Kooky Korky BSN, RN

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  1. Where are you, OttawaRPN? I'm awaiting your reply. Uncool. Well, to throw you and your child out after you were late picking him up once (or was it far more often?) and you had a perfectly sound...
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    Is that even legal?

    Actually, the laws about discrimination do not apply to everyone. I believe it has to do with, for one thing, the size of the workplace (number of employees). And there are other reasons for...
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    Violence in Psychiatric Nursing

    In the US, there are many killers, rapists, maimers, other violent people, etc. from prison and the community in mental hospitals. Some of them probably do belong in prison. The reverse is also true...
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    Outraged by no more privacy

    How about the professionalism and transparency of doctors? administrators? nursing home owners? restaurant owners and workers and other food handlers? After all, they could taint our food. Where...
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    Outraged by no more privacy

    How do you figure
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    Outraged by no more privacy

    You are kidding,
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    Outraged by no more privacy

    Sorry, but a lot of nurses never get splashed. Furthermore, is the HIV vax required of nursing students
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    Outraged by no more privacy

    In the scenario you describe, she'd be a patient, not a working
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    How do I walk back into a room

    I'm terribly sorry for your pain. Be assured that time will help ease it. Sadly, economic reality will likely force you back to work long before you want to go, but such is life for most of us....
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    What would you do about this...

    B's behavior is typical. Loves to complain and belittle and gossip, lacks courage to openly approach A. Typical, typical, stinking typical. Keep out of it or B will start doing you the same as she...
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    ER Personalities

    I think this depends on the hospital culture. One ER I worked in encouraged cowboys - real strong and assertive. Another ER was in a religious hospital. Their nurses were largely graduates of its...
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    Violence in Psychiatric Nursing

    Expect acute patients to be out of control. They have likely been off of their meds and it is going to take some time to get good blood levels of their meds. Pros of a busy night - well, I guess it's...
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    Violence in Psychiatric Nursing

    It's an insane situation. You are not allowed to fully protect yourself, you are required to be kind and patient and "superhuman" at all times. The "suits" are rarely exposed to the patients, the...
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    Violence in Psychiatric Nursing

    My own experience with adolescents is that they are more dangerous than adults. I've worked with both and never had any aggression come my way from the adults, but it did a couple of times from the...
  15. Well, you have learned some big lessons. Never cross the boss. Do not complain. Get to work, accept all the conditions no matter how wrong, how unsafe. Always put yourself first. That is, your own...
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    First year in nursing in a correctional setting

    I think your Orientation will help answer your questions. Sounds like you are working in a prison inpatient hospital/infirmary. Safety is first. followed by safety, safety, and did I mention safety?...
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    I just got fired... what the hell happened?

    Sorry this happened, but, to be truthful, you did send those text messages, right? Believe me, I am not condemning you, just am saying that we do sometimes have a part in bringing about our own...
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    I just got fired... what the hell happened?

    Still, I hope you don't really trust
  19. I wish you had put this in your original post - all her virtues. You led us astray, OP; made us think she was a kook or jealous. I'd say to work on your communication skills. Not to be mean, I'm just...
  20. I think the nurse you work with is trying to undermine you. She doesn't sound like a friend. Immediately cease discussing with her anything except your present patient, your present job. That is,...
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    What kind of holiday bonus do you get?

    Why not claim it and give it to someone who can use
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    What kind of holiday bonus do you get?

    Absolutely not one stinking thing. Once worked where we got a turkey at TG and a ham at Christmas plus a $25 gift card for groceries at Christmas. Long ago. Never have been paid more than straight...
  23. Your policy was sounding pretty good until your idiot manager told you (I assume) that you wouldn't be paid for the flu days you took. Zofran, huh? Were you supposed to plug your butt to hold the...
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    Can an R.N. just be PLOPPED into ICU to work???!??

    We CAN rig, we most certainly CAN learn, we ALWAYS made do. But we shouldn't have to unless we're on a battlefield or at a crash scene. In a "civilized", every day kind of setting, we should have...
  25. We earn 10 hours sick time per month. We are seriously discouraged from using it. On this issue of needing time off for illness or life's happenings, I think we should seriously be more like Michael...