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  1. Here's why you don't want this job.

    Ariesbsn replied to NocturneNrse's topic in General Nursing

    Years ago, yes. Per the lady at the employment agency that arranged the interview, the interviewer wanted people to show how much they wanted the job by contradicting his negative responses with...

  2. They come out of the woodwork

    Ariesbsn replied to teeituptom's topic in Emergency

    Dude! That just plain sucks! No wonder you said in another post that you didn't want to bring your golf clubs to work. What if they took your wallet AND your clubs? So, did you give the family the...

  3. How do you handle non compliant patients??

    Ariesbsn replied to pink2blue1's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry you had a stressful bunch of firsts all in a row. The first thing you need to do is put yourself in your patients shoes. He is hungry. Hunger and pain will drive a person to do things that don't...

  4. Took A Stand At Work.....

    Ariesbsn posted a topic in General Nursing

    Thanks to the wise advice of the people at allnurses.com, I took a stand at work and started refusing to take assignments that were more than double the ENA recommendations for staffing because it...

  5. Took A Stand At Work.....

    Ariesbsn replied to Ariesbsn's topic in General Nursing

    In the 42 years that my mother practiced as a nurse, she always talked about how busy she was and how physically demanding the work was, but not about being short staffed or worrying about safety...

  6. Help!! How to retain new nurses

    Ariesbsn replied to rn to bsn student's topic in General Nursing

    How about: Longer orientation. Preceptors who like to precept. An on-going relationship with a mentor who likes to mentor. Smaller assignments to start with. A no tolerance stance on lateral...

  7. Took A Stand At Work.....

    Ariesbsn replied to Ariesbsn's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all for the kind words and thoughts. My hope is that another nurse at some point in their career will think "If she did it, I can do it." It is rather neat to move from a position of feeling...

  8. Unwise Thinking

    Ariesbsn replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    You did the right thing. It is so much easier to vent about the idiots than to pray that the person who had a reaction doesn't sue you because you didn't follow policy and gave the shot without the...

  9. Close to breaking... seriously.

    Ariesbsn replied to SICU Queen's topic in General Nursing

    Even though it seems like your heart is breaking, think of the gift you give each family by taking care of their loved one and helping them have the best death possible given the circumstances. They...

  10. Walkie Talkies on Your Unit?

    Ariesbsn replied to NursingAgainstdaOdds's topic in General Nursing

    We have the walkies with the ear piece in the ED that I work at. I HATE IT!!!! They have 2 volumes regardless of where you have the volume dial set; loud and inaudible. The other problem is that...

  11. "Pranic Healing" for healthcare providers

    Ariesbsn replied to rngreenhorn's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! We had a half day lecture about it, but were never tested on the material. Say, can you use "energy field disturbance" as a diagnosis for a person who repeatedly causes light bulbs to not only...

  12. "Pranic Healing" for healthcare providers

    Ariesbsn replied to rngreenhorn's topic in General Nursing

    This is one of those things where I feel if you are interested in the idea, have $400.00 left over after you meet all of your financial obligations and have nothing else that you need or want to do...

  13. Should I be THIS freaked out over vomit????

    Ariesbsn replied to Tysmommy's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The sound of retching gets to me too. I am fine if the person vomits silently, and I don't wig out if I wear someone else's vomit. However, the loudly yakking person 7 rooms away gets to

  14. made to feel bad after refusing to push iv meds

    Ariesbsn replied to manlpn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Don't ever feel bad for practicing within your scope of practice and against policy! The minute you do something that is outside of your scope of practice/against policy and something goes wrong, it...

  15. ER- HELP: Dumbest reason people go to ER

    Ariesbsn replied to DachRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    A live chicken? Cause that would almost be worth watching just to see

  16. LATERAL Violence. How Nurses treat Nurses!

    Ariesbsn replied to Medic/Nurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Would you care to share those

  17. Question about discontinuing life support

    Ariesbsn replied to CarrieRN2006's topic in General Nursing

    I am so sorry that you had to go through this. While what you went through is traumatic and horrible, it did not happen in vain. When you become a nurse, you will never let your patients or families...

  18. Best environment to die in....hospice opinion needed.

    Ariesbsn replied to coolpeach's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hi Coolpeach, I have never worked hospice, however I watched both of my parents die from cancer. My father died in a hospital when I was 10. My mother died in a hospice facility 8 years ago. I have...

  19. LATERAL Violence. How Nurses treat Nurses!

    Ariesbsn replied to Medic/Nurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Tom, people don't enable the bullies. Enabling implies that the target is helping the bully be a bully. I don't think any of us who have experienced the things the OP listed have jumped up and down...

  20. ENA Recommendations

    Ariesbsn replied to Ariesbsn's topic in Emergency

    Thank you traumaRUs and

  21. ENA Recommendations

    Ariesbsn posted a topic in Emergency

    I joined the ENA, but don't know where to find the patient to nurse

  22. ENA Recommendations

    Ariesbsn replied to Ariesbsn's topic in Emergency

    Thanks a bunch for your replies. Management has cut our staffing to the point where it is dangerous. Last Thursday I had the following 5 patients by myself and all at the same time. There was a pt...

  23. Nursing math

    Ariesbsn replied to mel4's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated from a BSN program and we had to pass math tests with a 90%. I calculate dosages frequently. I always do the calculation twice. If I am dealing with a peds med calculation, I always ask...

  24. Incompetent nurses

    Ariesbsn replied to medicrnguy's topic in General Nursing

    OK, true story that happened when I worked on Thursday. I was in the ED and had a pt come in because his defibrillator fired. At 2314 the tech room called to tell me that the pt's defibrillator had...

  25. Is your facility warning staff for overtime, for missing lunch breaks or other?

    Ariesbsn replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    We were told in ICU that the number of people who were clocking out using the "worked through lunch" option was excessive because there were 2 people who used it in a 3 month