Flying ICU RN

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1. Veteran nurses give your opinion of the new grad job situation

   Flying ICU RN replied to RachH's topic in General Nursing

   Let me illustrate to you something about the futility of worry in any given situation. * If you can in fact change the situation, there is no need to worry. * If there is nothing that you can do to...

2. Frustrated Charge Nurse

   Flying ICU RN replied to Caffeine_IV's topic in General Nursing

   Consider yourself to be implementing the testing/experimentation phase of the scientific method, in proving/disproving your facilities orientation procedure. Now, take your "evidence based" results to...

3. What is the most important trait to have as a nurse?

   Flying ICU RN replied to blessed2bfree's topic in General Nursing

   That was extremely well done. Out of curiosity regarding background, I could not identify the

4. Your work environment

   Flying ICU RN replied to KarmaComesAround's topic in General Nursing

   Precisely the leadership that is absent within the "toxic" work environments for every poster regarding this issue that you will ever

5. To quote or not to quote...

   Flying ICU RN replied to themoreyouknow's topic in General Nursing

   Because the patient and family are laymen, and you are the professional, a very basic premise. You have to push it (whatever the issue) right up to the line of refusal of treatment by the patient or...

6. Nurses and your significant others

   Flying ICU RN replied to sourapril's topic in General Nursing

   My favorite hospital viewing

7. Your work environment

   Flying ICU RN replied to KarmaComesAround's topic in General Nursing

   A great deal no, you can lay it all squarely at the top. We had a saying in the Navy, "The Captain of the Ship Sets the

8. WHY??

   Flying ICU RN replied to Julie_RN2b's topic in General Nursing

   Now that was a lot of flak. Terrible numbers for those crews, I hope your grandfather did come

9. dreading going back to work tomorrow

   Flying ICU RN replied to fallinnstyle's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, but in the second part of post #5, I'm referring to criminal, or professional wrong doing, not a minor faux pas with your employer over time and attendance and such. I should have been a bit...

10. Massive changes to 2011 healthcare benefits??

    Flying ICU RN replied to 2bTraumaRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    I hear you. Just another unfortunate example of how everybody, from the corner bank to the tax man, and everyone in between, have their hand in your pocket. I boycott what I can whenever I can....

11. WHY??

    Flying ICU RN replied to Julie_RN2b's topic in General Nursing

12. dreading going back to work tomorrow

    Flying ICU RN replied to fallinnstyle's topic in General Nursing

    Agree with all said here except for one thing. Remember that it's their bat and ball, it's their game, and their rules. If you want to play, you need to sign the mitt when asked with one exception....

13. dreading going back to work tomorrow

    Flying ICU RN replied to fallinnstyle's topic in General Nursing

    Write-ups in general Whenever suddenly presented with a write up of any kind, always print the words "See employees written response" in plain view of your signature. Then write something brief in...

14. which nursing speciality is at most risk for being sued?

    Flying ICU RN replied to chiuli's topic in General Nursing

    Yes of course, I'd forgotten OB, L&D. Out of sight, out of mind I

15. which nursing speciality is at most risk for being sued?

    Flying ICU RN replied to chiuli's topic in General Nursing

    Follow the money (insurance premiums), NP with the collaborating physician would likely be at most risk. In ICU, once they get to us they are more closely