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  1. Do you get a lunch break?

    ddunnrn replied to beccainabox's topic in Critical Care

    Addendum to previous post: This whole topic reminded me of something that happened when I worked at a major Philadelphia teaching hospital--They installed turnstyles at the staff entrance, and made us...

  2. Do you get a lunch break?

    ddunnrn replied to beccainabox's topic in Critical Care

    In the US, if you do any work during your "break", you are legally supposed to be paid for that time. Do the nurses where you are doing your clinical have a union? Either way, one must be totally...

  3. Funniest/strangest dementia patient stories

    ddunnrn replied to Angie O'Plasty's topic in Nursing Humor

    I have way too many stories t remember them all, having worked in Psych for 25 years. Here are a few tidbits: pt thought radiator in her room was fishtank, so she smushed her for down it to "feed the...

  4. There is no delicate way to put this (WARNING! Sensitive Subject Ahead)

    ddunnrn replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    As an RN who also happens to be gay, I would say to you to keep on doing what you're doing in terms of giving appropriate medical information in a non-judgmental way. You'd be surprised how being...

  5. Chemistry Spring 2011

    ddunnrn replied to msg88's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm an RN with the equivalent of a Master's Degree in Chemistry, so if you have any questions, please feel free to email me: [email protected] . One tip I would give is to try to understand broad...

  6. Do nurses get fired often?

    ddunnrn replied to queenjulie's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Addendum to my previous reply: I just remembered a situation that happened where I last worked, about 10 years ago. The head nurse was having an affair with the Nursing Director, were witnessed having...

  7. Do nurses get fired often?

    ddunnrn replied to queenjulie's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've been employed as an RN in PA (Philadelphia) for approx 25 years, and have seen many nurses get fired. A good proportion of them were fired because they brought attention to the deficiencies of...

  8. How do you study for Algebra ??

    ddunnrn replied to Tippy-ta-ta's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I don't know if it will be of any help, but just remember all of algebra is based on one thing: equilibrium -- whatever you do to one side of the equation, you have to do to the other side to keep the...

  9. Sleeping on lunch break

    ddunnrn replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    Addendum to previous reply: these problems are another reason why nurses need to be unionized to hash all of these issues out with management and prevent their capricious actions in disciplining...

  10. Sleeping on lunch break

    ddunnrn replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    If it was on their property, they can make the rules, even if you are on break. If you are on an unpaid break, and you leave the premises, they cannot tell you what to do--if they do, they have to pay...

  11. Why do you like to look after the dialysis patient?

    ddunnrn replied to madwife2002's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I wonder how you would react/behave if you found yourself in that situation. Speaking as an RN who is also on dialysis, I hope your patients aren't sensitive enough to feel your lack of

  12. not being paid for "casual" overtime

    ddunnrn replied to flnursemichelle's topic in Travel

    This is absolutely illegal if you are paid hourly. If you are salaried they can either pay you overtime or give you comp time (people think salaried employees don't qualify for OT, but this is not...

  13. Med Terminology

    ddunnrn replied to MAlicea's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It's probably too late to be of any use to you, but anyone interested in the sciences should take Latin in school if at all possible. Most of medical terminology is straight from Latin, with a little...

  14. Salaried RN LOOKING FOR EXTRA INCOME

    ddunnrn replied to enfermera00's topic in General Nursing

    A common misconception is that salaried positions do not qualify for Overtime pay--if your job is making you work more than 40 hours per week, then you should be getting overtime. Otherwise they must...

  15. Which program to choose- RN or BSN

    ddunnrn replied to apoppyfield's topic in General Students

    I am an RN with 25 years of experience, and am a lowly Diploma Nurse. The one thing that nobody else seems to have mentioned (at least that I read scanning the messages quickly) is that there are...