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  1. Been there,done that

    I need to vent! Frustrated ADN

    As you don't want advice.. and just want to complain.. I will only commiserate. I had 30 years or experience with an ASN. I was fried with the bedside and got outta dodge. Hope this does not violate...
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    Do women find male nurses attractive?

    Care to define a lot? I have been a nurse for 35 years, in many different settings.. I met one gay nurse. A stereotype is an unfair belief. Unfortunate it is well
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    Do women find male nurses attractive?

    I married a male nurse. It was lust at first site... so I could tell he was not gay Male nurses are like all nurses, educated, intelligent, and hard working.... that is attractive. By the way, lying...
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    Surgery right before school

    You have had problems for a year.. NOW surgery is scheduled 4 days before classes start? How did that happen? Ask your doctor what the expected recovery period is. If you are given clearance to...
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    Nursing Student

    Focus on your assessment and communication skills. Most procedures are see one, do one, teach one anyway. Be proactive. Make a list of the patient population and procedures you want experience with....
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    Hired at 7 months pregnant, now what?

    Does not appear to be the right position for you. You would not be able to fulfill your job description as a flu clinic nurse. The company is doing you no favors USING you for home care. That position...
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    I'm not sure if nursing is for me and I am freaking out.

    You don't know how you feel about nursing.. because you haven't done it yet. The start of nursing school is an emotional event. It was surrealistic to me and I felt like I was dressed up for...
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    Should mean people be allowed to be mean at work?

    The "bigger issue" does not matter. Analyzing the the rationale for the behavior does not matter. That is enabling the behavior that interferes with the functioning of the unit. That behavior needs...
  9. Been there,done that

    Career Change-confused!!

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    Jealous of my residency

    Friends don't "bash" friends for their career choices. You don't need to spend energy wondering how to make them stop, or wondering why they are doing it. It sounds like a great opportunity! One that...
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    Home Care RN Trying To Get Into A Hospital Setting

    Apply to a hospital based home health care position. They are desperate for nurses. It is a huge $$ maker . Put in your 6 months or the year ( whatever is required.)... then apply for an internal...
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    Career Change-confused!!

    No Aspiring, we do not think you are crazy. Many of the comments you have received are not to dissuade you.. but educate you in the many difficulties facing nurses in the corporate healthcare...
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    Should mean people be allowed to be mean at work?

    You are absolutely correct. I worked on unit where the charge nurse behaved as you described. Excuses were made.. " that's just like she is"...what kind of excuse IS that? Then a major health system...
  14. Been there,done that

    Witnessed Cardiac Arrest & Verbal DNR

    I would not administer CPR in the field.You may or may not be covered under the Good Samaritan law. I don't care if a lawyer is present waving the DNR in my face. Once you have started CPR.. you must...
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    Career Change-confused!!

    You do not have a pretty good idea of CNA duties. You are providing one on one care for a loved one. Far different from running non-stop trying to provide basic care for 15 + patients, being pulled in...
  16. Congratulations on your acceptance to the program! Breathe and focus, breathe and focus. You won't absorb knowledge as well if you are stressed.. leave the money worries at home. Imagine where you...
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    Lifestyle of a Nurse

    I was referring to "tone" as there is no feedback during written discussion such as body language and voice inflections. But.. thanks for the lesson on rudimentary English. Apparently my employer (...
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    Restraints. Act first, then order? A Judgement Call.

    Don't feel "silly". It is a very good question. Many factors come into play with each scenario. In the future know your facility's policy for placing restraints. Usually the nurse can apply with a...
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    Lifestyle of a Nurse

    The written word does not have a tone. You did not "happen" to offend me.. you were going for it, and that was NO apology. Just when I was going to give you the secret to working from home. Best of...
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    "stop isolating yourself"

    Have you thought about hanging up this nursing thing.. and writing romance novels? I didn't blow anything up.. but I did send a scathing retaliatory letter to little missy that canned me, HER manager,...
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    Binded with a contract and trying to see the positive side of it.

    I would be grateful I had an opportunity to learn OR nursing.. and I would laugh at any agency that offered me
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    Got fired.. Need support

    I know getting fired is devastating (been there, did that). Even more devastating when you are a newbie. It was THEM, not you. The patient never should have been transferred in the first place, the...
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    How to tell administration enough is enough

    That workload is OUTRAGEOUS. You have been letting administration pile on more and more.. despite your objections. Administration is loving the fact that you are doing the work of 3 people, imagine...
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    Everyone wants me to take Nursing?

    Boggles my mind that a dietary aid makes $20/hr. If nurses only make $23, I can't see a reason to go into the field. Canada is weird,
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    Lifestyle of a Nurse

    Hence, excuse me for being specific regarding your specific question. A general idea was included in my post. I never said I had a horrible experience. I told you like it it was ... with my 33...