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ozoneranger

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  1. How do you work with the "SUPERNURSE"!!!

    ozoneranger replied to akrn70's topic in General Nursing

    So, she works at your hospital too? Dang, that woman gets

  2. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    ozoneranger replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When I worked Baylor weekends, family members would come out into the hall and ask me "are you the only person working today" or "where is everybody, this place was swarming with nurses yesterday."...

  3. Foreign nurse first hire

    ozoneranger replied to VERYNEW's topic in General Nursing

    What interests you? Are you a RN, LPN? Where do you live? Congratulations on passing the

  4. How do you work with the "SUPERNURSE"!!!

    ozoneranger replied to akrn70's topic in General Nursing

    The one I worked with criticized me or printing, instead of writing longhand..... I got pulled to the floor she had transferred from and discovered that they threw a 'gone' away party.........after...

  5. Knowledge re: suicide and how we can help

    ozoneranger replied to zumalong's topic in General Nursing

    This is an excellent resource for children affected by suicide or the death of a loved one. http://www.judishouse.org/ My father committed suicide on my ninth birthday. I spent years believing he...

  6. i dont know what to do, please help.

    ozoneranger replied to missmoe's topic in General Nursing

    When I first started out in nursing, we had an addicted nurse & not one of us suspected she was stealing drugs from the hospital. We worked in progressive pulmonary, taking as many as 8 total care...

  7. How do you work with the "SUPERNURSE"!!!

    ozoneranger replied to akrn70's topic in General Nursing

    Anything less would be

  8. How do you work with the "SUPERNURSE"!!!

    ozoneranger replied to akrn70's topic in General Nursing

    I think God strategically plants these individuals around the planet so that we all come into contact with at least one in our

  9. "LPNs should be done away with altogether"

    ozoneranger replied to missjennmb's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    "In NY LPN's can be fined for taking charge nurse roles" Taking charge? I've never worked anywhere that the charge nurse position wasn't decided by the DON. Are there LPN's out there that stage some...

  10. VENTING ABOUT MY FIRST JOB... my awful memory... and my awful orientation :(

    ozoneranger replied to lorenwithano's topic in General Nursing

    "well there is not much you can actually do for me" Bingo. There's your answer to her behavior. You're the competition. She feels threatened. Insecurity results in aggressive/passive aggressive...

  11. Knowledge re: suicide and how we can help

    ozoneranger replied to zumalong's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses are four times more likely to commit suicide compared with people working outside medicine, figures reveal. And doctors are twice as likely to kill themselves compared with people working in...

  12. Is the FDA failing?

    ozoneranger replied to BradleyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Pharma has more lobbyists in DC than we have representatives. Patent holders from drug companies routinely sit on FDA panels & are allowed to vote to approve the very drug that stands to make...

  13. No respect for LVN's/LPN's

    ozoneranger replied to Jen01tx's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    "Little pretend nurse" my foot. It's" little pretty nurse", thank you very much. The only time I ever felt my skills were under appreciated was one night when I was pulled to another floor, the...

  14. What's the craziest order you've ever seen?

    ozoneranger posted a topic in General Nursing

    In 22 years of nursing in everything from acute post op ortho to home health, I've read some real doozies. One of the facilities where I worked, we had MD residents that, I swear, with God as my...

  15. Medical Shows on TV

    ozoneranger replied to chadaniel0415's topic in General Nursing

    My husband is a Physician Assistant & works in a very busy ER. Our family hates it when these shows come on cause we're screaming "no, dufus, you need to order xyz, not zyz...you just killed that...

  16. What's the craziest order you've ever seen?

    ozoneranger replied to ozoneranger's topic in General Nursing

    That's something we could all use q shift. I'm not convinced one is

  17. Need advice re: ACLS

    ozoneranger replied to oslogirl's topic in General Nursing

    There are loads of online simulators & tutorial programs that are free & informative. Just google acls + simulator You can hone your skills while you study..... http://www.acls.net/...

  18. Is there a nursing representative/lobbyist in washngton??

    ozoneranger replied to californiadreaming's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I live in a" right to work" state. Simply put, they have the right to hire you for any reason, and the right to fire you without reason. When you basically have no rights as an employee, your options...

  19. Do Away with LPN's What will LPN's Do?

    ozoneranger replied to Angela.RN2B's topic in General Nursing

    i doubt lpn's have anything to worry about. the nursing shortage (rn) is expected to reach 500,000 vacancies by the year 2025. http://www.aacn.nche.edu/media/factsheets/nursingshortage.htm it only...

  20. "LPNs should be done away with altogether"

    ozoneranger replied to missjennmb's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics: "Licensed practical nurses held about 749,000 jobs in 2006. About 26 percent of LPNs worked in hospitals, 26 percent in nursing care facilities, and...

  21. need help asap

    ozoneranger replied to Adrian40's topic in General Nursing

    Try going out & drinking tea while they get hammered on jello shots. Talk about odd one out. I have found that if you're willing to be the designated driver you become really popular with the ones...

  22. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

    ozoneranger replied to jalvino1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Have you ever headed out of a patient room only to hear the patient call out...."oh, waitress?" Yea.....gotta love

  23. HOTEL OR HOSPITAL?????

    ozoneranger replied to rn4babies63's topic in General Nursing

    I've walked in on patients having sex with their spouse. Sitting in the bed holding his child is pretty tame in

  24. need help asap

    ozoneranger replied to Adrian40's topic in General Nursing

    I transferred in house for better hours & the charge nurse I was working with gave me glowing reviews for my first 3 months. Then, out of the blue, she gave me a really bad review, filled with...

  25. Paramedics saying they are nurses---is this legal?

    ozoneranger replied to nursebrandie28's topic in Emergency

    Missouri Emergency Medical Services P.O. Box 570 Jefferson City, Missouri 65102 (573)-751-6356 [email protected]