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angel's RN

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  1. Calling yourself a "nurse"

    Hey Guys-- Here is my :twocents:. I COMPLETELY agree with everyone who says that "If you aren't a nurse, PLEASE don't call yourself a nurse." I worked long and hard for my degree, and it burns me up...
  2. Got my 1st butt chewing today - humiliating!

    quote=jojotoo;2602424]The first time a doc gets out of line with me, I do try to handle it one on one in a quiet, "professional" manner. After that, it's direct confrontation - all the way, baby!...
  3. Got my 1st butt chewing today - humiliating!

    I worked with a surgon that KNEW he was better than God, and actually yelled and screamed the REAL bad word in front of the staff, other MD's, and wide awake patients, until one night I was so fed up...
  4. Got my 1st butt chewing today - humiliating!

    I am a travel nurse, and at the hospital I was in up in DC, 90% of the staff was from another country. Most of them spoke in "their langauge", the only time thry spoke English was to speak to...
  5. Do nurses support physician assisted suicide?

    hey critterlover-- you hit the nail on the head!!!! i agree that i would not want to be the one to draw up the guidelines, either. but under the right circumstances, i would much rather see a...
  6. Cancelled

    Thanks--Sorry to be such a dumb-dumb. I am new at this travel stuff, and I thought that it was all the same thing. 's
  7. Cancelled

    I have never heard of being "cancelled" with an agency. I thought that, and have been told that, because I have a contract, they can't cancel me, and I can't cancel them. I was told by Onward that I...
  8. How bad of an agency would you or have you put up with?

    help!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i have had the worst experence with this angency!!!!!!! i have a family emergency, and my recuter is very unsympathic. she informed me that i have to pay for the housing-the...
  9. Say What??????!!!!!!!!!!

    :lol2: i'll go one better--i was under "vitamin v" for a total knee replacement, and my ortho was a very good looking man. i was told that the entire o.r. (in which i worked, by the way) knew by the...
  10. Say What??????!!!!!!!!!!

    to the nurse????? lol 's
  11. Co-worker stole my ID

    Good morning one and all- I just finished reviewing the last few posts on this thread, to refresh this old brain . I did start traveling, by the way, and I am now at a facility that actually signs...
  12. Travel Nursing Agencies

    Onward HealthCare is the agency I'm with. My recruter is great, she is there every step of the way. Watch out for agency's that take housing out of the "package pay". Housing should be free--mine...
  13. I need a travel buddy!

    Hey Guys-- I'm trying to go to Maryland, just outside Washington, DC. Can't wait to see the sights, never been there. Any suggestions? 's
  14. "Did you report her?"

    Yes, I have reported one of my co-workers. This nurse did not give ANY of the patients meds ALL NIGHT. The patient was in for CP-R/O MI. When I came in the next shift, the last time the meds were...
  15. Care at the Time of Death

    To all Hospsis Nurses, I have the utmost respect for what you do. It is something that I could never do on a regular basis. It tears me up whan one of my patients on the floor - I work in ICU/CCU -...
  16. travel nursing

    Hey jes2000-- I am traveling with Onward HealthCare agency, and so far I have been pleased. The good thing about Onward is that when they quote you a salary, the housing is ON TOP of the salary. A lot...
  17. Calling yourself a "nurse"

    At our hospital, LPNs and RNs wear Ceil blue scrubs, Nursing assistants wear Maroon, Lab wears another, ECT. Sometimes that works, too. 's
  18. Calling yourself a "nurse"

    Unfortunatly, this is so very true. I am a RN, but when I was a nursing assistant, I made sure that everyone knew that I was a nursing assistant, not a nurse. But, as I have said many times in other...
  19. Dear Megan, It's now August 1, and I don't think that we have heard what has happened with your situation. What is going on? Are you still ther? How about giving us an update????? Let's hope that...
  20. Really felt outnumbered today

    amen!!!!!!!! can't do without them!!:yelclap::yelclap::yelclap: 's
  21. Housing while traveling

    I have a question. Has anyone heard of "craigslist.com"? I am trying to change jobs, and I want to travel. One of the recruters told me that I could go to this website and "share" an apartment with...
  22. Co-worker stole my ID

    Dear P_RN, I meant no disrespect, and I am truly sorry. I was simply asking a question in reply to a previous post. Again, I am sorry. Angel's
  23. Co-worker stole my ID

    never?????? why in the h--- on your 1st offense, and yes, i read that your uds was neg., would the bon want to take your nsg. license????? :angryfire:angryfire that makes no sense whatsoever!! is...
  24. Co-worker stole my ID

    To busyrnandmom and Tazzi-- Remember this (this is something that a friend told me when my dad died-one month to the day from my nursing gradution, I might add) "God doesn't give you anything that He...
  25. Housing while traveling

    PLEASE---explain. This is a big first for me!! Nobody's offered any bonus?!? Angel's