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    What's the shortest time you stayed at a job and why did you leave?

    NurseCard replied to sweet sunshine's topic in General Nursing

    Worked at a local nursing home as a 3-11 shift supervisor, for two months. My first and only real management/administrative position. Never once did I really feel like I knew what the heck I was...
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    Anyone NEVER been hit/hurt working psych?

    NurseCard replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Psychiatric

    I worked for a little over a year in a state facilty that was busy and ROUGH. Some very very sick patients, and also patient with bad, bad cases of antisocial personality disorder. Actually I think...
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    January 2018 Caption Contest - Select $100 Winner!

    NurseCard replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    Davey you are a sick man. --From the allnurses user who was tempted to write: "He'll take care of the placenta for
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    January 2018 Caption Contest - Select $100 Winner!

    NurseCard replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    Ma'am I don't deliver puppies, though I have been called a female dog once or
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    January 2018 Caption Contest - Select $100 Winner!

    NurseCard replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    Ma'am, we don't deliver puppies here. Try General. They say their patients are all sick as
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    Trouble for taking Doctors candy

    NurseCard replied to zynnnie's topic in General Nursing

    LOL, thanks for making me smile with this thread, real or not. Here IS a true story: I once worked a couple of shifts at a small rural hospital here in KY, for an agency. It seemed like a decent...
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    What are Your Goals for 2018??

    NurseCard replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    Lose weight. Become financially stable and stay there. Lose weight. Begin an exercise regimen. Lose weight. Travel more, even if it's just a couple nights at Great Wolf Lodge. Oh, and take my son for...
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    Which Area Has the Most Compassionate Nurses

    NurseCard replied to RNite's topic in General Nursing

    You all are correct. I just try to throw ideas out there, as far as... in what specialties MIGHT the OP have the best chance of not having to deal with the stuff that she is describing. However,...
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    Which Area Has the Most Compassionate Nurses

    NurseCard replied to RNite's topic in General Nursing

    I see. Totally inappropriate to look up criminal history/records on a patient. I used to work with a nurse who would do this on a lot of our patients. It really rubbed me the wrong way. And heck,...
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    Which Area Has the Most Compassionate Nurses

    NurseCard replied to RNite's topic in General Nursing

    Yikes. I don't know how to answer this. Sometimes, what you think is a nurse being "holier than thou", is really a nurse telling a patient the truth, that NEEDS to be said. A nurse who says "You...
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    Intrusive application questions!

    NurseCard replied to Scorchednurse's topic in Nursing Career

    I got asked pretty much that exact same question once. Wasn't a nursing job, but a graphic design job. Still... geez, get a clue people. The great thing was, the interviewer's attitude made me not...
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    Holy pay cut shock!

    NurseCard replied to Scorchednurse's topic in School

    Often, I've considered school nursing and thought that I would love it. I've even interviewed for a position, but someone else was chosen. At this point in my life, there's NO WAY I could afford it....
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    Falsified a Blood Sugar

    NurseCard replied to Heartbrokennurse11's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'm sitting here reading this post a couple of weeks after you wrote it OP, and trying to think of something to say that is NOT condemning of you, and without having read the other replies. :) You...
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    Performance Report -Med Error

    NurseCard replied to Mother nurse10's topic in General Nursing

    I would totally quit beating yourself up for this. Knowing that I was giving a client the same meds that he takes every night... right meds, and right doses, right time, right client... I would have...
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    Home Health ?!

    NurseCard replied to hnwarden's topic in Home Health

    Forest2 put it all very eloquently, and I could not have said it better. I will put it in a less eloquent manner: Home health is stressful. You have way more responsibility than a bedside/hospital...
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    Great opportunity, might lose a friend???

    NurseCard replied to LVNblue8's topic in Home Health

    LOL, this whole thread has me confused. So forgive me. But this: Quote: And without ever being told to do those visits by the agency, my friend decided that instead of going only on the weekends or...
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    Uhhhh, That's Kinda Personal

    NurseCard replied to evastone's topic in General Nursing

    On the other side of the bed :), I had a patient get upset with me, slightly, the other night because I asked him what his religion was. I need to just rephrase from now on.. "Are you a Jehovah's...
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    Do what now? ( How to save a stroke victim according to facebook)

    NurseCard replied to That Guy's topic in General Nursing

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    Happy Holidays!

    NurseCard replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    I've actually gotten in this strange habit of saying, Happy Holidays! To me, the sentiment is there though. Merry Christmas!
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    Manager Insists....

    NurseCard replied to alaskaman's topic in General Nursing

    I honestly have never heard of it
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    Manager Insists....

    NurseCard replied to alaskaman's topic in General Nursing

    OTOH, it is a high acuity unit? So, if someone happens to code within that seven minutes... you are expected to help with the code, and then you are stuck there for a while. So in that regard, I...
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    Manager Insists....

    NurseCard replied to alaskaman's topic in General Nursing

    Well, then you definitely should be clocking out at 1930 then, not 1923. If you are expected to be there and be on duty... a lot can happen in seven minutes. Other than that, I don't see that an extra...
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    Happy Holidays!

    NurseCard replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    Happy holidays to all! Don't work too hard, all of you that are working. :) I'm here at work tonight, off tomorrow night, work Christmas night. Not too bad. Got a lot to do tomorrow though!...
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    Mad at myself right now. :(

    NurseCard replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    The wound care nurse is apparently off for a while. Surgical resident?? We're a very very small hospital. :) She doesn't even have a surgical consult right now. I suppose I could have called VAC and...
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    Mad at myself right now. :(

    NurseCard replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you. :) This poor woman is likely going to lose that leg. She came from another hospital where apparently she was getting some type of wound vac to the leg, but I really do not know for sure...