zbb13

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1. Nursing School and Career with Back Problems

   zbb13 replied to person115's topic in General Nursing

   My back didn’t appreciate the constant bending over and lifting I needed to do while working on the floor. I had surgery and thank goodness it’s way improved. My doc wanted me out of bedside...

2. Nurses Refilling Prescriptions

   zbb13 replied to Garden's topic in General Nursing

   I support primary care docs. The one doc has his MA fill out prescriptions for him when he’s on vacation. Including for opioids. This stuns me. He has given her parameters and I guess she’s acting...

3. New Grad RN on L&D unit. Discouraged and questioning my nursing career.

   zbb13 replied to RNeileen's topic in General Nursing

   I started out in L and D as a new grad. My school was in the midst of some type of transition and I missed out on a lot of clinical work/skills. My first preceptor wasn’t great. She rushed through...

4. Riots in Minneapolis

   zbb13 replied to TomPaine's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

   Peaceful protesting? Great. All for it. Violence, stealing, rioting, destroying? Not acceptable. No justification whatsoever. There is no excuse for the latter. None. And if anyone justifies it,...

5. Biden and Trump, with and without masks, respectively

   zbb13 replied to sirI's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

   Trump allowed fracking. And the pipeline. So the US is able to produce its own oil. That allowed prices to drop. We no longer need to suffer at the whim of despots in the Middle East. Our economy was...

6. Biden and Trump, with and without masks, respectively

   zbb13 replied to sirI's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

   Oh please. Trump the dictator? He’s removed many obstacles to American success. He’s lessened bureaucratic regulations. He’s not using the FBI and IRS as tools to bludgeon those who disagree...

7. Has anyone left nursing job due to COVID19 virus?

   zbb13 replied to Tirednurseandmomma14's topic in Disaster Preparation

   I am utterly and completely disheartened at the treatment of frontline nurses during this pandemic. It’s incomprehensible to me that administrators can force nurses to wear inadequate PPE or to have...

8. Covid-19: Would you ever hire me if you saw I quit during this crisis?

   zbb13 replied to ScrubberDucky's topic in Disaster Preparation

   I really feel for you. You need to stay home and recover. And you need an independent PCP, as others have advised. You truly are one of the amazing front line workers and you need to take as much time...

9. Nursing Is No Longer Worth It

   zbb13 replied to AnonymousSuper's topic in Disaster Preparation

   When hospitals care more about their fountains and spa like bathrooms than they do about their nurses, we see very clearly what they value above all else. It’s very sad what has happened to such an...

10. Covid-19: The Guilt of the Work From Home Nurse

    zbb13 replied to maybug's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I am so thankful for all of the front line medical staff. I cannot imagine. At the same time, I do not feel guilty for one second. I have vulnerable family members. I would have left the job if I...

11. Was I a complete idiot for wanting to get into OB? Now I'm lost and don't know what to do with my life.

    zbb13 replied to RubyJuly2020's topic in General Nursing

    WOW!. You admitted defeat before you even began. I agree with all the above. If you hadn’t taken your first nursing class, you would never have taken the last one. You persisted. You graduated. Now...

12. Where do I go from here?

    zbb13 replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    I had this problem, to a certain degree. I did Postpartum nursing. Then I moved to a primary care clinic and talk to patients all

13. Cat allergy anaphylaxis

    zbb13 replied to Flare's topic in School

    Several months ago, completely out of the blue, I began having an allergic reaction when I was cutting up jalapeño peppers. I was gasping for breath. I never had a problem before except coughing when...

14. Spouse of nurse

    zbb13 replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

    Martymoose, I wish you all the best. Some of the comments were a little sharp or definitely pointed, and you remained calm and thoughtful. That says a lot for you. You do need a new job. My previous,...

15. The Importance of a Title: Anesthesiologist vs. Nurse Anesthetist

    zbb13 replied to Melissa Mills's topic in Nursing News

    Personally I think it’s wrong that nurses are attempting to use labels that other people have earned after years of education and attaining medical degrees, in addition to sacrificing even more...