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  1. What do you do and how long have you done it?

    veteranRN replied to RNPATL's topic in General Nursing

    Currently-Auditor in compliance at a hospital and part-time LTC Previously- Med/Surg, ER, ICU, Home Care, Office nursing, Hopsital Corpsman/EMT US

  2. Caps anyone??

    veteranRN replied to KibbsRNstudent's topic in General Nursing

    Seeing nurses in caps reminds me of the nurse/handmaiden/servent to the doctors stereotype. I think in order to advance as a true profession, we must do away with the items that continue the...

  3. Do nurses make bad patients?

    veteranRN replied to zacsmimi's topic in General Nursing

    So sorry to hear the rough time your going through. I've heard other people say the same thing, about how awful they feel afterwards. I have trouble relating but the only surgery I've had was a lap...

  4. Air Force or Navy and military married to military

    veteranRN replied to jhawk07's topic in Government, Military

    I was a corpsman in the navy and grew up with a father who was career navy. That being said, I would recommend the Air Force for nursing because they seemed to be more conducive to family. I looked...

  5. LPN going deaf. What kind of nursing can I do?

    veteranRN replied to nursnancy's topic in General Nursing

    What about inservice coordinator at a LTC? Our LTC has an LPN doing

  6. Is English required to be an RN?

    veteranRN replied to Jailhouse RN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I don't know about the rest of you but I find the charting I do is actually quite gramatically incorrect. I mean how many of us actually chart in complete sentences? "Alert and Oriented" is that a...

  7. Working in Hospitals

    veteranRN replied to MichaelSSSS's topic in General Nursing

    "At least we're not shoveling $#@% in a barn"!!!!! Not in a barn but in a hospital. Some days I think I have more BM on me than the patient

  8. Need Your Opinion Please

    veteranRN replied to HannasMom's topic in General Nursing

    I have taken pay cuts for a better situation (better hours, closer to home, better shift). Pay isn't everything and earning more is poor consolation if you are

  9. RN call outs, how do you handle them?

    veteranRN replied to Carotid's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I sat in a unit meeting not too long ago where the ADON said "If your throwing up or you have diarrhea, we have plenty of bathrooms here!" Well, that is really being compassionate or advocating for...

  10. Why a Philadelphia hospital gave in to a racist demand?

    veteranRN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It seems to me that patients/residents will do what they know they will get away with. If we as an institution stand up and refuse to allow the discriminatory requests perhaps it will diminish. I...

  11. Toxic Nurse Managers and how to deal...

    veteranRN replied to Stitchie's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I not only work the evening shift, I only work weekends. I never see managers. What drives me crazy though is the nurses with the most bubbliest, most unprofessional personality is always the one...

  12. LTC waking residents for routine Tylenol/Benadryl on nites

    veteranRN replied to doobiedo's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work 2-10pm shift in LTC only part time. I like the high risk for choking patients that get the majority of their once daily meds at HS, long after their asleep. Usually these are assigned by the...

  13. what color are you as a nurse

    veteranRN replied to maelee's topic in General Nursing

    Grey! I'm having a "grey day". Just feel blah and

  14. Strike Vote

    veteranRN replied to husker-nurse's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Sending good wishes your way! Keep your chin up during this difficult time. And good luck on getting what your union is

  15. I got a new job!

    veteranRN replied to KeniRN's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations! I think sometimes people overlook the non-traditional nursing jobs but the benefits are sometimes incredible. Especially the mon-fri. I have a non-traditional nursing job and...

  16. Which stethoscope is better?

    veteranRN replied to hellerd2003's topic in General Nursing

    Whichever one you pick, I would test it out first. I have a hard time using stethescopes that don't hurt my ears when I am using them. Make sure it "fits"

  17. Induction craze

    veteranRN replied to Blizzard's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Anna's Mom, my heart goes out to you. I think you expressed yourself eloquently. Prayers are sent you way for yourself, your new little one to be and your angel in Heaven. Best of luck on the...

  18. Funniest injury you have ever seen.....

    veteranRN replied to MrsWampthang's topic in Emergency

    When you work with Marines you always have lots of stories. One marine was mowing and thought the blade needed to be cleaned so he reached under the mower while it was running. One marine had just...

  19. Are you in Nursing for the Caring or the Cash?? Be Honest

    veteranRN replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in General Nursing

    I went to nursing school strictly for the money. I was a CNA and a single mom with two kids and knew I needed a career where I could support my kids. So nursing school it was because I was familiar...

  20. Triage Practices

    veteranRN replied to asapstat's topic in Emergency

    In my personal experience, you have to be careful relying on signs that say "please notify nurse if you are having SOB or CP". I once went to an urgent care and sat in the waiting room for >1hour....

  21. Medicaid. Is it being abused?

    veteranRN replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    "I guess it all boils down to responsibility. Should each person be responsible for his/her own welfare or should society be responsible for the irresponsible? I was always taught that once you hit...

  22. What can I do with my BSN that Assoc. RN's can't?

    veteranRN replied to doodlebug914's topic in General Nursing

    I am an auditor and needed the BSN for this job. The research classes I took in the BSN program was

  23. Foreign Objects in Body Cavities

    veteranRN replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    These stories make the people on Jerry Springer appear somewhat normal. Just

  24. Just wanted to share...

    veteranRN replied to camay1221_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'll be able to post a longer reply after I reach for the

  25. When in uniform?!?!?!?!?

    veteranRN replied to Still Riding's topic in General Nursing

    To the OP, how do you know these people are looking down at you? Is it possible you are simply misinterpreting their facial expressions? Maybe they are working on a floor that is horribly...