monkeybug

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  1. monkeybug

    Concealed Carry...as a nurse?

    monkeybug replied to mcknis's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You should google the principal who stopped the shooting at the school in Pearl, Mississippi. He's had to live with consequences. He saved lives, and he's treated like a pariah. Not that that...
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    Concealed Carry...as a nurse?

    monkeybug replied to mcknis's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Heh, I remember asking a friend in Atlanta, when she was considering working at Grady, if they made scrubs with built-in Kevlar. That's the only way I would do
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    Concealed Carry...as a nurse?

    monkeybug replied to mcknis's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Nevermind, I realized I was going to post something that might make it fairly easy to identify
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    Pain Medication addicts

    monkeybug replied to rgvnurse85's topic in Patient Medications

    I wasn't given a call bell. I was in a recovery situation. I don't know if they didn't have them or I just wasn't given mine. My point was that sleep is not the opposite of pain, and that nurses...
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    Less than 2 years as nurse and back probs force change

    monkeybug replied to hopeinchrist03's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    What about NICU or well baby nursery? Incredibly rewarding, and tiny
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    written up for having back pain

    monkeybug replied to lawandaluxnurse's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Why do you not qualify for FMLA? This is a legal issue, not something your employer can grant or withhold at their whim. I got in trouble for absences, and then promptly filed for FMLA. They...
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    Pain Medication addicts

    monkeybug replied to rgvnurse85's topic in Patient Medications

    I had surgery recently, and the pain was something awful. At one point, when I asked for something, the nurse said that it was well within the time limits. She said that she had come in earlier but I...
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    Do your co-workers know if you are an ADN or BSN nurse?

    monkeybug replied to EmilyEmily's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    My job requires a BSN, so they know just by virtue of me being
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    I must make a confession

    monkeybug replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    If you work in a non-union hospital, this is a way of
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    Not falling for that old trick

    monkeybug replied to beeker's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I truly get that absences make life difficult on management, I really do. But I've worked places where nurses are treated well and morale is high, and I've worked places where management treats...
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    Triage complaints- the good, the bad, and the shocking.

    monkeybug replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

    Yeah, I usually just go shopping with my mom if we need bonding time. Hmm, this is an avenue I've never explored for ways to spend time with my
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    Nurse Family Partnership

    monkeybug replied to JulcaryRN's topic in Public, Community Health

    So far I've found zero cons to the job. Okay, maybe one. I do tend to worry about my favorite patients when I'm at home, and I never turn my phone off at the end of the day in case of my ladies...
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    Not falling for that old trick

    monkeybug replied to beeker's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Treasure this experience, because it's definitely not the norm! I now work outside the hospital, and we are also encouraged to stay home when sick. My last hospital job? A call-in was treated like...
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    Nurse with Disdain

    monkeybug replied to StuckInTheMiddle's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Have you ever considered flight nursing? Lots of the patients are tubed, so no conversations. High adrenaline, short amount of time spent with the patient, and in some organizations the RN is the...
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    If you were or had been terminated...

    monkeybug replied to Born_2BRN's topic in General Nursing

    It has never happened to me (thank you, God!) but I have seen it several times. In the case of a nurse who had "issues" they were taken to the office at the beginning of the shift. In the case of...
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    Standing up to MDs - consequences?

    monkeybug replied to fyrestar's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    First of all, sorry for your loss, if that's how it turned out. The loss of a pregnancy is sad. I was a labor nurse for many, many years. I worked with OBs and midwives. The majority of OBs I...
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    Funniest Things Doctors say!

    monkeybug replied to RNdiva505's topic in Nursing Humor

    When I worked NICU we were lucky, we were one of the few areas of the hospital rarely "blessed" with residents. Occasionally we would get one who had an interest and they were allowed to come in and...
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    The happy policy

    monkeybug replied to Tepidorchid's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    HA! Take that management, I have a doctor's note that says that I can frown to my hearts content! So there! I read part of your post and the first thing I thought about was discrimination and the...
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    Working as a Nurse AND a Business Owner

    monkeybug replied to TraumaBSN's topic in Nursing Career

    One of my coworkers has a budding photography business on the side. In fact, she usually lets us see her work before she hands it over to the customer, and I looked at one of her gorgeous wedding...
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    Are Managers against nurses?

    monkeybug replied to tiacali's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Are managers against nurses? Sometimes. And with some managers, that goes up to most of the time. But your manager obviously doesn't have an abundance of employees, and if she said yes to you then...
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    Looking for a pick me up:/

    monkeybug replied to kclpn2013's topic in General Nursing

    The fact that you are agonizing over this speaks volumes. Everyone makes mistakes, the key is to do your best and learn from them. When I was new I made up my own system to make sure I had...
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    Cant believe the nurse did.....

    monkeybug replied to Daisy_08's topic in General Nursing

    I once knew a float nurse in NICU who enjoyed very long potty breaks. She would take her charts in to the bathroom and catch up while she pooped. I worked for a long time with another labor nurse...
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    Cant believe the nurse did.....

    monkeybug replied to Daisy_08's topic in General Nursing

    When my father chides me for not exercising or having a healthy diet and asks me don't I want to have a long life, I tell him living to 90 sounds like hell on earth. No
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    The most ridiculous birth plans you've had the pleasure of reading

    monkeybug replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Many facilities require continuous fetal monitoring if Pitocin is in use. Pit is very, very popular among doctors here, so most of our patients get it. Probably 98% of them. If you don't have the...
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    I am struggling with patient families lately.

    monkeybug replied to jennilynn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What in the ever living heck gives you the right to declare burnout and the need for career changes for so many experienced nurses? I'm sorry, but you are as wrong as wrong can be. There are many...