FireStarterRN BSN, RN

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    Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive

    FireStarterRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I lied the other day to get out of working for a nurse from another unit. She works evening shift on the Ortho/Neuro floor and I am per diem on the telemetry floor. She and I went through the...
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    Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive

    FireStarterRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    So, I got to work and guess which unit I got floated to? The ortho/neuro unit naturally. I spent the whole shift dreading the arrival of this woman. I got advise from co-workers on what to say. She...
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    Nurses STOP telling me to be a RN ! PLEASE

    FireStarterRN replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    Totally agree. It's like when you're pregnant and people ask you when your husband is going to get a vasectomy. It's rude and if they catch you on a bad day they'd better watch out. Sometimes enough...
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    Feeling like I'm diagnosing

    FireStarterRN replied to 22angie's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Oh yes. we fill out the careplan sheets on admit, but nobody ever looks at them after that. That is a very good example of how federal bureaucratic oversight makes more useless busy work for nurses....
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    Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive

    FireStarterRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm positive she doesn't read this site. She had told me that she had a huge problem filling out her online application when she applied, and that she's not computer
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    Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive

    FireStarterRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, that's why I usually don't lie, it's too hard to keep track of lies, then you have to follow it up with another lie. If I run into her I'll tell her that it just wouldn't work out with my kids...
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    Feeling like I'm diagnosing

    FireStarterRN replied to 22angie's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Nobody really uses careplans after nursing school, they are more of an educational tool. I wouldn't worry about it. Just do what you need to do to satisfy your
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    Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive

    FireStarterRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, this is the second time she's called me. I don't even like Ortho/Neuro so I felt sorry for her at first, since when I met her I already knew that that unit sucked. OK, next time, the truth! "I...
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    Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive

    FireStarterRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Lying is just so
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    Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive

    FireStarterRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'll tell her that swing shifts generally don't work out for me because of my
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    Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive

    FireStarterRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Now the problem will be next time she calls. I should've been honest from the get go. I don't even like this woman, she's the one that made the anti-Mexican comment that I mentioned in another thread...
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    Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive

    FireStarterRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    That's a good one. I'll tell her the eye doctor had a cancelation today and was able to get her (my daughter)in earlier. She actually does have a followup eye appointment today for her new
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    Nurses STOP telling me to be a RN ! PLEASE

    FireStarterRN replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    I think people should NOT ask LPNs this. It basically violates nursing etiquette in my book. It's like asking someone when they are going to get busy and have a baby. It's really nosy, presumptuous,...
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    Nurses STOP telling me to be a RN ! PLEASE

    FireStarterRN replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    I sympathize with the OP. Sometimes we've just had enough of people and unload on them out of proportion to the crime because they represent every person who has made that same dumb comment that...
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    Cultural and Ethinic Considerations in Nursing

    FireStarterRN replied to txwildflower57's topic in General Nursing

    I see you are 21 years of age, therefore you are most certainly at the height of your wisdom and understanding of life. 21 was also my pinnacle of spiritual and moral understanding as well. Good luck...
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    Cultural and Ethinic Considerations in Nursing

    FireStarterRN replied to txwildflower57's topic in General Nursing

    My referring to sociologists in their ivory towers as smug is entirely my opinion and I'm entitled to it. I find much of sociology to exemplify all that is ridiculous in academia. It was one of the...
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    Cultural and Ethinic Considerations in Nursing

    FireStarterRN replied to txwildflower57's topic in General Nursing

    You know what really gets me about this stuff? Take the example the OP gave about one group that supposedly needs to have dirt under their bed. Let's face it, that's a folk superstition dating back...
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    Getting out of nursing altogether

    FireStarterRN replied to meluhn's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I would hate to be a teacher and deal with bratty kids, irresponsible parents, overbearing government regulations, school politics, lack of discipline tools, indulgent parents, druggie parents,...
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    Questions youv'e probably never been asked before......

    FireStarterRN replied to x3xsolxdierx3x's topic in General Nursing

    These types of assignments are what put the BS in BSN I
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    Venting about BON involvement in DUI

    FireStarterRN replied to Nursing NCO's topic in Nurses Recovery

    My best friend's 18 year old son was killed by a drunk driver, so, yes, she would probably say that drunk drivers are the 'scum of the
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    Cultural and Ethinic Considerations in Nursing

    FireStarterRN replied to txwildflower57's topic in General Nursing

    And that has WHAT to do with the the price of the tea in
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    Read the thread before you post!!!!!

    FireStarterRN replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    Is someone holding a gun to your head, forcing you to read these posts that you object to? You know what bugs me? People who tell other people what posts they should or should not read. And yes, I'm...
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    Cultural and Ethinic Considerations in Nursing

    FireStarterRN replied to txwildflower57's topic in General Nursing

    Frankly, I think catering to every wacky, superstitious belief is opening up Pandora's box. If someone has an unusual need or belief, whether it's culturally based or not, they need to communicate it...
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    Strange experience yesterday, feedback please...

    FireStarterRN replied to LovingLearning's topic in General Students

    Good for you in going the extra mile. In the old days we were able to get narcotics as soon as it was ordered, but notice in the OP's account, that the whole thing had to go through a whole...
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    Nurse against Nurse false accusation

    FireStarterRN replied to guest83140's topic in School

    First of all, I hope your official documentation is better than the account you wrote here. No offense, but you need to take the time to write out the facts in a more understandable format, with...