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  1. Advice for a potential second career male nurse?

    gcupid replied to Iwannabea...?'s topic in Men in Nursing

    Please do not pay attention to this foolishness. Obamacare is not even in full affect and the things you are mentioning probably were issues facing the profession since before I was an

  2. Parallon

    gcupid replied to Lovelymo79's topic in Agency Nurses

    Can not stand HCA hospitals..... But would I work for them again, yes.... if no one else is hiring and the bills are stacking

  3. Fired at last week of Orientation and need advice.

    gcupid replied to Newgradrn13nc's topic in General Nursing

    Do not put that on your resume. In this economy with the over supply of nurses it isn't prudent to do

  4. Starting an ER job with no orientation?

    gcupid replied to LostnNakedNursing's topic in Emergency

    Welcome to

  5. Bullying like I am back in middle school

    gcupid replied to maxxilla's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You have to confront passive aggressive behavior and acknowledging among a group stops it or at least makes the individual think twice about acting immaturely.... If someone is rude, call it out so...

  6. Lawsuit Claims Nurse Was 'Worked to Death'

    gcupid replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    He'd be in even a worser mood if he had to plan a

  7. rapid response team

    gcupid replied to murse1015's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Ativan was not the only medication givin. It depends on the individual's style of nursing. After that first phone call to the first doctor, conversation should hAve been....."I am not about to call...

  8. Family claims hospital's staff shortage responsible for fatal crash

    gcupid replied to DidiRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm usually on the side of nurses bc I know how hard we work but that was a personal decision to take that risk of driving home. I had a coworker who recently told me that she was skipping out on...

  9. A med-surg RN learning the ED way

    gcupid replied to APRNReneeJ's topic in Emergency

    U must be assertive and command respect. After that statement, I would address the family in front of him as well as the patient. Nothing that I request from a doctor is pointless, we are required to...

  10. rapid response team

    gcupid replied to murse1015's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Next time override narcan, give it and then call the physician stating why you gave it and write the order. But cover yourself... SAts were 70%, respirations 8, pt non responsive to verbal stimuli,...

  11. Guys, what do you like best about being a nurse?

    gcupid replied to FSUNurse2b's topic in Men in Nursing

    Flexibility...

  12. if you could do it over again....

    gcupid replied to abiggie's topic in General Nursing

    It probably be a hell of a lot more bearable at a Md's

  13. Breaking Free From Nursing

    gcupid replied to HealthyNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Can I come with

  14. Pros and Cons of Computerized Charting

    gcupid replied to phlowtey's topic in General Nursing

    Pros of CPU charting-u can type faster than u write. Legible notes to read. Increases patient safety, especially if an eMAR is linked along with doctors entering their own orders. Cons of CPU...

  15. If you could have one nursing superpower, what would it be?

    gcupid replied to Blue Roses's topic in General Nursing

    Never be in a position to fill out an incident

  16. If you could have one nursing superpower, what would it be?

    gcupid replied to Blue Roses's topic in General Nursing

    Never be in a position to fill out an incident

  17. Incredibly rude and disrespectful patients and/or their family members

    gcupid replied to lalexa15's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Lol! And what's sad is that some responses imply that you were asking for a urinal full of pee to be thrown at you... Let's all blame the victim, lol! It really depends on what type of mood I'm in...

  18. Experienced in the ER vs. Opportunity to gain experience in OR

    gcupid replied to liser79's topic in Travel

    Some people kid themselves into knowing the inner hearts of all workers. I've been told several times that the nurse before me must do this for the money but I can sense your compassion and that can...

  19. Why more men are needed

    gcupid replied to DrkCocoMurse215's topic in Men in Nursing

    Men would add more than just muscle to the profession. Men would demand more respect from leaders, patients, and other allied healthcare professionals. There would be a standard raised across the...

  20. I just wanted to SCREAM

    gcupid replied to EGVnurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My response, "So you've been here for 5 hrs without an Scd machine and I am just coming on. I don't know the previous nurse's number so that you can yell at her. Right now I'm getting organized for...

  21. Sorry state of Nursing ...

    gcupid replied to Howardhughes's topic in General Nursing

    I wish you could list your place of employment so that others could have a chance of happiness in

  22. Sorry state of Nursing ...

    gcupid replied to Howardhughes's topic in General Nursing

    It's just certain things that men won't put up with in general, hence the small percentage of men in the profession. More men in the field would improve working conditions as well as a group of other...

  23. Can they force me to work weekends during jury duty???

    gcupid replied to luv2dive's topic in General Nursing

    This is hilarious... There should not even be a post about this situation. If my manager told me that I'd have to work during the weekend my response would be, "So after 5 days of jury duty u want me...

  24. Vanderbilt Medical Center to have nurses cleaning up

    gcupid replied to DidiRN's topic in General Nursing

    ThIs is why I am planning an escape route or at least have a plan B in which I could drop nursing at anytime without any notice and don't look back. They can add one more to the number of licensed RNs...

  25. Experienced in the ER vs. Opportunity to gain experience in OR

    gcupid replied to liser79's topic in Travel

    This is so far from the truth. Just because you don't like nursing does not mean it shows in your