Hellllllo Nurse

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  1. Drug seeker t-shirt?

    I was browsing the web, looking for fun nursing stuff and found this drug seeker t-shirt for nurses. Pretty weird!...
  2. Drug seeker t-shirt?

    I've ordered a couple of anti-Bush items, as
  3. Drug seeker t-shirt?

    I wish I had stock in this website. You can browse for hours. I ordered some political magnets and buttons,
  4. Advice on how to QUIT professionally

    My best friend (RN for 25 years) was working at a LTC, and disciplined two CNAs for leaving the facility while on duty. They took their revenge by concocting a story that she "abused" the corpse of a...
  5. I pay a taylor large amounts of money to custom-make all of my scrubs. I find fabrics that I like, and send them to her. (I met her on the internet, we've never met in person). She makes scrubs tops...
  6. Do you regret being a nurse

    My thoughts
  7. CONTINUED IN WHAT IS THE MAJOR REASON Why are they all leaving?

    You are totally incorrect there. There is a glut of nurses in several areas of the US. Where I live, a nurse cannot buy a job. My old facility closed- everyone was laid off. Tons of nurses and no jobs...
  8. CONTINUED IN WHAT IS THE MAJOR REASON Why are they all leaving?

    Glad you can get your breaks. In some environments, breaks are hard to come by. As a traveler, I am usually the only nurse in the entire facility (I work chronic hemo) and often work 14 hr days...
  9. Rules for the ER (long)

    I can soooo relate to this! Especially the parts about the desicated lips, aching feet and back... and the pt's water cup looking soooo good. And... why does every elderly pt dump the pills into their...
  10. Rules for the ER (long)

    Much support & respect to all the ER nurses. Although I've never worked ER, I've been a nurse for many years. I'm sure a lot of non-ER nurses can identify with many your postings to one degree or...
  11. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    Did the pt live? What
  12. Drug seeker t-shirt?

    I've read posts from many members here who can identify with this t-shirt: http://www.cafepress.com/buy/nurses/-/pv_design_details/pg_1/id_14621964/opt_/fpt_/c_360/ And this one!...
  13. Drug seeker t-shirt?

    I ordered this button because I'm a dialysis nurse- http://www.cafepress.com/buy/urine+trouble/-/pv_design_details/pg_1/id_7903327/opt_/fpt_/c_360/ I bought this one a few months ago-(I'm a traveler)...
  14. ogp revised contract

    OGP tries to rip off nurses here in the states, as
  15. Lowest of the Low

    Kristy, I am very impressed by your posts, and how you took action to improve your situation. No matter how it works out at that particular job, you are doing your best. I wish you much success in...
  16. I'm about to crack...read this and help!!!!

    I'm now a traveler- in hemodialysis. Some assignments are great, some are awful. But- each one is only 13 weeks. It is tough- I've been traveling almost continuously for two years. But, there are no...
  17. Arizona nurse confesses to murder on national radio

    Loose lips sink ships, and I think this "nurse" has just sprung a big 'ol leak in her own
  18. Illegal Alien- frustrated!

    Agree totally. I have worked six miles from the border. Working conditions are terrible. I rarely had an english speaking or citizen pt the whole time I worked a surgical unit near Brownsville, TX....
  19. Illegal Alien- frustrated!

    IMO, the most effective nurses are realistic, not
  20. will nursing shortage ever become a nursing job shortage

    There already pockets of nursing job shortages in several areas of the
  21. $23/hr to travel?

    I agree! This thing about travelers making $50. -$60. an hour is a nursing urban legend! I did get $54./hr (plus free housing/utils, etc.)just once, from a very desperate unit. I walked out, breaking...
  22. Illegal Alien- frustrated!

    Get a clue. We all care about our pts and treat all of them with respect. That doesn't mean we don't have our own opinions about what some of them are doing. This does not affect our care. We are,...
  23. Horrible tragedy

    So sorry. You must be in a state of shock. My good wishes to you and your
  24. nurse aides rules

    I was a CNA for several years before becoming a nurse. I got nothing but respect from the nurses I worked with, because I was respectful to them. I knew that there is a very distinct line between what...
  25. I'm about to crack...read this and help!!!!

    I used to be in your situation, but I don't make a good martyr and I got out. By working for free, trying to do it all, you're doing some of the things described in this book-...