RN1982

RN1982

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  1. Relationships Ruined by Nursing...

    RN1982 replied to Adams_Mommy_07's topic in General Nursing

    If he can't support you in what you are doing now, what makes you think he will support you down the road when you are married. To me he sounds like a big baby who wants all your attention and for the...

  2. Tie a knot on pt's bed keeps them alive for your shift??

    RN1982 replied to LrElizabeth7's topic in General Nursing

    Why not just whisper in their ear "you can go now"...I know a nurse who would say that to hospice patients who were totally out of

  3. hiring freezes,layoffs,oh my

    RN1982 replied to The Bell Jar's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah there are multiple threads regarding the shortage and what the shortage really is. I agree that there is no shortage per say, just a shortage of nurses willing to put up with the crap that we put...

  4. 200 Medications, can someone please expound???

    RN1982 replied to puppyrules's topic in General Nursing

    Medic is right, you're going to have an ulcer in school probably mixed with some irritable bowel syndrome, no point in getting a head start on that. I had IBS all through out school, probably from all...

  5. Need advice regarding Nurse Techs

    RN1982 replied to tiskathleen's topic in General Nursing

    Nurse techs should not be administering ANY medications at

  6. U of M Ann Arbor hospital pay question

    RN1982 replied to exairex's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Its a nice place to work at but the parking is horrid and you have to pay for it and its quite expensive up to 400 per year. If you go to UofM's hospital website they have a payscale posted...or it...

  7. Nurses eat anybody young old and indifferent

    RN1982 replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Well, that happened last year but I did stand my ground and basically explained nursing 101 to her that you don't look at that patient's room number when passing meds, you look at their name and...

  8. skunk smell??

    RN1982 replied to PedsAtHeart's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe she had a yeast

  9. Nurses eat anybody young old and indifferent

    RN1982 replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Don't sorry for yourself. Sometimes it's better to move on than stay. If I had stayed at my last job, I know I would have gone

  10. Nurses eat anybody young old and indifferent

    RN1982 replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    True. All I know is, I worked on that unit for five years, 2.5 as a nurse, 2.5 as an aide. When I first graduated things slowly began to snowball on that unit. People left, management being passive....

  11. 200 Medications, can someone please expound???

    RN1982 replied to puppyrules's topic in General Nursing

    I never had to learn 200 meds, felt like 200 meds

  12. Nurses eat anybody young old and indifferent

    RN1982 replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    I agree Mike, there always a few co-workers who will suck the life out of you. Here's some random pettiness I dealt with at my last job... 1. Day shift was short, management ordered pizza for them. A...

  13. Nurses eat anybody young old and indifferent

    RN1982 replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    You're half right. But I'm entitled to my opinion also. At my last job, where I worked with probably one or two male nurses, they never belittled me like the female nurses did. It was ridiculous and I...

  14. Nurses eat anybody young old and indifferent

    RN1982 replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    The problem with all this back-stabbing in nursing is because this is a female-dominated profession. I truly believe if there were more men in this profession, we probably wouldn't be having these...

  15. Negotiating pay for a new grad

    RN1982 replied to algebra_demystified's topic in General Nursing

    Most places such as hospitals really do not negotiate new grad pay. They usually all have a ladder or step system that they follow. So depending on where you get hired, your base could be 22 bucks an...

  16. NLN Accreditation vs Non NLN Accreditation?

    RN1982 replied to justme68_86's topic in General Nursing

    It doesn't make a difference. The only accreditation you need to worry about is by the state board of nursing. There is a non-NLN accredited nursing program near me and their grads have no problems...

  17. Is your hospital feeling the effects of the economy

    RN1982 replied to vivicaq's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I'm not sure. I have 3 years exp and make 27.11 which is not bad. I've only worked at HFH 11 months. Started out at 25.50 in January then got a raise. It's not any different at any other hospital. I...

  18. Questions....

    RN1982 replied to snichols's topic in General Nursing

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  19. Dismissed from nursing school...appeal denied

    RN1982 replied to beeenieweeenie, RN's topic in General Students

    I don't understand why they make nursing school that hard and offer no sort of remediation. I hate that instructors feel that they need to be mean and rude. That is not how nursing is. They are there...

  20. hippa violation

    RN1982 replied to glasshalffull's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    If you had given us all of the information in regards to your concern of whether or not you made a HIPAA violation, we wouldn't have assumed that you just went ahead and updated friend 3 without the...

  21. stopping a CODE

    RN1982 replied to creekster_16's topic in General Nursing

    That is true. And I haven't ever seen a patient who was down for more than 10 minutes come back with all of their faculties

  22. hippa violation

    RN1982 replied to glasshalffull's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    This is probably not what you want to hear but I think you crossed the line. Regardless of whether or not it was ok with your friend, you should have let her do the updating. I understand you are all...

  23. Is your hospital feeling the effects of the economy

    RN1982 replied to vivicaq's topic in Michigan Nursing

    There is really no decent part of Detroit other than downtown. Sinai-Grace is on the west side. It's not too bad. I work at Henry Ford which is close to the downtown area of Detroit, which is not too...

  24. Port Huron Hospital?

    RN1982 replied to karma78's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I left WB for HFH. I think they are on a hiring freeze. I know my old unit was particularly bad when I left and even though there is new management, it's still bad, no OT for NAs or clerks and short...

  25. Port Huron Hospital?

    RN1982 replied to karma78's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Henry Ford Hospital will be holding a Nursing job fair next