daverika

This was not satire, it was cruelty presented under the banner of humor. Enough.

Major Hoolihan hands down!

I’ve been a nurse for 38 years, and many things have broken my heart, but I can usually hold it together. Here are 4 instances when the tears came before I could leave the floor. 18 year old trauma pt, head injury improving. Sudden bleed or swelling ...

The minute he threw something at you it was assault, the police should have been called and charges brought. They have infirmaries in prison also.

Call your state wage and hour entity. I am sure this is illegal. If there is push back from your hospital please find another job. Nurses are people too.

I think you should seek professional help before things get worse. I wish I had. I made it through my first stressful years but did have some physical and emotional setbacks. This profession will eventually make you a very strong person but you have ...

I have been a high functioning ICU nurse for over 30 years. Now I am being told in oh so many ways if I don't get my BSN I am essentially worthless, second class, definitely not deserving of the extra bonuses paid out to the brand spanking new BSN's ...

A little off topic...not much more than a year ago many posts here about not being able to find a job, now lots of grads with too many choices...oh how the pendulum swings! As all us old folks retire it will only get better for a new generation of wo...

If sleep deprived driving is equivalent to drunk driving then sleep deprived working is equivalent to working under the influence; don't do it. That being said, YOU are responsible for a schedule that allows adequate time off to get rest. If none of ...

Yes the job is demanding. It is also interesting, exciting, stimulating and fulfilling. I am content with my 35+ year career choice. I have invested a lot of my emotional self into my profession, running the gamut from shocked sobbing at my first dea...

It would be interesting to see what happens if you went public and asked your local news station to investigate...I would not want my family member to go to a facility where nurses are expected to work when ill and no replacement is available in an e...

I only use invisible parabens. The visible ones tend to make my co-workers avoid me. And my Kindle does not recognize "parabens" as an actual word.

I think this is tragic because there is such a desperate need for the job you do, especially with the new regulations. As the others say, give notice, tidy up, don't take on any new assignments, and leave with an outward smile. Thanks for doing the ...

You did the right thing.

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I pray that one day your preceptee becomes your charge nurse or manager. I pray your colleagues have the guts to report your abusive behavior to your current manager. But most of all I pray you give up nursing and find another profession. We don't ne...

How sad the question even had to be asked. We really are losing our minds, to say nothing of our hearts.

you have a nice way with words, and a great....imagination!!!!!!!!

you sound like a very conscientious CNA. Keep up the good work!

Much of what you posted about yourself applied to me....30 years ago! I went to nursing school despite the naysayers and have been a critical care nurse for over 25 years. You sound smart and strong and determined to put mistakes behind you and do be...

a lovely relating of a difficult situation...thank you for being there for 'Grace"...

You will become no more ethical as a nurse than you are right now as a student. The right thing to do is report it up the chain of command, starting with your nurse instructor. I am so sorry you are going through this distress, but you will be able t...

"As with nursing and law enforcement and fire service, the military is simply a job with a defined set of responsibilities. None of these vocations are callings and doing them does not a hero make." Thank you, you have put in words something I have f...

sexual harrassment, imho....(referring to the poster who's administrator plays suggestive music in one to one meetings and turns it up at the chorus)

Like natural selection, it seems like the current hard times are winnowing out those unsuitable for this profession. I for one am glad of it!