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  1. The nurse who wasn't. Thoughts and comments.

    shelly304 replied to lulu123's topic in General Nursing

    I have a dear friend who has a masters in public health and works for the state of NJ. I know she never considered going the nursing route. Her right out of college first job was the CDC.But the pay...

  2. Things that gross me out....

    shelly304 replied to 2shihtzus's topic in General Nursing

    Patient with maggots in her lady parts-hadn't bathed in ...oh, I don't know 2 years! Toenails curled so far back, they were cutting into his feet. Little boy that put a bean up his nose about 6 months...

  3. Happy story for you all.

    shelly304 replied to tanthalas's topic in General Nursing

    That made my day. You made a good:yeah: impression even as a

  4. New nurse making job unbearable!

    shelly304 replied to shelly304's topic in General Nursing

    If you read thru the thread, she was disciplined in each dept. before being moved on. I think the DON was trying to help her as grad RN, in finding her nitch. She

  5. New nurse making job unbearable!

    shelly304 replied to shelly304's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. I was in the locker-room when she came in to get her things today. In our brief conversation I found out she has never held a job of any kind in her entire life! She is leaving to stay at her...

  6. Crazy things patients say.....

    shelly304 replied to RS0302's topic in General Nursing

    Last week I had the chuckle of the month! Patient was a young man in his early 20s. He is bit different. Dredlocks, lots of tats, piercings, and always wears Birkenstocks-no matter what the weather...

  7. NP's calling themselves MD's

    shelly304 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone else get as peeved as I do when nurse practitioners and/or physicians assistants call themselves doctors? Several of the NP's and PA's in the ER clinic where I work do this and it makes me...

  8. New nurse making job unbearable!

    shelly304 replied to shelly304's topic in General Nursing

    She had been spoken to in each dept WAY before she was moved to a new dept. If you read my third post I described the meeting as calm and no one raised their voice. This is a person whose ego walks...

  9. New nurse making job unbearable!

    shelly304 replied to shelly304's topic in General Nursing

    We had our meeting today. The DON, Nellie, two other nurses from the clinic and myself. Seems like things have only got worse this week and EVERYONE, including our clinic NPs and a PA ,put their...

  10. We did the best with what we had! I feel like a real RN for the first time in 1 year

    shelly304 replied to Morettia2's topic in General Nursing

    Your story made my heart race! I was grinning from ear to ear! YOU GO

  11. New nurse making job unbearable!

    shelly304 replied to shelly304's topic in General Nursing

    I believe they floated her to us as a last resort...on the way out the door. Within the hospital there is the clinic and a professional building with MD offices. There is an RN who oversees all. She...

  12. At dinner out, I am chastised for drinking before work by manager -- help?

    shelly304 replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    another great thread to read is being debated right now. "alcohol testing ". some of the info would probably be benificial for you to read. quit beating yourself up, move on and don't let history...

  13. I'm about the be *that* nurse

    shelly304 replied to nursejohio's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, did I need to read this! My husband is having surgery on June 13(yes, Friday the 13th!) for Adult Tethered Cord Syndrome. The hospital is a large teaching facility, one hour from our home. This...

  14. Alcohol Testing

    shelly304 replied to TikiRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think if alcohol screening is done it needs to be across the board. At my hospital all clinical positions are fair game. But administrative positions are not screened on a random; only if they are...

  15. Alcohol Testing

    shelly304 replied to TikiRN's topic in General Nursing

    My husband is representing a client who was asked to take a random breathalyzer at his factory job and was terminated due to the results. The client had been drinking the night before and came in for...

  16. background check do I or not?

    shelly304 replied to onmayway1's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, you need to call the BON. You will have to write a letter about the incident etc. It does not matter if was 17 years ago. A DUI is very serious in the eyes of the BON, but it will not prevent you...

  17. Licking One's Fingers When Passing Out Papers

    shelly304 replied to Karynica, RN's topic in General Nursing

    You're right. It's

  18. Unit Secretary Doesn't Know Scope of Practice!

    shelly304 replied to Okami_CCRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have been pondering this thread all evening. Thanks BlueRidge for saying EXACTLY what I have been thinking. I was a volunteer in high school at the local hosp. I remember how I felt dealing with...

  19. What to do, who to call

    shelly304 replied to Thornbird's topic in General Nursing

    I worked as a CNA for a very short time in a LTC facility. I could have written your post. Most of the nursing staff had been there for years-the DON for 20+. I quit and did inform the state of all...

  20. Unit Secretary Doesn't Know Scope of Practice!

    shelly304 replied to Okami_CCRN's topic in General Nursing

    In my state you must be 18 to be a CNA. I have very mixed feelings about

  21. Should Nurses Accept Gifts from Patients?

    shelly304 replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital clinic I work in is very rural area and many of the patients are just existing on their SS. Often they bring in home-made goodies, jellies, jams, cookies etc. (even after kindly being...

  22. Trade School vs. Community College

    shelly304 replied to nancypants's topic in General Nursing

    If you are commenting on my post, you totally misunderstood! I was making a point about YOUR comment-that some of the people you saw in orientation could no way afford the program. I was commenting on...

  23. Trade School vs. Community College

    shelly304 replied to nancypants's topic in General Nursing

    In response to the comment the Op made about some indviduals not being able to afford the cost- in my state we have a Welfare to Work program aimed at single mothers who need a trade.The PN program is...

  24. Thank You Allnurses!!

    shelly304 replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    Here,Here!:cheers::an!:

  25. unfriendly doctors

    shelly304 replied to cupcake25's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I also work in a small rural hospital. I did not grow up here, nor do I have any family here. (Except my husband!) What I have found is the lack of friendliness is due to the fact that I am not from...