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  1. But I have little kids!

    roxannekkb replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    When I was working on a travel contract at one hospital, some of the nurses were adamant that people with children should get first dibs at Christmas. One nurse said to me, to the effect, "Why do you...

  2. Why a Philadelphia hospital gave in to a racist demand?

    roxannekkb replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    These are very complex points. When I was in nursing school, one of my classmates, nice Catholic girls right out of Catholic high school, said she'd refuse to care for a patient who had an abortion....

  3. Retaining senior staff? What a Concept!

    roxannekkb replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, that was the case many times. Many of the "dinosaurs" didn't want to rock the boat. They complained plenty amonst themselves, but nary a peep when it came to speaking with management. A lot...

  4. Retaining senior staff? What a Concept!

    roxannekkb replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Isn't that the truth. And how sad for healthcare and patients. But hey, healthcare is about profit, isn't it? Nursing schools really need to weave assertive training into curriculums, and turn out...

  5. Nurses caps!

    roxannekkb replied to FERTMYRTOBRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked as a nurse in several states, and the only place I ever saw nurses wear caps was in southeast Florida. This was the 80s, and there were still hospitals there that mandated caps. I was...

  6. I hate nightshift

    roxannekkb replied to HannasMom's topic in General Nursing

    I definitely sympathize. I liked nights because it was quieter, the pay better, and the night shift staffing always seemed to work better together. And because I worked per diem and agency, I...

  7. Is 40 too old?

    roxannekkb replied to szccdw's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    My uncle started medical school when he was 41! Went through school, a residency and today is a practicing neurologist. You're only too old if you think you

  8. Low census days (whine)

    roxannekkb replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    There is always something that you can do at work, even if the census is slow. QA, cleaning up the unit, staff development, do education modules, patient teaching, writing up care plans, etc. There's...

  9. Low census days (whine)

    roxannekkb replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    This is one of the things that I find most infuriating about nursing. What other "profession" cancels full time workers because of low census? Do hospital secretaries get cancelled because their boss...

  10. An Over-population of nurses?

    roxannekkb replied to salvati08's topic in General Nursing

    One major problem is nurse "poaching" from developing nations. While the UK is more guilty of this than the US, to the point where they even have a list of banned nations to recruit from, it is also...

  11. An Over-population of nurses?

    roxannekkb replied to salvati08's topic in General Nursing

    There have been numerous stories in the news about foreign nurses and how they have been taken advantage of. And its not just a recent thing. At a hospital i worked at in LA during the late 80s, there...

  12. An Over-population of nurses?

    roxannekkb replied to salvati08's topic in General Nursing

    There have been severe nursing shortages in the 1950s, the 1960s, the 1970s, the 1980s and the 1990s. In fact, for the last half century, there has been a chronic nursing shortage that just wanes and...

  13. Are there any good hospitals to work at?

    roxannekkb replied to AMV's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't worked there, but I've read that Hackensack University Medical Center in NJ has one of the lowest turnover rates of any hospital, they were the second hospital to receive Magnet status in...

  14. 7 on 7 off schedule

    roxannekkb replied to MRG™'s topic in General Nursing

    I worked in a place where the night shift worked 7 ten hour shifts, not 12s. And then had 7 days off. They really liked it and it worked very well, and kept night shift staffed. I think there is a big...

  15. Love NICU, hate med-surg?

    roxannekkb replied to KarenAR's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Well, not everyone finds med/surg terrible. But for me, I just had no desire to take care of adult patients. To put it bluntly--um, baby pee, poop, and puke is a lot easier to deal with. A lot less...

  16. Love NICU, hate med-surg?

    roxannekkb replied to KarenAR's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I ***hated*** med/surg in nursing school, and managed to get through my clinical rotation without ever giving a bed bath, changing a bedpan, making a bed...well, you get the picture. I used to...

  17. The Circumcision Discussion

    roxannekkb replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thank you, Anagray. A lot of nurses have been refusing to help with circumcisions. We have no power to stop it, but we surely don't have to participate. It would be rare that a child on a peds floor...

  18. mononucleosis

    roxannekkb replied to obeyacts2's topic in General Nursing

    Mononucleosis is caused by the Epstein-Barr virus. I had mono when I was 14, and treatment is basically just supportive. Antibiotics are useless unless you also have a bacterial infection. The ABX are...

  19. The Circumcision Discussion

    roxannekkb replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I never thought much about circumcisions being that it was the "norm" in the U.S., and my brother and just about everyone else was circ'd. It was only after I learned that most of the men in the world...

  20. Surgical consents

    roxannekkb replied to Cheyenne RN,BSHS's topic in General Nursing

    The facility's policy is dangerous and I believe illegal. The doctor is always supposed to explain the procedure to the patient. They are the ones, afterall, performing the procedure. The nurse may be...

  21. would you recommend nursing as a career

    roxannekkb replied to bajan girl's topic in Nursing Career

    But there is no reason why nursing should not be well paid. Why do careers where eople make a difference, and are of great use to society, have to be one or the other? Why does nursing have to have...

  22. Nurses who let NAs Boss them around

    roxannekkb replied to PhePhe's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    >>A good friend of mine (RN) was recently picked up and thrown by a Nigerian CNA at the LTC where she worked. This CNA did not want to write down the meal percentages. My friend reported the...

  23. No Call/No Show

    roxannekkb replied to jude11142's topic in General Nursing

    Isn't that something, that the secretary's word counts more than the nurse's. Par for the course, and then they wonder why there is a nursing

  24. Home birth vs. hospital

    roxannekkb replied to rnmi2004's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't want to get into any personal arguments either, but I have to agree with Keeper. It is not selfish to choose a homebirth, considering that despite our technology and almost 100% hospital birth...

  25. Home birth vs. hospital

    roxannekkb replied to rnmi2004's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The Netherlands has a very high rate of home births, one of the highest in Europe I believe, and one of the lowest rates of infant/maternal morbidity and mortality. Also one of the lowest C-section...