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ASSEDO

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  1. Trapped in this office job and waiting for nursing school...

    ASSEDO replied to cherubhipster's topic in General Nursing

    As you wait, is there a night class you can take take to mark off lone of your electives?? You may not believe how much that will help...Microbiology or

  2. The Customer is always right

    ASSEDO replied to MrsMommaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Your supervisor should be fired. If one of "her nurses" really needed the support of this bozo, then you will know where she stands, NOT ON YOUR

  3. Why?

    ASSEDO replied to dreamingofbeing's topic in General Nursing

    sorry this happened to you. poor nurse-physician relationships are one of the many reasons nursing retention is a serious problem in some hospitals. physicians are looked upon as the "money...

  4. unfriendly doctors

    ASSEDO replied to cupcake25's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i work in a hospital where physicians are unfriendly to nurses, and treat them like they don't exist or invisible. communication about the status of a patient has become one of the most complex and...

  5. Do You Use a PDA at Work?

    ASSEDO replied to Absolutely13's topic in General Nursing

    As far as a personal PDA becoming a standard, I believe it should. However, I have noticed more and more nurses are using them here in the South (which is usually the last place on earth for...

  6. It is me or them!!! I can't stand it anymore!

    ASSEDO replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    I worked with an all RN staff. It was wonderful!! Then the "buy out" came. The new company was more interested in making money than patient care. Therefore, some RN's were replaced with CNA's. The...

  7. Question about overworked and underpayed

    ASSEDO replied to nancypants's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing is risky business. Every few years a disease will emerge that can and will be life threatening to the care giver (nurse). The possibility of injury from lifting patients, or having falls is...

  8. After removing the bullets from a gunshot wound in the OR, ....

    ASSEDO replied to Melandru's topic in General Nursing

    The bullets should go to pathology so they can do their verification and documentation. Then pathology would send it to the police

  9. I charted that he died!

    ASSEDO replied to mgababyko's topic in General Nursing

    The problem I see is if the patient is returns to the hospital and the computer system states this patient is un-dead, it will be a insurance nightmare.. Computer errors can be fixed, but don't worry...

  10. How much is your pay?

    ASSEDO replied to rainbowcak3's topic in General Nursing

    Providence Hospital, Mobile Alabama $24.27, for BS/RN and 35 years

  11. age discrimination

    ASSEDO replied to older nurse Bertha's topic in General Nursing

    yes. a hospital in chattanooga terminated tons of older nurse, nurses that were pregnant or ill. the smart nurses not affected by the lay-off, quickly looked for jobs elsewhere, after experiencing...

  12. Is my boss committing fraud?

    ASSEDO replied to wabisabi's topic in General Nursing

    have you every seen a driver driving a car 5 miles over the speed limit? you don't go out of your way to report that person to the highway patrol; you mind your own business (myob) until you get to...

  13. Calling Docs by their first name...

    ASSEDO replied to zamboni's topic in General Nursing

    I don't call physicians by their first name, and I don't want them to call me by my first name. However, most hospitals do issue name tags with only your first

  14. "Just the good old Boys"

    ASSEDO posted a topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    All the nurses at our hospital received a letter from our hospital CEO and Vice CEO concering the California Nurses Association/National Nurse Organization Committee. The letter went mostly like this:...

  15. "Just the good old Boys"

    ASSEDO replied to ASSEDO's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I was concerned on why a CEO in Alabama, would write an open faced letter to the nursing staff. Why would he be afraid of the California Nurses Association/National Nurse Organization Committee. I...

  16. "Just the good old Boys"

    ASSEDO replied to ASSEDO's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    thanks, thats it in a nut

  17. "Just the good old Boys"

    ASSEDO replied to ASSEDO's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    What is

  18. Travelling to Mobile, Alabama

    ASSEDO replied to amenesty's topic in General Nursing

    I live in Mississippi and work in Mobile -45 minute drive. The salary is very low in this area. I worked as a traveler, and most Mobile hospitals are technical decades behind other sections of the...

  19. Reference(s) for New Nurse?

    ASSEDO replied to Carla25's topic in General Nursing

    If you haven't invested in a PDA, then it would be a smart move. Keep phone numbers of physicians offices, other numbers and fax number you will need in a hearbeat. I have used several programs in...

  20. Most "Clueless" Thing YOUR Manager has Done

    ASSEDO replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Hire from the outside when she had well qualified people on the inside who could have taken the position. She stated, she wanted someone that could "think outside the box." Our question was "don't you...

  21. Launching into traveling

    ASSEDO replied to lightwalker's topic in General Nursing

    I have done the traveling part... First, find a general location you would like to visit. Second, find a traveling agency to represent you if you want a certain area. If the area is in a different...

  22. To all the "Old School" Nurses

    ASSEDO replied to TiggerBelly's topic in General Nursing

    yes, without a doubt, patients and their families have become more obnoxious, mean, and disrespectful. i started working as a rn in 1971. patients and their families were much more respectful to...

  23. Should I just quit?

    ASSEDO replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    Tons of nurses that take meds for stress and anxiety after years on the job (not to mention anti-depressants). Just don't get to the point to where you will mentally crash and burn. Good

  24. go to nursing school or not?

    ASSEDO replied to jen1000's topic in General Nursing

    I woud advise you to not go to nursing school. Your time, energy and money to get through school will not be worth the benefits of being a nurse. Working as a nurse is one of the worst things you can...

  25. Case Manager doing Utilization Management

    ASSEDO replied to ASSEDO's topic in Case Management

    After all that, I hospitals expects you to walk on water too!! It is very flustrating and there is no hope in site.....hospitals expect more that a human can deliver and if we let something...