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    Deal or No Deal - Naughty Nurse

    Pudnluv replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, I find this offensive. I think the idea of the sexpot, bimbo dumb nurse just perpetuates the stereotype that nurses are idiots, capable of only following the orders of the big, smart MD. And...
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    Just thought I'd share something gross

    Pudnluv replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    We had a similar situation. A woman came in with infected leg ulcer. It seemed that when her daughter went to visit her at home, she noticed the bandage moving. The ulcer was infested with maggots....
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    Mandated

    Pudnluv replied to nsaids_nurse420's topic in General Nursing

    New York state recently passed a law that prohibits mandatory overtime except in the cases of disasters or weather emergencies. This law goes into effect July 2009. Of course there is that little...
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    Any nurses you dread giving report to?

    Pudnluv replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    I'm pretty straightforward when I give report. We have a list of what is pertinent so I pretty much follow that. I work nights so please don't ask me how someone ate. I don't know, I let people...
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    Falling asleep at work

    Pudnluv replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    I work on nights on a very busy floor. There really is no time to fall asleep. Some nights there is no time to even sit down. I do know that on occasion there have been some CNAs and a couple...
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    The economy and your job

    Pudnluv replied to StephanieS321's topic in General Nursing

    We have lots of open slots in the schedule so there is plenty of overtime available. Also staff has been getting mandated left and right. One floor in our facility has 60 open slots on the next...
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    How to make the nurse's day.

    Pudnluv replied to Virgo_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, and please make sure that the chair you are sleeping in is right next to the bed so the nurse has to trip or walk around it to get to your loved one. It would actually be better if you were...
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    Fed Up With Understaffing

    Pudnluv replied to justmanda's topic in General Nursing

    I joined this community to get a bird's eye view of what is going on in nursing thru out the country, because I couldn't believe that it was just my facility that was so bad. I've learned that the...
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    Moving to Syracuse

    Pudnluv replied to newgrad_syracuse's topic in New York Nursing

    Hi! I work at Community General Hospital in Syracuse, NY. I have also worked at St. Joseph's Hospital many, many years ago. I can tell you that the starting salary for a new RN at Community is...