FireStarterRN BSN, RN

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    Understanding Differentials and Overtime

    FireStarterRN replied to mi428454's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, $9 shift differental for nights? Here it's usually 3 or 4
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    Alternative to spanking

    FireStarterRN replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    .....just kiddin', just
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    Alternative to spanking

    FireStarterRN replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    Humiliating children sometimes helps... Also, verbal tirades and throwing things around the room can be good ways to get their attention.
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    LTC- What do you think the issue is?

    FireStarterRN replied to sinursie's topic in General Nursing

    Working in LTC is backbreaking work, especially for the CNAs. I don't know how they do it, day in and day out. People are living longer these days, in more and in more debilitated states with chronic...
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    Advice needed Please- Clinic vs Hospital.

    FireStarterRN replied to Raisin08's topic in General Nursing

    Everyone here is saying new grad jobs are very hard to find in Boston. I've seen a nurse go from an OB clinic to working OB, and she did great. I started out in LTC and made the switch and did
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    Is it time to get rid of 12 hour shifts?

    FireStarterRN replied to country mom's topic in General Nursing

    I see nothing wrong with skipping a shower on my day off. Does that make me a bad person? Some people just don't perspire
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    Thinking of becoming inactive for a while. Am I nuts?

    FireStarterRN replied to Vtachy1's topic in Retired Nurses

    What I did was homeschool for one year, the kids got totally sick of me and missed their friends. Told them they can go back to public school, but if they didn't keep up on their own then it was back...
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    Why Does Everyone Hate Florida So Much??

    FireStarterRN replied to natkoz82's topic in Florida Nursing

    Lovely... :chuckle A bit like saying that Anchorage Alaska isn't as cold as Fairbanks
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    Thinking of becoming inactive for a while. Am I nuts?

    FireStarterRN replied to Vtachy1's topic in Retired Nurses

    V-tachy, I hear ya about the crazy demands of the schools these days Schools don't foster independence on the part of the kiddos these days, but instead have set up a system to absolutely requires...
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    30 people laid off of my hospital (Non-nursing staff)

    FireStarterRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I went in today for my urine drug screen at my new job (I"ve been doing agency there for many months, know everyone well) The hospital laid off 30 non-patient care providers from ancillary depts this...
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    Why Does Everyone Hate Florida So Much??

    FireStarterRN replied to natkoz82's topic in Florida Nursing

    No
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    30 people laid off of my hospital (Non-nursing staff)

    FireStarterRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Er, I could name one or
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    Does anyone else get tired of the meetings?

    FireStarterRN replied to rn-n- 2005's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work they instituted '5 minute meetings' at shift change each morning. They cover a topic or two, some Joint Commission something or other. This fulfills the Joint Commission requirement for...
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    30 people laid off of my hospital (Non-nursing staff)

    FireStarterRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think that not all of these laid off workers could be termed 'unskilled'. Some of them most likely worked in billing, medical records, or other
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    30 people laid off of my hospital (Non-nursing staff)

    FireStarterRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks batman. It is a treasure to have a congenial workplace, I'm very grateful. I'm worried about our nation though. I think we are facing a major economic disaster that will get
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    Is it time to get rid of 12 hour shifts?

    FireStarterRN replied to country mom's topic in General Nursing

    For me, I like having a lot of free days to pursue my extra-curricular hobbies. I work to live, not live to work. My hobbies (other than frittering time away here at allnurses) are all day affairs,...
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    Kitty litter as an order

    FireStarterRN replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Gee, I thought this was going to be a 'patient giving away kittens from her hospital bed' thread.
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    Is it time to get rid of 12 hour shifts?

    FireStarterRN replied to country mom's topic in General Nursing

    I doubt if European hospitals allow their nurses a 2 hour break in the middle of the day. That was a custom from Mediterranean countries from agrarian times and is hardly practical for a modern health...
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    Why Does Everyone Hate Florida So Much??

    FireStarterRN replied to natkoz82's topic in Florida Nursing

    That sounds terrible Ladycarolbelle, just
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    Why Does Everyone Hate Florida So Much??

    FireStarterRN replied to natkoz82's topic in Florida Nursing

    I lived in South Carolina and that was bad enough. Roaches were everywhere, ugh! Just can't stand that type of
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    Is it time to get rid of 12 hour shifts?

    FireStarterRN replied to country mom's topic in General Nursing

    This goes to show that a wise facility will try to be as flexible and creative as possible to better use its diverse
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    Gross Things You Wish You Didn't See (G-rated)

    FireStarterRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    So, at Thanksgiving one of my relatives and I were talking about the unhealthy diets that are landing people in the hospital. She told me that a doctor friend of hers was examining a morbidly obese...
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    Why is single-payer health reform not viable?

    FireStarterRN replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It's not feasible because of the clout of well funded, powerful insurance lobby groups that have a vested interest in keeping their well-paid, albiet useless
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    Is it time to get rid of 12 hour shifts?

    FireStarterRN replied to country mom's topic in General Nursing

    My feeling is that, since 12 hour shifts are easier on schedulers, they are here to stay. I prefer them because I live far from where I work. Also, they give me more time during shift to procrastinate...
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    Hep C needle sticks

    FireStarterRN replied to isis07734's topic in General Nursing

    I had a Hep C positive needlestick after attempting an IV and getting flashback. Never tested