Lucky0220

Lucky0220

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  1. THERE IS NO NURSING SHORTAGE in 2010.

    I am curious as to why you are having trouble finding a job. You seem to have the credentials that any facility would be begging
  2. hey ruby! you did kind of write it yourself....about 3am this morning!! post on manners. i think that you and the op should go out for a drink together. if you invite me along, i'll
  3. Question how much do you love this site?

    I love it so much that I never log
  4. Blaming the nurse

    Well believe that the OP came up with a good one, by saying that she hoped this would not turn into a negative thread.....and really, so far it has not. It looks like we are all posting our thoughts...
  5. Daydreams of a perfect job

    My day would be perfect, even if I had six patients, and at least all of the rest that the OP mentioned. Now if it could be mandated that any of the Officers, ie, CNO, CEO, CFO, etc, had to spend 3...
  6. help plzzz.

    I think it's called re-phrasing or re-framing. I believe it's done for clarity, to show the patient that you are hearing them correctly. But like the above poster said, this would be in your psych...
  7. Another nurse bites the dust due to facebook

    How can you say she was entitled to her privacy!! She was tweeting. Nothing about that is
  8. Scary scary nurse

    When a nurse, or any other facility employee is newly hired, isn't there an attendance policy for the first 90 days. How does one keep their job with so many call
  9. Going to Nursing School at an Older Age

    i graduated a week after turning 59, in dec, 2008. you, are my hero! :redbeathe what a wonderful
  10. So, I'm leaving my unit of 2 1/2 years

    you sound like a wonderful and caring nurse. why are you surprised that no one from management said anything to you? you stated it yourself as i highlighted in red. usually units that have chronic...
  11. Biggest Misconception about nurses you've heard

    I love your posts, you are
  12. Biggest Misconception about nurses you've heard

    Yeah, if
  13. Pharmacy said no, conventional practice said yes

    You're Sharp! And we wonder why there are so many med errors! We sometimes have an impossible job: having to be totally focused, while dealing with constant
  14. Pharmacy said no, conventional practice said yes

    ABSOLUTELY! :igtsyt: and proud of it. Have you seen the Grammar Police Thread? But we are non violent; no floggings and no enemas. Maybe just a little teaching
  15. Pharmacy said no, conventional practice said yes

    Metronidazole
  16. Help! I'm frustrated with the people I work with.

    well, tencat, you beat me to it! some lovely response, don't ya
  17. Someone calling themself Nurse when not.Help please?

    I agree, there was no need for that poster's sarcasm.:) Just curious, did you start your nursing career at 14? 39 yrs old. 25 years of
  18. Pharmacy said no, conventional practice said yes

    This would depend on facility policy. Most will let you override the drug and pull a small bag of NS for a flush. Then you could call or leave a note for the MD to write the order. We do this at...
  19. Pharmacy said no, conventional practice said yes

    As a student, right now, you have no license to lose and you were smart to call the pharmacy and defer to your instructor. I feel that any nurse who calls the pharmacy to verify compatibility, and...
  20. I was an early poster on this thread, which I absolutely love! Just thought of another one: Graph vs. graft. Or graphed vs. grafted. Used incorrectly for example, when nurses speak about watching...
  21. Joint Commission standard

    Does your hospital have a Chief Medical Office? This is usually an MD that deals with non compliance issues, rudeness to staff, etc., of the physicians with privledges at the hospital. If your...
  22. To recommend or not to recommend?

    I agree that you have a bad egg on the unit. And I also believe that she will fry herself because if she thinks that she can just breeze through one year of ICU, without really learning all that one...
  23. Phone calls & families <sigh>

    Didn't mean to hijack the post, but just couldn't help myself. But there are people out there that are just plain nosey. Also, those that are not working in any field that requires privacy rights,...
  24. Phone calls & families <sigh>

    cnl2b.....based on all your other posts, many of which i have learned a lot from, i was surprised to see it from you. i really did figure you were typing
  25. Phone calls & families <sigh>

    Mappers, you rock! You got it posted before I finished writing my post!!