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dec2007

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  1. Words You Hate

    dec2007 replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in General Nursing

    Different reason, but I hate the phrase "skill set", the new buzz-word of management. The phrase "it is what it is" is a close

  2. Solutions for Drinks at Nursing Station?

    dec2007 replied to ImNicoEh's topic in General Nursing

    Like

  3. Words You Hate

    dec2007 replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in General Nursing

    I hate when educated people say "orientate" instead of

  4. Solutions for Drinks at Nursing Station?

    dec2007 replied to ImNicoEh's topic in General Nursing

    I miss night

  5. Need to vent!

    dec2007 replied to Txnursegal78's topic in Nurses Recovery

    And this is EXACTLY why people are afraid to ask for help when they need it! God bless you!! Keep your chin up! PM if you need to talk!

  6. 13 hours without a break

    dec2007 replied to Alex_RN's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    Yep, this has happened to me pretty frequently over the last 23 years. Sometimes it makes me really resentful, and it can lead to burnout. It seems to me to be an understaffing issue. Whether more RNs...

  7. Did you receive a politically biased education?

    dec2007 replied to Guest910128's topic in General Students

    No, it ABSOLUTELY is NOT a conservative value. It is a bigotted

  8. Did you receive a politically biased education?

    dec2007 replied to Guest910128's topic in General Students

    Yep, I'm pretty sure that was the

  9. Did you receive a politically biased education?

    dec2007 replied to Guest910128's topic in General Students

    So

  10. Did you receive a politically biased education?

    dec2007 replied to Guest910128's topic in General Students

    "Statements" from "groups" and UN "declarations" don't constitute

  11. Should I leave this racist town?

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

    Good for you! God

  12. Should I leave this racist town?

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

    This shouldn't exist and it certainly shouldn't be tolerated! I live in a fairly rural Midwestern place, and my coworkers would confront anyone who said something so crass and ignorant. Can I ask just...

  13. Did you receive a politically biased education?

    dec2007 replied to Guest910128's topic in General Students

    No, I only meant the "current research" you quote in your first paragraph is subjective, and not at all supported by the majority of evidence based research available currently in peer-reviewed...

  14. Did you receive a politically biased education?

    dec2007 replied to Guest910128's topic in General Students

    I guess you can find "studies" showing whatever "outcomes" you are defending, but, other than

  15. Did you receive a politically biased education?

    dec2007 replied to Guest910128's topic in General Students

    This leftist bias is (unfortunately) prevalent in nearly all US universities. There is not much tolerance for discussion of opposing

  16. ICU Nurses - IV Carrier Rate for Infusing Pressors

    dec2007 replied to rebrrn's topic in Critical Care

    Exactly!! In addition, with very critical patients, certain practitioners leave standing criteria to guide fluid administration and pressor titration. Those who have not worked in very critical areas...

  17. Supporting family member with severe depression?

    dec2007 replied to Hollybobs's topic in General Nursing

    Personal experience: light therapy can help, even if this is not Seasonal Affective Disorder. Many different med and combinations are available now. The best provider is one who is willing to try...

  18. ICU Nurses - IV Carrier Rate for Infusing Pressors

    dec2007 replied to rebrrn's topic in Critical Care

    We recently stopped using a carrier with drips unless they are running through a manifold. In that case the carrier is usually run at 30

  19. Feeling guilty about calling in sick.

    dec2007 replied to Becca, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I think facilities ALWAYS try to make you feel guilty for being sick; that way you will just force yourself to work when you are ill and not bother them! It is not good for patients or staff. I think...

  20. The sloppy image of nurses today

    dec2007 replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    If the OP was a joke, it is not particularly amusing. If it was not a joke, it was a shallow and ludicrous topic for

  21. Anyone have nightmares?

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

    So I've tried everything I know to overcome this (meditation, chamomile tea before bed, etc.) with no results. Does anyone have any ideas how to stop having these

  22. The sloppy image of nurses today

    dec2007 replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    What in the world????? If this is the future of nursing, then God help us

  23. Introduction post!!!

    dec2007 replied to thisismyname's topic in Nurses Recovery

    To thisismyname: good for you for all you have done to make your life better!!! God

  24. Gossip Girls... (And boys)

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

    Cant "like" this

  25. Magnet Designation: What's the Attraction?

    dec2007 replied to ElizabethStoneRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, we all advocate EBP; however, a facility does not require Magnet status to do