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inshallamiami

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  1. Having moral courage- my soap box speech

    inshallamiami replied to anon456's topic in General Nursing

    my heart goes out to

  2. Unhappy Hospital

    inshallamiami replied to lilbitgeeky's topic in General Nursing

    And why no response about my star idea? I seriously worked at a hospital where they had an honest to god chart. and if you got one of these cards saying you got "thanked" , they put a star on your...

  3. On Call ?

    inshallamiami replied to Bell13's topic in Operating Room

    well, you gotta give the OP credit for at least thinking about the ramifications BEFORE she/he starts. I have always been amazed by people who took jobs with on call, then were upset when they...

  4. Unhappy Hospital

    inshallamiami replied to lilbitgeeky's topic in General Nursing

    It reminds me once when I worked a tele floor and some high heeled manager types decided that our floor needed, um, something. so they decided to make bread? they heard that the smell of bread made a...

  5. Unhappy Hospital

    inshallamiami replied to lilbitgeeky's topic in General Nursing

  6. Unhappy Hospital

    inshallamiami replied to lilbitgeeky's topic in General Nursing

    exactly. all the little notes, the thanks, the stars, the cheap candy are silly gimmicks and do not address the problem. and calling it a "culture problem" is just a way for management to blame the...

  7. Unhappy Hospital

    inshallamiami replied to lilbitgeeky's topic in General Nursing

    Really? You have to PAY people to be nice? Personally I try to be nice for free, not be rewarded by a computer for "stuff" I seem to be really out of sync in this

  8. Unhappy Hospital

    inshallamiami replied to lilbitgeeky's topic in General Nursing

    Oh wait, I know, how about stars!!! yeah, that would "improve the

  9. Unhappy Hospital

    inshallamiami replied to lilbitgeeky's topic in General Nursing

    Candy? little cards? what are we, children? So management creates a problem (understaffing usually) and the staff gives out candy? If you want to do something, get management to deal with the root...

  10. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    inshallamiami replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Simple: strike. Will there be "collateral damage?" you bet, Strike Strike

  11. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    inshallamiami replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    DCBW---Good for you! an actual idea instead of this general moaning and groaning! (of which I am guilty, also) I feel we can do both! Heartfelt letters sent to ED Schultz might be effective! At...

  12. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    inshallamiami replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Believe me, they know, they do not care. Do you really think they would read this and go, "Oh, gee, I didn't know!" HAH! THEY DO NOT CARE. Unions are they only answer, but it will be one HELL of a...

  13. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    inshallamiami replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    wow this topic is near and dear to my heart. I have always been pro-union but beware; our country (USA) has been anti-union for years. Most if not all replublicans/conservatives despise unions, so...

  14. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    inshallamiami replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Perfectly said. I agree 100% but hospital administrators do not care what you

  15. How much trouble am I ? Scale: 1 to super fired

    inshallamiami replied to imalilteapott's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OP, how can you be an activist for nursing, when you cant speak up for yourself? the nice thing about two jobs is that you have options, you don't have to take crap!!! Do the right thing, for your...

  16. Recent changes to allnurses

    inshallamiami replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    thanks! for some reason the magnifying glass icon doesn't show up for a few seconds after the page loads. guess I should be more

  17. Recent changes to allnurses

    inshallamiami replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    there USED to be a "button" I could click that would pull up all recent posts, under "nurses" for example. where did that go? why do I have to go into each category to get recent posts. why would you...

  18. I feel like I'm never going to get good at IVs

    inshallamiami replied to greyL's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure that there are LOTS of tips on Allnurses, but I will share one that had helped me a LOT. do it sitting down. Grab a chair, sit at the bedside with all your supplies, and sit while you look...

  19. What went wrong with my IM injection?

    inshallamiami replied to littlemissfit's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Once, working float, I gave an IM to a patient in the forensic wing (prison? wing) . While having two correction officers watch me, I gave this inmate/patient who had HUGE muscles (obviously worked...

  20. Doctor or Dockworker?

    inshallamiami replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OP --I do take umbrage to your post equating fbombs and blue collar. My wonderful DH is blue collar....an electrician, didn't even graduate high school from Ireland. He is the most well spoken,...

  21. Ebola here in Dallas USA

    inshallamiami replied to HappyWife77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    looks like the ER staff dropped the ball US hospital bungled report of Africa travel in Ebola case - xinmsn

  22. Let's talk: Nursing Shortage?

    inshallamiami replied to Yellow90's topic in General Nursing

    well I can MAYBE see why they wouldn't hire a new grad but if you won't hire someone changing a specialty then of course there is going to be a diminishing pool of applicants. Hell, the existing...

  23. NYC RN x7 yrs, -moving to Fl! (help)

    inshallamiami replied to chonyrn's topic in Florida Nursing

    And Joe DiMaggio children's hospital is in Broward Cty so that might

  24. ADN's being pushed out

    inshallamiami replied to MSN Student's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Absolutely correct! It is ALL about the

  25. Odd ER visit

    inshallamiami posted a topic in Emergency

    Well, my husbands Doc (actually his staff) told me to bring him to the ER. It's a SMALL hospital, and we get seen fairly quickly. The triage nurse asks me to wait in the waiting room while he talks to...