Futterwacken

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1. Family claims hospital's staff shortage responsible for fatal crash

   Futterwacken replied to DidiRN's topic in General Nursing

   I'm glad short staffing/ work overload in healthcare is beginning to make headlines. I read a few days ago about this young inmate who died from severe food allergies, and an investigation cited that...

2. Rude/ Inconsiderate nurses during clinicals

   Futterwacken replied to Nonetheless's topic in General Students

   Op, not to say that they're no rude nurses out there, but come back and read your post after you've worked as a nurse for at least 2 years- hopefully in a teaching

3. Nursing makes me hate fat people

   Futterwacken replied to LifeCrisis's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Absolutely OP! After working rehab for 3+ years, I'm finding it increasingly hard not to feel resentful towards my obese pt's. A lot of it has to do with management's inadequate staffing and lack of...

4. Anyone transitioned from Acute Rehab to Med Surg??

   Futterwacken posted a topic in General Nursing

   So I've been working for about three years in various rehab settings. I started out out in an LTC, then to an acute rehab floor in a hospital then to a spinal cord injury unit. I've picked up a decent...

5. Any ADN-BSN programs without ridiculous papers?

   Futterwacken replied to adnrnstudent's topic in Online Distance Learning

   I feel your pain OP. I'm currently enrolled at the local state university's ADN to BSN program. The writing does feel like alot of BS- I have to go over the vague and lengthy instructions at least...

6. Tired of it all

   Futterwacken replied to DSkelton711's topic in General Nursing

   It happened with the housing market, and I feel healthcare's day of reckoning is coming soon. Things can only go the way they are for so long, and I have no idea what to expect when the dust settles-...

7. These two hats are wearing me down

   Futterwacken posted a topic in General Nursing

   So due to varying circumtances, my floor has lost about 90% of our CNAs in the last couple of months and leadership has been slow to replace

8. How Do I Toughen Up At Work? Part 1

   Futterwacken replied to rn/writer's topic in General Nursing

   Rn/writer, I'm really not exaggerating when I say that this is going to be a life changer for me. I wrote down a few thoughts last night and went through them with a rational mind, and I had a...

9. how can these schools get away with SCAMMING people?

   Futterwacken replied to pixiestudent2's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   I have talked about for profits till I was blue in the face :spbox:. Recently though, I've noticed how certain individuals will proudly proclaim that the nursing program they attended was very...

10. Nurses protest at HCA Largo Medical Center

    Futterwacken replied to VU RN BSN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I can honestly say that I applied for a job there this summer- I guess a new grad RN isn't good enough for LMC, but an unsafe pt ratio is. Oh

11. How well does misogyny work out in your facility?

    Futterwacken replied to UserG's topic in General Nursing

    I'm curious to see if his school school lets him graduate- freedom of speech and all...and yes, I do think he's disturbed on some

12. What is the fate of the new graduate RN?

    Futterwacken replied to Aubrianna's topic in General Nursing

    I give up. Thanks for the kudos

13. What is the fate of the new graduate RN?

    Futterwacken replied to Aubrianna's topic in General Nursing

    OP...

14. Grady Hospital.......

    Futterwacken replied to ChannellR.N.'s topic in Georgia Nursing

    Channel- happy for you, but this is (imo) is TMI. There's plenty of threads on here about people losing their jobs for online postings. Why would you risk

15. Pct refused delegation

    Futterwacken replied to Manatee111's topic in General Nursing

    Friday my manager called me on the phone and asked me about the situation. She said, "Deana (name changed) says you won't change patients or empty colostomies because it makes you vomit." Admittedly...