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  1. Returned to chaos today

    GiGiOm replied to chellelynn25's topic in General Nursing

    Bless your heart! That sounds like a nightmare first day back. I was a supervisor in LTC, and I have to agree with the other comment. Where was your nurse supervisor during all this? It sounds like...

  2. I don't think I can do this anymore...

    GiGiOm replied to mc3's topic in General Nursing

    I am so glad not to be alone in this. Thank you for expressing what you are feeling so articulately. I also feel the same way. I have nursed for twelve years in multiple areas. I've always enjoyed...

  3. I hate nursing..

    GiGiOm replied to flygirls2's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm glad I'm not alone! I have begun to hate nursing. I was always proud of my nursing degree and the fact that I am in a helping profession. Over the last three years, however, I have gotten a little...

  4. Not properly trained for ER?????

    GiGiOm replied to bassadict69's topic in Emergency

    I did a lot of my student nursing in an ER. I loved it and was totally unprepared for working on the floor because it is so different. It's not a bad idea to get some adult med surg under your belt....

  5. Error and Attitude

    GiGiOm replied to iluvicu's topic in General Nursing

    I am sorry you had to go through that. We all made at least one mistake at the start of our career. It is scary. To have someone bring it up a year later, and talk about you behind your back to...

  6. What to do with people who think they know nursing?

    GiGiOm replied to nohika's topic in General Nursing

    I used to get aggravated with people's ignorance about what nurses really do. Now, I just ignore their comments. It's not worth getting mad over. And you will not convince them differently, so don't...

  7. Let me be clear there is NO nursing shortage!!!!!!!!! and now THIS????

    GiGiOm replied to JoblessRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am so sorry. Get the extension on your student loan. Find whatever job you can right now until all this blows over. AND write that congressman and tell him like it is (in a diplomatic way). Over the...

  8. Should I Carry Nursing Malpractice (Liability) Insurance?

    GiGiOm replied to sirI's topic in Nursing Career

    I carry it. Better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it. It's cheap. NSO has a good program. That's what I carry. But DON'T tell anybody you've got

  9. Nurses I hate to follow ...

    GiGiOm replied to maestrotee's topic in General Nursing

    Some of these stories are really sad! Love the one about the rectum being as stage IV! Hope that nurse has learned some anatomy since then! The one about the meds being initialed...can totally see...

  10. Why are nurses so angry?

    GiGiOm replied to cmo421's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I just saw this thread. I've noticed I'm not as patient as I used to be. The pace has gotten so hectic that most nights we really do not stop. I feel pulled in fifty different directions most of the...

  11. Things You'd Like To Tell Visitors . . . . and get away with it

    GiGiOm replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Here's mine: "No, a hamburger does not qualify as a "snack", especially when the cafeteria is closed (it's midnight, HELLO!). BTW, pt just got finished eating a full supper tray at 9:00

  12. Threatened to be Fired for "patient safety" issues.

    GiGiOm replied to crimson and clover's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    PLEASE START DOCUMENTING! You need dates, times, and any witnesses. Sit down and document them! Especially document your interview in which this NM asked about your race (BIG NO-NO!) and stated that...

  13. "How Can You Stand It?"

    GiGiOm replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    What a wonderful summation of working in LTC. I also worked in LTC and miss it. I found my clinical skills in critical care, but I really found my soul in LTC. I had moments like that, too, and am...

  14. Am I burned out?

    GiGiOm replied to MrRacer98's topic in General Nursing

    So sorry. My heart goes out to you. Yes, you are exhausted and in burnout. Is there any way you could cut your hours back and see if that helps? I've been there. I think we all get burned out in this...