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    Learning more Spanish than "dos cervezas, por favor"

    martymoose replied to Alex_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I was just reading the international forum, and there are "immersion" classes for like a month in Spanish speaking areas like Guatemala, etc. Fairly inexpensive too compared to tuition here in the...
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    Divorced due to nursing career?

    martymoose replied to seahawksgirlie's topic in General Nursing

    All I can say is I wish you some happiness in your life. You are due it. Everything you wrote is all the things I wish I had known before embarking on this "profession", although not sure if I would...
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    RN newly license:job interview for a float nurse

    martymoose replied to luv17's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Oh, ok, that should help-Best wishes to you :) Will they be offering you a good orientation
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    RN newly license:job interview for a float nurse

    martymoose replied to luv17's topic in First Year After Licensure

    do you have any prior nursing
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    When you get your first met call as a new nurse...

    martymoose replied to soulshine101's topic in General Nursing

    Hahaha! I was " all these acronyms,
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    When you get your first met call as a new nurse...

    martymoose replied to soulshine101's topic in General Nursing

    Nice job advocating for your patient. I'd rather get yelled at than doubt my observation that a pt might be headed south. Here we call it early intervention
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    Encouragement needed - Frustrated and insulted by hourly rates

    martymoose replied to kemansha1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Sorry the expectations weren't as expected. I was one of those who went into nursing for the "money" as we lost 30,000 industrial jobs in the area, and there's nothing left but healthcare.We have 5...
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    Is the nursing profession causing its own RN shortage?

    martymoose replied to RNDave's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Yes, yes , and
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    I Don't Get the Anxiety Part of Nursing

    martymoose replied to missmollie's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for stating this . It is so true. I feel the same way also, and was perplexed as to why, as time goes on and experience is gained over the years, that anxiety is actually
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    Is the nursing profession causing its own RN shortage?

    martymoose replied to RNDave's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I get told that is how we are staffed from now on. Our ratio increased.There's no shortage. They are running like that on purpose to save a buck. And I have been told"you don't like it, then leave"...
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    I Don't Get the Anxiety Part of Nursing

    martymoose replied to missmollie's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I'm glad you (OP) don't have a problem with anxiety. I'm glad you are able to even "plan " out your job. You must work somewhere where you have good support. Kinda hard to "plan " out your day...
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    Aging Nurses - Where do we go?

    martymoose replied to TamDar429's topic in General Nursing

    hmmm, where do us old nurses go? To the big bedpan up in the sky?????
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    Hourly Rounding--pushing back

    martymoose replied to CharmantUn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I know if I was a patient being woken u every hour I would make sure all the scores would be zero!! Or......... is that what management wants?????? I swear they try to sabotage us. Maybe for new...
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    Sitting at work

    martymoose replied to nursefortheLord's topic in General Nursing

    I rarely get to sit. I really need to though, my knees are killing me at the end of the shift. So much that I think I will have to look into working in a different setting . I may get to sit maybe 10...
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    I am the worst person ever.

    martymoose replied to bicuspidball's topic in Nursing Humor

    never heard that one before
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    Hourly Rounding--pushing back

    martymoose replied to CharmantUn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I'm sure they don't mind. someone quits, they either don't replace them, or they hire new grad or someone at a much lower rate than previous person. Also, sorry I don't have the article right now, but...
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    Abandonment if I don't pick up over time shifts??

    martymoose replied to hollyspiller0253's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    wow who needs this crap,OP, i hope you are finding another
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    Am I going into the right profession or should I just

    martymoose replied to Soon2beStudent's topic in Nursing Humor

    I would be afraid of that one patient suing me and getting my millions. At least if I get sued now, they can't get blood out of a stone( I'm poor, lol?), well other than insurance. This is a high...
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    Abandonment if I don't pick up over time shifts??

    martymoose replied to hollyspiller0253's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Well, maybe if the management didnt play mind games with everyone,they wouldn't have a shortage of staff in the first
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    Abandonment if I don't pick up over time shifts??

    martymoose replied to hollyspiller0253's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Ugh. So does that mean s/he comes in at 3 and looks to see if there is cvg at 11? And if there isn't , refuse to take report for 3 pm? If this is indeed a real scenario, I hope OP has some...
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    Attention or nurses/staff!!

    martymoose replied to Brewsky's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Geez, they'll start having the dietary staff start helping soon . Good gawd, what is this world coming to. I'm afraid to be a patient with the cheap *** way things are beingg
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    Abandonment if I don't pick up over time shifts??

    martymoose replied to hollyspiller0253's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    but, seriously. What if no one shows up . who does she give her assignment to -the manager over the phone??? She cant just leave. How is that not abandonment? On the rare occasion we do get a float,...
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    Is it illegal to place a towel over a patient's face?

    martymoose replied to poolnurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    "Say it, don't spray it .I want to hear the news, not the weather" :roflmao: sorry,
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    Abandonment if I don't pick up over time shifts??

    martymoose replied to hollyspiller0253's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I think I see what COULD happen though. He/she works 3 11. No one is slated to cover 11-7. so , since no one shows up at 1100, there is no one to give report to. Then that would be abandonment. Time...
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    Is it true all nurses get MRSA or C-DIFF?

    martymoose replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Nursing

    :wideyed: