certainly isnt the secretary's or any of the doctors....its their...
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    position 1hr 15 mins away..should I?

    RNOTODAY replied to R.NICU's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, you should!!! My thinking is, if you are even *considering* it, then do it.... I had a 108 mile commute, one way, for my dream job at a prestigious hospital. I did that 5 days per week, during...
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    How do *you* tell your patient "No"?

    RNOTODAY replied to anonymous1919's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, but isnt that kind of what you are there for? I know its annoying, but obviously you wouldnt do any of those tasks , say, before giving a med or a treatment....but how can you really say "no"?...
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    Top tips for an OR RN

    RNOTODAY replied to RNAndrea's topic in Operating Room

    Assertiveness.
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    How Can You Tell if a Pt. Is Addicted???

    RNOTODAY replied to Pretty in Ink's topic in Addictions

    First of all, a person becomes dependant, and "addicted" automatically if on a pain med for a length of time. But at any rate, as a RN, at the bedside, or even in an ED, we have no business even...
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    CNA's and Fire Power

    RNOTODAY replied to newtress's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry this has happened.... but, why would that get you fired? I must be missing
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    Tired of being FAT and having low self esteem

    RNOTODAY replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    I could have written that post myself, probably have , in slightly different words.... I would love to say that just buckling down and eating right helped ,me-- but it didnt. I simply ate as a hobby,...