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  1. "Customer service" and nursing

    pie123 replied to LilPeanut's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You know what, I have been a nurse for almost a year and a half, and everything you have mentioned here is exactly how I feel. My charge nurse recently told me that I am burnt out because I try to do...

  2. "Customer service" and nursing

    pie123 replied to LilPeanut's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Very well said. Our hospital has recently put dry erase boards in every patients' room. The following information is provided to the patient on this board: the date, who the nurse is, who the doctor...

  3. Offended by pt- how to react?

    pie123 replied to LDJRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ms. unproffessional again here.... but I believe in stucking up for ourselves. My mexican friend was told by a white patient "I don't want you as taking care of me because you are Mexican" So she said...

  4. Offended by pt- how to react?

    pie123 replied to LDJRN's topic in General Nursing

  5. Wichita pay

    pie123 replied to pie123's topic in General Nursing

    That does help, and I think you're right on. Thanks so

  6. Wichita pay

    pie123 posted a topic in General Nursing

    This question has been asked here a few times, but no clear answer has been given (maybe there's a reason for that, I don't know). So, here I go to ask it again. My husband and I are moving to Wichita...

  7. Night Shift and Health

    pie123 replied to RNSuzq1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank goodness for people who can work nightshift. I was on nights for one month (during orientation) and that was all I could handle. By the second week, I started waking up 3 hours after I went to...

  8. Ugh...

    pie123 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Not

  9. Things you wish you could say to your co-workers...

    pie123 replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I wish I could say: Maybe instead of spending so much time at the desk laughing and gossiping, you should go care for you patients, your lights are going off like crazy It's funny that you have to...

  10. Need advice on leaving nursing!

    pie123 replied to HealthyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I sent you a private

  11. Am I too old?!

    pie123 replied to RyanL's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, as for being male, one of my classmates was 36 when we graduated. Good

  12. Am I too old?!

    pie123 replied to RyanL's topic in General Nursing

    You're not too old. I finished one year ago, and I'm 33. The only thing is, I think you should just go straight for the RN. My Charge Nurse is 43. She has been a nurse for 6 years. She started...

  13. Need some help here guys....

    pie123 replied to traumaRUs's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    A while back, I spoke with a lady who is getting her PhD. She said, "I am in debt up to my eyeballs." I am myself, so I decided to ask her, "Does that bother you?" She said she wasn't worried b/c in...

  14. Working for Via Christi?

    pie123 replied to millkay's topic in General Nursing

    I sent you a private

  15. Not wanting to take antidepressants

    pie123 replied to pie123's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for responding. I initially had the jaw clenching, yawning, and major tiredness. This time, I have that, plus lost appetite, nauseous feeling, decreased urination, and kind of somber. Things...

  16. Not wanting to take antidepressants

    pie123 replied to pie123's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for

  17. Scrubs for Short People!

    pie123 replied to Pinky2's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I am the same build and weight, except I'm an inch shorter. My pants are always high-wasted. I will check out the brands you mentioned.

  18. First year = depression?

    pie123 replied to Serenyd's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I feel the same way. I have an MD appointment

  19. Most easy job in Nursing?

    pie123 replied to moliuchick's topic in General Nursing

    I feel the same way. In fact, a nurse at work suggested a surgery center. I have only been a nurse for 6 months (3 on my own). My plan is to stick it out for 6 more months, then start looking around....

  20. Disappointed with new job

    pie123 replied to medicrnohio's topic in General Nursing

    Good advice. I have been at my current job since October 2. I had three months of orientation, and have been on my own since the end of January. Altogether, it's been 6 months that I have been at this...

  21. No I wouldn't recommend nursing

    pie123 replied to manuelvillanueva's topic in Nursing Career

    Yeah. In my area, it's daily. Several times a

  22. anyone quit after orientation? an new grads thinking of leaving nursing

    pie123 replied to celle507's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am still working in the hospital setting, on a Critical Care step-down unit. You asked why we're sticking it out. Well, for a couple of reasons: I have a 2 year contract, that I would at least like...

  23. anyone quit after orientation? an new grads thinking of leaving nursing

    pie123 replied to celle507's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Geez. That person must have really hated

  24. anyone quit after orientation? an new grads thinking of leaving nursing

    pie123 replied to celle507's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I quit my first job on a Medical-Surgical unit in TWO weeks. I am on my second job right now. It took me only one week to get this job. But I don't care for it either. I have been off orientation for...

  25. huge juggling act with time as the enemy

    pie123 replied to joli's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I sent you a private message. We are experiencing the same