yetanotheramanda

sigh, agreed...but. This seems incredibly selfish. I kind of want to smack Jenny upside the head. a lot.

https://showmeresponse.org/ a link for volunteer medical professionals.

wow, i think you really hit it on the head with that statement. i would never, not for one second, but up with such abuse on the street or in my personal life. at work we are expected to take it, and it really hurts.

as other posters have said, your grammar seems fine. I am continually surprised (in a bad way) by the poor grammar of native English speaking doctors and nurses. I can't imagine anyone but the biggest jerk in the world giving you a problem with a f...

Yep, our ICU visiting room is just a breeding ground of bad feelings. I would feel sorry for anyone who has to sit out there with those people, and for FREE? no freaking way!

sigh. I hear it all the time, if not from patients then from their families. I am good at playing dumb and just say "oh, I don't follow politics" or "I don't know that they need to do, but the healthcare system sure is messed up and needs to be fi...

I had 2 babies in the NICU (not twins, 4 years apart) before I ever went to nursing school or had any idea of what was going on. Yes, I was scared to death for my babies. But I never, not once, thought the nurse was my enemy or treat him/her like a...

When I'm at work, I'm all about love, support, and compassion. I mean, I don't say "you do realize that WHEN grandma's heart stops and we begin chest compressions I am going to break EVERY SINGLE one of her ribs?!" I think that's pretty darn compas...

unfortunately, I see it all the time. It makes me sick. nothing says "I love you mom" like filling her full of tubes, sticking her in a nursing home and letting her die of infected bed sores.

I'm sure it is scary to be in a hospital where no one speaks your language. I'm sorry for that. I don't care one bit what language you speak at home or in your community. I don't even get bent out of shape when people speak a non-English language ...

This. Exactly this.

professionally: she needs to be reported. her management or BON. She's an impaired nurse. personally: yeah, she sounds like a crappy mom and kind of a loser, but I don't know if any of those things are considered neglect. If I were you, I would...

oh, I missed that she is just in nursing school. Good grief, YES it is common to be depressed in nursing school! lol! those were the worst/hardest years of my life! Good luck to her, you are a good friend for being so concerned. Now, just don't be ...

I don't want to start another age war, but I honestly think this may have a lot to do with her depression. At 21 I did not have the life experience to deal with many of the sad things I have seen in nursing. With age comes experience, and you are ...

"if you wern't so obese you wouldn't have 1/2 the illnesses you do" and my back wouldn't hurt so bad....

hmmm...someone deleted a post that was semi-attacking the OP then deleted the part of my post responding to the snarky poster. very interesting.....

That being said...I think there are better ways to get the info you need than asking for it on allnurses.com. I've only been out of school a few years and can't even begin to think of a philosophy of nursing leadership. Try a google search for the...

in addition to head injuries and tumors, we also see a lot of strokes- both ischemic and hemorraghic. Any "head" patient is very likely to exhibit strange behavior, hence the haldol. In addition, patients who are under psychiatric care often end up ...

LMAO! Thanks for the laugh. Sorry you had such a crazy night!

my favorite line is "I'm just not a morning person" used to excuse their nastiness. Um, maybe don't get a job where you have to be at work at 0630 if you hate mornings so badly that you can't act like a civilized human being.

that's how our ICU is set up. I like being able to see into pt rooms more easily, if I was in a regular chair/desk I would uaually be looking at the bottom of my pt's feet! What I don't like is the wear and tear to the seat of my scrub pants. I'm n...

what a nice thing to say! good luck OP!

I did an externship at the hospital affiliated with my nursing school, but was hired as a graduate nurse at a different hospital. I do believe having the externship helped me land my new grad position. I was sure to mention that the externship was...

oooh I totally agree with you! We have to guart pt privacy with our lives (in the hospital), even going so far as to lie and say "I have no pt with name" if requested. But in the clinics it seems like a free-for-all. My pet peeve is when someone ...

ps...Duke is your SECOND choice after COX? LOLLOLLOL I know its your back up in case you move, but.....that's not even comparing apples to oranges. It's comparing apples to .....dust bunnies. Hopefully, having your master's will give you a leg up, ...