Fribblet

Fribblet

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  1. Take your wage and plug it into this inflation calculator... Discuss

    Fribblet replied to tater.jake's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a nurse with experience and I make less than $20/hour at my hospital job. Sad,

  2. You don't work in anER. Get over it.

    Fribblet replied to Guest219794's topic in Emergency

    I'm going to have to disagree with you here. I think the stereotype fits all "abusers." People with limited resources and little options tend to avoid going to the ER unless they feel they...

  3. You don't work in anER. Get over it.

    Fribblet replied to Guest219794's topic in Emergency

    I worked in Atlanta. We started noticing a large surge of EMS right around 7PM at shift change. When we asked EMS what was up, they told us they had new protocols in place to take non-emergent cases...

  4. Health care costs are RIDICULOUS!!!!

    Fribblet replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    good for you! (and i don't mean that sarcastically. :)

  5. New here! in dilemma, need advice

    Fribblet replied to NIGHTINGALE-RN's topic in General Nursing

    Sure I can, but what I would do in her situation would not necessarily be what's best for her to do. A pro and con list, along with a long discussion with her husband are in order. I supposed doing...

  6. New here! in dilemma, need advice

    Fribblet replied to NIGHTINGALE-RN's topic in General Nursing

    That's really impossible for anyone to answer. Only you truly know your situation and can determine what's best for

  7. Bitter dried up nurses that need to RETIRE

    Fribblet replied to mindlor's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Some of the nurses that provide the best customer service in my unit I wouldn't let take care of my dog. The patients love them, but patients don't care about the quality of care they receive, they...

  8. ER's Turn Non-Emergencies Away?

    Fribblet replied to mwboswell's topic in Emergency

    Cool story,

  9. Wanting to totally bail out on nursing

    Fribblet replied to Bruin's Mom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm with you. It's totally acceptable to be sick of being treated like

  10. Wanting to totally bail out on nursing

    Fribblet replied to Bruin's Mom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    AHAHAHAHAHA!! Oh man, that made me LOL. Otherwise, I feel you. Take a break, change specialties and all the other things everyone else has said. Ultimately, things won't have changed, but you'll buy...

  11. Blood transfusions??? just say no...

    Fribblet replied to macgirl's topic in General Nursing

    The pregnant nurse will eventually not be pregnant. That's the

  12. One Of The Saddest Things I've Seen... Can't Stop Laughing

    Fribblet replied to NewTexasRN's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome to

  13. Does anyone like their job?

    Fribblet replied to kayty2339's topic in General Nursing

    I like the concept of my job. Not so fond of my actual

  14. Do nps make money?

    Fribblet replied to snickerdoodle17_1's topic in General Nursing

    Lately the trend has been to pay them with macaroni art made by the hands of children and held together with the tears of unicornz. (The z is a typo and it

  15. WOW! The public really doesn't like us, huh?

    Fribblet replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in General Nursing

    True story I learned in the ER, working as a waitress, and in retail: People are idiots. The

  16. In the box

    Fribblet replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    I love triage. Put me in the box any

  17. Question regarding patient refusal of vital signs & blood pressure meds.

    Fribblet replied to TheKyleRC's topic in General Nursing

    Often beta blockers are prescribed to help with anxiety. Not sure if this is the case with this patient, but the dose is often low enough to have a noticeable effect on the heart rate without...

  18. An open letter to the ER triage nurse

    Fribblet replied to laurasc's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You're more than welcome. I have nothing but love and respect for our front line partners. :) However, it was explained later on that this is a regional thing and not a slight on EMTs/paramedics as...

  19. An open letter to the ER triage nurse

    Fribblet replied to laurasc's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    thank you for expending your own energy to tell me how to best expend my energy. your point also rings true for those engaging with me. interesting that you fail to mention

  20. An open letter to the ER triage nurse

    Fribblet replied to laurasc's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Why do you think my post was directed specifically at you? Not every post I write in this thread is aimed at you. It was another poster who asked if I thought "patients were that stupid?" which was...

  21. An open letter to the ER triage nurse

    Fribblet replied to laurasc's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    BAM. This is what lay people are just simply ignorant about. And it seems no matter how matter how much we preach it from the mountain tops, they just don't get it. Satisfaction over outcomes. THAT...

  22. An open letter to the ER triage nurse

    Fribblet replied to laurasc's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    duplicate

  23. An open letter to the ER triage nurse

    Fribblet replied to laurasc's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Damn, I'm impressed. ETA: That may come off sarcastic. It isn't meant to be. That "damn" is more of a

  24. An open letter to the ER triage nurse

    Fribblet replied to laurasc's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I know what "inadequate staffing" means. Let me rephrase: Why do you think there is inadequate staffing? It's easy to say, "There's not enough staff!" It's more difficult to understand WHY there is...

  25. An open letter to the ER triage nurse

    Fribblet replied to laurasc's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    There isn't a whole lot of time for "holistic" care in an emergency. Sorry. Do you work in an ER? I get told all the time by patients what they want, when they want it, and how I'm supposed to...