redhead_NURSE98! ADN, BSN

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    called in sick, nurse manager calling back (inappropriate tactics?)

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to jbaggins's topic in General Nursing

    Um this is like the manager calling to discuss another coworker's sick day (HR issues) with you. That is exactly what the NM did. I see that you've already declined this advice, but I seriously would...
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    Sucide lies: is it CYA or blaming?

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to Tiffanybaybay's topic in Emergency

    We have people document "charge nurse aware" all the time to cover themselves, they've told the charge nurse what they're doing and don't want to have been the only one to have made that particular...
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    Is it possible to get the holidays off?

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    We do something I think is stupid, half the staff work Christmas Eve and half Christmas Day, and half the staff works New Year's Eve and half New Year's Day. So it really keeps people from being able...
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    Assessments every shift?

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to Ntheboat2's topic in General Nursing

    I have had two patients that had lung resections where nurses for 2 shifts before me charted CTA bilaterally!!! I was like, "Um have you had a lung surgery? Otherwise we need to talk"
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    Is it possible to get the holidays off?

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    You can have the holidays off - put your notice in right
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    RN with BSN and feeling stupid

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to trueblue2000's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I dunno, people still get masters in social work, and it's a thankless payless
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    Facebook while on the clock?

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to maureen924's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I'd like to know where, so I can apply there, since they have enough free time to do
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    Is My Nursing License At Risk?

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to TheCommuter's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I've always been against it as a waste of money...until I switched jobs. Mine cost something like $120 a year. It also covers bills if I am assaulted at work or while commuting to or from work, it...
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    What is it with nurses and cell phones? Just a vent.

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to fakebee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    "I'm special! My family is WAY more important than my patients! If I choose to text my family members about the minutiae of every day life that can certainly wait 12 hours, then that's TOTALLY...
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    Night shift and daylight savings....

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to mappers's topic in General Nursing

    Your next call should be to a labor & employment lawyer. It is just ridiculous what some of us let employers get away with. Anyone who wonders why unions exist, please see
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    Night shift and daylight savings....

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to mappers's topic in General Nursing

    Um WHAT? Oh HAIL NO. A call to the state wage & hour board would take care of that right
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    Having a celebrity as a patient

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I took care of an extremely well known country music performer. This person had no entourage, only a very good friend that stayed with them the whole time. Their spouse didn't even come in! The...
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    What is it with nurses and cell phones? Just a vent.

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to fakebee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    One girl on nights calls and texts around her neighborhood constantly, because she leaves her 11 year old to be supervised by neighbors, then spends half the night looking for the kid who claims she's...
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    Does Obamacare 2014 allow only BSRN to sit for NCLEX-RN?

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to Streamline2010's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Almost always. Just my
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    Does Obamacare 2014 allow only BSRN to sit for NCLEX-RN?

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to Streamline2010's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Which is so funny considering it's an alleged bipartisan bill that in no way resembles the way it was originally
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    Are student loans haunting you?

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    "WOW that is a huge amount $1500 a month for 120 months!" != looking down on
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    First shift of preceptorship: told that my IV priming is wrong

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to seks's topic in General Nursing

    It doesn't matter! She's the drill instructor! Just do it her way and then when you're on your own do it your way. Ask infection control and make sure what you do is okay (I really can't understand...
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    Doctor tells patients he will quit if President Obama is re-elected

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to chicarn's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    He's very welcome to sell out, if he feels it's no longer a worthwhile investment. I'm sure someone intelligent could take his company and make something great out of it no matter who the president...
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    Doctor tells patients he will quit if President Obama is re-elected

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to chicarn's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Yeah I do. It's a little like threatening your employees' jobs to try to get your way politically. Steve Wynn will do whatever Steve Wynn does, and he doesn't give two poots about me or you, so I'm...
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    Doctor tells patients he will quit if President Obama is re-elected

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to chicarn's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Yep. "They are saying." And I'm not an idiot, so I don't buy it. As a choice between that and threatening his employees? Yes. Not relevant to this
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    Are student loans haunting you?

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    I had over 65K in student loans from a piece of undergrad and law school. The 30 YEAR PAYMENT PLAN still cost about $450 a month on that amount, and after 9 years of payments and 2 years deferring...
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    Mandatory Flu Vaccines- How do you feel?

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to Snowbird17's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'm sorry you had such a bad time with it, and I'd encourage you to file a workers' comp claim if you suffer any monetary loss or have to take time off for getting sick with it. They should pay the...
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    Doctor tells patients he will quit if President Obama is re-elected

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to chicarn's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Oh yeah, Steve Wynn is afraid to build in Vegas. Vegas will fall to the ground if Obama is re-elected. Steve Wynn will lose his shirt if he builds one more hotel. I guess Steve Wynn thinks we are all...
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    Doctor tells patients he will quit if President Obama is re-elected

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to chicarn's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    1. He wouldn't have to fire me. After that pig wrote that drivel, I'd quit right quick. 2. I doubt HE'S gonna take a pay cut, now is he? That doesn't seem to be in very many CEOs' vocabularies when it...
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    Happiness vs more money

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to adamsmom2's topic in General Nursing

    Oh goodness. As someone who has taken a large pay cut (over 50%), I'd go for the job that makes you happy. Your happiness will probably lead to better performance and possible career advancement, so...