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    General concensus of floor nursing

    live4today replied to chad75's topic in General Nursing

    and, some days are rusty diamonds!
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    Nurse shot in Calif at LTC facility

    live4today replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    Well...don't count on Governor Swarzz to do anything to eradicate bad behavior like that in California. He never responded to my plea for help when I was assaulted by a hospital visitor while on...
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    General concensus of floor nursing

    live4today replied to chad75's topic in General Nursing

    DITTO! :) Also, no nurse need apologize for their take on nursing. You feel what you feel, you own what you feel, you express what you feel.......not a dang thang wrong with that! If many of us were...
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    Wanting to work in another state

    live4today replied to FutureIsBlue's topic in General Nursing

    My advice to you would be to apply for your IL nursing license no later than TWO MONTHS prior to your move to IL because it takes about that long to get your nursing license when applying as a...
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    Anyone else having trouble using the commands when posting?

    live4today posted a topic in General Nursing

    dear brian or other admin and moderators,:) whenever i click on the "bold", "underscore", or color features, a message pops up that says: "this command is invalid, or not implemented." do we no...
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    Resignation

    live4today replied to robynhood's topic in Nursing Career

    Me personally.......I believe in being truthful and straightforward, not sugarcoating the resignation for any reason whatsoever. If the nurse manager's attitude is as you described it to be, she/he...
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    Encouraging People First language

    live4today replied to LydiaNN's topic in Developmental Disabilities

    I have noticed more tact being used when addressing various terms used for human challenges that differ from what society views as "the norm". Some changes have been for the better, too. :) I agree...
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    Anyone else having trouble using the commands when posting?

    live4today replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

    Ahhhhh....that's a sigh of relief because I thought I had done something to cause the problem, but didn't know how to reverse it.
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    How did you find out about allnurses?

    live4today replied to cnelle101's topic in General Nursing

    I found out about Allnurses by searching the web for nursing sites.
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    Opinions on Tucson Hospitals

    live4today replied to caiaccarino's topic in Arizona Nursing

    One of the places I'm considering for a travel assignment is Tucson or Phoenix because I have a sister and her husband who reside there. We don't get to spend nearly enough time together, so that...
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    using names when charting

    live4today replied to djsrn's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes I have put names of staff in my charting, and sometimes not. Depends on what I'm charting
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    using names when charting

    live4today replied to djsrn's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes I have put names of staff in my charting, and sometimes not. Depends on what I'm charting
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    Dealing With Aggressive Coworkers

    live4today replied to Mystery5's topic in General Nursing

    Whenever someone irritates another, is rude to another, steps out of bounds with another, and so forth, it is always best to address the problem with the one creating the unwanted behavior. If...
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    Dealing With Aggressive Coworkers

    live4today replied to Mystery5's topic in General Nursing

    Whenever someone irritates another, is rude to another, steps out of bounds with another, and so forth, it is always best to address the problem with the one creating the unwanted behavior. If...
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    Anyone work as a Cardio-Pulmonary Perfusionist?

    live4today replied to LPN-n-2005's topic in General Nursing

    My father was the first perfusionist in Dayton, Ohio in the 1960's. He loved his job. :) He stopped working as a perfusionist when hospital admin decided to have him train nurses to do his job...
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    law school

    live4today replied to momoftriplets's topic in General Nursing

    Had I listened to my college results about what field I should have entered, I'd be a lawyer today. Nowwwwww whyyyy didn't I listen???? I'm certainly politically outspoken enough to be a lawyer! In...
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    Why do some nurses do this? And why are they allowed to?

    live4today replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

    i totally agree! myself, working two 12-hour shifts per week is a killer. it takes everything out of me to get through those two days each week! if i didn't have to work like that, i wouldn't do it...
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    Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

    live4today replied to szccdw's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Hmmm:idea:....the day nurses actually stand up and EMPOWER ourselves will be the day hospital ceos and other vips over hospitals and healthcare become frantic enough to FINALLY shut up and listen to...
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    What does your spouse do?

    live4today replied to vaughanmk's topic in General Nursing

    I no longer have a husband. When I get one, he is going to be incredibly handsome, extremely financially well off, good to me, and never think twice about being a coward and running away from his...
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    Question Regarding Hourly Rates for RNs

    live4today posted a topic in General Nursing

    I know a RN who has worked in Med/Surg for 9 1/2 years, and just started a new job in the midwest making $23.00/hour! Do you think that is too little per hour for nurses who have over eight or nine...
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    My gosh, how do you do it?!

    live4today replied to gotaluvtheER's topic in Medical-Surgical

    :balloons:As a current med/surg nurse, I also thank you for the compliment! :) It is indeed the heaviest and the hardest work I've EVER had to do! Birthing my three babies was a piece of cake compared...
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    Who's Zoomin' Who?

    live4today replied to Nursebaby23's topic in General Nursing

    Hate to say it, but....they ARE adults, so they are totally legal and totally aware of their actions. If that is how THEY wish to conduct themselves in their "private life"...so be it. BUT...if their...
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    First Names & "Professionalism"

    live4today replied to porsch65's topic in Operating Room

    doctors and nurses should be allowed to refer to each other on a first name basis when not in the presence of the patients. as for me......just call me nurse "so and so" and i will call you doctor "so...
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    When physician's act up/out

    live4today replied to sharann's topic in General Nursing

    not on my life would i ever let a doc get away with mistreating me...as a nurse or as a patient! act like a donkey, get kicked like a donkey as i see it! i've dealt with some rude and hostile docs...
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    Hello - What state are you from?

    live4today replied to KimRN41514's topic in Rural

    :balloons:welcome kim!:) in my heart, i always live in california. i tend to escape there "mentally" quite a bit, especially when i'm stressed out. currently...i'm in the windy part of the midwest...