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  1. My Reasons For Avoiding The Acute Care Hospital

    multi10 replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    When I started critical care, I was fascinatd by ABGs, ECGs, EEGs, labs, vents; to the extent that I would awake before the alarm. I could not wait to get to the hospital and continue learning. I...

  2. Professionals or "workers"

    multi10 replied to blackribbon's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    STRIKE. That gets management's attention. But then they bring in the scabs. It costs hospitals money to import scabs. It's the cost of doing business for

  3. Professionals or "workers"

    multi10 replied to blackribbon's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    It's all about being Respected and Valued as a Nurse and as a professional. We have to fight for our rights. That's where unions come in: To collectively help us construct a wall against...

  4. Professionals or "workers"

    multi10 replied to blackribbon's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    RNperdiem, I agree this could make an interesting topic of research. Sign me up for that study. I worked in union states and non-union states. Working in California (union state) is bliss. We...

  5. Taking things personally

    multi10 replied to Tobygo2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "Paper tiger." It means no big deal, it's not a real tiger. So you should not let it interfere with your own

  6. The Disrespect Of Nurses

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

    Unions are the answer. Shout it from the

  7. Different Types Of Coworkers

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

    lorirn58: "Illogical?" Don't...call...me...stupid. (Keven Kline, A Fish called Wanda.) You labeled my reasoning illogical. The fact is that I agree with most of what you said. Bullying and...

  8. Different Types Of Coworkers

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

    To tnmarie: You misunderstand me. I laugh at all of it. I'm Irish-american (I just labeled myself) and we tend to laugh even when we're hurt. (Is this becoming cringe-worthy? Forgive me.) Labels,...

  9. Different Types Of Coworkers

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

    No. I have not. I would never tell an oncoming nurse to shut up. I would never tell an off-going nurse to shut

  10. Different Types Of Coworkers

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

    Archetypes can be fun to recognize, as a group. When it's made personal at the workplace, not so much. Would you like to know that your colleagues call you "The Intimidated Nurse", or any other...

  11. Different Types Of Coworkers

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

    The nurse who "flirts" makes the same money as you. It doesn't add up to a hill of beans. If you deem yourselves "Chicken Little" or other monikers, have at it. It can be very funny for the rest...

  12. Different Types Of Coworkers

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

    Sugarcoma did you you come to the aid of the patient losing his

  13. Different Types Of Coworkers

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

    It's offensive, labeling people in the workplace, defining them with patronizing phrases... I would like to be called "The Best Nurse in the World." But what happens if I slip up one day? "The...

  14. Different Types Of Coworkers

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

    As a home care nurse I took care of Mattie, and Jaimey, Stepanek many nights. The entire family was

  15. Different Types Of Coworkers

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

    The nurse dipping into the narc box needs to be reported stat. I came upon a nurse who was carefully removing the contents of Dilauded and MSO4 supplies. He did it because he had a problem, and had...

  16. Be nice to new nurses!

    multi10 replied to historylovinglpn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    OP, you were cursed out? On the job? Who does that? It's shameful. What did you say/how did you respond when you were cursed

  17. Different Types Of Coworkers

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

    then there is the nurse who labels his/her colleagues ... Does anyone play bridge? Victor Mollo does the same thing and characterizes bridge players. There's the Rueful Rabbit. There's the Hideous...

  18. The Disrespect Of Nurses

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

    Respect? I am struggling with this. While in my teens I was hospitalized as a result of 2 separate accidents. (One on the back of a motorcycle that crashed and the other the result of chicken...

  19. The Disrespect Of Nurses

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

    We get disrespected because we put up with it. It starts in nursing school. My instructors treated us like ignorant little sniveling street urchins. They were horrible. I can't recall a a single...

  20. Teaching as a new grad?

    multi10 replied to bankssarn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The "girl" may have fewer than 6 months of RN experience in this country, but years of nursing experience elsewhere. Perhaps she was a nurse in another country. Perhaps she has other, longstanding...

  21. Help!!! Caught btw rock and hard place--Instructor sending students home early...

    multi10 replied to meatballgirl's topic in General Students

    "...let all the other kids go." [?!] OP, in your mind, are your colleagues/fellow nursing students kids? You're not a kid. You are a grown up. Someday you hope to take care of sick people as a...

  22. At the end of my rope...hate nursing.

    multi10 replied to Brittany2206's topic in General Students

    You said "hate" eight times in your original post, and "fear." Hate and fear are not good. Is there love in your life? Would your fiance help you

  23. Weird, but missing my old state's nurses union!

    multi10 replied to llbCCRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    Every day, my license potentially was on the line in my non-union state because the ratios weren't safe. It wasn't about the cost of living. It was about spending years (and money) in nursing...

  24. Weird, but missing my old state's nurses union!

    multi10 replied to llbCCRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    How can one describe it? Nursing in my non-union state was always frantic and non-fulfilling because there were just too many tasks and not nearly enough time. Nursing in California was, "Ahhh,...

  25. Are student loans haunting you?

    multi10 replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    I received my BSN from a state university and my dad paid my tuition. I worked summers as a waitress and paid for my books. I also lived at home with my parents while in nursing school. 7 years...