NurseRotten

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  1. Who Is Your Mentor?

    NurseRotten replied to dari98's topic in General Nursing

    Whenever my feet are pounding as I end a busy 12-hour shift spend continously standing, I am reminded of my older brother who lived through a nearly-fatal motorcycle accident two years ago that...

  2. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    NurseRotten replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    I was placing a nitro-patch on an elderly CHFer. He asked, "What is that for?" I told him that it is nitroglycerin and it helps to increase blood flow to the coronary arteries, etc"...

  3. Your Favorite one liner used with patients

    NurseRotten replied to scaredofshots's topic in Nursing Humor

    I'm a night-shift nurse. My patient asked me once if I needed the light turned on to hang a new bag of IV fluid. I replied, "Nah, the night shift nurses can do it in the dark." I didn't even...

  4. Song lyrics that remind you of nursing...

    NurseRotten replied to grace90's topic in Nursing Humor

    Let's Go to Bed by The Cure. "You think you're tired now, well wait until

  5. Who Has a Better Social Life? Days or Nights?

    NurseRotten posted a topic in General Nursing

    From your work experience, which shift has the better social life - days or nights?

  6. Should I take a job with more opportunity but an unprofessional manager?

    NurseRotten posted a topic in General Nursing

    Recently, I was recruited by a former director to move to a different hospital where I could gain valuable experience as a charge nurse and prepare myself for nursing administration (possibly house...

  7. Should I take a job with more opportunity but an unprofessional manager?

    NurseRotten replied to NurseRotten's topic in General Nursing

    I think you hit the nail on the head!!!!!!!! The manager that I interviewed with actually used the exact words, "If you don't like it, leave" when she was talking about her staff and cursing....

  8. Should I take a job with more opportunity but an unprofessional manager?

    NurseRotten replied to NurseRotten's topic in General Nursing

    To further complicate things, most of the nurses are not only agency, but LVN/LPNs. Which means that I will have to do all the admissions, review assessments, and sign-off on notes everytime a...

  9. Should I take a job with more opportunity but an unprofessional manager?

    NurseRotten replied to NurseRotten's topic in General Nursing

    Things are looking up already. I called my manager with a hypothetical, "what if I go PRN for the summer, could I come back?" And of course, she wanted to know why I was asking. I told her that...

  10. Song lyrics that remind you of nursing...

    NurseRotten replied to grace90's topic in Nursing Humor

    "You Raise Me Up" when thinking about

  11. Song lyrics that remind you of nursing...

    NurseRotten replied to grace90's topic in Nursing Humor

    Third Eye Blind, and it's already on my iPod. Great minds think

  12. Should I take a job with more opportunity but an unprofessional manager?

    NurseRotten replied to NurseRotten's topic in General Nursing

    I guess the decision seems rather obvious when you put it that

  13. Should I take a job with more opportunity but an unprofessional manager?

    NurseRotten replied to NurseRotten's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all your comments. I called a family friend who is a nursing director in another city that has been sort of a mentor to me over the past few years. She recommended that I keep my...

  14. Song lyrics that remind you of nursing...

    NurseRotten replied to grace90's topic in Nursing Humor

    "Shock the Monkey" reminds me of police officers who use the tazer

  15. Career Advice: Stay in Med/Surg as Charge or Go to ICU

    NurseRotten posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    I am currently looking for a position with more growth. I have been offered a position in ICU. I also recently was offered a position as a charge nurse in Med/Surg. I can see the benefits of the...

  16. Song lyrics that remind you of nursing...

    NurseRotten replied to grace90's topic in Nursing Humor

    Jerry Lee Lewis - "A Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On" Status

  17. Song lyrics that remind you of nursing...

    NurseRotten replied to grace90's topic in Nursing Humor

    An old song, We Gotta Get Out of This Place by The

  18. Is this prejudicial

    NurseRotten replied to jprn05's topic in General Nursing

    i read about a internet chat session that you might find interesting. maybe the speaker could give you more valuable insight. guest chat nurses working with disabilities may 16th, 8-10 pm et...

  19. Is this prejudicial

    NurseRotten replied to jprn05's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, we are trying to help you come up with a solution. Did you just want someone to agree with you that your situation would get your preferential treatment? The Americans with Disabilities...

  20. Song lyrics that remind you of nursing...

    NurseRotten replied to grace90's topic in Nursing Humor

    Funny, but I remember my pinning ceremony everytime I hear "Chariots of Fire." My friend said that her mom graduated from nursing school in the early 80's and that was her pinning ceremony song. We...

  21. Song lyrics that remind you of nursing...

    NurseRotten replied to grace90's topic in Nursing Humor

    consider the following carcass lyrics: [color=#dddddd] [color=#dddddd]vomited anal tract oral eruption rectal extroversion... your vagus implodes, as nausea strikes savaging your body in terminal...

  22. TEXAS BNE POSITION STATEMENT 15:26 "Nurse Working Hours"

    NurseRotten replied to fossil78's topic in Texas Nursing

    I know quite a few ER nurses that work 10 twelve-hour night shifts in a row with four off. What a matrix! They love it because they make about $120K because of the excessive overtime, but they also...

  23. San Jacinto College - Applicants

    NurseRotten replied to kmbridges's topic in Texas Nursing

    I am a San Jac ADN grad - Dec 2004! I worked part-time nights at an Assisted Living facility very close to San Jac South while in school. I struggled to pay a $2200 mortgage and daycare for a 2 year...

  24. Is this prejudicial

    NurseRotten replied to jprn05's topic in General Nursing

    The ADA requires employers to make "reasonable accommodations." Almost every cellular phone/pager on the market has a vibration option. Could you use a cell phone or pager for night-call situations?...

  25. Hello, I'm a newbie and need advice

    NurseRotten replied to csbaltz's topic in General Nursing

    As an older college student, you have a differing perspective of the world than the traditional college student that graduates at age 22. The experiences that have made up your life over the past 48...