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  1. How do you keep your hands in good shape?

    sparketteinok replied to LilyBlue's topic in General Nursing

    "Ohh, I love the Mary Kay Satan Hands kit too." :rotfl: :hhmth::rckn: Not tryin to poke fun, but that typo is too funny!!! :thnkg: Hhhmmm...there sure are some days I wish I had Satan Hands!!!...

  2. I cant take nursing anymore

    sparketteinok replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    I can't help myself. Just have to put my two cents in. I love what it is I'm supposed to be doing. That is, helping people get better or easing their transition "home". I, like so many of you, am...

  3. Why do managers succumb to butt-kissing??

    sparketteinok replied to nickola's topic in General Nursing

    Sure wish I knew the answer to that one. I have the same situation with one on my floor. She has ties I'm not sure even God himself could arrange. Our hospital is run by a nun, and she is so tight...

  4. Grouchy mean and can't please this NURSE . .Help!

    sparketteinok replied to gelousstudent's topic in General Nursing

    I have gone through and am still kinda going through this same thing. I've gone through it in the past in a totally opposite line of work. My thoughts: 1. you will never change her. She is who she...

  5. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

    sparketteinok replied to jalvino1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sure wish we could find a middle ground between backrubs and blasting the lights on and getting the heck out of Dodge. And really, 75% of the time, that middle ground is where my day happens. I just...

  6. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

    sparketteinok replied to jalvino1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I love hospital nursing, I really do. I love most aspects of my job. Ok, here goes vent: I am SO sick of rude, hateful, mean, ungrateful, unappreciative patients and family members (mostly family...

  7. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

    sparketteinok replied to jalvino1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "this hurts. i did care! i would have loved to have given each pt a backrub but simply no time if safe nursing care was going to be given. this is one of many reasons i left hospital nursing. add to...

  8. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

    sparketteinok replied to jalvino1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would LOVE to give my patients backrubs, listen to all their war stories, gain insight and advice for life from them, and basically just interact with them a whole lot more. But our hospital system...

  9. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

    sparketteinok replied to jalvino1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wow, I am so glad someone brought this "customer service" subject up... while you can be a nice nurse and a good, competent nurse, I think there must be a line drawn somewhere. Nurses need to have...

  10. Support Stickie for New nurses who are not coping

    sparketteinok replied to madwife2002's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well said, Mahage. Murphy's law will usually get its way, and unless you spend the majority of your day kissing you know what insted of providing good care, it is my observation that hard work and...

  11. No respect for LVN's/LPN's

    sparketteinok replied to Jen01tx's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Some thoughts on this subject.... Yes, I've had the "little pretend nurse" joke thrown at me quite a few times... sure does get your feathers ruffled... sometimes no matter how good a nurse you are,...

  12. "Fired for NO Reason"

    sparketteinok replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    May I say, I identify with both sides of the story....I don't believe all "old" nurses are 'mean, nasty, smelly, and whatever else it was"....and I don't believe all 'new" nurses are incompetent and...

  13. Stupid Nurse Trick... Don't try this at home... or work!

    sparketteinok replied to TXRN02's topic in Nursing Humor

    wow...glad to know i'm not the only one who's done that....except i don't have the lr excuse...i was just

  14. "Fired for NO Reason"

    sparketteinok replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Gee....I thought personal attacks were against policy....hhhmmmm......... In this new nurse's opinion.... the attitude of "they're out to get me" is a sign of immaturity and inability to accept...

  15. Stupid Nurse Trick... Don't try this at home... or work!

    sparketteinok replied to TXRN02's topic in Nursing Humor

    HAHAHAHA!!! That's ******* HILARIOUS!!! P.S. Thank goodness your "jewels" are

  16. Support Stickie for New nurses who are not coping

    sparketteinok replied to madwife2002's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank God this is a support stickie, because, well, some of the other "new grad" postings have NOT been so

  17. May 2008 grads....how are things going?

    sparketteinok replied to marilynmom's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i agree. i think there is no pleasing her. i do think i'm a good nurse, and i'm not trying to be arrogant. i work hard, and everyone enjoys working with me. my problem is that i'm not good enough...

  18. Support Stickie for New nurses who are not coping

    sparketteinok replied to madwife2002's topic in First Year After Licensure

    caroline: I lucked out and got a day job right out of school. I do think they're out there; it just depends on where you are. I was also told that my high grades were a factor and that I was...

  19. Support Stickie for New nurses who are not coping

    sparketteinok replied to madwife2002's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Amen, sister!!! (peaceonearthRN)....I am SOOOOO sick of hearing all the time-"well, that'll be written up", "boy am I gonna report her", "where do I find the incident page"....etc..etc.... HOW on...

  20. May 2008 grads....how are things going?

    sparketteinok replied to marilynmom's topic in First Year After Licensure

    On the bright side, today was a good day... 5 pts, no one violent, no one assaulting me (patients, family members or coworkers), stayed out of the boss's way, no codes, actually got done close to time...

  21. Support Stickie for New nurses who are not coping

    sparketteinok replied to madwife2002's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank you so much for this thread!! It is nice to know there are actually supportive nurses out there! I really don't know of any I've worked with that didn't have their own agenda, were rude or...

  22. May 2008 grads....how are things going?

    sparketteinok replied to marilynmom's topic in First Year After Licensure

    marilynmom, may I ask just what kind of new job did you get? what field are you in

  23. May 2008 grads....how are things going?

    sparketteinok replied to marilynmom's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Don't get me wrong, I know that there is definitely some of the old vs. new viciousness out there, but my experience has been that the hospital environment sets up the new nurse to fail. From my...

  24. May 2008 grads....how are things going?

    sparketteinok replied to marilynmom's topic in First Year After Licensure

    my hospital is magnet status, too....maybe it's just my floor, but other gals I've talked to feel this way

  25. May 2008 grads....how are things going?

    sparketteinok replied to marilynmom's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Too bad patients couldn't read some of these posts before filling out Press-Gainey. Then they might have a different idea about patient satisfaction. I'm six months into my tele floor, and it just...