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Personally I think you deserve a metal for putting up with that for as long as you did. Ain't nursing great? by the time I retire I figure I will have no tongue left from bitting it all these years. I feel your pain, hang in there!

My SIL is a Surgical Tech and constantly tells people she is a Surgical Asst/nurse. People are always asking her for advice, as I sit there shaking my head, not even beliving the nonsense coming out of her mouth. Once in a while I can't stand it and...

Ok What do you guys think of this: At my hospital we all get email, company info and whatnot. Recently our DON started listing all the people (nurse&CNA) that call in over the weekend. Is this legal? She then goes on to say that these people need...

To the poster that asked "whats the big deal with being woke up? Last time I checked, I pay the phone bill and I should not have to turn the ringer off to avoid work calls. I have two children that do not live with me so when the phone rings in the m...

Not to nitpick but I graduated from a 2 year program and we had an entire semester of Psych. To the OP please let us know the outcome and Good Luck

18 patients in Rehab is insane. I routinely get assigned 5 with 1 new admit. the poster that said 18 is do-able is just flat out wrong. Last night I had 3- Q4 tube feeders, 3 on IV antibx, all 5 needed wound dressing changes, all 6 were R/L CVA that...

I owe about 22,000 in loans. They are divided into two separate bills. I pay over 300.00 a month. (117.00 and 258.00)

I just recently took a job (last Nov) in HH and at first I liked it but for all the reasons that have been stated I no longer work for HH. The driving all over the city is ridiculous, being sent to scarey parts of town, the paperwork is insane, the p...

Good one Triage, and you are right, not one day goes by at work were that phrase is not uttered by someone about something. Makes me want to scream: ALRIGHT ALREADY, HERE'S MY FRICKING LICENSE now go away. My only thought of stopping this crap is uni...

Meditech here. Pro: Its almost impossible to give the wrong med, the computer will show a red box that says : this med is not on the patients emar are you sure you want to give? Cons: The system has many glitches, alot of the time the whole comput...

Hello, I have been a RN since 2004 and recently (NOV) started work in HH. I am still working at the hospital so juggling both jobs has been a challange, but the pay has been great. I like the flexibility of HH but the paperwork is insane. Not sure wh...

Disemation (sp) of character pops into my head first. The fact that your supervisor is taking the word of KNOWN and CONVICTED felons sure makes me question his motives. Get a Lawyer and sue the crap out of him for SLANDER!! . JMHO.

We use this system also. Like others have said, some bad some good. What used to take me 20 minutes now takes me approx 1hour20 min.

I have a tendency to be sarcastic, last time a Doc talked to me like that I said very clearly and very slowly " Yea thanks alot for all your help Doc we all really appreciate the attitude" and I hung up. No further problems with this Doc. But there a...

Helloooooo..... I work in Florida and I have NEVER heard anything about unions. They do not exist in Florida. We are always short staffed where I work. The other night it was 3 RN to 32 patients.

We recently went paperless also, at first I did not like it but am slowly adjusting. The next med that is due is always the first one to come up at the top and if you try and give the wrong med at the wrong time it just flat out will not let you (unl...

Good timing Dutchgirl, for the last two patients I drew a PT/INR on, I got exactly the same reading : 4.2 and 31.3 both times, I was wondering if the dang machine was working or not? Also question: does anyone know how long the plastic strip things a...

Hummm.. I have been in home health for a month also, but am thinking of going PRN b/c I NEVER have time to pee, lunch is a joke. I work nine but get payed for eight, my home is a COMPLETE pigstye d/t no time for house work only paper work. Im sorry I...

I recently accepted a job with Amedisys. Actually tomorrow is my first day with them! From the little I have been able to gather they seem like a good company, but we shall see. If anyone else has any info on them I would love to hear from you. :)

I also made the transition from tech to nurse, and I also had the mind set of wating to do it all myself, and not ask the tech to help me, but I have learned over the past year that I can not do it all and actually why should I? If my tech is sittin...

My MIL just doesn't get it. I work 11p-7a M-F I usually sleep from 9A-maybe to 3-4p and all I ever hear is: You are sleeping your life away!!!! Ok great next time she says this Im gonna call her at 2 am and and say.... Get up, you are sleeping your l...

Boy I wish I was union. Guess I got to leave the "good ole south" to get that. Nurses who have unions are very fortunate. Sorry off topic..... but its been a sore spot for me for a while.

Gave me goosebumps

Inwyte, I sent you a private message

I am getting ready to start my very first travel assignment and was wondering if I could get some "must have' tips from the pros out there. My apartment will be fully furnished/linens/dishes/etc... but what have you found to be absolutly essential fo...