inshallamiami

inshallamiami

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  1. allnurses or allSTUDENTnurses?

    lately i'd need the lung power of a category IV hurricane to blow them all away! There's just so MANY of them (I know, I know, blowing
  2. TCAB- Transforming Care at The Bedside

    hmmm, wouldn't transforming staffing ratios also be an effective way to transform care? I mean, when I work in the ICU with three patients, no secretary, no pca/nurse's aide, I feel i have the right...
  3. Disheartened by Administration & need advice

    Yes, it IS like that all over! Money is ALL management cares about. Anyone who doesn't agree is either in denial or in
  4. Bitter taste in my mouth... (venting)

    lets face it, the majority of nurses are stressed out, most hospitals think only of the almighty dollar, and most managers are not to be trusted. There, I've summed it all
  5. Gay Nurses... help!

    What a kind person you are, and a better nurse than
  6. Rethinking Nursing...advice from nurses please!

    I agree with PAERRN20, most rad techs I have met do seem more laid back and "happier." And, though I'm sure they get stressed at times, they have MUCH less responsibility and deal with WAY less crap,...
  7. Fillipino nurses, their way of doing things abroad

    All I can do is relate my experiences. Years ago I worked in a unit that was all Irish nurses, initially I felt I didn't belong, I felt excluded, partly due to cultural/language problems, must be the...
  8. Two-faced coworkers

    oh, ok.
  9. Two-faced coworkers

    "They're less likely to invite you to their church up North too...:chuckle" So what does THIS mean? What, we're fighting the civil war again? Are you implying Northerners don't go to church as much or...
  10. Let's hear from some management types -- I KNOW you're out there. What advice can you offer and HOW can you defend these unrealistic
  11. Not allowed to say "I was busy w/ another pt"

    There MUST be nurse managers or other administrative types that could chime in here. Surely they have worked bedside at some time; I would love to hear "their" side of
  12. Not allowed to say "I was busy w/ another pt"

    computer
  13. wow,i wrote my response when I was feeling kind of down and negative and then I read this! In just a few sentences you made such a difference in my day! deeDawntee- you are what nursing is all about....
  14. I find it very difficult to "be myself" as I live on a sailboat and work for a year or so in order to sail around the caribbean/central america for a year or so. This very lifestyle seems to be...
  15. how do I get my husband to go to the ER?

    I need some good ideas, fast! My husband just told me he hasn't peed in three days. I mean no pee at all, nada. He has no hx of renal fx. I practically fell off my chair! Ok, so i discussed how...
  16. Sent home from clinicals :(

    What a nice thing to
  17. What field of Nursing will you work in??? & best/worst place to work?

    AMEN to
  18. I am terrible at IV's!!

    I had a LOT of trouble with iv starts until.....1.I slowed down and 2. I SAT down. Sitting helps you relax and changes the angle. Try
  19. I feel isolated and left out

    I just started a new job, in my specialty that I LOVE, but the problem is I feel like an orphan because all my co-workers speak spanish to each other,and my spanish is not that great. I have worked in...
  20. I feel isolated and left out

    And i could ask HR but they too, are Cuban/Latin, and they too speak it around HR so I
  21. I feel isolated and left out

    yeah right, drive em
  22. I feel isolated and left out

    "i used to work in an area very close to the OP, but the primary language was kreyol (creole). i think i was one of the only people there for a while who didn't understand the language. during a code...
  23. All White Uniform Dress Code?!!

    This is DEFINITELY the funniest post I have ever read! I feel like printing it on a little card for my wallet!
  24. I feel isolated and left out

    I'm going to try this, I particularly like the gently asking part, as I would like to avoid antagonizing them. What I don't 100% understand is how they themselves don't see this as a rude behaviour?...
  25. I feel isolated and left out

    I have been working there for a month and while I don't think they are doing it to purposely exclude me- it does make it harder to be part of the team. In my specialty, interventional radiology, team...