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1) Working in pajamas 2) Not getting a ticket when the police pulled me over wearing those same pajamas

20 years ago my hospital had "weekend only" RNs who were paid extra to work every weekend, allowing for full-timers to work every third weekend. It was supposed to be a retention perk. Once the economy tanked they did away with "weekend only" and pu...

I've seen mistakes everywhere I've ever worked. And there is always that fear of becoming a target. So I was looking for a way to delete my post, as the info about me at the end might be recognizable. I don't see a way to do that, so I basically gut...

My favorite is the family member who complains that the patient got sicker since being admitted, as in "He/she was just fine until he/she came to the hospital." I just heard it this morning! So what was his/her chief complaint in the ER? "I feel good...

What is this word "overpaid" of which you speak?

I've had a few times over the years that I got a bug for a day or two, usually when a vent hose was disconnected and aimed in my direction, or when someone coughed/ sprayed something nasty. Ever heard of covering your mouth, dear patient? Usually ...

Charting While Tired... While working nights I once charted that a pt's urine was "clear to auscultation". A co-worker documented someone's stool as "brown and beautiful". We caught these beauties and corrected them. A resident once charted that a dy...

It's a subacute rehab facility, not an actual hospital. Actually they have 3 facilities in Detroit. Couldn't say if the places are good or bad. Here is a link to their website: http://www.triumph-healthcare.com/locations/detroitMichiganLTACHospital....

I think I'll be working as long as my back can take it. But when people start referring to me as "spry", I'll know it's time to go ...you whippersnapper

So why did you even bring it up? What-- do you think perineal care is "women's work"? =======================

It sounds to me like you'll fit right in. I think however that your enthusiasm may be somewhat tempered once you find yourself in the real world of nursing. Nursing in the next 10 years - Page 4- Nursing for Nurses * * * *

In almost 24 years of nursing I've seen all kinds of predictions for the future. Nurses would form their own companies and contract with hospitals for services. Nurses would bill patients separately for services. Nurses would direct care and the a...

Mr. Beattie's comments are so poorly written, I hope he's not giving credit to any of his teachers for his composition skills. If so, he argues against himself.

Then again, check out this article about what happened to a detention officer in Arkansas: http://www.helium.com/items/1869422-hot-jailer-jessie-lunderby-suspended-for-posing-nude-for-playboy Of course, it was Playboy, and I suppose they used her ...

Here is the link to the bill in the U.S. Senate. Unfortunately it's been pigeonholed in a committee and will probably never come out. I wrote an email to both of my state's Senators in support of the bill. One hasn't responded, the other one said, i...

It doesn't help either when we make excuses for some of the patients, like "Oh, they're just stressed out"-- I worked a unit with patients on LVADs. One A + O x 3 guy kicked a 98-pound female RN to the opposite wall and that was her response. He b...

A co-worker told me that she once left a code because while she was doing chest compressions a relative of the patient grabbed her by her hair and yelled "Faster, b**ch!"

I'm male, been in Nursing for 23 years, never heard the term "murse" before. Lordy, where have I been? But I do agree with the points made in Mike's post. Here's one he didn't include, but I've been told by many female colleagues several times tha...

I think it would fall into the mineral category * *

It doesn't happen often, but when it does I can choose one of three responses: 1-- Ignore the person as he or she couldn't possibly be addressing me in such an unprofessional manner 2-- Shout back as that must be this person's normal form of com...

I'll think about it. BTW, love the hat... ============= ~ : ^ /' =================

I have to agree with # 3. One place I worked in had a different event each day for Nurses Week, including "crazy socks day" and a wheelchair decorating competition. When I see physicians participating in such silliness, maybe I'll consider it... ====...

I have a Nursing Diploma. I was hired straight into ICU, been ICU for 23 years, also do Rapid Response. The comment about fixing Dr's mistakes, especially the interns and residents, is absolutely true. When I graduated Nursing school in 1987, I was d...

Is this a trick question?

Wow, some real doozies here! Some of the stories are similar to experiences I've had, although the sex requests generally happen to female coworkers-- the only personal one I can recall is a woman with bilateral AKA, raging genital herpes, vaginal ye...