FireStarterRN BSN, RN

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    I'm sick of taking care of Room 505 !!!!

    FireStarterRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think I'm making a difference or that there is a difference to be made. This guy has not been a fully functional person in quite some time. His son is in prison and his wife in a nursing home...
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    recycling- seriously

    FireStarterRN replied to jenna_rn's topic in General Nursing

    It's appalling how much waste is generated by hospitals. We live in a throwaway society. I doubt if this will continue indefinately, the Earth doesn't have infinate
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    Any advice on how to handle........

    FireStarterRN replied to LadyJRN1's topic in General Nursing

    I recommend that you try to connect with these people on a personal level. When they gripe about workplace problems, try to find some common ground so you can join the banter. Don't act as if you...
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    My bad attitude

    FireStarterRN replied to jessiern's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hi Jessie, just want to write to support you, you are being made a scapegoat undoubtedly. It makes me to angry to read your post because I have seen this happen in the past, including to myself, as a...
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    At dinner out, I am chastised for drinking before work by manager -- help?

    FireStarterRN replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    Alright already, I think it's time to quit beating up the OP. Also, read her latest posts, not just the first one. She's already admitted she shouldn't have had any wine before work and that it was a...
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    Nursing school is like pregnancy, the real work starts when the baby is born

    FireStarterRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I think that people trying to get into nursing school are like women trying to get pregnant. They are optimistic, idealistic, and excited. Some of them have trouble getting pregnant and become...
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    "My" job is being advertised in the employment ad!

    FireStarterRN replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    Commuter- I don't think you are being paranoid. That's my gut
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    Nursing school is like pregnancy, the real work starts when the baby is born

    FireStarterRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    LOL, well going to review classes might be equivalent to attending childbirth classes. I think the NCLEX itsself would be closer to labor
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    New nurse making job unbearable!

    FireStarterRN replied to shelly304's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the update, this girl sounds seriously self deluded and very
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    Nursing school is like pregnancy, the real work starts when the baby is born

    FireStarterRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I wasn't thinking of anything as heavy as that. I wasn't trying to blame anyone either. I just saw that the optimism when a mother becomes pregnant compared to the later realities of childrearing...
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    Nursing school is like pregnancy, the real work starts when the baby is born

    FireStarterRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    That's from reading all those books while pregnant on childrearing!
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    Contracting ones own travel assignment without an agency?

    FireStarterRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in Travel

    It sounds like a PITA. I think I'll stick with agencies. Thanks for the
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    Contracting ones own travel assignment without an agency?

    FireStarterRN posted a topic in Travel

    I'm currently on a 13 week travel assignment an hour away from my home. I was told by one nurse that another person there on a contract often negotiates his own contract directly with the hospital,...
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    Nurse was so RUDE to me in report, what should I say next time)

    FireStarterRN replied to holdensjane's topic in General Nursing

    Heh heh, I think that was Nurse
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    Nurse was so RUDE to me in report, what should I say next time)

    FireStarterRN replied to holdensjane's topic in General Nursing

    I would never put all that. Just say "BP now xx/xx, this information was given to Witchwithab RN in report. Pt continues A&O, denies CP, HR xx, no other distress
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    Nurse was so RUDE to me in report, what should I say next time)

    FireStarterRN replied to holdensjane's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure everyone here has encountered rude people during report. Some people just like to use that opportunity to be confrontational and critical. Try not to let them push your buttons, those types...
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    At dinner out, I am chastised for drinking before work by manager -- help?

    FireStarterRN replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    Good grief, no actually, I wouldn't care if a school bus driver had 2 oz of wine before driving my kids. I also think that the OP is a reasonable person and what she did was not the end of the world....
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    New nurse making job unbearable!

    FireStarterRN replied to shelly304's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, she sounds toxic. Her appalling lack of respect for others is absurd. It sounds like you and your co-workers need to document her off the wall remarks, then go to management as a group. Good...
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    Should I quit my per diem job?

    FireStarterRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone. I've just finished two of the three months of a nursing contract at a hospital 1 hour from home. I previously worked at a hospital 1/2 hour from my home. I went per diem in Janurary...
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    Should I quit my per diem job?

    FireStarterRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I called the agency, it's one
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    Should I quit my per diem job?

    FireStarterRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've heard it's a year, I'll check into
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    slanted articles

    FireStarterRN replied to shock-me-sane's topic in General Nursing

    Reporters want a good story, they usually don't get all the facts correctly. If you've ever had a family member covered by the newspapers, you'll find that reporters don't get correct information in...
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    At dinner out, I am chastised for drinking before work by manager -- help?

    FireStarterRN replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    The OP stated that she was scolded during a routine meeting on her
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    At dinner out, I am chastised for drinking before work by manager -- help?

    FireStarterRN replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly, Irish! The same goes for the conversation at the gathering. In public gatherings like this, in front of your boss, it's best to be totally 'politically correct' in every way. It's similar to...
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    At dinner out, I am chastised for drinking before work by manager -- help?

    FireStarterRN replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    Good points