I love my cat!

I love my cat!

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  1. Am i being Discriminated against?

    I love my cat! replied to WVnurse6608's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Although this is true...taken from the website EEOCgov Enforcement Guidance: Reasonable Accommodation and Undue Hardship Under the Americans with Disabilities Act Modified Workplace Policies Is it a...

  2. Viagra for women...

    I love my cat! replied to Jack_ICU's topic in General Nursing

    Well, this should be good news because I know so many women on Antidepressants. If Viagra can work for women, I think this is terrific. Several months ago I posted an article on Libigel (a gel for...

  3. What I Love About Nursing Is....

    I love my cat! replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    What I Love About Nursing Is.... -Being able to work part-time with full benefits. -Being able to pick up extra shifts whenever I want to if I need some extra pocket money. -Being around...

  4. Rules for the ER (long)

    I love my cat! replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    I am very well aware of that. I've been an ER Nurse. Not very long though..it wasn't my area. I would say that 80% of ER visits should be seen by a

  5. Rules for the ER (long)

    I love my cat! replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    Actually, a Pain Management Specialist that I really respect (from UCLA) just returned from a seminar a few weeks ago and he told me that the direction of thought for Fibromyalgia is that it is a...

  6. Rules for the ER (long)

    I love my cat! replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    Really? I know that is suppose to be hilarious, but for some reason I find this somewhat

  7. I didn't get accepted

    I love my cat! replied to kimistry511's topic in General Nursing

    It is so stressful....I know how you feel. :redbeathe This is what happened to me: The school that I applied to misread my transcripts. I was almost forced to wait 2 more years because they didn't...

  8. I might gag

    I love my cat! replied to MzGurl's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I've been a Nurse few many years and fecal matter still makes me gag and/or vomit. It doesn't matter if it is an adult or a baby (many people try to force me to believe that baby poo is somehow not as...

  9. Tired of impaired nurses

    I love my cat! replied to epipusher's topic in General Nursing

    I think you might be confusing ADDICTION, DEPENDENCE and TOLERANCE. Your friend sounds as though she is dependent on her pain medication. She continues to have pain and continues to need medication...

  10. PCA's in PACU

    I love my cat! replied to cthorn518's topic in PACU

    We always start our PCA's (in PACU). It is set up and then the settings are double checked by another PACU RN. Once the patient is DC'd to the floor, the floor RN will also check the settings and then...

  11. this website....

    I love my cat! replied to dylansmama's topic in General Nursing

    I love AN :heartbeat I feel this is a very tame site, especially when I compare it to other forums that I participate in. I feel most problems occur when individuals refuse to be realistic and...

  12. Nurses Will Eat Anything

    I love my cat! replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

    That is so disgusting and disturbing. She is cooking with bodily fluids! I guess she wouldn't mind eating food which had been prepared with semen, urine, pus or lady partsl secretions, seeing these...

  13. Visitors are OUT OF CONTROL!!!

    I love my cat! replied to paperdreams's topic in General Nursing

    Right on Woody! It's truly amazing how ADULTS who are visiting sick patients allow their babies and young children to carry on. The attitude, "Nobody is going to tell me what I can and cannot do with...

  14. Ever lie about what you do to your MD?

    I love my cat! replied to strugglingnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I've tried to avoid mentioning anything about being in health care in the past. Two reasons: 1) I have found that many Medical Professionals do not take my complaints as seriously because they feel I...

  15. Are Student Nurses Prepared for "Real Life?'

    I love my cat! replied to paperdreams's topic in General Nursing

    You're right! From an article I just read: "Even if nursing schools turn out more graduates in coming years, it won't be enough, because a lot of nurses quit after their first year or two in nursing,...

  16. Archetypes in Nursing

    I love my cat! replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Here are a few things that I managed to come up with. All of these are based on people that I have encountered over the years. THE OFFENDED-Offended by everything. Will accuse you of being: mean,...

  17. I was slapped by a doctor!

    I love my cat! replied to cluelessRN81's topic in General Nursing

    I know and have heard of Nurses who have filed for Workman's Compensation. These cases were due to verbal assaults in the work place. They didn't even involve physical violence. Some ended with Temp....

  18. Jury Duty vs Duty to Hospital

    I love my cat! replied to transkat's topic in General Nursing

    Really? Tell that to the poor, INNOCENT person sitting up on the stand being accused of some crime that could land them in prison for 20

  19. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    I love my cat! replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hahahahaha! The Grammar Police chimed in a few pages

  20. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    I love my cat! replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I can't stand "at". For example: -"Where ya at?" -"Where do you live at?" -"Where is the order at?" -"Where's the IV pole at?" -"Where did you work at?" You get the

  21. I was slapped by a doctor!

    I love my cat! replied to cluelessRN81's topic in General Nursing

    Right on....I totally agree. Actions and reactions are a choice (unless a person is mentally ill and doesn't know right from wrong). He chose to slap you. He chose to yell. People have a choice in...

  22. I was slapped by a doctor!

    I love my cat! replied to cluelessRN81's topic in General Nursing

    I am so sorry that this has happened! It is absolutely disgusting. This idiot needs to be reported to the hospital and the Police. He needs to be investigated and needs to know that this abusive...

  23. Want to get off of disability

    I love my cat! replied to bellcollector's topic in General Nursing

    Bellcollector, From what I have read, you can begin working as a trial run, so to speak. You would not lose your disability benefits. Remember, by law, employers must make reasonable accommodations...

  24. Well I don't have an ethical issue but I need to discuss one !

    I love my cat! replied to aphi~gn's topic in General Nursing

    In my class there was almost a fist-fight over one topic: Mandatory Sterilization. (Women who rely on the system to pay for everything as they continue to have children that they cannot afford). I...

  25. 12 Hr Shifts Kick My Butt

    I love my cat! replied to RedhairedNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I envy those that can handle the 12-hour shifts. I HATED 12 hour shifts. I never got use to them either. It wasn't just a "12-hour-shift" for me, because I included the time it took me to get ready...