whipping girl in 07

whipping girl in 07 RN

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  1. My unit is going down the tubes...

    whipping girl in 07 replied to whipping girl in 07's topic in General Nursing

    No exit interview. I called HR and they said they don't do that anymore, it's a waste of time. I filled out incident reports. Not sure anything ever happened with them. Since they were just turned...

  2. My unit is going down the tubes...

    whipping girl in 07 replied to whipping girl in 07's topic in General Nursing

    I had worked part time at both major hospitals in town. I went full time at the other one away from the bedside about 2 years

  3. RNs- Mostly first born? Alcoholic fathers?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Only child...that I'm aware of. I'm adopted, so I may possibly have birth brothers/sisters and alcoholic birth parents... But the parents who raised me are tee-totalers and I only know of one...

  4. My unit is going down the tubes...

    whipping girl in 07 replied to whipping girl in 07's topic in General Nursing

    Excuse me? I'm a little confused by your response. Are you calling me elitist because I'm experienced? I precepted LOTS of nurses and nursing students in the 5.5 years I worked in that unit. I...

  5. My unit is going down the tubes...

    whipping girl in 07 replied to whipping girl in 07's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I'm glad I left, I just can't believe it took me so long...over a year, for heaven's sake!! I stayed for three reasons: 1) Guilt. The poor patients and the poor nurses left behind. 2)...

  6. New Grad- Graveyard Shift Advice

    whipping girl in 07 replied to LVNfairy's topic in General Nursing

    You may have trouble finding a job in this economy with being limited to what days you can work, especially if you can't work weekends. I started as a new grad on nights and I thought it was a good...

  7. mid-shift floating

    whipping girl in 07 replied to StudentNurseSteph's topic in General Nursing

    So those who have the audacity to work an 8 hour shift always have to float, while those who toe the line and work 12 hour shifts never have to float? Honestly I have issue with floating ANYWAY if the...

  8. Do nurses make the worse family members or patients ?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't mean that doctors make bad patients...the ones I've dealt with over the years have been fine. But I can't tell you how many doctors as family members I've dealt with that have been...

  9. Advice from RNs to a senior nursing student, please

    whipping girl in 07 replied to JMG2207's topic in General Nursing

    You will hone the skills you need in the area you work in. If you work in the ER, you will likely get great IV skills, because you start so many. If you work in SICU, you will learn all the...

  10. Do new graduates RN's get ,easier patients?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to lovehospital's topic in General Nursing

    Turnover has a lot to do with the culture of the unit. I have a job where I go all over the hospital now. I have the opportunity to see every floor, and I notice which ones have a stable staff of...

  11. Have A Lot Of Worries

    whipping girl in 07 replied to AsAnatomy's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in the midwest. There are still plenty of nursing jobs here, especially in direct patient care. The nursing shortages vs. gluts are cyclical, as is the economy. When I graduated seven years...

  12. Do new graduates RN's get ,easier patients?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to lovehospital's topic in General Nursing

    This is really not good practice. The charge should not be precepting as well. That's a terrible experience for a novice, especially when you don't learn the time management involved with busy,...

  13. Do nurses make the worse family members or patients ?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    IMHO....it's not be the nurses who are the worst family members...it's the doctors! I usually don't mention I'm a nurse, whether I'm the patient or the family member. If someone asks me point...

  14. Just need to vent about my exasperating coworker.

    whipping girl in 07 replied to NeoPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    Can you do a written report? Where I used to work we used an SBAR form, with permanent info (Name, age/DOB, Dr., dx, etc.) written in ink and then areas for report that were written in pencil...

  15. On-call pay...standard or not?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to BabyLady's topic in General Nursing

    Where I used to work (SICU/CVICU), we had nurses "on call" for shifts Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday night and Saturday and Sunday day. You were on call for an hour before the shift started till...

  16. My unit is going down the tubes...

    whipping girl in 07 replied to whipping girl in 07's topic in General Nursing

    I decided to revive this thread since I started it, what, over a year ago? I finally quit. :w00t: In January. The final straw was the new computer charting system. I knew I'd never learn it or...

  17. **need advice on a bit of a problem**

    whipping girl in 07 replied to Guest343211's topic in General Nursing

    I have a mouth that gets me in trouble, so sometimes I just have to count to 10, or 20, or 50, or 10,473! I have learned to control it (most of the time) and know (usually) when I can and can't pop...

  18. Anyone Else Change Their allnurses Handle?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I changed my name last year from my real name (won't say what ) because I decided I wasn't going to be anyone's whipping girl anymore! Not taking the BS! Standing up for myself! Also, as mouthy as I...

  19. Patient allergies and dislikes

    whipping girl in 07 replied to azhiker96's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with allergy vs. intolerance. However, if I go in the hospital, I'd prefer not to get morphine since it gives me SEVERE nausea and codeine since it gives me INTOLERABLE hallucinations and...

  20. Ethics of patient bathing

    whipping girl in 07 replied to discontentment's topic in General Nursing

    I've done it both ways. I've worked days and nights and in an ICU where we split the baths between the shifts and in one where nights did them all. In the unit with all night baths, we tried to do...

  21. Is Toradol still used after a C section?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to Vito Andolini's topic in General Nursing

    I've never worked L & D or PP, but I've had 3 babies, all c-sections. The PO pain meds worked better for me. I don't know why. I had IV Toradol for 24 hours after my first C-section and I...

  22. New book: "Saving Lives" and positive review in Newsweek

    whipping girl in 07 replied to rnmi2004's topic in General Nursing

    I will have to find it and read it. It sounds

  23. i need support with my bad experience as a new nurse...

    whipping girl in 07 replied to angiefaye's topic in General Nursing

    I've always found it is harder to admit than to start out with a full assignment. If I were you, I'd try to talk to the charge nurse...in a non-confrontational manner...and ask if there would have...

  24. I think I made a bad choice.

    whipping girl in 07 replied to rant's topic in General Nursing

    ITA with the other posters...we have all made some mistakes. The biggest mistake here, though, is the person "precepting" you is a preceptor! I do nutrition support, and a big part of my job is...

  25. How does the recession affect your job?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to fulzgold's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in the midwest in a city/MSA of roughly 400,000. We have 2 major not-for-profit hospitals and several small or private facilities within the area. So far both big hospitals are still hiring and...