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    "Nurses are not professionals"

    UKRNinUSA replied to wannabesedated's topic in General Nursing

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    Illegal Alien- frustrated!

    UKRNinUSA replied to SaderNurse05's topic in General Nursing

    to powernurse who still buys into the propoganda that the USA is the best country in the world: Myth One: The United States has the best health care system in the world. Fact One: The United States...
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    Nurses radical bid to knock out political curruption

    UKRNinUSA replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    stevielynn -we'll agree to disagree but I'm interested in your thoughts about an alternative plan to rid our country of political corruption. IMO it seems to be getting worse with no end in
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    Illegal Alien- frustrated!

    UKRNinUSA replied to SaderNurse05's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly the point I was trying to make about universal health care. I am totally with you on the corporate welfare thing - I'm going to go vote tomorrow and cast a yes ballot on proposition 89 to...
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    I'm about to crack...read this and help!!!!

    UKRNinUSA replied to SaharaOnyxRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I don't believe you have any other option but to leave. It seems that you are the only one working and apparently doing the work of at least 3 people. Your manager is not doing her job, the treatment...
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    Illegal Alien- frustrated!

    UKRNinUSA replied to SaderNurse05's topic in General Nursing

    some people may think that you are idealistic because you are still new to nursing but I have to agree with you - and I've been a nurse for a long time. What would you do if you lived in a poor...
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    Do Rns Clean The Urine And Bowels

    UKRNinUSA replied to Dashing's topic in General Nursing

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    For those coming to the USA, what made you want to move?

    UKRNinUSA replied to tinderbox's topic in International Nursing

    Coming from Glasgow, Scotland and moving to SoCal the weather was a big
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    Nurses radical bid to knock out political curruption

    UKRNinUSA replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    So basically he who has the most money wins - he who has the most money owes a bunch of favors to the folks who gave him that money - and the wealthy minority rule the rest of us who don't get any say...
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    Need advice: should I start out in ER or tele/med-surg?

    UKRNinUSA replied to secondfiddle's topic in Emergency

    I would stay put - being a new grad is tough, being pregnant can be tough -why double your trouble? You've got plenty of time to specialize after you get back in your groove. And in case you run into...
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    Your Favorite one liner used with patients

    UKRNinUSA replied to scaredofshots's topic in Nursing Humor

    me: "Sir, do you have any pain today?" patient: "No." me: "Would you like
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    CONTINUED IN WHAT IS THE MAJOR REASON Why are they all leaving?

    UKRNinUSA replied to artistnurse's topic in General Nursing

    sorry mamason - I don't believe that the federal government will help us out on this one. It was the California Nurses Association that fought hard for the nurse/ratio law for 12 years and our "great"...
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    patient ratios?

    UKRNinUSA replied to MIA-RN1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    sorry triplicate
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    patient ratios?

    UKRNinUSA replied to MIA-RN1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    sorry duplicate
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    patient ratios?

    UKRNinUSA replied to MIA-RN1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    No you can't force management to hire more nurses but if you did go ahead and unionize you could get the ratios enforced as part of the union contract and perhaps more RN's would consider working...
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    CONTINUED IN WHAT IS THE MAJOR REASON Why are they all leaving?

    UKRNinUSA replied to artistnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I thought about leaving nursing for years but the work environment finally got better -I was finally treated like a professional - what made me stay? -union protection -patient ratios -mandated...
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    Do i not have what it takes?

    UKRNinUSA replied to Rocky_LPN's topic in Men in Nursing

    I have the same problem with code browns -it's the smell that really gets to me -I try to mouth breathe or better yet wear a mask, and I always try to find another nurse to help me. And I've been in...
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    ER must haves

    UKRNinUSA replied to kathy_bear's topic in Emergency

    Aerosol Ativan -a Must Have For Calming Down Anxious Pts And Relatives (if
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    Ooops. Dropping pills.

    UKRNinUSA replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    re :Please tell me you're joking....... yes I'm joking - but haven't you ever been tempted exactly for those reasons? come on fess up! I had an ER patient (well known drugseeker) the other day that...
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    Ooops. Dropping pills.

    UKRNinUSA replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    it :devil: depends -did anyone see it? does the patient annoy me? is it a controlled drug - that I need to jump through hoops to waste? do I have time to get another