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  1. Anyone ever invoke Safe Harbor?

    fungez posted a topic in General Nursing

    And were there any

  2. nurse nonrecruiters

    fungez posted a topic in General Nursing

    Anyone else think that nurse recruiters are useless? They don't call back. I've learned not to leave voicemails because I know from experience they won't be returned. If I manage to catch them live,...

  3. Anyone got any good nurse/doc/hospital/enema jokes?

    fungez posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    Okay, let's all tell a good medical related joke. The one who gets the most kudos wins. I'll start first. It's a little off-color but don't worry, I'll asterisk the bad words out. Question: What's...

  4. Hourly rounding signoff sheet

    fungez posted a topic in General Nursing

    Way back in the day, back when dinosaurs roamed and the earth's crust was still cooling, I was a GN. And back when I was a GN a couple of things were understood. Number one, we were professionals...

  5. hosp. staffing agency recommendations in fort worth area

    fungez posted a topic in Texas Nursing

    I just moved from Austin to Keller. I'm looking for a staffing agency or a very flexible PRN hospital position. Any recommendations? I have experience in rehab, oncology, M/S. I worked for All...

  6. Time off from nursing

    fungez replied to Laura_lee's topic in General Nursing

    I've yet to get a job with an online application. Never. What I do is this: I go up the unit in my scrubs, resume in hand, and say "here I am, I'm ready to work today". Yes, it's cheesy, and it...

  7. A nurse by any other name...

    fungez posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've read that some people, especially men, don't like the title "nurse." It has a feminine connotation, such as nursing an infant, or it just sounds outdated - handmaidens, doctor's helpmate. I...

  8. Most ridiculous patient requests?

    fungez replied to AOx1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OT, but goes so well with your story. Pt who'd been self administering interferon in his leg muscle comes in c/o redness and swelling at injection site. Me: Let's have a look at that. Pt: I don't...

  9. Just tell your boss your Facebook updates increases your productivity

    fungez posted a topic in General Nursing

    Anyone ever hear of Frank Gilbreth? He was a brilliant engineer who devoted his life to increasing worker efficiency by the study of time and motion. One of his ideas was to add a surgical tech to...

  10. Time to call a duck a duck?

    fungez replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Well said, wooh. "If nursing doesn't have time, don't worry, there will be some holier than thou nursing student or administrator that will opine how it will only "take a minute" and then it will all...

  11. Just tell your boss your Facebook updates increases your productivity

    fungez replied to fungez's topic in General Nursing

    Wild guess here - was it Lucy and

  12. Nurses Get No Respect

    fungez replied to KaroSnowQueen's topic in General Nursing

    Amen, sister! (but you're preaching to the choir). What job do you have now and are there any

  13. How much does your hospital ceo make?

    fungez replied to vivicaq's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, so we've determined you think the sky's the limit with CEO salaries. I, and it seems other people, acknowledge that companies can set salaries however they see fit. However, we also think that...

  14. How much does your hospital ceo make?

    fungez replied to vivicaq's topic in General Nursing

    From the article: In 2006-07, the year Central Maine Healthcare made up for Chalke's retirement contributions, his compensation was six times that amount. A year after that, back on track with...

  15. How much does your hospital ceo make?

    fungez replied to vivicaq's topic in General Nursing

    There is a salary cap for staff. I am capped off on my salary due to years experience. I don't recall anyone here saying that CEOs don't deserve a decent salary; in fact, the highest salary in the...

  16. When did patients become "clients"?

    fungez replied to woahmelly's topic in General Nursing

    "Client" I can sorta tolerate. But I can't say "customer" without gagging. And it really messes with my internal mission statement. A patient is someone I feel a huge responsibility for, someone I...

  17. I am an American.

    fungez replied to UnionRN2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You're saying all the docs in Nicarugua harass all the females around them?

  18. How much does your hospital ceo make?

    fungez replied to vivicaq's topic in General Nursing

    http://mt-pub2.seiu.org/mt/mt-search.cgi?blog_id=22&tag=hospital%20CEO%20salaries&limit=20 scroll down to: The government move to regulate hospital CEO pay came from public outcry over soaring...

  19. I am an American.

    fungez replied to UnionRN2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If these were directed towards female nurses only, you might have a good case for sexual

  20. How much does your hospital ceo make?

    fungez replied to vivicaq's topic in General Nursing

    I hardly think an open debate constitutes a witch

  21. How much does your hospital ceo make?

    fungez replied to vivicaq's topic in General Nursing

    You ever researched the Ford Pinto case? Ford could had used a safer design, but it would have added $11 (in 197x dollars) to the cost of each car. However, they also estimated, using X amount for...

  22. How much does your hospital ceo make?

    fungez replied to vivicaq's topic in General Nursing

    Truman had a sign on his desk saying "The Buck Stops Here". I think the same thing should apply to the highest ranked, highest paid member of any

  23. How much does your hospital ceo make?

    fungez replied to vivicaq's topic in General Nursing

    I understand talent costs money, but it seems like some of these CEO's only talent is figuring out how to cut staff, wages, and equipment. In the early 90's hospitals tried to cuts costs by getting...

  24. Getting assigned to the ED

    fungez replied to ImThatGuy's topic in Emergency

    lol!!!

  25. Getting assigned to the ED

    fungez replied to ImThatGuy's topic in Emergency

    Okay, I just have to ask. Did you pee yourself? Obviously, you don't have to answer. Except if you don't, we know you