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    AJN Article Opinions.. "I'm No Angel"

    live4today replied to Trauma-tizedRN's topic in General Nursing

    Speaking of nurses being referred to as "angels"?........Some patients wrote the hospital where I work letters thanking the nurses for being "such angels"..."God-sends"....."angels in disguise"....and...
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    possible move to Alaska

    live4today replied to hock1's topic in General Nursing

    let's see...i just described what it was like for me to live in california and hawaii on two other post, now i'll share my experience when i lived in alaska. :) this must be the night for this stuff i...
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    Moving to California - suggestions needed

    live4today replied to fulwood's topic in California Nursing

    Since I love California to pieces, I highly recommend living there. :) Marina del Rey is a gorgeous area...at least it was the last time I saw it. If money is no problem for you, grab you a spot by...
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    Age Discrimination

    live4today replied to WestCoaster's topic in General Nursing

    I have experienced age discrimination in my years as a nurse....recently, not long ago. Doesn't matter....the hospital was not a friendly warm place for me to settle into as a nurse, so no love
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    Nurses leaving in droves...

    live4today replied to Trauma-tizedRN's topic in General Nursing

    i could have written what you wrote myself. it's exactly how i feel as a seasoned nurse (17 years for me). i, too, just relocated to another state, and i'm shocked...to say the least...at how...
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    Vote here! allnurses presidential race poll

    live4today replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    Already cast my vote for Bush....again! Win or lose, he's still "the man".
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    AJN Article Opinions.. "I'm No Angel"

    live4today replied to Trauma-tizedRN's topic in General Nursing

    you sound like my kind of nurse.:) being called "angel" is rather nice compared to a lot of other negatives i've been called during my growing up years and well into my adult years. there are some...
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    TeleHealth Comments?? Monitoring a patient by computer....Replacing nurses skills?

    live4today replied to Monica RN,BSN's topic in General Nursing

    Well....just one more way to discount what nurses contribute to healthcare. However.........there are robots being used as doctors, too, but they probably like that since they get to be paid for...
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    Is nsg school part of the problem with the profession?

    live4today replied to rnmi2004's topic in General Nursing

    when reading how some of today's instructors are treating their students, i equate the abuse to what i've experienced on the job itself from some nurse managers, a few patients, and many visitors in...
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    AJN Article Opinions.. "I'm No Angel"

    live4today replied to Trauma-tizedRN's topic in General Nursing

    okay....now that the article is posted for others to read, i'll comment on it. from as far back as i can remember (at least to age nine or ten, and i'm 52), i've heard people refer to others as...
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    AJN Article Opinions.. "I'm No Angel"

    live4today replied to Trauma-tizedRN's topic in General Nursing

    just wanted to post the article to make it easier for others to read: :) viewpoint: i'm no angel: i am a nurse--and that's enough. margaret c. belcher bsn, rn, ccrn ajn, american journal of nursing...
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    Just got canned!!!

    live4today replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    yesssss!!! i too applaud you for being assertive and standing up for what is right. if more and more nurses would do this what a better world of nursing it would be! you are my kind of nurse, and...
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    Just got canned!!!

    live4today replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    yesssss!!! i too applaud you for being assertive and standing up for what is right. if more and more nurses would do this what a better world of nursing it would be! you are my kind of nurse, and...
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    How to go about resigning, please help

    live4today replied to Goldenearring1's topic in General Nursing

    i like that statement! :rotfl: okay....back to the topic at hand.......if a hospital can fire an employee without notice and without reason, why should you have to give any notice other than you are...
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    Help with hopeless horrible nurse's aides

    live4today replied to xmaxiex's topic in General Nursing

    i agree with many who posted that working as a nursing assistant is not a gravy job. i worked as one during my final year of college, and the nurses treated the aides like crap. i remember that awful...
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    typical nurse/patient ratios?

    live4today replied to FZ1Tom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    yes, we had aides. the aides had over eight or ten patients a piece, sometimes more. even with the aides, it was a madhouse. i've worked where the nurses were assigned a max of five patients on...
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    Relocation & Sign-On Bonuses: Anyone Have to Give it BACK?

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

    Never buy into anything that will cause an employer to own more of you than you wish to give. I took a relocation bonus once, but only stayed ten months on the job. I did not have to give it back...
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    Bad day at Work

    live4today replied to Ortho_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, many hospitals and other places of employment do treat their employees like crap AND expect them to take it. :angryfire It's up to the employees to stand firm against such
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    typical nurse/patient ratios?

    live4today replied to FZ1Tom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    On a med/surg unit, I've had up to seven patients during dayshift. Wayyyyyyyy too many. Six is too many, too. Depending on the acuity level of the patient (the realllllllllll acuity level that is),...
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    Rude Families-How do you deal with them?

    live4today replied to sassynurse78's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    couldn't say it better than this because this is exactly what a huge part of the problem is today. it is because of this change that nurses are no longer viewed as an important part of healthcare,...
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    Rude Families-How do you deal with them?

    live4today replied to sassynurse78's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    couldn't say it better than this because this is exactly what a huge part of the problem is today. it is because of this change that nurses are no longer viewed as an important part of healthcare,...
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    The BIG word - RETENTION!!!!!

    live4today replied to RNPATL's topic in Nurse Management

    RNPATL....I would love to come work for you. Nursing needs managers like you. So far in my nursing years, I've only come across three nurse managers that impressed me. The rest suck big
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    Wanting to Work in California, I need to know everything.

    live4today replied to Nurseboi's topic in California Nursing

    I love California! I have worked there as a staff nurse, an agency nurse, and a travel nurse. I really like the Pismo Beach area in San Luis Obispo, CA. I also love Carlsbad, CA and the beach there....
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    Racial discrimination in Nursing....

    live4today replied to Barbie38's topic in General Nursing

    thanks spacenurse. i like the "i could tell you by your walk" statement a lot. that is a very powerful truth, too. very wise blindman! :) it also reminds me of what jesus told his disciples: "they...
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    Racial discrimination in Nursing....

    live4today replied to Barbie38's topic in General Nursing

    I forgot about this poem that I wrote ten months ago! Thanks for the reminder of what I wrote.