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Work there a year for the experience and then you'll be in a position to decide about ICU. Or quit/transfer to ED, if that's your preference. Think of it as something you did for your resume. If you stay in nursing it'll be just another episode that will seem insignificant as the years go by.

I am so sorry. I think she was saying goodbye to you, judging by some of the content of her conversation with you and she had decided. To repeat, she made her mind up to complete suicide and she did it. She was in pain and wanted to be out of the pain. None of this is your fault or your responsibility. I think your manager should find a facilitator to have a group session with you and other co-workers. You need to share your feeling together and come to an acceptance of your feelings. And hers. She'd probably attempted a/o contemplated this many times and suffered for a long time. Depression is crippling.

Wish the JW's would realize nobody particularly LIKES or WANTS to give blood. Someone must tell them it's personally rewarding for us, judging by the way they act. Administering blood is a pain.

Ha! I have had identical dreams! Or maybe more like night terrors. I've both forgotten to give report and had the preceeding nurse forget to give me report. Usually it was not a problem and I read the record. Sometimes if I had a question I called them. NEVER did I use the omission to create problems. Rule No. 1: Always Be Kind.

How is he even a nurse? Where is the caring component?

I retired from a community hospital in CT about 18 months ago. Your comment has me very curious! I think this very much reflects the working environment - obviously, people are bailing because they're not happy in this place. Get-the-experience, get-out kind of thing. Otherwise known as "No ****** Were Given." When I retired there was no exit interview. My manager was nice as a person but she's basically putting in her time until she can retire and is not an effective as a manager. Unless being a yes person to the next boss up the food chain counts as effectiveness. My hospital was one of a big corporate conglomerate and morale was pretty low across the board.

Statute of limitations coming up, I'm guessing. She probably feels like "It's now or never."

Whoa - my first thought is that this resident is using propofol. Why did he get you the propofol and spike the bottle? Simply to be "helpful? If he removed it from Pyxis or whatever he created a digital trail. And, he just shot himself in the foot by alienating nursing staff. He should know better; by the time one gets to residency one learns that a good relationship with staff is paramount. He'll never get an uninterrupted hour of sleep again when he's on call!

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Regarding "way of sexual pleasuring with the mouth"...I stopped here & could read no further! LOL "Something Something Cunnilingus?" To google I go! Thnx for the laugh!

What about FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act)? If her doctor agrees and does the paperwork, there's nothing an employer can do, as it is federal law. They can decline to grant it, which means she wouldn't be paid for it, BUT they could not fire her for taking the time. Besides, if she were to get MRSA in that foot, would it be worth it? It wouldn't to me but YMMV.

I totally understand your feelings. Kudos to you for not become bogged down in the perception of yourself as a "failure" and finding a new profession which will be more rewarding, especially more $$$! I retired from nursing last year and haven't missed it one iota. The responsibility, liability,long hours and risk of exposure to increasingly more resistant (or outright untreatable) diseases are definitely not worth the paycheck. And hospitals are not hotels or restaurants. For me, it was a job. No grand calling or self-sacrificing mission. We're not "angels of mercy" or "saints." Those ideas imply lower pay and unacceptable work conditions. And I don't see the job improving anytime soon.

His statement says more about HIM than it does about you. He'll be sick sometime & discover the truth.

This is crazy! i got a dui 21 yrs ago in CT & it never impacted my job at all. It was my first and only offense & I got a work permit to drive to and from work, had to go to ETOH Education on Saturday & got my license restored after 3 months. I go out occasionally - don't drink - and my hubby drinks but not drinking is normal now. Sure I'm an alcoholic but no one at the job had to know or be involved. Is that standard now?

I have always read employers will seek to prove nurses did not follow policy, thus relieving the employer of responsibility. Is this untrue?

I commend you on the positive attitude toward this patient. I've said many times "There's a good reason nurses don't carry guns on the job because I would have used it!" I've had patients like this (but not quite this bad!) and sometimes I think we're like battered women. Shouldn't be like this...

Certain areas always have openings, particularly for experienced RN's. But these positions are often ED or ICU7P-7A, or Day/Night Flex, for example. But these types of positions are burnout jobs and it's difficult to keep them filled. There really isn't a nursing shortage nor will there be; there will be a shortage of nurses willing to remain in abusive working positions. If you are looking for a better-paying job look into tech fields, software or computer development. Much better working conditions. And no malpractice liability!

This sounds like PTSD. And this is only what he was willing to talk about. I am sorry he didn't seek help because help is available.

"I popped a knee back in and handed out 2 shirts to cover side boob today." And that's just coworkers!

And that's just coworkers!

I used to work with an ED MD who stole food. She had issues stemming from childhood abuse, I think, but still, it was ridiculous. She was also rather squeamish so after having one too many lunches stolen I made the announcement I was henceforth spitting in everything I brought in! Didn't get ripped off again.

I absolutely understand what you are saying. I just retired from my One Day Surgery position and the peace and quiet is heavenly! I used to "pretend" alot and tell myself I was an actor in a role. It was very draining the last few years. And I had one of the better jobs in nursing, to be sure. I don't know what the solution is but I totally empathize with you. Nursing is a very difficult profession.

So glad I'm done with this profession, which is being ruined and corrupted by greed and "customer satisfaction." If there is ever an uptick in the economy nurses will leave in droves. The pendulum WILL swing the other way - it's only a matter of time. Then the administrators can perform patient care. We'll see how "satisfied" everyone is then!

Dear AAC.271: I think I know the spirit in which you commented and I wish others hadn't been so quick to jump on you. I'm 62 and just retired. I'm a little long in the tooth myself but sometimes I had to just go ahead and do ******** even though it wasn't my job or my turn but I felt it benefitted the patient more in the end. Thank God nursing has grown up a little but our pay still lags far behind other professions. I think that has mostly to do with the status of women; I'm glad more men want to enter nursing so we can get rid of phrases like "Do you want to come in and play?" Or "Do you want to stay and help?", both of which mean "Will you work extra hours?" Men aren't spoken to in this demeaning fashion. So yeah, being a dude DOES help - everybody!

Just retired from nursing and this type of abusive corporate healthcare. So glad, so glad, so glad. 34 years of intimidation, bullying and only devolution in status of nurses. And then we're told how "respected" we are and given a pen and cupcakes for Nurses' Week!