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  1. After A Year of Nursing...I Still Feel Like I'm Dieing

    cupcake25 replied to actress8503's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry to hear you are having such a difficult time. I really feel that starting out as a new grad is just too overwhelming in the ICU. I guess I am from the old school where a year of med surg really...

  2. old nurse with a new job

    cupcake25 replied to jrbl77's topic in General Nursing

    I am sorry to tell you that this is the way nursing is these days. There are so many lazy nurses and techs these days it is unbelievable. I find if you want something done right then do it yourself....

  3. on call

    cupcake25 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am considering making a change down the road and doing endoscopy nursing. The only thing I don't think I will like is doing on call. I don't know how I will feel being called at 2 am to drive 30...

  4. Why do dying people reach upward?

    cupcake25 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    I was working in CCU a few years back and my patient was coding. The patient was unconscious. All of a sudden this patient started to sit up and took her right arm and started to reach up toward the...

  5. Ban together & change nursing?

    cupcake25 replied to inspire's topic in General Nursing

    After almost 30 years in nursing I ask myself that question almost everytime I work. I work IV therapy and I think I have it pretty good compared to the floor nurses. On most days they have 6...

  6. Mandatory Overtime Agreement in New York!

    cupcake25 replied to 1199SEIU RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It's nice to hear there is a governor out there that actually does something positive. Way to go New York

  7. iv dilaudid

    cupcake25 replied to cupcake25's topic in General Nursing

    That is the sad thing about my hospital. There are no policies regarding nurses to start their own iv's. Even in an emergency situation the iv team is required to start the iv's. Some days we are in...

  8. Being a patient where you work

    cupcake25 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was just wondering how many nurses would actually want to be a patient in the same hospital where they work. Recently a nurse I work with was a patient in the hospital where we both work and another...

  9. Nasty co-workers

    cupcake25 replied to saphyre's topic in General Nursing

    I also am sick and tired of nasty coworkers. I am a vascular access nurse at a community hospital. Some days I am responsible for starting all the 72 hour IV changes and restarts on 3 floors. Also...

  10. What's your ANNUAL SALARY?

    cupcake25 replied to indiawhitaker's topic in General Nursing

    I have been a nurse for over 29 years and I live in Maryland. My base rate is about $75,000. I make about $25,000 a year in overtime. I think I am doing pretty

  11. unfriendly doctors

    cupcake25 posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was just wondering how many nurses work with doctors that are not very friendly. I worked in a larger teaching hospital for many years and a large majority of the doctors were very friendly and...

  12. Career ending mistakes?

    cupcake25 replied to emsillystudent's topic in General Nursing

    You definitely need your own malpractice policy. If something bad happens where you work you can believe they are not going to back you up. I would never go to work without it. If an incident happens...

  13. I'm so mad I could SCREAM! (LONG)

    cupcake25 replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    I want you to know that you have done nothing wrong. You did everything you could to help the patient. I don't think the nurse was doing her job. You don't just sit on a high BP. You sound like you...

  14. What you get for nurses week

    cupcake25 replied to chevyv's topic in General Nursing

    We got a beach mat that nobody liked. We are all upset because on Doctor's Day they each got a DVD player and a 5 star

  15. Any current/former nursing students have unsupportive families?

    cupcake25 replied to crazyco's topic in General Nursing

    I know how you are feeling because I was in a similar situation about 26 years. I took out student loans and paid all my school loans back. My parents did not help me out financially when I was in...