BrokenRNheart

BrokenRNheart

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  1. Safe Staffing Saves Lives - ANA has started a campaign for us

    BrokenRNheart replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    "When Governor Swarzennegger and the California AHA took the CNA and the new law to court, they were unable to produce any evidence that this new law closed hospitals. The AHRQ concluded in 2004 that...

  2. After 15 years - I may be one more nurse to add to the shortage

    BrokenRNheart replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    Melanie, you are definitely a survivor. I always thought I was but I think it has burned out of me. I hate hearing about any of our kids in Iraq. My son is a corpsman in the navy and I was lucky so...

  3. After 15 years - I may be one more nurse to add to the shortage

    BrokenRNheart replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm, she quoted me. The anti-depressant thing is ridiculous. We have to take pills to do our jobs? I'm on Cymbalta for my neck and back (or alias Fibromyalgia). It's NOT TOUCHING my mood at all. We...

  4. After 15 years - I may be one more nurse to add to the shortage

    BrokenRNheart replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm, she quoted me. The anti-depressant thing is ridiculous. We have to take pills to do our jobs? I'm on Cymbalta for my neck and back (or alias Fibromyalgia). It's NOT TOUCHING my mood at all....

  5. Safe Staffing Saves Lives - ANA has started a campaign for us

    BrokenRNheart replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    I will look at it. Thanks for the tip. Unfortunately it is difficult to know who to trust. At least getting involved in sending letters to the congress tells how we feel. I did not realize California...

  6. Can i work whiles retaking NCLEX RN?

    BrokenRNheart replied to A+malenurse's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, a tech. Good luck on next test. You will

  7. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    BrokenRNheart replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    had the same thing. daughter left a slew of wild kids with her post mi elder

  8. After 15 years - I may be one more nurse to add to the shortage

    BrokenRNheart replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    Problem is you can't refuse the assignment without risking turning your life to he** on your job. Only certain people can refuse assignments. I'm not doing the headhunter thing right now. So, the...

  9. Maintenance helping with medical procedures.

    BrokenRNheart replied to Nurse-C's topic in General Nursing

    This doesn't make sense when I have seen sitters not be allowed to do any patient care because they were not trained. Doesn't seem right. Unless they are using maintenance in place of correcting...

  10. I failed my first clinical!

    BrokenRNheart replied to breakin_moon's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately some of the same people that can make a nursing job "miserable" can turn up as instructors. My nickname in school was "star" because I aced tests and was experienced in clinicals. I was...

  11. When Keeping up is Impossible.....

    BrokenRNheart replied to BlearnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Some people just come in angry and then report makes them even angrier. Hang in there. Any "normal" person would understand you had a rough day. My last two jobs felt like that every day. At the...

  12. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    BrokenRNheart replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am sure the post was NOT meant for an autistic child. I would like to believe that most (if not all of) us venting here are talking about "other" individuals or people who ARE responsible for their...

  13. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    BrokenRNheart replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    YES....and don't forget - basic diet is multiple servings of fast food for 6 meals a day - in supersize. How about when the family brings the patient in for multiple obesity complications - possible...

  14. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    BrokenRNheart replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    best one

  15. Nurses...Miserable?

    BrokenRNheart replied to JerseyGir1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Exactly:up:

  16. Nurses...Miserable?

    BrokenRNheart replied to JerseyGir1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    WELL

  17. Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

    BrokenRNheart replied to szccdw's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Also got to thinking... BSN opens nurses up to more opportunities away from bedside nursing. ADN kinda keeps you stuck at the

  18. Bone Marrow Transplant unit

    BrokenRNheart replied to MsShanRN's topic in General Nursing

    I worked BMT. We had newer nurses. As long as you are dedicated, respect that these people will have their marrow wiped out with no immune system, will be receiving HIGH doses of chemo and WILL see...

  19. Nurses...Miserable?

    BrokenRNheart replied to JerseyGir1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Miserable is "her interpretation" of what she sees when she sees these nurses that she knows speak of their career. I can tell you that we had a lot of the accelerated BSN students and they seem to...

  20. Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

    BrokenRNheart replied to szccdw's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    With a nursing shortage ADN's are just as competent as BSN's. Wouldn't worry about it. They have been rumoring this for

  21. After 15 years - I may be one more nurse to add to the shortage

    BrokenRNheart replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    Reality kicks in this morning. No actual agency work. ICU, ACLS, far away, orientations a month away. Who would have thought. NO work. I would have never guessed it. I don't understand what it is I...

  22. Leave your high stress career for....nursing!

    BrokenRNheart replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    Definitely false advertising. What if we all just refused to work until things got better? Refuse to buy gas - do nothing. Refuse to move out when they take our

  23. Patients who are too lazy to open their own splenda packets

    BrokenRNheart replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Another exactly. I have been convinced that when people walk through the entrance of the hospital they lose all common sense. Another thing I would like to say when I have to deal with families so...

  24. Patients who are too lazy to open their own splenda packets

    BrokenRNheart replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm wondering if it is because you have been hit by corporate america too. I noticed that the big chains keep the pharmacists overworked. Whenever someone is overworked "customers" seem to think...

  25. Patients who are too lazy to open their own splenda packets

    BrokenRNheart replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    You got that right. I am thinking we are overlooked and ignored. I am beginning to wonder if it is even a respectful job. I don't think I will admit I'm a nurse any more. (I actually quit bragging...