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  1. Don't you just hate it when you are scheduled to work on a holiday?

    merrywhiterose replied to Brian's topic in Nursing Humor

    I just happened to have Memorial Day off this year. I usually work almost all of the holidays so I was surprised I get one

  2. Coworker nurse trying to ruin my reputation...

    merrywhiterose replied to HM7380's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Go to the

  3. Sometimes you just can't bite your tongue.....

    merrywhiterose replied to hiddencatRN's topic in Emergency

    We had a resident in a long-term care facility that called 911 because we wouldn't let her go outside to

  4. Nurses Week/Hospital Week

    merrywhiterose replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    That REALLY

  5. You Know You're A Nurse If...

    merrywhiterose replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    When the UPS man comes, you sign your name w/RN When your family keeps calling you for medical advice. X-mas/birthday presents usually include something w/ "nurse" or "RN" on it. When your spouse...

  6. Death: The Reason I Became a Nurse

    merrywhiterose replied to KBrown1981's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I never knew death could be beautiful until a few nights ago. The resident in a long-term-care facility was middle-aged, fought w/his health for a long time. DNR papers were signed. When his vital...

  7. What's in your bag?

    merrywhiterose replied to jazziejp89's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Keep an extra pair of scrubs in your car. Take several pens, a sharpie, bandage scissors & a

  8. Great moments in bad judgement

    merrywhiterose replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    Male teenager trying to explain how he "fell" onto a curtain rod, impaling it in his

  9. Great moments in bad judgement

    merrywhiterose replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    Hah! I was going to make the same comment about "usually

  10. Has Nursing hardened you?

    merrywhiterose replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a Long-term care facility. Most of the elderly residents are addicted to pain meds. They watch the clock just so they can tell us "it's time for another pain pill". When you have so many...

  11. Socializing after work in your scrubs

    merrywhiterose replied to klone's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Not all nursing jobs are messy ones. They could work for an insurance

  12. 1 year out, no job. Throw in the towel?

    merrywhiterose replied to simply_viki's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    *** does your post have to do with

  13. 1 year out, no job. Throw in the towel?

    merrywhiterose replied to simply_viki's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    You may have to work at a Long Term Care Facility for

  14. Why such high new RN turnover?

    merrywhiterose replied to Calder's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It's because they don't realize the demands, crazy schedules, call-ins, responsibilities & fast pace that an RN is required. Many don't realize that they may have to work in a Nursing Home to get...

  15. 1st Nursing Cartoon caption contest - win $100

    merrywhiterose replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    We are an equal opportunity

  16. Harassment at work, patient to staff

    merrywhiterose replied to Tiredoftheabuse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Our LTC facility sends people out to psych facilities if they continue to be a problem. We had one lady that was constantly telling the Director of Nursing & Administrator that all of the workers...

  17. Patient asking for something at the wrong time...

    merrywhiterose replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    I work in a Long-term care/rehab facility. I have several residents that think they should have their PRN pain meds exactly after 4 hours since the last time they got them, even if they aren't in...

  18. Best Nursing Shoes/Sneakers

    merrywhiterose replied to gladtobeOB's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Nurse Mates! I got a pair from my kids because my feet always hurt. My feet NEVER hurt now! Below is the link to the pair I bought. They look like they have high heels, but in fact they don't....

  19. Are doctor offices likely to hire new grad RNs?

    merrywhiterose replied to emptyboxcars's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I work in LTC. I'm an RN & have another RN or an LPN, and 4 CNA's for 54-58 residents. Each of us nurses have to give out pills to half the residents, work in the dining room for an hour, go...

  20. My nursing program was terrible and I was too incompetent but I still graduated

    merrywhiterose replied to Matilda191's topic in Nursing Career

    Another idea is to get a job at a Nursing Home. You mostly pass out pills, & get enough clinical experience to make you more competent. I got my license in June & have worked in a Nursing...

  21. Im 24 and I want to be a nurse badly but my age discourages me!

    merrywhiterose replied to M.C.P's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I graduated this year at 53 years old! It's NEVER too

  22. "Did you see/Follow up with your Primary Doctor..."

    merrywhiterose replied to Roy Fokker's topic in Emergency

    There are less PCPs however there are more nurse practitioners & physician assistants. PCPs can give advice via teleconferencing to more than one office. This is the wave of the future. There will...

  23. How to survive 1st year of nursing school

    merrywhiterose replied to lemidora's topic in General Students

    Use breaks between 8 week or semester sessions to get a head start on reading the next subject. Don't let other students drag you down. Let your family/friends know that you don't have much time for a...

  24. Any hiring bias towards new male nurse 50 years old?

    merrywhiterose replied to djdietz's topic in General Nursing

    Men fresh out of RN programs seem to get the first jobs. Age makes no difference! Go for

  25. Clinical Post Conference

    merrywhiterose replied to lansgrl123's topic in General Students

    Nobody has the time or energy for long post-conferences. You KNOW that most instructors would let the students go early because you'd run out of things to talk about and noone would be paying...