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  1. Wrote up for being negative?!?!

    penguin2 replied to RNLisa's topic in General Nursing

    And isn't it interesting that rather than sit an employee down & get to the root of this sudden "negativity" management chooses to believe whatever gossip is slung their way. Why not look beyond...

  2. moody nurses

    penguin2 replied to dali92's topic in General Nursing

    I'm almost to that point myself! Add to the list CATTY narcissistic nurses who stand around gossiping & making fun of people like they're a couple of Ms Americas (legends in their own minds!)...

  3. Should Seasonal Flu Shots Be Mandatory?

    penguin2 replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto!!! :uhoh21: :uhoh21: :uhoh21: & in the 8 yrs I've been at my job I've lost less sick time TOTAL than most people getting flu shots lose in a

  4. moody nurses

    penguin2 replied to dali92's topic in General Nursing

    :smiletea2: Well....it could be he's bipolar, or struggling w/depression. We all have our off days- though his sound a little extreme. In some cases it's caffeine deprivation!:smiletea2: Seriously,...

  5. Thoughts on Apple's Mac

    penguin2 replied to shippoRN's topic in General Students

    Truthfully you won't even miss windows!! I would never go back to windows OR a pc, in fact I don't care if Mac now offers windows-- who needs

  6. Generational Gap in nursing?

    penguin2 replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    ha! Best concert I ever saw was the Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, & Boz Skaggs -- all at an outdoor arena, tickets for the show were $12!!! Ahh...those were the

  7. Generational Gap in nursing?

    penguin2 replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    I have heard this from other nurses, as well as many people in non-medical professions. I do think it is true to an extent, in fact it has been a topic of conversation w/my non-medical friends for a...

  8. Good Bye to Nursing for me...

    penguin2 replied to healer27's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sorry to hear about your experience! I would not give up just yet though. I had a similar experience as a young nurse many years ago. I quit after 3 months at a huge teaching hospital,...

  9. Life care centers of America?

    penguin2 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Just to share my experience: My grandma was in a Life Care Center, and I got to know the staff there- I visited almost every evening after work & wkends. I was impressed by the caring they...

  10. Thoughts on Apple's Mac

    penguin2 replied to shippoRN's topic in General Students

    Mac is the BEST, hands down! I owned a Dell, a Compaq, and an HP b/f switching to Mac-- once you try Mac, you'll never go back!! I've had it for a year now, and I LOVE it! I am never bothered by...

  11. Most RN's first borns?

    penguin2 replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in General Nursing

    2nd born, oldest girl, and definitely not the family caretaker- my sister assumed that role since childhood & is an administrator (NOT in the healthcare field) & my youngest sis is a...

  12. unhappy doc/letter to editor

    penguin2 replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    I have to agree. I think the term "scabs" is derogatory, and detracts from the message. However, I do understand the frustration of being replaced by less trained personnel, and thus a potential for a...

  13. scrubs: yes or no for an interview?

    penguin2 replied to RNJess10's topic in Nursing Career

    absolutely NOT!!!! If you expect to be taken seriously, dress conservatively & professionally in street clothes- not scrubs, and not jeans!! My manager once told me she interviewed a nurse w/a...

  14. Help! The worst training ever!

    penguin2 replied to wefdm21's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have worked both LTC & acute care. I would suggest getting some good solid experience on a medical or med-surg unit in a hospital setting first. If you like geriatrics you will get plenty of...

  15. Circ on a 2yr old?

    penguin2 replied to Danianne's topic in Pediatric

    We do circs on all ages infants to elderly. I do think it should be done at birth- parents need to think about whether or not it's something they want done for their son- weigh the pros & cons,...

  16. What is the silliest complaint someone has ever made aboutyou?

    penguin2 replied to SharonH, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was a brand-new RN on a 50 bed surgical floor. My DON complained that I refused to take medication orders over the phone from an office nurse. I had taken all the other admitting orders, and when...

  17. Patient modesty concerns pertaining to surgery

    penguin2 replied to creinkent's topic in Operating Room

    One of my pet peeves is we go to great lengths to preserve a person's modesty in pre-op & then they come out of the OR w/their gown off or down around their waist, betadine on everthing- blankets...

  18. Shocked At Nurses Actions Tonight

    penguin2 replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    I too, have seen a family ready to disown a daughter for her marriage to a black man & then welcome their grandchild w/open arms- thus mending the whole relationship. Thank God people ARE able to...

  19. Shocked At Nurses Actions Tonight

    penguin2 replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    While I don't refuse patients for any reason, I have worked w/nurses who refused to assist in certain procedures due to their religious beliefs- this was not a problem. My memory may not be 100%...

  20. IV air bubble compensation

    penguin2 replied to JL123's topic in General Nursing

    I like the explanation I heard a cardiologist give to a patient once, who was stressing over a few air bubbles: It would take a whole IV tubing full of air w/a great force behind it pushing it thru to...

  21. Jcaho

    penguin2 posted a topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    JCAHO is coming to our free-standing surgery center for our first certification. What do we as staff nurses need to know? What should we expect? Our manager has told us NOTHING & they are coming...

  22. The Today Show

    penguin2 replied to bklynborn's topic in General Nursing

    Just a thought.... you said the Dr. was a surgeon- meaning she wears scrubs in the OR. So how do patients KNOW she's a SURGEON?? Especially if she has to go see a new ER patient after cases and is...

  23. Does ED have a bad rep for mean nurses?

    penguin2 replied to noelle4's topic in Emergency

    Ha, true! I have worked several ER's in the past, with a total of 8 yrs experience. I have not found ER nurses to be any "meaner" than on any other unit. In fact, the older RN's were very motherly...

  24. Transport to PACU

    penguin2 replied to elcue's topic in PACU

    Where I work we get report from the anesthesia provider & the circulator- both transport the patient. I have worked in places where the circulator called report to the PACU & did not...

  25. What would make you happy?...employee satisfaction

    penguin2 replied to natsfanrn's topic in General Nursing