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  1. What would you make of this?

    fungez replied to bluemorningglory's topic in General Nursing

    That nurse sounds like a power hungry bully. Just remember, she is not your boss. When I was a tech I worked with a nurse like that. Her name was Eunice, she was evil, she was married to a drunk,...

  2. 18 weeks of "residency" to give 18months experience?

    fungez replied to nohika's topic in General Nursing

    I dunno... I've done this two decades and I still learn something new every

  3. Advice for new grad RN, after terminated after 3 1/2 months

    fungez replied to luvnursingRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    What did you do prior to nursing? I recommend you consider applying at a doctor's office. Yeah, the pay is pitiful, but the environment is really nice. Lower stress, weekends off, you can leave...

  4. Requesting status change...good idea?!?! help!!

    fungez replied to Starfish1's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going to offer a different viewpoint. I've been PRN for years and it almost makes working for a living bearable. I carry my own insurance (high dediductible HSA plan) and I pick and choose my...

  5. First nightshift down

    fungez replied to gtoko's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not trying to be a downer but I did nights for years and I never got used to them. They never got better, in fact as I got older they got worse. But I think I'm the exception. Give it some time...

  6. Feeling scared at work/Threats

    fungez replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Just be careful and trust your instincts. People do get murdered by coworkers - google Vajinder Toor, a hospitalist I worked with who was recently killed by a fellow physician. The guy might be...

  7. NO jobs for new nurses, I may quit school.

    fungez replied to oceanbaby's topic in General Nursing

    You have my most sincere condolences. Way back in the day when I graduated, back when the earth's crust was cooling, the question wasn't "can I get a job?" It was "which unit shall I work for?" GNs...

  8. RN Versant Program-Austin

    fungez replied to Gradnurse7's topic in Texas Nursing

    Sorry, can't help you out with your particular questions, but I've worked at both St David's (Round Rock, Georgetown, and North and South through All About Staffing) and I've worked at Seton Wilco....

  9. Is it time to go?

    fungez replied to dscott76's topic in General Nursing

    Quit, quit, quit that job. Yes, it used to be real nice but those days are gone. Read the writing on the wall and quit before you get fired or worse. Do you want to defend yourself in court...

  10. Being Sued / Losing License

    fungez replied to Meraki's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I've been a nurse for 19 years and I've never been personally involved in a suit or loss of license. One of my fellow nursing students did lose her license, I heard it was for drug use but I don't...

  11. Nurse's: Find your own replacement when ill

    fungez replied to Leelee2's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This is just a ploy to keep them from having to pay agency or call back pay. If you're sick, you are sick. Yeah, there are people who call in for any and every reason. But if the facility didn't...

  12. HELP: quit LTC without 2 wk notice and ED treatened to report me to BON

    fungez replied to hgal's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Oh, I am SO SICK of these places blaming us because they are short staffed. It is their responsibility to staff adequetely and that includes planning for emergencies. If nothing else they can get...

  13. quit nursing after med errors?

    fungez replied to ris_03tdgz's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Oh, good heavens, no. Some people act as though med errors are the worse thing you can do, right up there with murder, even. I'm not saying they're okay, but I can think of much worse errors. You...

  14. nurse recruiters vs nurse mgrs which is proper channel?

    fungez replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    "For example, I have known nurse managers to post job openings for a specific friend *ahem* employee and not accept the resume or an interview offer from anyone else." Me too, me too. And when I went...

  15. nurse recruiters vs nurse mgrs which is proper channel?

    fungez replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    Recruiters are bottom feeders who get their kicks off of shredding us hard working nurses' resumes. Blow them off. I don't know how they got their jobs. They must have slept their way to the top....

  16. Worried about hiring requirements..........

    fungez replied to greenfiremajick's topic in General Nursing

    As an ASN I'd advise you to get your BSN immediately or as soon as possible. Not because ASN is not as good (I actually prefer ASN students as they tend to be older and more motivated) but because it...

  17. The Dichotomy That is Nursing

    fungez replied to sassyrn333's topic in General Nursing

    We are a big, fat financial liability to the hospitals. I read a thread whereupon a former hospital administrator complained most of his salary budget was spent on nurses. Well, duh! Hospitals...

  18. LTC nurses--tell me about bed alarms...

    fungez replied to mustlovepoodles's topic in General Nursing

    I second the above. Around here it's called a lowboy bed and it goes down almost to the floor. Probably very expensive, but maybe you could find used or possibly

  19. New Job and Pregnant

    fungez replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    "I would have a problem with any employee taking a job with the knowledge that they were going to unavailable for an extended period of time in the very near future. Pregnant, needing surgery, already...

  20. Mistake??

    fungez replied to xoemmylouox's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I feel like a glorified pill pusher too. We're not. But it does feel that way most of the

  21. New Job and Pregnant

    fungez replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    Well, at least you're consistent. In my opinion, fraud is intention to deceive. As long as the applicant answers the questions honestly, there is no moral obligation to reveal any personal...

  22. New Job and Pregnant

    fungez replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    Why is it relevant? Should a individual who knows he's going to need knee surgery in the near future disclose

  23. finally a job offer

    fungez replied to cantwaitRN's topic in General Nursing

    Don't tell them, it's none of their darn

  24. New Job and Pregnant

    fungez replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately pregnancy discrimination exists. I get tired of hearing negative remarks about working short staffed because so and so's on maternity leave. If you're hiring a good employee, six...

  25. Hospital/HR calls but leaves no message

    fungez replied to Guest321574's topic in General Nursing

    Yet another reason why all recruiters should be fired immediately. They are idiots. I think the power goes to their pointy little