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  1. Want to leave bedside nursing; any ideas?

    Stitchie replied to Stitchie's topic in Nursing Career

    I have worked in hospitals for quite some time before I got my RN. I have not seen much in the way of the change in management styles -- mostly treat nurses like slots on a schedule. When one is...

  2. Want to leave bedside nursing; any ideas?

    Stitchie replied to Stitchie's topic in Nursing Career

    Exactly. That particular behavior was well tolerated at my nlow-previous employer. Or those particular nurses would come in 1/2 hour late, whenever they bothered to show up at all. Do you have to be...

  3. Want to leave bedside nursing; any ideas?

    Stitchie replied to Stitchie's topic in Nursing Career

    :angryfire The problem is that they can deny it! And do, all the time. As my attorney said, 'of course companies violate their own policies all the time. Look at Enron'. I don't think I'll be seeing...

  4. Want to leave bedside nursing; any ideas?

    Stitchie replied to Stitchie's topic in Nursing Career

    Hi Gail Ann, thanks for the nice analogy. It's true that our lives can be filled up by so many things. there was someone who mentioned that my leave left my unit working short, so I felt that I had...

  5. Want to leave bedside nursing; any ideas?

    Stitchie replied to Stitchie's topic in Nursing Career

    same as with mine, except that they made it so difficult i had to hire a lawyer. the timeline says first paycheck after you're back on the schedule. two of mine came and went before the blowout with...

  6. Want to leave bedside nursing; any ideas?

    Stitchie replied to Stitchie's topic in Nursing Career

    Amen, payday. Instead, you wouldn't believe that I've actually had to hire a lawyer to get the $5,000.00 they have promised in writing to me. Has anyone else had this

  7. Want to leave bedside nursing; any ideas?

    Stitchie replied to Stitchie's topic in Nursing Career

    Amylou, my paltry two years of backstabbing, lying, cheating, low-life managers makes me think that you're a hero for sticking it out for ten years! Here's a question that NM should be asking (and...

  8. Want to leave bedside nursing; any ideas?

    Stitchie replied to Stitchie's topic in Nursing Career

    Thanks -- good to know that someone is listening. I've been thinking about the legal nurse consulting thing since what I'm really passionate about is kicking bad hospital butt...any thoughts? Program...

  9. how to handle a coworker under the influence of an unknown substance

    Stitchie replied to teemarie's topic in General Nursing

    Patient safety comes before all else. That's what we're paid and licensed to do first -- be patient advocates. I think you made the right call. I don't know your situation with the oncoming nurse,...

  10. Humor and Nursing

    Stitchie replied to KY-RN's topic in General Nursing

    I feel the same way, and use humor appropriately also in practice, with patients and co-workers (from the cleaning people to the charge nurse to the sr MD on service that night). I think if you can...

  11. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    Stitchie replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    Exactly!

  12. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    Stitchie replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    OK, some of you know that my husband and I have finally completed our adoption from Poland and now have two 14 month old baby girls at home. We have a very good friend of ours from England who has...

  13. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    Stitchie replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    Yes, but there is a serious condition which causes swelling in young boy's memberes that can cause permanent damage...I've treated a case or two in very young infants

  14. Bad incident while giving Rocephin shot; need advice

    Stitchie replied to NurseCard's topic in Pediatric

    We've all made mistakes that catch us sooner or later; some major, some not such a big deal. I think that MattsMom has the idea right: try to deal with the problem at hand, and not let the what-if...

  15. A message to new grads: NEVER....

    Stitchie replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Never say "Because the doctor ordered it". Use your rationale, and let patients/parents know that they have a choice to refuse treatment that they believe is unnecessary/unwarranted/unwanted. Never...

  16. Wwould like information please on LNC

    Stitchie posted a topic in Legal

    I live in IL, near Chicago, and I am already burned out from mistreatement from management and lousy working conditions. When I mean lousy, I mean one thermometer for the entire ED, improperly working...

  17. Promised upcoming c/o, and advice from Legal Nurse Consultants requested.

    Stitchie posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I have been in the ER now for going on 11 months (so almost a year). This makes me ineligible for FMLA. My husband and I are in the final stretches/process of adopting twin 14 month old girls from...

  18. Should I quit my job?

    Stitchie replied to jacesmom2's topic in Nursing Career

    I agree with the above poster. The day shift is much more 'busywork' and the managers are always breathing down your neck. Getting up at the crack of dawn to get to work on time isn't great. The...

  19. How do you handle that "crazy" patient?

    Stitchie replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Really? Just because of ice water? Sheesh. Seems that guy has a little bit of a power trip going, and the state authorities should know that when they see one. Seems like a lot of labor effort being...

  20. How do you handle that "crazy" patient?

    Stitchie replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Really? Just because of ice water? Sheesh. Seems that guy has a little bit of a power trip going, and the state authorities should know that when they see one. Seems like a lot of labor effort being...

  21. How do you handle that "crazy" patient?

    Stitchie replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Sometimes, I swear, I'm going to invent an Ativan dart gun and just aim it at the people (staff, docs, patients, families, myself) who are driving me nuts. Sometimes all I can think with one of those...

  22. Euthanasia battle's new focus: Infants

    Stitchie replied to dawngloves's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I think this article is both horrifying and strangely merciful to those who cannot survive with any hope of quality of life. The trouble is that slippery slope concept -- where do you end up drawing...

  23. Info on NIU

    Stitchie replied to chiliwings's topic in Illinois Nursing

    I would take the classes before you start your nursing classes. The English classes can be time consuming with lots of reading and writing papers. Can you take one of the classes at a community...

  24. Old Ladies Having Babies

    Stitchie replied to alphafe's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My DH and I struggled for years w/infertility and m/c, even using donor eggs. I had a twin pregnancy (donor eggs) lost at 11 weeks, a D&C with that m/c and nearly died on the table because of...

  25. What happens if you hit bone in an inj?

    Stitchie replied to weeble's topic in General Nursing

    I've hit bone on LOL's and LOM's with no subq tissue and less muscle -- even using an insulin needle. I just started over. There's not much you can do; with so little muscle/subq tissue you haven't...