sparketteinok

Since when are animals' lives more important than humans' lives? Ok i like animals and all, but- seriously- the statement of being ok with dissecting a human cadaver but not an animal carcass?? Are u kidding me?? Come on- this has got to be a joke. ...

Vent and request for advice: There is so much fighting, bickering, backstabbing, rudeness, hatefulness and just plain meanness at my hospital on my tele-medsurg floor that I just can't stand it anymore. This is my first job out of lpn school, and I a...

this isn't just a case of not liking my job. i guess you didn't read my op. i love my job. and this situation isn't just gossip and office politics, though there is a lot of that, too. the definition that was given of lateral violence fits my work en...

Thanks for all the input and thank you for sharing your heartfelt stories. It helps to know I'm not alone. There is NOT a job shortage here. There are many, many jobs to be had at this hospital. Turnover rate is very high. I think going part time is...

Nope. Managers do not givenurses any kind of backbone and are all too willing to throw the best nurses under the bus. Have seen this too many times.

We just started it at my hospital, and I think it will be better once all the kinks are worked out. But my biggest question is, if the patient(s) are in pain/nausea, whose responsibility is it to medicate, the oncoming who hasn't checked the chart ye...

Q: What's black, 18 inches long, and hangs in front of an a$$hole? A: A stethoscope on a cardiologist. " Or a surgeon!! especially a vascular surgeon!

OP, I think you and I work at the same place!! LOL.... Politics, the buddy system (manager and charge are best friends/drinking buddies) and cliques are predominant in my hospital. My charge nurse is rude, hateful, and most of the time a witch just ...

While I agree that good organization skills are a must, as I am terrible with organization but have gotten better through trial by fire, I must say that this nurse's anxiety and mental stress is more likely due to the higher acuity and shorter staffi...

I walked it over there, and they said they wouldn't take it from anyone but the charge. I thought I was being careful, too, but apparently protecting yourself is insuboordination. Don't get me wrong, when I approached her and rx both, I was more than...

So what's everyone's take on this situation? I had been a new lpn for about a year and had just moved to a peds floor. Two weeks on the floor, and we had students that day. The students brought me an ivpb abx to hang on a baby. It was a special mix ...

I admire and respect you, greenykilt. You have done what I wish I had the cahoneys to do. In my hospital, it's not really the doctors. It's the nurses. I haven't seen bullying like this since sixth grade. And yes, I guess I am part of the problem. I ...

I can't say for everyone else here, but it seems that they have the same thoughts as I do: they try all you mentioned above, and then still are abused, with managment rewarding the patient for thier abusive behavior. I have been on the receiving end...

brilliant......:thankya:thank ya thank ya

I worked as an electrician for a long time before I decided a career change was in order and went to nursing school (and still am in school for my BSN, then NP). Guess my badge could read, Sparketteinok, AAS, Electrical Mechanical Maintenance Engine...

I know that this is a bit off the thread here, but the comments I read make me think also about the nurses have been nurses forever (not trying to indicate anyone here at all, just going off of my own experiences), and have gotten plain lazy and mani...

re: Ruby Vee's post: Is there any hospital/med surg ward to work in where there is no calling triangle? Or management support to opt out of the triangle?

You have a break nurse? Wow. That would be awesome. No matter how crappy she was. I would be grateful I had one. I just have to hope and pray, that while I;m trying not to aspirate on whatever lunch I can inhale in 10 minutes (on the floor with t...

This is usually how my day goes on a busy tele medsurg unit. I haven't ever been lectured about OT, but I would love to get out on time. Our problem is that report ALWAYS runs 30-45 minutes late, and we can't leave til the other nurses are out even...

miriamsally, I would be honored and privileged to work with you. If only more people had your attitude.....

Absolutely not. I appreciate your bringing this subject up. On my medsurg unit, every day I encounter a patient or family member who is ENTITLED to anything and EVERYTHING his/her heart desires. And by that I mean, when they come in the hospital, ...

Situations like these are exactly why Facebook, myspace, and others like it are a bad idea. Period. What ever happened to having a "friend" that you actually talked to in person, face to face or on the phone? It seems people don't value each other ...

my hospital does team nursing except each team consisting of one RN and one LPN takes 12 patients every day. We used to be total care and then they switched to team a few months ago and now it's h-e-double-hockey-sticks. Most everyone hates their j...

lacuna, what do you think about team nursing? Do you feel that you could do a better job if the system was total care nursing?

YES, stupid IS a diagnosis. NO, I am NOT your pillow-fluffer, I am your nurse.