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  1. Reccomend a gender neutral title to replace "Nurse"!

    sonnyluv replied to keithjones's topic in General Nursing

    you are being patronizing and rude. This is a legitimate question that every nurse should think about. Garbage men are called sanitation engineers, the janitors at my hospital are called environmental...

  2. Suggestions for encouraging boyfriend in his nursing education

    sonnyluv replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

    Something tells me that you are more than supportive, possibly even pushing him-mothering a bit? You are a nurse, you pick up on people's needs- certainly we bring this quality into our own lives....

  3. What the heck is going on in Portland right now?

    sonnyluv replied to sonnyluv's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Thanks for the info everbody- We shall see, we shall see...

  4. Manager threatened me

    sonnyluv posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey Everybody! I'm a new grad, just cleared probation in the ICU. A week ago I received a patient from the ER, who died within 10 minutes after arriving to the unit. (DNR). I grabbed the daughter in...

  5. Manager threatened me

    sonnyluv replied to sonnyluv's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all the advice everybody. I think my only course of action is to speak to her privately and say, "I don't want to be on your ---t list, I usually have great relationships with my bosses. I...

  6. Manager threatened me

    sonnyluv replied to sonnyluv's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your insight. Joking with a supervisor I barely know was

  7. Running multiple IV antibiotics at one time

    sonnyluv posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a new grad training in the ICU. Lately I've been getting into a bit of a debate with my preceptor regarding the administration of two antibiotics (right femoral central line, using different...

  8. Running multiple IV antibiotics at one time

    sonnyluv replied to sonnyluv's topic in General Nursing

    Solid advice, thanks

  9. RN doing conscious sedation non-intubated patient

    sonnyluv replied to Surgerygirl's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I think you know very well what the answer to your question is. 1)You are operating outside of your scope of practice, 2)if you hurt anyone you will go to jail 3) You are saving the surgeon A LOT of...

  10. What should be done about this? Unbelievable backstabbing...

    sonnyluv replied to DeLana_RN's topic in General Nursing

    As a student nurse about to graduate, and a male who probably thinks about confrontation in a different manner as my female peersdo, here's what I do as an intervention (and have done as I have...

  11. Rather work with men or women?

    sonnyluv replied to Runman1914's topic in General Nursing

    Men. Hands

  12. Assult and battery of staff

    sonnyluv replied to bradleau's topic in General Nursing

    If you worked at Starbucks and got slugged by a customer, would the manager call the police? Mcdonald's, Blockbustervideo, Ralph's? Why is it tolerated at a hospital? Goldstein's right. Get...

  13. Nursing School (how Do You Play The Game)

    sonnyluv replied to kristiern's topic in General Nursing

    Don't sweat it. Nursing education is old fashioned and outdated, and some instructors are threatened by confidence. Your instructors criticism of you really is more about how your instructors feel...

  14. CO2 less then 10

    sonnyluv replied to worker bee's topic in General Nursing

    vomiting can cause metabolic alkalosis from loss of gastric secretions- it would be temporary like you describe. Everyone is right though- was it respiratoy alkalosis or metabolic? If it was...

  15. 8:1 ratio in the ED?

    sonnyluv replied to TamrRN07's topic in Emergency

    Now you know why they offered a new grad the job. How good of a nurse can you be with 8 patients, I mean really? Don't play roulette with CEO/management. They're betting that none of your patients...

  16. "The Jesus Factor"

    sonnyluv replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    So Jesus and Yoga are the same thing? What if you had a close family member dying, a spouse or a child and I felt it my duty to mae sure that they had accepted powerfull Allah into their soul. Would...

  17. One Group of RNs Launches Public Awareness Campaign

    sonnyluv replied to -jt's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Right on. Makes me proud to be a professional

  18. getting sick of it.

    sonnyluv replied to Buckyxj's topic in Men in Nursing

    Dudes! What state are you in? Here in California nurses train paramedics, and in terms of heirarchy it goes EMT1,EMT-P, RN, MD. And LVN and NA's are thrown into the mix somewhere. Nursing education...

  19. Some thoughts on the whole LVN vs. RN thing ...

    sonnyluv replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    No one is better than anyone else. And competence is comptence BUT there is a reason why RN's got to school for a year or more than LVN. If you feel inferior (which LVN's are not) then gert your RN....

  20. Contacted Oprah Show About Nursing Issues

    sonnyluv replied to jollyjenny's topic in General Nursing

    She's not uninterested, she simply doesn't know what to be interested in. Because we, as nurses, have been throwing our hands in the air and giving up. Many nurses have the courage to say, "I don't...

  21. Contacted Oprah Show About Nursing Issues

    sonnyluv replied to jollyjenny's topic in General Nursing

    LINDARN: True

  22. slave labor

    sonnyluv replied to Uptoherern's topic in Emergency

    Give me a break...literally. And you've been a nurse for all of how long? Have you ever had another fulltime job before you became a nurse? No offense, but "workaholic" are ALWAYS the first to burn...

  23. Contacted Oprah Show About Nursing Issues

    sonnyluv replied to jollyjenny's topic in General Nursing

    Fact is, older nurses aren't too media savvy. Probably why nursing right now has about the crappiest representation in television that a profession could not hope to have. Oprah, sweet Oprah, she is...

  24. slave labor

    sonnyluv replied to Uptoherern's topic in Emergency

    Quitting is not the answer, and neither is teeing-it-up. Stop telling people to quit and just be happy. Nurses need to fight for their rights. Man, I can't believe you just told a fellow nurse to quit...

  25. Nurses are Pathetic!!

    sonnyluv replied to lorster's topic in General Nursing

    Your honesty is absolutely invaluable Lorster! When people say, "you are really burned out you- should just leave, then." I can't help but think that these are the people who perpetuate the bullS$%T...