KeepingItRealEeyore

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  1. i HATE my job. Does anyone else feel the same?

    KeepingItRealEeyore replied to Jenni811's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I too have lost my compassion. I started working at a new hospital because my crew at my other job left. This new place states that it is cutting edge ,but not from a nursing standpoint. I don't feel...

  2. Why do some nurses "hate their jobs"?

    KeepingItRealEeyore replied to iculvr's topic in General Nursing

    I feel like I am putting my nursing license that I worked hard to earn working in critical care and having to have a 3 patient assignment in an ICU. How is this safe? Family members and patients are...

  3. How do you remain civil with coworker's you hate :)

    KeepingItRealEeyore replied to lifein08's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It seems like the more one tries to stay away from negative co-workers the more they flock to you. I hate a majority of my co-workers. Some of them feel entitled because they have been there so long....

  4. Burned out and hate nursing

    KeepingItRealEeyore replied to RN1023's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Bedside nursing seems to be getting worse by each second. I transferred to a critical care unit thinking I will be able to gain more skills and learn more things only to realize the crap that nurses...

  5. Burned out and hate nursing

    KeepingItRealEeyore replied to RN1023's topic in Health, Stress Management

    LocaW8ta, how did you get into research nursing, and do you have an advance nursing degree to do

  6. Burned out and hate nursing

    KeepingItRealEeyore replied to RN1023's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I am so glad this a thread on this website because I know exactly how RN1023 feels. I have had enough of all it . I am just biding my time until I can leave bedside nursing. Patients think we are...

  7. Managerial ABUSE of Nurses

    KeepingItRealEeyore replied to rnmimirn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I so agree with you blondebabe0625. It is a slap in the face because the mission statement talks a good talk ,but is not being carried out. Doesn't the mission stations look nice on facility letter...

  8. Nurses Talk To Nurses. Doctors Talk To Doctors

    KeepingItRealEeyore replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for posting this post. This sort of thing happens on a regular basis and I have had it. When I have had a doctor yell at me for something beyond my control, I have pulled them to the side...

  9. Nurse: 'I was fired for refusing flu shot'

    KeepingItRealEeyore replied to DesertRN2's topic in Disaster Preparation

    People are always talking about evidence in the health care field, well there is the evidence. I guess many health facilities have yet to learn about this article or are just playing blind to it....

  10. Nurse: 'I was fired for refusing flu shot'

    KeepingItRealEeyore replied to DesertRN2's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Morte, thanks for posting the

  11. Nurse: 'I was fired for refusing flu shot'

    KeepingItRealEeyore replied to DesertRN2's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I would just be happy to see doctor's and other hospital staff WASH THEIR HANDS with SOAP & WATER!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is amazing how many infectious diseases can be prevented with proper hand hygiene....

  12. Is it me? What happened to nursing?

    KeepingItRealEeyore replied to Burlshoe114's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Preach my fellow

  13. Fed up with poor management

    KeepingItRealEeyore replied to apn2013's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am fed up with a lot of things and yes poor management is one of them. I work on a unit where the nurse manager likes to micormanange and many are tired of it. I am fed up with staff who are still...

  14. I hate my boss!

    KeepingItRealEeyore replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    I so agree with your post about managers. Just because someone has a MSN doesn't make them management material. I am currently suffering through this situation now. The current manager is driving the...

  15. Are we trapped by our nursing degrees? Is nursing worth it?

    KeepingItRealEeyore replied to Lucky724's topic in General Nursing

    It all depends on how you look at it. If you think you are trapped, then you are. I have a bachelor's in a science and now going for my BSN, because of what I thought I wanted to do required it. Well...

  16. Ten Ways To Know You're Burning Out

    KeepingItRealEeyore replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Thank you for posting this. I know exactly how your friend "Viv" feels. I myself have debated on faxing in my resignation letter and not looking back, but I can't due to the economy. I'm getting tired...

  17. Nurses with depression

    KeepingItRealEeyore replied to grandmawrinkle's topic in Health, Stress Management

    You are not alone. Give yourself credit. You took the first step by seeking help. Keep your head

  18. Knowing your meds. . .

    KeepingItRealEeyore replied to R.NICU's topic in General Nursing

    When I was at places without micromedex, I was known for keeping my drug book in my pocket along with note cards about meds. I think it is important to know the meds you are giving patients because...

  19. Knowing your meds. . .

    KeepingItRealEeyore replied to R.NICU's topic in General Nursing

    I still look up meds to this day if I don't know waht it is for. most places have something called micromedex on their system so when you are doing your med pass, you can quickly look up a med and...

  20. Verbal, Written Warnings and Termination

    KeepingItRealEeyore replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    what have I been doing for a year, its call JOB HUNTING!!!!!!!! Job hunting in itself is a full time job. I don't tell people flat out I was Fired. What am I and idiot? I 'm not sliding into any...

  21. Verbal, Written Warnings and Termination

    KeepingItRealEeyore replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    I can so relate to being fired and the whole mess of what to put on a job application. I was fired from my first nursing job in Nov 2008. I can't go back in time and change it, it happened, but I...

  22. New York Presbyterian

    KeepingItRealEeyore replied to RNFromNY's topic in New York Nursing

    Trying to get into NY Presbyterian is like trying to get in to Fort Knox. my nursing degree is an associates, and I have a Bachelors in a science . I keep applying and get the same email. It is a...

  23. new grad RNs.... let Gov Rell know we are STARVING!

    KeepingItRealEeyore replied to rdsxfnrn's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    I've written two letters to the Governor. I actually got a response from one of her assistance on her behalf. The letter from her assistant just pretty much told things I already knew and have been...

  24. how long do u get for lunch?

    KeepingItRealEeyore replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    When I was working I only got 30 minutes. It was to the point I lost the function of chewing food and being able to rtaste what I was eating. I just took one big gulp and used water to wash it down....

  25. "Becoming a Doctor is like, 100 times harder than becoming a nurse".

    KeepingItRealEeyore replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Nursing

    Based on my experience in health care you have some good doctors and you have some idiot ones, the same goes for nurses. It appears that most medical students and interns get training from the...