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1. Never driving to work in snow again

   pinksugar replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

   It must be a Maryland thing, but one of the only reasons why my unit has stayed open during some snow storms was because patients that were written for discharge couldn't get rides and cabs weren't...

2. How do you handle the smells and control your gag reflex?

   pinksugar replied to MiahMSN's topic in General Nursing

   I have tried everything - all of the tricks in this thread - and I still gag left and right in patients' rooms. I try to hide it as much as I can. I gag just watching something gross on TV. I have...

3. Never driving to work in snow again

   pinksugar replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

   I noticed the OP says she lives in Maryland. We got slammed with a lot of snow a lot earlier than all of the weather people had predicted - we expected to wake up to a dusting on 1-26 and already had...

4. Student Loan Defaulters ONLY

   pinksugar replied to Spode's topic in General Nursing

   My parents paid for my bachelor's degree (I had scholarships that paid for a good portion of it, they paid the rest). After that I was on my own. My bachelor's degree is non-nursing, so I had to pay...

5. Student Loan Defaulters ONLY

   pinksugar replied to Spode's topic in General Nursing

   You aren't a bad person, but you asked for advice and people are giving you good advice - it just isn't what you care to hear/read. I find it hard to believe that you would be worse off working full...

6. How many of you do rotating shifts? Day and night?

   pinksugar replied to WindyhillBSN's topic in General Nursing

   I rotate all of the time, often several times in the same week. I feel blessed that I am able to do it so easily. I know others have difficulty

7. Nurse: 'I was fired for refusing flu shot'

   pinksugar replied to DesertRN2's topic in Disaster Preparation

   Our facility mandates flu shots as well. You can get permission from your PCP not to get one and they will excuse you, otherwise you are fired. I think it is silly to require employees to get flu...

8. Started new job - how do I bring up time off for vacation

   pinksugar replied to NewPaltzRN's topic in General Nursing

   Sorry, you might be out of luck. Generally people mention a planned vacation during the interview process, whether to the manager or HR, before getting

9. People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

   pinksugar replied to Paulie G's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with you. One of our nurses (who speaks Mandarin as her native tongue) was written up for not using the language phone to speak to a patient that also spoke Mandarin, even though her Mandarin...

10. People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

    pinksugar replied to Paulie G's topic in General Nursing

    I seriously hope that many of you on this thread that don't think that we should be required to learn Spanish and are bothered by the trend of American citizens being expected to know Spanish are...

11. People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

    pinksugar replied to Paulie G's topic in General Nursing

    All of us may not have the available time that you do. It is very nice of you to try to learn Spanish in your spare time to help these people. No one is arguing that with you (I don't think, at least...

12. People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

    pinksugar replied to Paulie G's topic in General Nursing

    Let's see what happens in the next few years before we start making predictions about who will be jobless and who won't. Currently many groups are lobbying to make English the national language....

13. People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

    pinksugar replied to Paulie G's topic in General Nursing

    So now in order to be patient advocates we have to learn to speak the patient's native tongue, even though THEY have made the CHOICE to seek medical care in a predominantly English speaking country? I...

14. People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

    pinksugar replied to Paulie G's topic in General Nursing

    I have already stated earlier in this thread that I have had no difficulty communicating with any non English speaking patient. I simply use the language phone. It has never been an issue. I take...

15. People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

    pinksugar replied to Paulie G's topic in General Nursing

    Not speaking Spanish is not one of my shortcomings, nor is learning it my responsibility. I just got paid yesterday so I guess my employer doesn't require it. A patient's utter failure to plan for...