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  1. Unwillful Mandation How legal is it??

    hock1 replied to Nurse Loo's topic in Michigan Nursing

    A nurse has the right to refuse, but the employer has the right to terminate. Most nurses have families to support, but tyvm

  2. Be Counted! Make safe RN:PT Ratios NOW!

    hock1 posted a topic in Michigan Nursing

    Please forword to anyone you think will listen. Like a chain letter sort of. Somebody has to help the nurses before you all come to an American hospital to die. Cant make it any clearer. I am writing...

  3. Unwillful Mandation How legal is it??

    hock1 replied to Nurse Loo's topic in Michigan Nursing

    OMG, Dearborn? We work for the same system my friend. Same happens in the Taylor facility also. We usually find out we're mandated 30minutes prior to shift change. The awful truth....it's usually...

  4. Any WCCCD nurses out there?

    hock1 posted a topic in Michigan Nursing

    I'm a December '03 grad from Wayne County Community College of Detroit, Michigan. I received my RN officially on Feb 26,

  5. staffing tried to trick/bully me in today!

    hock1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just finished dealing with staffing. I received a very angry call. "Where are you. You are scheduled to work today. You have to come in". I explained that my copy of my work hours says I'm off, that...

  6. Grey's Anatomy Premier!!! + How to Contact Show Creators

    hock1 replied to miya's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed!

  7. Grey's Anatomy Premier!!! + How to Contact Show Creators

    hock1 replied to miya's topic in General Nursing

    That was the part I found channel surfing. My case exactly though. She had to expose herself, while tearful. Why couldn't they have showed her saying, "yeah, so, what's the problem" . I mean for...

  8. Grey's Anatomy Premier!!! + How to Contact Show Creators

    hock1 replied to miya's topic in General Nursing

    I refused to watch the show because of the commercials and briefly caught a scene while channel surfing...first the line "you're walking around me half naked". What, is his Dick so powerful he can't...

  9. I did something stupid... no, embarrassing and stupid

    hock1 replied to JessicaInOr's topic in General Nursing

    I sincerely believe people know when they're being talked down to or insulted. This woman knew the term co-wife was not deragatory esp when she couldn't come up with a term herself. I see no...

  10. staffing tried to trick/bully me in today!

    hock1 replied to hock1's topic in General Nursing

    My calls are picked up by the answering machine first

  11. staffing tried to trick/bully me in today!

    hock1 replied to hock1's topic in General Nursing

    No. I called them back and said I was not on the schedule. I also stated in an email if there was any way our floor could inform staffing who was on and who was off just to let us know. I was P**SSED...

  12. staffing tried to trick/bully me in today!

    hock1 replied to hock1's topic in General Nursing

    You are

  13. Trach Care..How do you keep from gagging?

    hock1 replied to AdobeRN's topic in General Students

    I call it, "rainbows, butterflies, and unicorns'. Some people chuckled at work, but it helps me. I hum and think about a unicorn in a field with butterflies flying around and a huge, vibrant rainbow...

  14. I'm thinking about trying to get pregnant and start nursing school? Yes or No?

    hock1 replied to rayofsunshine's topic in General Nursing

    There are a lot of good posts on this subject. I recommend a search. My advice, for what it's worth, if you are young why rush it. If not, then it might be something to think about more urgently. My...

  15. New Grad Being Eaten Alive

    hock1 replied to Phenomenon's topic in General Nursing

    I too felt this way when I was new. Through standing ones ground and making sound nursing decisions, peers will gradually trust and respect you. It's taken me a year to get to this point. Don't give...

  16. Youngest labor patient?

    hock1 replied to RNLaborNurse4U's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Youngest LD pt was 13. She was very excited about being a mother. Her mother had her when she was 15...also excited about being a grandmother. As far as my 13, 10, and 9 year old. They know all about...

  17. What other careers did you consider before nursing?

    hock1 replied to SNURSEG_2B's topic in General Nursing

    I was an exec secretary for five years, then a stay at home mom for 12 years. I considered teaching, dental hygiene, and interior design. I took the prereqs for hygiene which are very close to nursing...

  18. strangled by ETOH pt (long rant)

    hock1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Had pt nasty actively hallucinating, on ETOH protocal who was restrained x4 grab my stethoscope (stupidly around my neck). He yelled he wanted to go home while he choke me with it. I had enough breath...

  19. nuchal translucency thickness

    hock1 replied to Chevelle's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i did a brief google search on nuchal translucency thickness. it's a screening test used to spot downs or heart defects. a case study had 280 pt with abnormal results, ater amnio was performed only 40...

  20. strangled by ETOH pt (long rant)

    hock1 replied to hock1's topic in General Nursing

    I work on a cardiac unit. This pt was in ICU then transferred to my floor then to med surg. I'm feeling much better today. I've had four days off and they came at a perfect time. However, this type of...

  21. Ten Commandments of Nursing...

    hock1 replied to Mermaid4's topic in Nursing Humor

    mermaid, thanks for the laugh. really needed

  22. I'm Tired Of Being Cursed Out

    hock1 replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    Don't think your judgmental just stressed out. I totally can relate especially as of late. Good luck and best wishes to

  23. true or myth about nclex

    hock1 replied to hanniebabes99's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    myth, myth, myth. So is the odd/even ending. Also the amount of questions don't matter either. Good luck when you take yours and study, study,

  24. Holding patients in ER

    hock1 replied to Nursinist's topic in Emergency

    Wow! You work in a facility that has shift changes every hour on the hour? That's pretty intense. Shift change at my facility is at 7a, 3p, 7p, 11p. Those are the hours that are bad to send a patient...

  25. possible move to Alaska

    hock1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    My hubby has been told to expect a transfer to Anchorage, Alaska in two years and drag the pets and fam damily along too. He warned me that if he wants to keep his job that the move is necessary. Any...