interleukin

interleukin

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  1. Torn to pieces - Pls help?

    interleukin replied to fedupfinally's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Nursing...A job that daily requires a nearly impossible number of "I"s that need dotting and a million "T"s that need crossing. Finding the un-dotted or un-crossed is a walk in the park for any...

  2. What's the task you like doing most on the job?

    interleukin replied to PreStudent101's topic in General Nursing

    Swiping

  3. New Nurse 4 Med errors in 6 months

    interleukin replied to lpncharlie's topic in General Nursing

    Rule one...all new nurses make errors. Rule two...remember rule one. If your patient load is overwhelming forcing you to rush in order to complete tasks, carefully consider your employment. If you...

  4. If you won the lottery would you still work in health care?

    interleukin replied to nola1202's topic in General Nursing

    I'd never touch a leaking fecal bag, carry a bile-filled canister, recharge a purulent JP, get strangers' blood on my shoes, wash a 500lbs patients whose skin folds are harboring small rodents...

  5. If you won the lottery would you still work in health care?

    interleukin replied to nola1202's topic in General Nursing

    I guess you're looking for a gluten-free workplace(Sorry, couldn't let that one

  6. Sitting down to calm an upset patient is unprofessional?

    interleukin replied to kristandrews's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "It just doesn't make sense to me." And because it did not make sense to your supervisor he/she should be flipping burgers not working in a field that requires rational thought and compassion(I...

  7. No nursing shortage: roll call!

    interleukin replied to gigglymo's topic in General Nursing

    Columbus, ga .... Hiring new grads...Many ICU positions open currently, hiring new grads straight into icu as well..." Remind me to stay clear of Columbus,

  8. So unhappy with my career

    interleukin replied to Nire83's topic in General Nursing

    You need to decide what life priorities you want to focus on right

  9. Want to get out of nursing, what can I do with my degree????

    interleukin replied to pale_pilsen's topic in Nursing Career

    Med surg. nursing can be a mad jungle...especially early on in one's career. But if your place is run such that even experienced nurses are often running around like hungry headless chickens with full...

  10. Not-for-profit vs for-profit colleges...did this make a difference?

    interleukin replied to BabyLady's topic in General Students

    Sure, and for every article there will be supporters who probably own company stock...their opinions will not be

  11. Not-for-profit vs for-profit colleges...did this make a difference?

    interleukin replied to BabyLady's topic in General Students

    Buyer Beware! For-profit schools are beholden, first and foremost, to their shareholders. Getting you to sign up is their primary goal...how well you do and the quality of your education is secondary....

  12. Ready to toss in the towel

    interleukin replied to chcgoblue's topic in General Nursing

    Many of the computer programs were not developed by end user nurses. As such, they are incredibly dense, clunky and unintuitive. When coupled with unpredictable hardware glitches you get nurses...

  13. "The Nurses and HCA's will be responsible for...

    interleukin replied to Guest233447's topic in General Nursing

    "Hi, my name's Mark..I'll be your nurse and task monkey

  14. Difficult Doctors...Vent

    interleukin replied to joanna73's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Documenting, "Pt condition reported to Dr. Whoever. No orders given," is not good enough. A doc can claim you omitted important information, and a year later your memory will be faulty....

  15. Tufts nurses vote 70% to authorize strike

    interleukin replied to Chin up's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    The CEO is so very concerned about expenses. She's retiring this year...wait until you see the severance package she gets. As long as nurses are considered a "cost burden" nothing will change and...

  16. do employers look down upon those who earned their bsn online?

    interleukin replied to mee9mee9's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Stay away from University of Phoenix. They will sign up a corpse as long it's getting Federal grant money. I once made the mistake of inquiring about their MSN program. They insisted that I retake...

  17. Do men in healthcare suffer from burnout?

    interleukin replied to Pigeons's topic in General Nursing

  18. Do men in healthcare suffer from burnout?

    interleukin replied to Pigeons's topic in General Nursing

    By default, do you mean because their woman genes compel them to go into nursing? It's 2011...no one goes into nursing "by

  19. Getting hit on at work?

    interleukin replied to ToughLover's topic in General Nursing

    my comment was philosophical in nature...and no where does it suggest to just "shrug off" innocent attention. people with no sense, or the idiots among us, will behave accordingly. we deal with the...

  20. Getting hit on at work?

    interleukin replied to ToughLover's topic in General Nursing

    My two cents... When we were young, many of us on the upper end of the 1-10 hotness scale felt we'd be forever inebriated by our power to attract other human beings. And, in our immortal youth, we...

  21. Why do night shift nurses get paid more when day shift clearly does MORE work?

    interleukin replied to squatmunkie_RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    For all those who have to work nights because of family obligations...more power to you. And those who get at least $5 more/hour...the same. But I will forever wonder why poeple subject their bodies...

  22. Theraputic Privilege: An Ethical Dilemma

    interleukin replied to Bhebe55's topic in General Nursing

    He's already killing

  23. Nurse Week Goodies, funniest ones you've seen

    interleukin replied to WildcatFanRN's topic in General Nursing

    One year, we each got...ready for it...a $1 gift certificate(yes, one dollar) for the hospital ice cream shop. The nurses collected them and sent them back to the hospital's president...I heard he got...

  24. Am I being realistic? Nursing school at 45?

    interleukin replied to aidensmom403's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    "Nusres are usually guaranteed job security..." Careful with this advice...these days very few jobs for new nurses are being

  25. Am I being realistic? Nursing school at 45?

    interleukin replied to aidensmom403's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Forget the age concerns... It's never too late to ma-tric-u-late..(Hey, I like that) Having said that, it's time to ruffle some feathers. My only concern are of those who apply for advance degrees...