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    ER Nurse to Lunch Break Before Medicating Patient for Pain

    wondern replied to wondern's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    :wideyed:Yes there is that look too sometimes... It wasn't that look this time though. This doc was in the room and on it and explained that he'd be getting something for pain. I guess there's...
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    ER Nurse to Lunch Break Before Medicating Patient for Pain

    wondern replied to wondern's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I actually did extend the nurse grace at the time and said to him I certainly understand that feeling when he said he was afraid he'd not get a break if he didn't go. Just wanted to see what other...
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    Whatcha Know about Flo (Florence Nightingale)?

    wondern replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    Got me wondering so I just had to look up her birthday! I like how your family member's nurse took a minute to just sit and be still with y'all. How comforting calmness can be. Florence Nightingale,...
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    ER Nurse to Lunch Break Before Medicating Patient for Pain

    wondern replied to wondern's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'd think pain meds would be readily available and a first line treatment in an
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    Sad story of an ex-new grad nurse

    wondern replied to furelite's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Sounds like a rough day and last week...Hang in there girl! Peeps are behind you! Your pup is really pretty in your avatar!!! What a queen or is it
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    Sad story of an ex-new grad nurse

    wondern replied to furelite's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Betrayed to the bone, ugh, and from the very person who you thought you could trust most, how devastating and exhausting both mentally and physically! So sorry for the loss in your marriage. Check...
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    Stupid things that nurses say

    wondern replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    .............:nurse:....that one keeps making me
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    Moved mom out of her house today!

    wondern replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    Losing independence is hard even without dementia. So sad even knowing she's safer. Try to treat yourself to something else you like a lot. God bless y'all. You can do it. Tomorrow comes quick....
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    Placed on Performance Improvement Plan - What should I do?

    wondern replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    manager123, thank you for your thoughtful response. I loved what you said about personal usage of the computer at work. When I asked management to please do something about that problem; she walked...
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    Stupid things that nurses say

    wondern replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    Thanks brillohead! No wonder I said it like that. So...others may
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    Placed on Performance Improvement Plan - What should I do?

    wondern replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Lawyers can't even help in will to work states. For real. I'm not kidding! Oops. Sorry to double
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    Placed on Performance Improvement Plan - What should I do?

    wondern replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Try not to be dismayed. Be proud that you are one of the ones who are supportive and honest! It's who you are as a person that determines who you are as a manager. I believe someone else made that...
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    Stupid things that nurses say

    wondern replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    Guess what, Yankour suction canula is pronounced more like our(or) than ur(er). Made some surgeons laugh so hard one day, asked me to repeat that word, made me turn red...:roflmao: Southern accent?...
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    Placed on Performance Improvement Plan - What should I do?

    wondern replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Also if you go to HR and then also above your manager make sure you go in a correct order even if HR is scheduling the appointments, or you can also get written up for 'going out of the chain of...
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    Placed on Performance Improvement Plan - What should I do?

    wondern replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Find another area to transfer to where you have the support of management and staff. Without that support it is hard to thrive or even survive in that backstabbing "witch hunt" of a work environment....
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    Verbal, Written Warnings and Termination

    wondern replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Just remember you are not :aln: ! '"I feel chewed up and spit out" sounds like a song, poweroflove. Great description. We nurses need more protection of our jobs from unethical managers and 'mob...
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    Should I become a nurse...?

    wondern replied to Rizabella's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would say of course it's your choice but nursing is very stressful and demanding. In addition to working short staffed most of the time, and not because all the staff aren't there always, but some...
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    Retake NCLEX RN

    wondern replied to leo82's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    :redpinkhe Hang in there, buddy! It seems huge now but your life is so much bigger than this one aspect. Just remain calm, breathe, keep telling yourself the above, and go treat yourself to something...
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    Stretched to the breaking point

    wondern replied to RunningWithScissors's topic in General Nursing

    :redpinkhe Old folks need and deserve more respect than this. What can we do to demand better care for them? A union? The general population demanding better elderly care? More media coverage?...
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    Breastfeeding in the Hospital??!!

    wondern replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    So glad for women and babies that there is a law for this now!!! Just 25 years ago I pumped as quick as possible in the bathroom on my regular breaks. It's really hard not to touch anything, and...
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    Our new hire, new grad charge nurse

    wondern replied to kimbo9's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe the experienced ones just didn't 'fit', uhhh, their budget, that is. How conveeeenient. Too bad we don't have a big nurse's union in the south! Corporate America has us over a barrell if they...
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    Top 10 Reasons Against Unions

    wondern replied to PICUPNP's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Excellent and accurate post, Chico. A pharmacist friend told me one of the asst. managers tried to get him to complain about me but he told her he didn't play those games. She was withholding my...
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    How to explain a 3 to 4 year lapse of nursing practice in your Resume?

    wondern replied to Kim Gambill, RN's topic in General Nursing

    :hrns&wlcm:You could say you were able to take some time off to spend with family and/ or travel. I bet you did some travelling during that time, even if it was just life's journey. I would be...
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    Let it snow !

    wondern replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    I always just took it real slow and slipped and slid on in to work. :snowflake::snowflake::snowflake:Kind of nice to be counted on, really. I always thought it made for a feeling of camaradarie once...
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    How many patients is/are too many?

    wondern replied to BettyBoop01's topic in General Nursing

    Was the California nurse/patient ratio reached through the help of a strong nurses union