Gromit

Gromit

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  1. Does anyone else see discrimination? Long Post but please read!

    Gromit replied to SoontobeAdrienneRN's topic in General Nursing

    Aye, but there is certainly nothing wrong with helping them get their commupance a little faster. Don't let it go entirely -follow through with the legal help. Who knows? You may save the next...

  2. attracted to one of your patients?

    Gromit replied to pisces_girl18's topic in General Nursing

    hehehe. That makes for some rather uncomfortable memories, I'm sure. It always makes me feel a little uncomfortable working with young female patients -not that I'd ever do anything I shouldn't be...

  3. Funniest Complaint on Press Ganey Scores

    Gromit replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    WHAT?? You didn't get your genuine "harry potter" issue magic wand? Better complain to management! This entire "customer" crap has always ticked me off. My (late) grandpa said it best: "If you're...

  4. Funniest Complaint on Press Ganey Scores

    Gromit replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    HEHEHEHE.. Still laughing over this! Sounds like a bad "bill and ted"

  5. question...about returning to work after medical leave

    Gromit replied to rehab nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Fmla is federal. They cannot "opt out" of it no matter how much they would like her to believe they can. She has a real case against them. I'd also talk with EEOC (I think thats right) about this....

  6. Please help. I am getting frustrated!!!

    Gromit replied to Ladybug10's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I'd have to side with the LPN on this one as well. Great enthusiasm on your part, but be patient and get past your NCLEX first. Trust me, there is PLENTY of time left ahead for you to try new...

  7. Does anyone else see discrimination? Long Post but please read!

    Gromit replied to SoontobeAdrienneRN's topic in General Nursing

    totally agree with the above. If one lawyer told you to gather everything but didn't want to help, find another one. Trying to get this info on your own is nearly impossible (HR and management will...

  8. Non-Nurses calling themselves a Nurse

    Gromit replied to sarajasmine's topic in General Nursing

    thats nuts! The

  9. Agency Nurse doesn't know how to start IVs?

    Gromit replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    And here I was getting ready to make a pilgrammage to the highest peak in the alps, just to seek the words of PIV wisdom... This just saved me the

  10. two job offers, need help comparing?

    Gromit replied to rsjenni's topic in General Nursing

    Agree with Pumpkin. You already accepted -even though it was only verbally. It could haunt you if you declined and went to the private facility and decided you didn't like 'em. From personal...

  11. please advise charge nurses

    Gromit replied to danaheil's topic in General Nursing

    Ugh! That sounds like a good place to leave, if you ask me. They will essentially be setting him up to fail. Bad idea to be the 'sole survivor' on that floor. My floor made me charge once -only...

  12. Agency Nurse doesn't know how to start IVs?

    Gromit replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    Csiln, while I understand your rationale, you do yourself (and future patients) a disservice if you abstain from trying to get that IV -on the one hand, you may well insert it correctly, and save the...

  13. attracted to one of your patients?

    Gromit replied to pisces_girl18's topic in General Nursing

    Nope. Both of us practice gun safety more rigorously than a pious monk practices religion (grin). I'm an avid hunter, and we both practice at the range when time permits. Though I'm "banned" from my...

  14. Non-Nurses calling themselves a Nurse

    Gromit replied to sarajasmine's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the above. Don't settle with just griping at the principal, you NEED to put this in the paper. The only way this SHOULD be dealt with is PUBLICALLY. They need to have enough heat...

  15. attracted to one of your patients?

    Gromit replied to pisces_girl18's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, my wife says she always gets turned on when she sees me handling my firearms as well. :) Come to think of it, when she handles HER handguns, I kind of get turned on too

  16. Nurses are Pathetic!!

    Gromit replied to lorster's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I don't do it simply because it pays well or at least better than most -but by that same token, I'm not "called" to it, either. I LIKE being an RN, but there was no religious experience that...

  17. Are students in the way?

    Gromit replied to MelodyRNurse's topic in General Nursing

    -Crazy -I don't mind students. Sure, at times it does kind of slow me down a little, but I enjoy it just the same. Kind of neat looking at these things through a students' perspective from time to...

  18. Nurses are Pathetic!!

    Gromit replied to lorster's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm. Tempers are flaring. Times are tough. This is all true -but what is REALLY needed here -at least in the short term, is an escape valve. Venting can be good, but I prefer a diversion (like...

  19. Ummmm..are they ALLOWED to do that?

    Gromit replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency

    Hey, YOU GUYS were worth PLENTY! So long as you kept the nuts away from the rest of us, and most of us strove to keep our distance from your floor, we were happy as punch! hahaha. Seriously tho, I...

  20. Were you accepted on your first try?

    Gromit replied to DreamyEyes's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Lelorde37, I totally understand what you mean. Thanks to recent health-related issues, I'm stuck on light duty (again) -and as rough as my floor can be, I wish I were back on it, that things were...

  21. What do you think of JCAHO?

    Gromit replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    And yet many a blond STILL DOES IT! (sorry, had to!) I totally agree, GardenDove. The problem is, I don't think they really CARE about their image problem with the nursing

  22. Ummmm..are they ALLOWED to do that?

    Gromit replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency

    gee, thats a heck of a dig. Sounds more like the dinky little non-teaching hospitals' administration is overburdoning them where a large one may not. I know things seem to run a lot smoother in my...

  23. What do you think of JCAHO?

    Gromit replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    I feel about them kind of like I felt about OSHA when I worked in other fields. Not particularly useful, potentially harmful, and made up of many 'armchair quarterbacks' who feel the need to justify...

  24. attracted to one of your patients?

    Gromit replied to pisces_girl18's topic in General Nursing

    Never developed those kinds of feelings for any patient -which is good, since I'm married. There are patients I started to LIKE -and even relate to, but I keep it strictly professional. If I were to...

  25. Vent

    Gromit replied to b eyes's topic in Emergency

    Jetsetter, you can't always run. Sometimes your situation dictates that you have to stand pat, tough, and just deal until you CAN say 'see ya!'. It always puzzles me how people can treat each other...