tango.in.paris

tango.in.paris

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  1. I need motivation!!!!! Inspire me please!!!!

    Crikey! You've just given me the laugh I was needing for the day ... hysterical .... thanks a
  2. Relocating for a job

    Im in Australia, and all my nursing studies to date, and still 2 more years to go, has/is being done to enable me to live and work in Europe ... along with appropriate language studies. Or if I am...
  3. New DON is Unprofessional

    Crikey, talk about a rock and a hard place! Skittlebear, if you like your job and your co-workers, and the DON isnt going anywhere and you dont want to go anywhere (for now), then I guess you just...
  4. New DON is Unprofessional

    Geez, thats a tough one but I can sympathize ...... Ive got a painful DON too - although I havent heard her gossip - her problem is she berates everyone publicly if they do something she doesnt...
  5. How to improve my charting and filling out incident/fall reports?

    Hi CrystalClear75, As I'm sure you already know, the constant with all progress notes and incident reports is only to write what you know/what you've seen/what you've done/what you've experienced...
  6. When did you swap chaos for calm?

    hello! firstly, i've started this thread in general nursing (as opposed to first year after nursing licensure) because i'm hoping to attract responses from seasoned nurses (but feel free to move)....
  7. Closed Unit cliques ...how do I deal with it ????

    Seems everyone has a similar story to tell. You call it a "massive clique" so I take it most staff are involved in this social group? Because it is natural to have smaller cliques and you just need...
  8. Unfortunately I think you will find the mode of "I'm-doing-nothing-unless-i-get-paid-for-it" in all professions ... but maybe its a bit harder to swallow in nursing? I dont know what the solution is...
  9. Im reading you laynaER! Im assuming you are in the US? We have the exact same problem in Australia, no doubt the same problem anywhere where there are new and not-so-new nurses grouped together....
  10. Do you want to know what I find scary...

    im only new there so do not want to rock the boat, but ive tactfully quizzed other longer standing nurses why some action hasnt taken place, and the bottom line is everyone is too scared to do...
  11. Do you want to know what I find scary...

    Reading all of you debating about how to correct someone so there is a general level of peace all the way round makes me think of my DON who has no compunction about shouting out across the nurse's...
  12. Am I really supposed to be a nurse?

    Hi there 1uvakindmom, I hope what Im about to say comes out the right way, but I am always so relieved to read and know that others are/were feeling the same...
  13. Hello, because Im an Aussie Im not across the following designation acronyms. I can make educated guesses but can someone help confirm: BSN LVN LVP LPN CNA ADN Happy new year and
  14. Please clarify some designation acronyms

    Thanks Classicdame, We have the same in Australia: assistant in nursing; endorsed nurse, endorsed enrolled nurse, registered nurse, and so on up the ladder, and all of them defined by their differing...
  15. Please clarify some designation acronyms

    Yes I agree with you, and their CNA sounds like our AIN! Cheers!
  16. Crikey! Im on my third career change .... first commerical art, then accountancy and now nursing. When I left school I opted between commercial art, teaching or nursing, and it was the money that...
  17. Please clarify some designation acronyms

    Thanks to all who responded, and for the link from sirI.
  18. Please clarify some designation acronyms

    Thanks Always_Learning, Ive seen LVP in posts so my eyes arent playing tricks on me! Can you explain the difference between a licensed vocational nurse and a licensed practical nurse?
  19. Where did you learn all of the acronyms??

    I only knew literally a handful before I became a student, and they were the dead obvious ones. The balance came through being a student and then more on the job. I can only speak for where I work,...
  20. Merry Christmas from...

    merry christmas and happy new year from gold coast, queensland, australia!
  21. Seasonal greetings

    And to you too! I have a couple of big goals Ive been working towards for several years now, with a few years to go before I get what I want (and I will get what I want!!). For me, the start of a...
  22. lost

    Thanks Silverdragon, I get the picture now.
  23. lost

    Hi sarasidnic, I dont mean to be thick, but can you expand on what you are talking about because Im not quite getting the picture. Is BON a bachelor of nursing and why was it a
  24. What would you change about Nursing to make it better?

    what a fantastically diverse bunch of opinions throughout this thread and all of them valid in their own ways .... but this one takes the cake ...... sensational; i could not have said it better...
  25. Help on my path of future nursing?

    Hello again, I didnt write the info about US programmes (LVNs or ADNs etc) because Im not from the US. You will need to check back to see who wrote about that and ask them. But Im glad my teacher's...