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1. I am DONE!!!!!!

   funnynurse replied to tamrnmomof4's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I replied to this thread back in March of 08! I wasn't happy so I made a change. I now have a job that is about 90% phone work, 10% interaction with patients. I love what I do and am still a nurse....

2. Persistent Nurse Recruiters?

   funnynurse replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

   I have seen posters on this site worried that they won't be able to find jobs once they graduate and you all have persistent recruiters after you??? What do you stand to lose if you go to the...

3. Brother and Sister born on the same day

   funnynurse replied to L&DRN03's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I feel sorry for the kids involved. Unfortunately in our society this is happening more frequently. I am disturbed by some of the judgemental comments on this post. Do we know that these women are...

4. My hellish day on the skilled floor (pull up a chair)

   funnynurse replied to kiszi's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   I think every nurse who has worked in LTC has had days like this, I know I have. They only bring you closer to burnout:banghead:. I just finished a 5 year stint of LTC craziness. I swore I would...

5. I yelled at another nurse.

   funnynurse replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

   Okay, you blew up. Yes, there were other ways to handle it. But, the burning question is......?Did she really leave you as the only nurse in the whole building???? If she did, thank God nothing...

6. My Med cart is a magnet, how about yours?

   funnynurse replied to JeanineLPN1984's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   I get a kick out this every time I work. I have one resident who is a retired nurse with dementia and I swear she is on me like white on rice! She follows me around as I do my med pass until I tell...

7. I am DONE!!!!!!

   funnynurse replied to tamrnmomof4's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Wow. And I thought I was the only one who felt this way.....Just this week! I have been in my LTC position for about 6 years..... 6 Looooong years and I am actively looking for another nursing...

8. Caffeine and shifts

   funnynurse replied to peds_cna's topic in Health, Stress Management

   Ironically, I couldn't stand coffee until I started working as a nurse......I can even drink the stuff while driving home from work and go straight to sleep! Several Tim Horton's restaurant workers...

9. are you treated as a patient or nurse???

   funnynurse replied to momjacksonlpn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   When I come across nurses, or anyone in the medical field, I treat them the same as I would anyone else! When I go to appointments I don't tell people I'm a nurse, unless they think I don't know...

10. anyone quit after orientation? an new grads thinking of leaving nursing

    funnynurse replied to celle507's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My first job was on a busy tele unit ( I swore in school that I would Neverever work tele!). Once orientation was over, it finally hit me that I am nurse, responsible for a group of sick patients! I...

11. Ever caught a visitor playing with an IV pump??

    funnynurse replied to TweetiePieRN's topic in General Nursing

    My 2 year old was hospitalized with pneumonia and being the nurse that I am, would try to help out by "fixing" the alarms after they would beep forever because the nurses were busy. Some nurses...

12. Songs that you can relate to nursing.

    funnynurse replied to tattooednursie's topic in General Nursing

    I definately agree with Rapheal..... Yall gone make lose my mind, up in here, up in here yall gone make me act a fool, up in here , up in

13. Preadmission Testing RN's

    funnynurse replied to funnynurse's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    No, it is not stress free, contrary to popular belief. I had a Dr. tell me one day that I was "just playing nurse". IT is a different type of

14. Preadmission Testing RN's

    funnynurse replied to funnynurse's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I only had about 2 years experience when I started, due to job burnout! Thank God I found it, it helped me not to leave the nursing

15. Preadmission Testing RN's

    funnynurse replied to funnynurse's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    We have a lot of standing orders from surgeon's which makes our job easier, but even though we have these, we still call about 2-3 offices a day for orders on patients we will see where the office...