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My body isn't so easily tricked. I tried the skip-over trick before, and I'll bleed continuously until I allow myself to have a period. Right now, I use the NuvaRing. Instead of the recommended 3 weeks followed by 1 week out, I leave it in for 4 week...

I got terminated today. They reviewed my Accudose history, and found that a lot of drugs had been given too far after drawing, and that there were 2 counts of unwasted drugs. I will be reported to the board even though my drug test was clean. I'm not...

The whole "Bullies are insecure" mantra is overrated. On a website about bullying, it said that bullies sometimes have high self esteem. Some I've seen I am convinced are sociopathic. I also fear what bullying will be in the future, as people know le...

Thanks for caring. No, I have not heard from them still. The incident happened one week ago today. I'm hoping to hear from them tomorrow. I'm actually getting paranoid, as in, "When I wasted Ativan, it squirted all over my hands. Maybe a minuscule am...

Okay, some of you don't think it's racist to ask if my mom was a war bride. Allow me to explain. Asian women have a reputation of lapdogs, what with the "Me ruv you rong time," stereotype of loyalty and obedience. I've been horrified to hear men say ...

I'm still waiting for my job to call me back with news... I contacted a couple of ex-coworkers to ask advice on what I should do. One told me to quit before anything happens. I don't know if I should go that far just yet. I also have such a new disda...

Not to threadjack, but may I have some advice on how to be respected like a man?

Okay, I'm sitting at home worrying about what is to come. My nurse manager said that I'd be clear once the urine drug screen comes back in about 6 days. However, she also said that my Accudose records will be audited. I know for a fact that my drug t...

Nursing is a career, becoming a doctor is a lifestyle. I work to live, not live to work. I am dedicated to my job, but I almost completely dissociate my two lives in order to maintain my sanity with such a stressful job. That, and 10 years to finally...

I will say that nursing gained some power in this era of cost cutting, what with APN's being cheaper than doctors. I do think that managed care and this insurance fiasco have caused a lot of deteriorating health care, but there is always something th...

Yes, I often wonder why they don't make more dose containers. It's such a waste. However, it's kind of dumb too that they let it go with the whole dose. How do they know that I'm not just drawing up a partial, documenting a full, and pocketing the r...

Great, I'm a druggie no matter what. Why did I go into nursing?

Oh, you're complaining that we're not SMILING and that you want to be treated like a person?? Okay, first off, we're busy, but nobody's being rude. We're also concentrating on your sick daddy. You are not the patient. Second, nobody's going to smile ...

I once had a woman screaming at me that she was going into respiratory distress and failure, calling her relatives and attorney to report that I was killing her. Her 02 sats were 95. That's the tamest of stories I have on her. I'd actually love to ha...

If you have the energy to whine, you're going to be fine!

I encounter a kind of racism that isn't as stigmatized. I'm half Japanese, and some older people still use the racial slur used during World War II. Many don't even know that it's a racial slur, and I inform them that the word is inappropriate. Anoth...

What a load of crap. You are not the sum of your left ring finger and uterus. I'm in my 20s, unmarried, and do not ever want kids. Some of my coworkers have been surprised that I'm helping put my 5 younger siblings through school and helping my paren...

I seem to be on pretty good terms on pretty much everyone with work, especially people who were in very strict disciplines like the military. I'm very objective and keep to myself most of the time, and very rarely talk about something non work relate...

I love my charge nurses, as they make sure that we work as a team and stick by us! Situation 1: A very difficult patient was throwing a fit because her blood sugar was taken at 0730 reading 220s. I was occupied with a much more acute patient and did ...

You'd better believe that I will! I just bought a bulk package of those clicky pens that write in 4 colors, which, along with home-cooked food, will serve as little thank you tokens!

Also, apply around at the smaller, less advertised facilities like LTACs and rehabs. The big hospitals are always going to get more applicants, but the smaller places aren't as famous. For my first job, I called an LTAC, and it went like this: Nurse ...

Try the cities around Houston, like Sugarland, Pearland, The Woodlands, Shenandoah, Spring, etc. I could not find a job in Houston as a new grad due to the fact that there are 6 nursing schools in Houston. Even Ben Taub had a waiting list of 90 peopl...

First of all, I am not discriminating against men, and I don't wish to start a war on which sex is cattier. The majority of male nurses I've worked with have been great coworkers. However, I'm seeing some behavior that I have seen occurring almost so...

I don't care about the popularity contest, I care that I can be in an environment where I can get my work done without redundant distractions that may affect care. My problem with the Mr Popular coworkers is if they try to suck me into their fan club...

I never applied it to the whole population. I said that I have seen it in both sexes, but I've seen it more prevalently in males, and that the majority of male nurses have been great.