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  1. any comment?

    stillpressingon replied to unwanted RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm taking up with Tazzi. WantedRN, Your children are NOT NOT NOT safe with this man!!!! As long as you are endangered, your children CANNOT get what they need. The "right thing" is to KEEP YOUR...

  2. Humorous Introspection

    stillpressingon posted a topic in General Nursing

    Okay, so I've noticed in the past 8 months since starting in the medical field that I swear a lot more than I used to. Er, I should say, it comes OUT a lot more. I'm sure I was swearing before but it...

  3. Humorous Introspection

    stillpressingon replied to stillpressingon's topic in General Nursing

    Oh yeah! There've been times where I've been at home and I walk into the bathroom and pause - like subconsciously I know it's not necessary to wash before, ,but there's a time-lapse for it to get to...

  4. Hey Moderators: Question for ya

    stillpressingon posted a topic in General Nursing

    Mornin! I wanna start a thread about how people chose their screen names but I think it's already been done, I'm just not findin it. DOes it exist already?

  5. Hey Moderators: Question for ya

    stillpressingon replied to stillpressingon's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks Siri, knew it had to be out

  6. Humorous Introspection

    stillpressingon replied to stillpressingon's topic in General Nursing

    I second the drama thing. If someone really is sick or injured or whatever, I have such sympathy for them. But I too have grown extremely weary of even stuff like first time parents bringing their...

  7. support groups for nurses

    stillpressingon replied to mazy's topic in General Nursing

    Does it have to be support group solely made up of nurses? Might be easier to find a support group specific to the illness, not the profession of the group members who also are experiencing the...

  8. "Funny Codes"?

    stillpressingon replied to burn out's topic in General Nursing

    I totally agree.It's gotten to where I only tell medical people certain things b/c many non-medical people WILL think I'm being mean/sick/whatever, and I'm not trying to, but in light of everything...

  9. Humorous Introspection

    stillpressingon replied to stillpressingon's topic in General Nursing

    Haha, these are great! Keep 'em

  10. Scary!!!!!

    stillpressingon replied to jill48's topic in General Nursing

    That's what I'm always afraid

  11. That woman

    stillpressingon replied to springgarden's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, unfortunately me

  12. An admin vent of sorts

    stillpressingon replied to stillpressingon's topic in General Nursing

    oramar - LOVE your siggy, btw - I am definately learning the "art" of looking out for myself. Learnin it the hard way, but am learning it. Yes, they certainly DO look after themselves. Saw it clearly...

  13. That woman

    stillpressingon replied to springgarden's topic in General Nursing

    You are soooo right; most (if not all) of us have experienced this. I would suggest talking with her directly but, having experience with "that woman," that would probably only result in a look of...

  14. An admin vent of sorts

    stillpressingon replied to stillpressingon's topic in General Nursing

    Dangit!!!! I was hopin that was just MY place!!! SUCH a bummer. It's one of those things I just have NO idea about. Why do they do it? Is that the way they handle things in their personal lives,...

  15. Crazy Thing Pts Say or Do

    stillpressingon replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    :roll had a pt one time who knew he could take meds q2h, say, tylenol, then motrin. well, he had the right idea, but didn't quite have all the info. his first dose was "motrin," then 2 hrs later he...

  16. An admin vent of sorts

    stillpressingon replied to stillpressingon's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the imput. Yeah, I've been wondering if where I am in nursing's just not where I need to be. I love being in the medical field - it's the only place I want to be - but there're so many...

  17. An admin vent of sorts

    stillpressingon replied to stillpressingon's topic in General Nursing

    One more reason to go nocs! Hey ertravelrn, I have this image of travelers being treated like garbage. So what's your scoop? What makes the difference for

  18. What are the first signs of burnout?

    stillpressingon replied to loricatus's topic in General Nursing

    Great advice from Tazzi. It's so easy to be in the middle of a shift with a the-most-difficult-pt-ever-to-walk-the-planet and walk off the shift going, there's no way I can go back. That's soooo...

  19. An admin vent of sorts

    stillpressingon replied to stillpressingon's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, sounds great in theory, but how do I put it into practice? Are there "red flags" in an interview? Is it best to find time and volunteer where I'm thinking of working - the magnet

  20. An admin vent of sorts

    stillpressingon replied to stillpressingon's topic in General Nursing

    Ha,ha! Yeah, GardenDove, I'm starting to realize that maybe as long as I like most of my co-workers and like what I do, maybe the BS from mgmt is just how it's gonna be anywhere. I'm not intending to...

  21. An admin vent of sorts

    stillpressingon replied to stillpressingon's topic in General Nursing

    Paradise: Thank you for your input. There's a magnet hosp not too far away that I've been thinking about, thinking hey, is every place like this? Thanks each of you for your sympathy. I'm so focused...

  22. top ten reasons i found a new job

    stillpressingon replied to HyperRNRachel's topic in General Nursing

    ARGH!!!! Petty stuff like that happens where I am,

  23. Sleeping during nightshift!!

    stillpressingon replied to helpinghands's topic in General Nursing

    Me too. For some frustrating reason even sleeping in the break room - ON A BREAK THAT THEY'RE NOT PAYING FOR - is grounds for termination. Personally I've never actually heard of anyone getting fired...

  24. Shift and weekend differentials- what are yours?

    stillpressingon replied to Chaoticdreams33's topic in General Nursing

    10%/hr of base pay. M-F it starts @ 1800, Sat it starts @ 1300, Sunday it's all day. Go

  25. Waterbirth question

    stillpressingon replied to stillpressingon's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Thanks for these responses; the great thing about this site is I can ask questions I otherwise might not! Waterbirth sounds like such a great option but the "extras" was one of my