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  1. Dazed and Confused

    gitterbug replied to sasquatch's topic in Nursing Career

    Everyone posting on these boards can sympathize with your situation. Yes, the customer is always right in today's facilities. Too bad no one had the guts to speak up and say the facility was at...

  2. You Guys Are Great

    gitterbug replied to gt4everpn's topic in Men in Nursing

    Hi Guys, Just got word this AM that my neighbor passed all of his finals and will taking the boards in 3 weeks. He is walking on clouds and his smile is so big it is blinding. He has already been...

  3. Fired in 1 day

    gitterbug replied to svetas's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Sorry this happened to you, but I think you probably need a little more orientation and assistance that this facility was not willing to give you. I know your confidence is shaken but do not think...

  4. Is it just me or are agency nurses not treated very nicely?

    gitterbug replied to AmyRN1227's topic in Agency Nurses

    I attempt to be nice to agency nurses, they are there to take some of the load off regular staff. Only twice have I had issues with agency nurses. Both of them attempted to ignore their assignment,...

  5. What are the huge "DO NOT EVER DO" things that new nurses need to know about? calling

    gitterbug replied to katiebugg's topic in General Nursing

    Always check the ID of a patient prior to giving meds or treatment. Always make sure to ID yourself to the

  6. I'm being involuntarily moved to the rehab unit!

    gitterbug replied to TheCommuter's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    A agree with the other posters who have noted this as a shoddy way to treat an employee. You are being swapped and probably in the end, set up for termination. Give yourself a couple of days to...

  7. Are you Man Enough to be an OB nurse?

    gitterbug replied to Annointed_RNStudent's topic in Men in Nursing

    Hi Joe, Sounds like you have found where you want to be and what you like doing. So glad for you. A happy nurse, male or female, gives better care to the patient. I am sure your patients enjoy...

  8. Digoxin and Lasix

    gitterbug replied to niceswtnurse2006's topic in General Nursing

    Here Lasix is given in the AM and Dig is given as PM med. Makes sense, who wants to make trips to bathroom during night. Dig has time to get into system and a level is maintained. We give the Dig...

  9. Family Style Meals Head Start!!

    gitterbug replied to kwagner_51's topic in General Nursing

    Headstart is for learning. Sharing a meal in a family atmosphere is a learning, sharing, responsible experience. I am sure adults can come up with ways to make sure the children are safe, the food...

  10. Gay Nurses... help!

    gitterbug replied to quakerkid's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I am just one of those people who does not care if you are gay, green, fat, or tall. I want to work with a good nurse. My co workers know the basics of my personal life, they have no need for...

  11. A classmate wants to know if I'm gay. How should I respond?

    gitterbug replied to atwtrn's topic in Male Nursing Students

    You already have a code you have adopted. It is sound and seems to work for you. I would keep my personal affairs personal. If more gossip comes your way, you can confront this person in the...

  12. Sit the last one out? Mulling this over....

    gitterbug replied to NurseDaddy2006's topic in Male Nursing Students

    go to that clinical. It may be the best one you have ever

  13. Male RN's

    gitterbug replied to bjmarthin1986's topic in General Nursing

    This is so funny. No other comment

  14. Disclosing personal info to patients

    gitterbug replied to bethin's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing wrong with sidestepping the most personal questions. My friend, an unmarried lady of 50, always says she kissed too many frogs looking for a prince and decided to stop looking and enjoy her...

  15. Graduation gift for new nurse

    gitterbug replied to st4304's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Do not forget gift certificates to a favorite resturant, prepaid Visa, an IOU a day to do your laundry, gasoline gift card, a favorite CD with candles and bubble bath for that night at home after a...

  16. Cursing A Good Samaritan???

    gitterbug replied to sissiesmama's topic in General Nursing

    Stress overload. Poor judgement. Lack of crisis handling training and skills. Sorry you were subjected to this type of treatment. Officers of the law have a tremendous responsibility but bad...

  17. Mother needing support-daughter bipolar

    gitterbug replied to bookwormom's topic in Psychiatric

    I have no special insight, no sure-fire answers, but once you decide to forgive yourself for whatever it is you feel guilty about concerning this daughter, set some limits, and realize she must accept...

  18. Had my first doctor scream at me today

    gitterbug replied to TigerGalLE's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hi Ken, U know Sue-Bee was just repeating the line nurses have been fed for years. We are a cost to a facility, the physician makes the facility money by admitting patients. I have heard this...

  19. Visiting hours, whose job to enforce them???

    gitterbug replied to pink2blue1's topic in General Nursing

    This is all part of the new patient and families are customers and we need to service their needs and wants more than give the care they should have. A patient and the family actually delayed the...

  20. New hires with higher base wage.

    gitterbug replied to Butternut's topic in General Nursing

    I actually know a couple of nurses who had this happen to them, both were LPN's who went on to RN, worked for about 5 years, and found out that some new hires were making more than them(degrees were...

  21. Disfunctional RN's

    gitterbug replied to Rnandsoccermom's topic in General Nursing

    Great post Limbo. New hires, even experienced ones, need a little help adjusting to the new environment. Some units set up new hires for failure because the CN, NM and staff have established a toxic...

  22. Living in Cleveland area

    gitterbug replied to chris_NC0112's topic in Ohio Nursing

    We have several family members in the "burbs" of Cleveland. They tell me crime is down from a few years ago except for drug related and gang related instances. No big city is safe, we must take...

  23. Have you ever had a family accuse you of killing their loved one?

    gitterbug replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    You sound like you went above and beyond the call of duty. Please be sure to document, document, document every detail of your actions and the family members statements. I am sure this sister is in...

  24. Male pts.

    gitterbug replied to anonymurse's topic in Men in Nursing

    Cowboy, Understand better now. Wow, I am sure glad I do not have to worry about having any type of surgery from this guy. I do not profess to know all of the in's and out's of a THR, but I am sure...

  25. Charting do's and don'ts

    gitterbug replied to willdgate's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Aroused! Don't some of them wish? Sorry, guys, could not resist.