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  1. Why shift diff nights when days are so busy?

    time4meRN replied to Johnny Moo Man's topic in General Nursing

    i too think it depends on where you work. we are always short staffed on nights, usually the less experienced nurses work this shift. so, it gets really crazy at times. i have been a nurse for 30,...

  2. Cost per credit hour

    time4meRN replied to 2bmalenurse007's topic in General Nursing

    My entire nursing school cost was about 12 thousand, back in the 70's. (11) quarters. Keep in mind that included books and room and board. We took classes from Central Sate University. (chem, bio,...

  3. Can a unlicensed person gave and take orders?

    time4meRN replied to 5kids & 1 husband's topic in General Nursing

    Oh yehh,,, MA's are not licensed (remember a cirtification is not a license, in Ohio) and do take verbal orders, fax and administer meds after taking verbal orders. It's really scary. It's not that...

  4. It's sometimes hard being a nurse of color isn't it?

    time4meRN replied to Kanani_Ikike's topic in General Nursing

    thank god (any god), that we live in a country that we can actually discuss this without being thrown in jail or worse. at least if a nurse would help a child name a teddy bear, they wouldn't be...

  5. Shabbos/Religious Observances

    time4meRN replied to texasmommy's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure they would be able to make some way to make it work. It may mean that you need to go the extra mile, make it inconvenient for you but not for them in any way, you may even have to do a...

  6. Any ER nurses do MINI reg. in triage ?

    time4meRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    ohhhh, my gosh........ we just started mini registration in our er. on average we have about 32 pt's waiting at any given time. we have 3 nurses in triage, 2 to triage, one to sit at the entrance...

  7. want to help an MA friend

    time4meRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    My friend is an MA, she works in a dr's office now. Of course doesn't get payed much, the job sucks. The Dr acts like she's his little servant. She has worked for this dude for nearly 8 months, he...

  8. ER Documentation

    time4meRN replied to smlm1's topic in General Nursing

    We document according to their triage score. But........ I'm sure It's not long until we start documentation for PG instead of critical need. Lordy .......Lordy,,,,when will it all end ? I really...

  9. gift ideas for christmas to co-workers

    time4meRN replied to Ms.RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Mini loaves of quick bread , This year I'm making cinnamon, cconut, and lemon with a lemon glaze. I wrap each in a cute little wrap and put it all on a big plate in the lounge and let people pic the...

  10. Back from the Desert and Thankful-What are you thankful for?

    time4meRN replied to military girl's topic in General Nursing

    You

  11. ADN vs BSN Managers

    time4meRN replied to CrispyRN's topic in Nurse Management

    Has nothing to do with her education. I've had wounderful ADN, Diploma nurse managers and terrible BSN managers. It depends on the

  12. NA's not professionals

    time4meRN replied to Jabramac's topic in General Nursing

    I think the NA needs to get over it. In my opinion , RN's do meet most of the criteria for proff. We have are controlled by BON's, we may get reimbursed if we choose to, we have a code of conduct that...

  13. pre-employment exam from h*ll

    time4meRN replied to pedinurse05's topic in General Nursing

    Run fast, complain loudly ! There must be some kind of right issue here. If you decide not to take the job, please post where this occurred, Nothing like pear pressure and voicing such things to get...

  14. want to help an MA friend

    time4meRN replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    No, I know it was her fault that she wasn't aware of what the job really was. But, like most of those places, they seem to be good at sales. She signed on the dotted line and had a loan, processed...

  15. Should the Title Nurse be Changed ? ? ?

    time4meRN replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    direct care provider sounds like a hospital consierge instead of someone who knows about patho phys, pharm a&p etc. there are a lot of people who don't know what nurses do , including many dr's,...

  16. Nurses and Mental Illness

    time4meRN replied to nurse2b2010's topic in General Nursing

    My heavnes, yes ! There are Bi polar Dr's doing cardiac , general surg and ER medicine etc...every day. Why is it there is no question about

  17. want to help an MA friend

    time4meRN replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well she makes about the same as a CNA , has more training than a CNA and was promised the buck raise after her 90 day probation prd. So yeh,,, I'd say she should have gotten the raise. She bends over...

  18. Held Down and Forced to Take The FLu Shot

    time4meRN replied to Nurse_FF_EMT's topic in General Nursing

    OK , part of me wants to say there must be more to this story than meets the eye. But, if all of this is true, I agree with others here. Call 911, press charges and send them to

  19. Professionalism in nursing

    time4meRN replied to yayat's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like some ones writting a thesis. I think your answer to this may differ depending on the type of nurse that replies. After doning management for many years I would say that the poweres to be...

  20. Allnurses Hospital

    time4meRN replied to ebear's topic in General Nursing

    Would there be support meetings for those of us with the shock of dealing with a system that actually works well . I'm not sure I would know how to act without Presganey, JCAHO, admin that has no...

  21. Confused and could really use some advice from current nurses!

    time4meRN replied to raynbabe07's topic in General Nursing

    I would say go for your BSN first. Be sure you like nursing before you invest a lot of money into the feild. It seems there are so many new nurses that go through school and for some reason surprised...

  22. Least stressful areas of nursing that don't require experience?

    time4meRN replied to philosophical's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, it's called

  23. Best Hospitals in 2007 - US World and News

    time4meRN replied to DTCC PreRN's topic in General Nursing

    It's like I say, after doing CQI for many years. Numbers don't lie but liars make numbers. Institutions can make ourcomes look almost anyway they want them to look according to the needs, pressure...

  24. Holidays: Here We Go Again

    time4meRN replied to TrudyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I'm sick of it too. We never get out schedule early. Don't even know if we're working Thanksgiving yet or not, let alone Xmas. Same thing happened last year, I've thought about getting another...

  25. Best Hospitals in 2007 - US World and News

    time4meRN replied to DTCC PreRN's topic in General Nursing

    gosh , a big hospital in columbus, ohio didn't make the list. that's funny, when i call work all i listen to is how good the hospital is when i'm on hold. funny anyway what all of these coorporate...