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dec2007

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  1. Are nurse's all that and a bag of chips?

    dec2007 replied to Nash3222's topic in General Nursing

    Sad!! And disrespectful to our service members who have ACTUALLY sacrificed their lives to save ours. Yes, I feel my job is important, but I would never put myself in the same category as our military...

  2. Can I ask to work exclusively day shifts?

    dec2007 replied to kassiahgp's topic in General Nursing

    Those "great minds" are usually folks who don't ever see a patient, and work M-F 9-5. In my area of the Midwest, staff nurses start by rotating. Day shift is usually a perk reserved for those who stay...

  3. HIPAA violation

    dec2007 replied to NovaNala's topic in General Students

    The patient could only give "verbal authorization" to HER provider or staff actually caring for her, not to a family member who happens to have student access to hospital files. The patient is...

  4. Can I ask to work exclusively day shifts?

    dec2007 replied to kassiahgp's topic in General Nursing

    You could try to get a job in a specialty area (cath lab, dialysis, endo, etc.), but being a new grad that may not be a possibility. Also, some of those specialty areas require you to take "on call"...

  5. Public Schools and transgender bathrooms.

    dec2007 replied to imintrouble's topic in School

    My "quote" function didn't work! This remark was in response to Mommavik's post about no open showers. I wish I could "like" this a thousand

  6. Public Schools and transgender bathrooms.

    dec2007 replied to imintrouble's topic in School

    Oh my goodness!! We (people in general) need to get over ourselves! Who cares what bathroom ANYBODY uses????? Isn't there something more important for the world to worry

  7. Did anyone else see that we made it on Facebook?!

    dec2007 replied to krystalkae's topic in School

    As I re-read this thread I see that it is possible that posts here will appear on Facebook. Is this true? Do I have to assume all my posts here are subject to being posted on Facebook? Please, whoever...

  8. Did anyone else see that we made it on Facebook?!

    dec2007 replied to krystalkae's topic in School

    This is absolutely true!!! A few years ago I deleted my membership on Facebook because of just this reason: "friends" don't always understand our lives as nurses, and honestly, I don't even want to...

  9. Underperforming Employees

    dec2007 replied to elizabeast7's topic in General Nursing

    We do have one or two of these who seem to keep their jobs no matter what. I've found that they have connections (indirectly) to management. For instance, one is best friends with the bosses...

  10. How to address a patient

    dec2007 replied to nurse4sale's topic in General Nursing

    "Assumed care

  11. Eliminating Physicians/Medical Schools

    dec2007 replied to AAC.271's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    If this is the topic sentence for your research paper I would find something else to write about. This will not work for a persuasive writing assignment. It wouldn't even be a really great topic for...

  12. How much is a normal raise

    dec2007 replied to Sully64's topic in General Nursing

    I would be thrilled

  13. How much is a normal raise

    dec2007 replied to Sully64's topic in General Nursing

    I have been with my employer for 22 years. My salary is therefore at the maximum for staff RNs. This is the first year in the last 7 years that I have gotten ANY raise. It was 1.4 %. I'm pretty sure...

  14. Angry..

    dec2007 replied to JellyDonut's topic in Critical Care

    Re-reading this thread, something struck a raw nerve! Some of the nurses I have learned the most from, respect the most, and would most want to care for my family, are diploma nurses and LPNs! The...

  15. How do you get meal breaks?

    dec2007 replied to DawnJ's topic in Correctional

    Yep, I've seen this happen, but I won't do it! We are "required" to take our lunch break; however, as long as we don't put "no lunch" on our time card no one cares. They just don't want to pay that...

  16. My Burnout Story

    dec2007 replied to jk2185's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Our vacation days are also our sick days, so I think extra time off (i.e.:mental health days) would be the greatest perk ever!!! One year our manager had a message therapist rotate through all the...

  17. Nurse's Week Gifts from Employers

    dec2007 replied to twss2323's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Nice!!! Very

  18. Feeling like I'm doing everything wrong lately

    dec2007 replied to littleINlpn's topic in School

    I've actually done this (openly) for inappropriate conversation at the nurses station. Stops the gossiping right

  19. Feeling like I'm doing everything wrong lately

    dec2007 replied to littleINlpn's topic in School

    This sounds like a no-win situation! I'd look elsewhere. It sounds like you are the designated scape-goat for teachers and administrators to avoid dealing with angry parents. On a side note, a...

  20. Is it really that bad?

    dec2007 replied to Sage611's topic in General Nursing

    In my particular geographic location, clinics pay approx $10/hr less than hospital bedside nursing. Even procedural areas at the hospital (i.e. cath lab, endo, etc) pay $3-4 less per hour than bedside...

  21. Nurse's Week Gifts from Employers

    dec2007 replied to twss2323's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Our facility had a tea and cookies social, but I was swamped with patients so I didn't get to go. Our floor manager hand wrote cards to each of us with a personal message. She recognized personal...

  22. What are your views on male nurses

    dec2007 replied to jared.butler90's topic in Men in Nursing

    If female nurses are counting on their male counterparts to do the heavy lifting, what do they plan to do on shifts when no male nurse is scheduled? Isn't it unfair to expect male nurses to...

  23. Does being a CNA help with future RN jobs?

    dec2007 replied to bsnorbust's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, being a CNA can either guarantee you a nursing position, or ensure you will never get one at that institution. Let me explain. We have some CNAs who have so impressed us with their work...

  24. My Burnout Story

    dec2007 replied to jk2185's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Sometimes it's the suffering and death that is unbearable. Other times, it's the waste of a young life, with all its potential now gone. Sometimes it's that the management (who still write RN after...

  25. Male graduate and pinning

    dec2007 replied to Rn 1979's topic in Men in Nursing

    The cliquish nature of school wears off as you mature and develop adult relationships outside work. For now, enjoy your pinning and the things important to you, but don't judge others whose priorities...