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  1. Most off the wall complaint

    dede1956 replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    Work with some people that have said this

  2. Another reason unions suck!

    dede1956 replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I'm curious ...why you have an open shop and not a closed shop? Where I work we voted in a union 5 1/2 yrs ago and will finally be going to the negotiating table soon (we hope). It has been tied up...

  3. Another reason unions suck!

    dede1956 replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Where I work now it is a 1 year limit for scheduling vacations. Having said that, everyone knows that if you are planing a special vacation (cruise or out of the country flight) more than 1 year out...

  4. Nurses with pedometers - How far do you walk?

    dede1956 replied to ixchel's topic in Health, Stress Management

    1-6 miles/night, depends on how busy we

  5. ACLS should always be 2 days and in person!

    dede1956 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    For new providers, those that don't have codes frequently, and when the new changes come out for ACLS and PALS it should be a two day class. For experienced providers, ICU, CCU, Trauma, and ER...

  6. Brian Short News

    dede1956 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    RIP Brian

  7. Nurses with pedometers - How far do you walk?

    dede1956 replied to ixchel's topic in Health, Stress Management

    If it is an average night...5800-6500. If it is a busy night up to 7800. If I am pulled and it is a busy night 12,000-14,000

  8. A VERY frustrated nurse

    dede1956 replied to RNnewbie2014's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree with the responders...you are new and you will get better as time goes on. Will there still be issues that come up and you need to put the other patients o"on hold" for a short time. Your...

  9. An Idea Whose Time has Long Come: EMPLOYEE satisfaction scoring?

    dede1956 replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    must be nice. we are told that the survey is voluntary but if you don't do it, you are harassed until you either do the survey or lie and say you did. if mgt did something with the results staff...

  10. I am the wife of a male student nurse and having trouble coping.

    dede1956 replied to Theotherone's topic in Health, Stress Management

    AMEN!!!! You put it in a nutshell that the rest of us are trying to say. You are currently going through it, and the rest of us have already gone through

  11. I am the wife of a male student nurse and having trouble coping.

    dede1956 replied to Theotherone's topic in Health, Stress Management

    that's what we in the profession call a "warm fuzzy" enjoy them, they are far and few between. I was told this by one of my LPN nursing instructors. as nurses we are on the receiving end of abuse from...

  12. I am the wife of a male student nurse and having trouble coping.

    dede1956 replied to Theotherone's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Does your husband have spring break coming up soon? Talk to him, find out what is going on, ask how you can help. I'm not bashing you, I'm trying to look at the situation from both sides, my own...

  13. I am the wife of a male student nurse and having trouble coping.

    dede1956 replied to Theotherone's topic in Health, Stress Management

    sorry to hear about your sister, but she and your parents knew you were there when it counted the most...at the

  14. I am the wife of a male student nurse and having trouble coping.

    dede1956 replied to Theotherone's topic in Health, Stress Management

    My husband used to call me a professional student because after 10 yrs out of RN school I went back to school for my BSN, graduated and 2 yrs later went back for my MSN. He stuck by me through all of...

  15. How to deal with angry doctors

    dede1956 replied to ann915's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The doctor was way out of line with his comment "If you ask me that question again, I will beat your head!!! Are you stupid? Didn't you see my name on the board!? Don't you dare ask me that. Just get...

  16. What constitutes "comfort care" at your hospital?

    dede1956 replied to CrazierThanYou's topic in General Nursing

    All of our doctors are pretty much on the same page as far as comfort care is concerned. Everything is stopped except O2 and meds for pain/anxiety. Our patients are usually on a morphine PCA...

  17. My interview at a Hospital with the lions

    dede1956 replied to garn12's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I have interviewed twice for ICU positions both as a new nurse and an experienced one, and have NEVER been treated that way. I have had some hard core, hard nosed staff interview me for different...

  18. My interview at a Hospital with the lions

    dede1956 replied to garn12's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Having sat in on 3 different interviews over the past 25yrs, I can honestly say that I have never had a manager walk out of the interview. Ken H you said you didn't want to be mean or hurtful, all I...

  19. Gloucester County College Nursing Fall 2011 Hopefuls?

    dede1956 replied to dannipoint's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    I look at it this way...if I can pick out the key words/concepts in the readings then I can figure out what the material is saying. I've tried reading every word and found that my books had soooooo...

  20. Gloucester County College Nursing Fall 2011 Hopefuls?

    dede1956 replied to dannipoint's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Everyone remember to only read what is in the question, I know it's hard. But we all tend to read into the questions then pick the wrong answer. I also look for key words: all, except, but, etc then...

  21. Gloucester County College Nursing Fall 2011 Hopefuls?

    dede1956 replied to dannipoint's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    ctine05, Talk to the instructors let me know what the issue is with test taking and see if you can take the test away from the others. A little trick I learned: after 30-60 minutes of studying 1 topic...

  22. Gloucester County College Nursing Fall 2011 Hopefuls?

    dede1956 replied to dannipoint's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    momtofore, are they really really DEDICATED AND SMART or are they just good at pretending they are? It sounds like you are doing everything you should, keep a positive attitude about school and you...

  23. Gloucester County College Nursing Fall 2011 Hopefuls?

    dede1956 replied to dannipoint's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    RN notes will also help you throughout the program and as you start working as a nurse.

  24. Gloucester County College Nursing Fall 2011 Hopefuls?

    dede1956 replied to dannipoint's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    try critical thinking you will need it throughout the program, if you take it now you will be one step ahead of the

  25. Have a question for all nurses.

    dede1956 replied to tra10's topic in General Nursing

    Are these near misses with meds? Where I work we need to fill out incident report...before everyone jumps on me, let me explain. When we fill out an incident report on the computer we pick from a...