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  1. " they need to feel their sadness not mask in it"

    rngolfer53 replied to kipepeo77's topic in General Nursing

    Wish I could help, but I don't get it

  2. PANICKED! Missed first day of ORIENTATION, is it all over???

    rngolfer53 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    Good grief. The "evil nursing home" made you feel guilty, and that's evidently your excuse for missing the first day of orientation? Sorry to be blunt, but it sounds like you need to take...

  3. Graduating...moving...does anyone work in Seattle?

    rngolfer53 replied to Tasket's topic in General Nursing

    The trick to living in Seattle is to take a few weekend trips over the Cascades in the gray season. Once you lose the marine influence, the weather changes, with more sun, colder in the winter, hotter...

  4. Mispronouncing a word makes you less of a nurse

    rngolfer53 replied to Unique87's topic in General Nursing

    That bugs me too, and I hear it quite a bit. The regional differences are perfectly understandable, but when the wrong word entirely is used, it can sound like Larry The Cable Guy is your...

  5. Mispronouncing a word makes you less of a nurse

    rngolfer53 replied to Unique87's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's more accurate to say that a nurse may be perceived as less competent if he/she mispronounces medical terms. Especially if the mispronunciation isn't just placing the accent on a different...

  6. Do Nurses have to do the following??

    rngolfer53 replied to omgodzilla's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, but they're confused, and spread the poo all over rather than removing it. Writing them up seems to do no good.

  7. Did you ever have such a bad day, that you regretted becoming a nurse?

    rngolfer53 replied to linda2097's topic in General Nursing

    Sure, but since nursing is a second career for me I recall that there were days when I regretted being in my former career as well. H***, there are days when I regret ever having taken up the game...

  8. "Nurses Don't Make Decisions"

    rngolfer53 replied to couchpants's topic in General Nursing

    I doubt that a book or other rational source will persuade this idiot. It sounds like much more a character issue than a difference in informed opinion. She's just lazy, and uses excuses to justify...

  9. How often do you get raises in a hospital?

    rngolfer53 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    I think most have performance reviews and raises annually. Past probably isn't prologue this year, as poor economic conditions will likely limit raises for most people, regardless of

  10. Has being a nurse made you tougher in other aspects of life?

    rngolfer53 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    LOL, I'm getting used to being ostracized at family gatherings. There are two other nurses, and when the three of us start talking shop, pretty soon everyone else has turned green and moved away into...

  11. Does it bother you to address MDs by their title of Doctor?

    rngolfer53 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    As Dr. Soandso. Until they tell me to use a different form of address. My experience with PhD nurses was in nursing school. Where it gets tricky is when the PhD is earned after you have taken one or...

  12. What Happened To The Nursing Profession?

    rngolfer53 replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing is by no means the only profession with a lack of thinking. (I confess to the old-fashioned belief that all thinking is critical, else why do it?) Sad to say, but many people stop learning...

  13. Does it bother you to address MDs by their title of Doctor?

    rngolfer53 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I must be old-fashioned too. :wink2: When I was taking a chemistry pre-req for my BSN, I was by far the oldest person in the class, professor included. I always made it a point to refer in public to...

  14. License Reinstatement After Revoke Is There Hope?

    rngolfer53 replied to robigayle's topic in Nurses Recovery

    CONGRATULATIONS ON GETTING YOUR LICENSE BACK. One advantage to an "on the ground" refresher might be the ability to do a little networking. Nursing is a relatively small world, and you may meet...

  15. How honest would you be in this situation?

    rngolfer53 replied to MelodyRNurse's topic in General Nursing

    You disclosed the previous incident and termination to HR, and that's the appropriate thing to do. You aren't responsible for the communication or lack of it between HR and the nurse manager. Besides,...

  16. Passing out in the OR....

    rngolfer53 replied to HealthNut12's topic in General Nursing

    When I did OR clinicals, and again when I was doing my first assist in a renal txplant, the regular OR staff all told me if I felt nauseous or faint, to say so and step away. Obviously, they have the...

  17. Nurse managers-what do you like to see on cover letters?

    rngolfer53 replied to MelodyRNurse's topic in General Nursing

    If you're applying for an area in which you have no direct experience, try to decide what qualities, not just tasks, are needed to excel at that job. Then use your cover letter to briefly highlight...

  18. Laugh Out Loud Funny

    rngolfer53 replied to Cranmans's topic in General Nursing

    Great story. Now, I've got to know what the food service staff said when you told them about her opinion of the regular fare. And don't try to tell me you didn't let them

  19. Do you think saunders practice questions will help me on the Nclex?

    rngolfer53 replied to hlhulse's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    My entire NCLEX review consisted of doing Saunders questions, as well as a PDA review program that I could use at odd moments when I didn't have a computer or book handy.....like waiting for an oil...

  20. 3 dui's in mi

    rngolfer53 replied to lifeistweet's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I'm a recovering alcoholic, and on that level I have a lot of sympathy for the nurse. It isn't easy to get and stay sober. However sympathy does not translate in any way to tolerance for her...

  21. 3 dui's in mi

    rngolfer53 replied to lifeistweet's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I applied for a license from a midwestern state by endorsement. As part of the disclosure I put down a 26 year old DUI stop (plead to reckless driving). No repeat offenses, in fact a grand total of...

  22. Dogs and Nurses

    rngolfer53 replied to Jayhawk4Life's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I work 8s in stead of 12s, but my dog does just fine with that. It's often 10 or 10.5 hours from the last time she gets out to when I get home...........Only if she's sick is there a problem. I...

  23. Yahoo medical groups and HIPAA

    rngolfer53 replied to Wondering501's topic in General Nursing

    I agree fully. It's not worth the chance of losing my license, or causing harm to the Pt and

  24. Grounds for termination

    rngolfer53 replied to kstec's topic in General Nursing

    I disagree entirely. An LTC is the home of the residents, and vulgar outbursts should not be tolerated in their home. The staff, all of them regardless of discipline or license level are there to...

  25. Grounds for termination

    rngolfer53 replied to kstec's topic in General Nursing

    I'm pretty new in nursing, but with decades of business experience. One thing I've noticed in health care and nursing in particular is that people are given management responsibilities w/o much if any...