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  1. 'Unhealthy' nurses...bad examples?

    ckben replied to fifi2323's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that your weight or appearance - no matter if it's thin, thick, or whatever, has nothing to do with how competent you are as a nurse. However... How can I make any headway with teaching on how...

  2. Discouraged: Is EVERY public USA nursing program impacted?

    ckben replied to stillpressingon's topic in General Nursing

    Where I live (Texas), nursing schools seem to be pretty easy to get into, so long as you have the pre-reqs. I haven't heard anybody say they couldn't get in because there wasn't enough space. Of...

  3. RN as Inpatient, horrible and looong rant

    ckben replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    Haunted, I would write a letter to the people in charge of patient complaints, definitely. But, I'm not sure how much good that would do, personally. If I were you, I would call and ask to speak to...

  4. All 3rd shifters

    ckben replied to URO-RN's topic in General Nursing

    you guys are so lucky! on my floor, breakfast comes at 7am. that's right, at shift change. at the same time we're sending patients to dialysis and surgery and hydro and GI lab and anywhere else...

  5. What nursing shortage????

    ckben replied to MelRN13's topic in General Nursing

    There's a lot more to it than this. For one thing, I have NEVER been told by anyone at work that I have a poor attitude. Usually, it's the other way around, "You're always smiling," or "Do you ever...

  6. Help!

    ckben posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am an RN with a bachelor's degree and 2 years experience on a renal telemetry floor. We are moving to Dallas, and I've been applying at several different hospitals in the region. The problem I'm...

  7. Help!

    ckben replied to ckben's topic in General Nursing

    The funny thing is, I would absolutely take a cut in pay if it meant I would be happy with my job. Oh well, just have to believe something will open up for me. Either that, or come January when my...

  8. What nursing shortage????

    ckben replied to MelRN13's topic in General Nursing

    Telenurse, I could have written your post myself. As a young (2 years experience) nurse, I'm continually told I won't be considered because I either don't have enough experience, or I have the wrong...

  9. I was suprised...

    ckben replied to jenni82104's topic in General Nursing

    I worked until recently on a unit where, despite taking around 5 renal patients, we were lucky to have either an aide or a tech helping us. Some nights we were scrambling just to do the bare minimum,...