multi10

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1. San Francisco general RNs testifying about appalling staffing in their level 1 trauma

   multi10 replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   Is SF General Hospital

2. When an employer asks 'what's the lowest wage you are willing to accept'...

   multi10 replied to Nola009's topic in Nursing Career

   In LTC, there is always the wound care, which can take 20 minutes to a half-hour, per patient, per nurse. Wound-care nurses are so important. They know everything about pain relief, etc. ("Give pt....

3. When an employer asks 'what's the lowest wage you are willing to accept'...

   multi10 replied to Nola009's topic in Nursing Career

   This makes me sad. A Registered Nurse in USA is making $23.00/hr In 2013? In an LTC/skilled facility with trachs, IVs and feeding tubes? Something is wrong. We all know that the work-load in...

4. Family is trying to kill me!

   multi10 replied to eeffoc_emmig's topic in Private Duty

   I always considered myself a dog person. Then I took a private duty case, working nights. There were 2 cats in the house and I liked those cats very much. They were smart, curious, and...

5. ICU Nurse needs advice

   multi10 replied to Socrates12358's topic in Nursing Career

   Focus on an area that you find interesting. For me, it was pulmonary. I was fascinated by ABGs. We drew them ourselves, sometimes by stick. Every day was exciting because I learned so much. This...

6. Help with Pharmacy issues paper

   multi10 replied to BrnEyedGirl's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   OP, Why do you believe it is appropriate to denigrate another profession? "...there are too many lawyers in the world." People love to complain about lawyers...until they need

7. Lateral violence

   multi10 replied to Newldrn's topic in General Nursing

   Newldrn, The answer is "Yes." I have overcome the whispers, et al, and had a positive outcome. You are finally in the specialty you always wanted. That's a goal you set for yourself and you are...

8. I need your advice on dealing with people who try to treat me like I'm stupid

   multi10 replied to zaggar's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Zaggar, You've been a nurse for 8 years and you still love it. That's fantastic! You should be proud. It's not easy, and 12 hour shifts are so long, especially when you get that 11th hour...

9. How much poop/puke/cleaning of bodily fluids is there in nursing school?

   multi10 replied to priorities2's topic in General Students

   OP, you will be amazed at how things like bodily functions won't bother you so much as you encounter them more and more. Things that you may find revolting and/or disgusting today just won't bother...

10. How did you choose your agency? What should I ask?

    multi10 replied to gypsysoul13's topic in Travel

    Get everything in writing. The thing about sites is that usually the people who are unhappy post. The vast majority of nurses, the happy ones, just do their job and enjoy seeing new places. They...

11. Registered Nurses: Do you like your jobs?

    multi10 replied to mamba24's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing is fantastic. There is nothing like it. I was fortunate enough to be a pulmonary ICU nurse at a major university hospital, just when the AIDS crisis was arriving in our unit. Some of the...

12. Telemetry to ICU.... To stay or not....

    multi10 replied to Katelyngrace's topic in MICU, SICU

    VANurse2010, I'm sorry to learn that you are working among a toxic nasty group of people in the ICU. Are you able to care for your patients? Are you learning every day/are you excited to learn? Not...

13. There no crying in....nursing school

    multi10 replied to linzjane88's topic in General Students

    ixchel I just got back from Hawaii and was able to read this. Such slander: To insinuate such evil to me. How dare you accuse a nurse (me, BSN) of kicking a patient when down? But, even worse, you...

14. There no crying in....nursing school

    multi10 replied to linzjane88's topic in General Students

    There is a song by Chrissie Hynde and The Pretenders called "Stop Your Sobbing." My favorite line in the song is "...makes me want to take you in my arms and tell you to stop all your sobbing." I wish...

15. There no crying in....nursing school

    multi10 replied to linzjane88's topic in General Students

    Some people just don't like a hint of tough love. I have no dog in this hunt. Do not throw me under the bus. I am not kicking the can down the road. At the end of the day, here is my message: I...