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anononurse

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  1. Facial coverings effective?

    anononurse replied to Thanksforthedonuts's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The majority of frontline workers I know have not been wearing masks in public unless mandated. I wear a mask simply to avoid attracting attention to myself and the hostile people who want to control...

  2. Why so many tattletale nurses?

    anononurse replied to Butterflybee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Very well stated! Sadly, codependency is rampant among

  3. Should I get accepted to a CRNA program?

    anononurse replied to MEDRN89's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Thinking like a nurse means critical thinking. Calling it fantasy thinking is insulting. You should plan on at least 2 solid years as an RN in a high level ICU to fine tune your skills, learn critical...

  4. Why so many tattletale nurses?

    anononurse replied to Butterflybee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Very sad that this happens more often than we know. Unfortunately gossip is not uncommon in nursing just like any other career. It takes integrity to be professional and keep your mouth shut. Sadly,...

  5. What is it like in your hospital right now?

    anononurse replied to FloatFNP-C's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Covid19.healthdata.org has a lot of

  6. RN Disciplined While Waiting On Covid 19 Result

    anononurse replied to INDY RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    With all the stories I’m hearing about punishment and repercussions for nurses getting Covid after being told to reuse masks, and PPE, I’m thinking there may be some lawsuits. For 1 week I’d...

  7. Boyfriend wants me to stay away

    anononurse replied to LauRN3367's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I understand his being concerned, we all have family that are. However, if everyone’s family or significant other wanted us (nurses,doctors,first responders,etc.) to stay home, this situation would...

  8. What is it like in your hospital right now?

    anononurse replied to FloatFNP-C's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Anyone know what the decompression tents are that are being set up at hospitals? We have been told that we have to staff these tents starting tonight and need an explanation- a REAL one, not what...

  9. Afraid I gave someone a bloodborne disease

    anononurse replied to RN8903's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, another nurse who remembers the days before

  10. Should New Grad Start in Hospice?

    anononurse replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I know several new grads whose first nursing job was in hospice. It's worth a try if that's your

  11. New Grad Age 60 Can't Land a Job

    anononurse replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I really feel for you. Discrimination against older nurses is alive & well! Have you considered hospice nursing or home health? I agree you need to take whatever you can get & learn all you...

  12. I am not proud of my track record.

    anononurse replied to STARL's topic in General Nursing

    It does sound like nursing is not for you-- you have to CARE about your professional license and your patients and yourself enough to follow the rules- not doing so is sloppy and sets you up for...

  13. So what's going to happen to health care now?

    anononurse replied to Rocknurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm being cautiously optimistic, hoping for middle of the road, rather than extreme left or

  14. Nurse manager who yells at people

    anononurse replied to happygrandma3's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sadly, I've seen this happen too. The problem is that when you lose all your senior/experienced staff the liability goes up. This doesn't get the attention of administration until after a mass exodus,...

  15. Why so many tattletale nurses?

    anononurse replied to Butterflybee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree, and I'd like to add: Just b/c I'm quiet & reserved doesn't mean I'm any less of a nurse!! Not all of us are loud, over-exuberant, or boisterous. I prefer to work with low-key...

  16. Hospital OR job vs. hospital outpatient surgical center job?

    anononurse replied to ToughingItOut's topic in Operating Room

    Good solid hospital experience first- you will be a much better nurse w/a strong & diverse hospital background. Then, outpatient later- and you can do "little" procedures such as Laparoscopies,...

  17. Nurses eat their young - now I understand why.

    anononurse replied to RN_Marie's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've heard all this and more too! I do know that there are some very capable new RNs out there, they are the ones who have worked at least in a year or 2 in an acute care setting, & NO, school...

  18. Post-op Calls

    anononurse replied to nickola's topic in PACU

    In outpatient surgery centers, as well as outpatient surgery depts in hospitals, PACU commonly discharges both inpatients & outpatients, hence we do the calls for all out patients. The unit the...

  19. Post-op Calls

    anononurse replied to nickola's topic in PACU

    Where I work we have to do the callbacks w/in 72 hours. We do not do endoscopies or locals. We also make 2 attempts but occasionally it is 72 hrs b/f we make a first attempt. Recently my wife had...

  20. improper charting vs backstabbing?

    anononurse replied to ferretface's topic in General Nursing

    how immature & petty!!! I agree you're being scapegoated. When I have had patient complaints about another nurse I go to that person FIRST- & I would want anyone else to pay me the same...

  21. The "Flirt"

    anononurse replied to exit96's topic in Men in Nursing

    there's at least one everywhere you go!! they are usually the drama queen, the one who loves being in the limelight, and the one who gets too drunk at the work

  22. Filter needles...are they necessary?

    anononurse replied to fsaav's topic in General Nursing

    I have to agree, hone the skills you need - if you want to use filter needles, fine- but broaden your knowledge base to develop real skills: patient assessment, accurate EKG interpretation, critical...

  23. Can we get rid of the sugar in nursing?

    anononurse replied to Nurse Joey's topic in General Nursing

    I can tell you my 70 yr old dad (a retired MD) was NOT impressed when the 50-something RN kept calling him "hot shot" & "big guy" after his prostate surgery! He finally, after about the 3rd time...

  24. Can we get rid of the sugar in nursing?

    anononurse replied to Nurse Joey's topic in General Nursing

    There's a fine line between compassionate, professional patient care vs enabling & treating patients in an infantile way. (Hospice care is a little different, & way out of my area of...

  25. Tired of nurses threatening to quit!!!

    anononurse replied to bradyc's topic in General Nursing

    ITA!!! However, my experience w/these kind of whiners is that they want MANAGEMENT to tell them not to go- maybe this is why they're giving her 'busywork'--- to give her a few hours & shut her...