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  1. Black Hairstyles

    fungez replied to Emile's topic in General Nursing

    I am always trying to talk my (black) adopted daughter to go natural. She has the most beautiful mahogany colored hair. You do what you're comfortable with. If other people don't like it, that's...

  2. What actions can I take when abused by a clinical instructor and failed?

    fungez replied to WantingtheBest's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes I think these nursing instructors use Nurse Ratchet as their role model. I wouldn't go back to school again for a million dollars. Me, I'd consult a lawyer and see if I could get my...

  3. I feel like I will never again be able to be a Nurse

    fungez replied to justami's topic in General Nursing

    You have my most sincere condolences. The only thing worse than working is not working. I don't know how you're going about it, but in my opinion, going through HR is worthless. For my last couple...

  4. Am I wrong to feel this way?

    fungez replied to NightNurseRN's topic in General Nursing

    She's mad because she's probably an attention addict, and with her husband now the focus, she's not getting the attention she wants, so she kicks up a fuss about everything and anything. Room's too...

  5. Negotiating pay?? Can you ask for more $ per hour if you don't need any benefits?

    fungez replied to liberty_bell's topic in General Nursing

    I've only seen two catagories - full (or part) time, or PRN. You can always ask, but they'll probably make you go PRN if you want the diff. Now, my first hospital did give you a token sum, like 20...

  6. ER Nurses... I Am so Sorry

    fungez replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    Eh, in my short career in the ER, I didn't care what people came in for as long as they were pleasant. And it worked out well for your

  7. Living like a vampire....

    fungez replied to BabyLady's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I worked nights for years and I'll never do it again. I was always very sleepy at night but couldn't sleep during the day. It was like being in hell, and, as I got older it just got worse. If...

  8. Where has the moral aspect of medical care gone???

    fungez replied to aprilma2rn's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately there are a lot of quacks out there. I worked for a clinic for a while that, while they never did anything downright illegal, they cut a lot of corners, all for the sake of

  9. Aye "Dummie". Excuse Me!

    fungez replied to determine2brn's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry you're working with an abusive bully. That's unacceptable behavior and she does it because she can. If it happens again in any shape or form go straight to adminstration. If they blow you...

  10. personal question re platelet donation and potential side effects

    fungez replied to LiveYourDream's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, it's probably the anticoagulant. When I used to donate, it would do all sorts of weird things to me - make me tingly and so restless I could barely sit still. Also, the inside of my right ear...

  11. Short Interview, help please

    fungez replied to txcwglangel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi my name is Jennifer. I am currently a college student at NVC in San Antonio and trying to get into nursing school. I am taking a speech class and my professor has asked us to interview someone who...

  12. What kind of orientation did you have? Am I expecting too much?

    fungez replied to Old and New's topic in General Nursing

    Don't be too hard on yourself. Nursing school does not prepare you for the real world and it sounds like your orientation was inadequate. This job is very, very difficult and I learn something new...

  13. Mandatory Internal Transfer at New Job (sorry, really long!)

    fungez replied to jorjaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yup, they did you wrong. Ideally, they should have been upfront about things, but in my experience, managment thinks nurses are expendable and replaceable (and I guess right now they're correct.)...

  14. how long should I hold out before I switch rotations?

    fungez replied to allthesmallthings's topic in General Nursing

    Well, some people are easier to get along with, that's for sure. And I know when I worked nights I wasn't the most pleasant person to be around, since I felt like a walking zombie. Good luck with...

  15. how long should I hold out before I switch rotations?

    fungez replied to allthesmallthings's topic in General Nursing

    If you want to switch, switch. It's not that big of a deal, certainly not worth agonizing over. Tell managment those other days work better for you, you don't need to elaborate....

  16. Being a patient advocate.

    fungez replied to tookalongtime's topic in General Nursing

    Giving a druggie a narc script when the doc already told him no is not advocating, it's enabling. The guy already had his pills at home but he wants what all druggies want - more, more, more. I...

  17. Lost it at Work

    fungez replied to skittlebear's topic in General Nursing

    Your DON sounds quite hateable. I hate her and I've never even met her. There's no reason to work that short. They can always get agency or other staff - all they have to do is offer double or...

  18. Those that prefer to work with men

    fungez replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on the individual. Some of the laziest, most annoying nurses I've worked with were male. And it seemed that they got cut extra slack that a similar female wouldn't get. Some men are...

  19. Do you guys really hate nursing this much?

    fungez replied to damaranicole's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, this is a very hard job. I told my daughter that is she wanted to major in Nursing I wouldn't pay for her college. My cousin slash housemate reminds me "but you are well paid." Huh. I...

  20. Ethical dilema? Yes/No? What to do?

    fungez replied to GoECU's topic in General Nursing

    Take the job you want. I knew a wanna be CO who quit after a week, and he wasn't the only one. Corrections is used to people deciding it's not the job for

  21. Caring nurse turned Raging *****

    fungez replied to Lola77's topic in General Nursing

    If you're on night shift, get off ASAP. Night shift makes everyone crazy. Can you cut down to part-time, or even better, PRN? I've worked PRN for years and I'll never go back. Even if I work 40+...

  22. RN's barking unsafe orders at me

    fungez replied to newtress's topic in General Nursing

    I doubt any of those situations were life and death. If it were me, I would pull up the meds quickly but without compromising safety. If that's not fast enough for the crazy people you work with,...

  23. Doctors perform induction and then C/S on non-pregnant woman

    fungez replied to klone's topic in Ob/Gyn

    When I was a student, an 18 year old (with two kids already) delivered lady partslly. They cranked up the pit, but OOPS, it was a twin pregnancy, so she had an emergency c-section. She delivered...

  24. Excuse me! Yoohoo! Hey you! Doctor Person!

    fungez replied to PostOpPrincess's topic in General Nursing

    And you know this little twit is just marking time until she achieves her real goal - managment. Many years ago I told a first semester the doctor needed a chart. Ignoring my outstretched hand, she...

  25. Med surg nurse x 28 yrs needs advice about taking job in er

    fungez replied to pawsomepooch47's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I worked in the ER after 15 years of med/surg and onc and I'll do my best to give you my perspective. It's very task oriented rather than goal orientated. That sounds simple when I say it but...