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  1. Does everybody want to be a NP?

    I work at a new hospital and they employ many NP and I find that they are very down to earth and even more efficient. One NP told me if I need to give a pain medication and he let me give it to a...
  2. I passed the AANP Certification Exam!

    Congrats! That must feel
  3. I know of 5 people where I used to work that graduated/graduating soon in Maryville. They have positive feedbacks. My clinical supervisor was a student, she wrote me a recommendation and she is very...
  4. Damn, I'm so sick of patients treating me like I'm their and their families maid! I'm not getting a juice for your able bodied son from the patient fridge. I will not get your husband a Tylenol and...
  5. Tired of nursing

    Tired of being a nurse. Hectic days laden with physical and emotional demands. I look forward to clocking out than clocking in. Headaches by 10 am and still 9 hours to go. Attitudes everywhere! High...
  6. As a Nurse and a Patient

    Don't give me jaded lazy long time nurses who rolls their eyes on call lights and is on the phone nonstop and not do any patient care at
  7. Omg! I would never zip a body bag
  8. Cliques in Nursing

    Thanks for the
  9. Tired of hearing about the kids.

    I don't mind co-workers showing me their kids picture but I am more of a "listener" than talker so I enjoyed being on the receiving end of a conversation. I also would show pics of my kids to those...
  10. I agree on being quiet about it and 9 months should not be short. What really matters is how you "market"
  11. Day Shift Drama

    I think this "shift wars" exist in every hospital. My unit has it, I just don't care anymore. Some of the nurses bother me sometimes because they roll their eyes although I told them, it was a rough...
  12. I always seem to rely on nurses report and now I'm finding out that I shouldn't and should check stuff on my own. My night nurse told me she didn't find the order and it's not in the chart so I asked...
  13. Charity Patients

    I am not aware of hospital policies but I am just curious why my floor keeps 3 charity cases and they have been in the hospital for over a year! 1) an illegal immigrant who has family in US but will...
  14. Charity Patients

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  16. Charity Patients

    I can see that happening in a catholic hospital. Mine is and that is what I am wondering. We keep them because of religious reasons. I don't know what for profit hospitals will
  17. Charity Patients

    I know it will not go where I want but I am trying to stop turning this into a moral argument but really about policy making. Your thoughts about that? Our taxes pay for these people too. US is trying...
  18. Charity Patients

    I understand she doesn't get it but I know why, she's Canadian and their health care is
  19. Charity Patients

    Fiona, you are from Canada so do you even house illegal immigrants? What does Canada do with them? Your healthcare is free so it is easy for you to take everyone in so you don't have a choice. Now I...
  20. Charity Patients

    Fiona, I am trying to raise a question which is an analogy to what these patients are doing, not asking for your life story! I am not guilty of anything you accuse me of and if you think of me as the...
  21. Charity Patients

    Lol
  22. I want to get my NP and I'd tell patients to call me Master. End of
  23. Charity Patients

    The reason why I started this forum is to ask about policies on charity patients and understand them. I am not depersonalizing these people by calling them charity patients. Should I refer to them by...
  24. Charity Patients

    It's funny how you think I am judging these patients when you are judging me! I do not provide less care for these patients. I rarely have them and I have a lot of integrity and pride in my work that...