wooh BSN, RN

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  1. Per another thread, a nurse quit her job to teach fly fishing in Belize. I'm confused. Because I don't remember somebody asking allnurses for permission to do so. I didn't think nurses/future...
  2. You're obviously a great nurse!! Don't let this stop you!!! I took it today for the seventh time and want to know if the PVT really
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    All Men Shift

    Why are you getting so dramatic?
  4. You should probably stick to stripping and quit nursing. After all, shifts go much smoother when only men are working. Less drama and complaining. Women should stay where they belong, stripping and...
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    All Men Shift

    Yup, and white supremacists get fewer complaints about their racist comments when they avoid saying them around non-white people
  6. They last until a special snowflake gets their feelings hurt by all of us bullies. NETY NETY
  7. Ur all haterz!! I hope I never have any of you as my
  8. I'm paralyzed in a wheelchair, deaf in both ears and legally blind. I also can't do math, have a 1.7 GPA and don't like people. Should I go to nursing school? My dreeeeeeam is to be a nurse!!!!!!!!...
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    New ICU Nurse- Preceptor Problems

    If they were trying to get rid of you, you'd be gone, not given 30 more days. You've complained about the other preceptors, so now you're stuck with this one. You can make the most of it, or pout...
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    Can a patient video tape me?

    I just love how crazy the idea is. "I'm going to videotape you doing what I'm trying to prove you aren't doing." My response: Ma'am, our policy restricts video/photography. I will return with your...
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    Of Nursing, Nudity and Public Perception

    So what? There's plenty of people that think being gay is immoral. I'm not joining the Phelps family and protesting funerals with "God hates ****" signs to make them happy just because I'm a nurse....
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    New ICU Nurse- Preceptor Problems

    Be aware to orient with one person, you'll likely have to be VERY flexible with your
  13. I've done it. No
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    New ICU Nurse- Preceptor Problems

    You can complain about your preceptors or you can make it work. The situation may not be ideal, but it isn't going to change. You complain when a preceptor doesn't teach you. You complain when they...
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    Nursing and the Ebola Virus

    Not airborne. DROPLET transmission MAY be a mode of transmission. If you're going to continuously claim airborne transmission is possible, at least get the terminology right. In fact, everyone in...
  16. And if one employee complains and says they're being expected to do so, how does that employer prove that it's voluntary and not an expectation for which they are required to pay? At which point, the...
  17. Workers comp is dependent on state law, so depends on the state. In my state, you don't. I wouldn't speak for all 50. As for working off the clock, employer is getting the benefit of you working,...
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    Coworker is Innappropriate

    See below: If that's how you're interacting with your coworker, that could be your problem right there. If you don't see that post as offensive, it's not surprising you don't see how you may be...
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    Nursing and the Ebola Virus

    FYI, for anyone needing further fueling of their conspiracy theories, Outbreak is available on HBO On Demand.
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    Nursing and the Ebola Virus

    I’m the head nurse at Emory. This is why we wanted to bring the Ebola patients to the U.S. - The Washington
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    Nursing and the Ebola Virus

    In isolation precautions, there's a HUGE difference between "airborne" and
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    Nursing and the Ebola Virus

    Or the people calling the Emory nurse advice line and making death threats. The public should worry more about those crazies than the crazies should be worried about
  23. "Well thankfully I've never been a patient here to really know how any of the nurses treat their patients!" "We have so many great people working here!" You can deflect without lying. Not to mention,...
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    redirecting to old threads

    Basic internet etiquette is to lurk a bit and get a feel for the site before posting. They don't have to know the archives by heart, but when there's a giant search bar, take a few seconds to use
  25. Had a teenager getting a full neuro workup for altered mental status followed by a migraine the next morning. Otherwise known as drunk followed by a hangover to those of us with common sense. When I...