I love my cat!

I love my cat!

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  1. Should boyfriend help me out?

    I love my cat! replied to QUEBEBRAN's topic in General Students

    I say yes. Allow him to help you out if he wants to, but ONLY if there is a legal and binding contract in place. No contract-No money. Period. End of story. The cost for the paperwork isn't much. A...

  2. Live on a sailboat?

    I love my cat! replied to nursinadream's topic in Travel

    Check out Marina Del Rey, CA. Marina Del Rey's dominant feature is that it is one of the largest man-made small boat harbors in the U.S. It is absolutely gorgeous. In addition, there are tons of jobs...

  3. Is there ANY department in nursing that I can avoid cleaning up poo?

    I love my cat! replied to Future-nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I've been a Nurse for years and I still HATE fecal matter. No, I've never gotten "use to it". Guess I am in the minority here. I still gag and vomit when I smell sheet. No amount of Vicks and...

  4. Malpractice insurance = bad idea?

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

    Absolutely! The BON does NOT care about Nurses. One would think that they would, but they don't. This is why the BON offers anonymous reporting. If they really cared about the reports, they would...

  5. Do you have friends at work?

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

    I don't socialize on a regular basis with people from work. I will meet up with a large group for the occasional party at a restaurant, but that's about it. Honestly, I just don't seem to share the...

  6. Things that gross me out....

    I love my cat! replied to 2shihtzus's topic in General Nursing

    Reading that actually made me gag. I'm coming after you if I have nightmares tonight (.....not that the others stories didn't turn my

  7. Things that gross me out....

    I love my cat! replied to 2shihtzus's topic in General Nursing

    I took care of a trach patient with MRSA. Her cough was so forceful that the infected sputum (dark greenish-yellow) would stick to the ceiling of the room.

  8. Board of nursing rules for nurses on antianxiety meds

    I love my cat! replied to NURSE2306's topic in General Nursing

    Definitely call your State's BON. I am in CA and when I spoke with a Nurse Educator at the BON, she told me that their are NO policies in place with the CA BON regarding a Nurse's use of...

  9. So Much For Nursing Shortage!!!!!!!!!!

    I love my cat! replied to mina123's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Where I live, the Sheriff's Department was hiring. The Nurse Recruiter that I spoke with told me they had over 500 applicants for 20 positions. Shortage?

  10. I just can't do it....

    I love my cat! replied to luvmy3kids's topic in General Nursing

    HI! Please don't worry what other will think. You need to put YOU first! I think it is awesome that you want to spend time with your kids. They are only young once....Nursing will always be there....

  11. Can one become a nurse if one has Genital Herpes?

    I love my cat! replied to Serenity9595's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    HI! Percentage of adults that have herpes: 1 in 4 Estimated number of new cases of herpes a year: 1 million Percentage of infected persons who don't know they have herpes: Over 50% of...

  12. Does anyone else here have to dress up like Nurse Rachett for graduation?

    I love my cat! replied to 3sodapop's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Originally Posted by I love my cat! The men in all-white always reminds me of the movie 'One flew over the Cuckoo's

  13. Do you talk about allnurses.com at work?

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

    I've talked about AllNurses to many of my coworkers. I've also told them to check the site out, too. Some loved this site and joined immediately and others did not like the site at all. I found that...

  14. Things you'd like to say to your co-workers, but never would ....

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

    LOL! .....and don't hunt down the individuals that do NOT have kids and hound them or attempt to guilt trip them into working for you because you made the choice to have kids and now it is causing...

  15. Driving Abilities NOT Impaired w/ Long-term OPIOID Use

    I love my cat! posted a topic in Pain Management

    Click here--->Opioids and Driving From article: "Recent preliminary study showed virtually no difference in the "driving skills and reaction times" of patients taking morphine compared to...

  16. Most silly reason for being called in the office?

    I love my cat! replied to nursebrandie28's topic in Emergency

    Cared for pt. in Pre-Op. She gave me her glasses and told me to keep them safe (and admitted that they were dime-store cheap-os). Cared for patient in PACU. Transfered pt. from PACU to CICU. Placed...

  17. placed on unpaid adminstative leave today

    I love my cat! replied to jrbl77's topic in General Nursing

    Good for you!! Obviously, the person at the Hospital who hired you knows a GREAT Nurse when she sees one. :nuke::nuke: I also wanted to say that it made me sad to read what you had to experience....

  18. Pay question re: 12 hour shifts at Cedar's

    I love my cat! replied to jrv100's topic in California Nursing

    Calculating can be so confusing. I still get confused by it. I refer to this: CA Dept. of industrial Relations Maybe copy this and bring it into Cedar's to have them explain it. PS I don't know how...

  19. Sleep Disorders

    I love my cat! replied to flygirl43's topic in General Nursing

    I am so sorry. Not sleeping well is a horrible thing to have to experience. Did you go for a sleep study and/or other work-ups? Just curious, did you get approved for State Disability or is it Labor...

  20. about background checks

    I love my cat! replied to asil30's topic in General Nursing

    There is a very fine line regarding legal advice and everyday information....wording is everything We talk about breaks and lunches on here all of the time an in all reality, I would consider that...

  21. I want her fired!!!!

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

    That just makes me feel so sad and frustrated when I read incidents like you described. My heart goes out to her. The way that idiot egomaniac carried on and the fact that people mobbed around the...

  22. My family can't believe nurses don't get breaks

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

    We need to have breaks! I honestly feel that missed breaks and lunches are a huge contributer to burn-out and injuries on the job. There are no Federal laws mandating short breaks or meal breaks. Your...

  23. Some mean Nurses.......

    I love my cat! replied to Billsgirl's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Originally Posted by locolorenzo22 tip for the above 2 posters....just always check the date before posting...as sometimes most of us have moved on from said thread....before you 2, nobody's...

  24. Does anyone else here have to dress up like Nurse Rachett for graduation?

    I love my cat! replied to 3sodapop's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    The men in all-white always reminds me of the movie 'One flew over the Cuckoo's

  25. Does anyone else here have to dress up like Nurse Rachett for graduation?

    I love my cat! replied to 3sodapop's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    The title of your post made me laugh! Very, very funny. Nurse Rachett, hahahahaha! I know some people like the idea of donning white attire head-to-toe because it is "tradition", I think that there...