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  1. "A monkey can be trained to do what you nurses do"

    mariedoreen replied to angel337's topic in General Nursing

    When I was working as a pharmacy tech I once (well.. more than once) saw a pharmacist totally lose it under pressure. On one occasion, he absolutely SLAMMED a huge bottle of vicodin down on the...

  2. New grad not wanting to work

    mariedoreen replied to MSMCnurse2004's topic in General Nursing

    No they can't! You don't have to work full time nursing to be of value! You're filling quite a need there, PRN nurses are needed! Flexible part-time nurses are needed! And quite honestly, children...

  3. Nursing school = Acne?

    mariedoreen replied to cherokeesummer's topic in General Students

    Definitely stress-related and don't forget diet.. During the first half of this year when I was commuting an hour and half one way to take O-Chem and Bio Chem and Stats I ate fast food probably...

  4. Any other intelligent NA's out there?

    mariedoreen replied to boulergirl's topic in General Nursing

    Nah, everyone says good CNAs are worth their weight in gold. What you're probably reading about are people expressing their frustration with inept co-workers who just happen to be CNAs.. look a...

  5. New grad not wanting to work

    mariedoreen replied to MSMCnurse2004's topic in General Nursing

    The other thing to remember too is that the amount of money you will make during that two days a week will be equal to (or close) to what others are making working full-time without a degree. So, no...

  6. Scary doctors!!!

    mariedoreen replied to LadyBugLass's topic in General Nursing

    How 'bout a general physician who started an autopsy on his patient in the patient's hospital room after his death? No, he's not a pathologist, no he has no legal authority whatsoever to perform an...

  7. Do you have any allergies?

    mariedoreen replied to roadfollies's topic in General Nursing

    I was recently told I was allergic to PCN but am in denial. Next time I was asked if I had any allergies I replied, "My dr says PCN but I'm appealing the decision. So, no." Don't you love morons...

  8. New grad not wanting to work

    mariedoreen replied to MSMCnurse2004's topic in General Nursing

    Is it more than just wanting to be with the kids? Are you not all that thrilled about working as an RN? If not that, then I would say to enjoy the best of both... start capitalizing on the great...

  9. Pay rate different in diff depts????

    mariedoreen replied to kario's topic in General Nursing

    I start nursing school in a few weeks, but the hospital I just signed with for a service scholarship showed me their pay scale which indicates that experienced nurses can make up to $11.00 more an...

  10. Pharm Terms, do you know what these stand for?

    mariedoreen replied to Jill1215's topic in General Students

    Oh yes of course d probably does = day as in qd = once a

  11. Pharm Terms, do you know what these stand for?

    mariedoreen replied to Jill1215's topic in General Students

    Well dx is diagnosis IVSS is 4 and a half I think BSA is body surface area And I'm blanking on just the

  12. Need a backbone...

    mariedoreen replied to boulergirl's topic in General Nursing

    Try a book called Verbal Judo.. it's a skill that is taught to law enforcement officers that will help you stay calm in the midst of nastiness, help you verbally deflect their barbs, and help YOU be...

  13. Is Probabiltity and Statistics harder than college algebra??

    mariedoreen replied to nurseangel78's topic in General Nursing

    Stats does goes easier if you have good algebra skills. I went into it with great algebra skills (my fav subject) and that did help me... but just like another poster said, it was like taking a...

  14. Nurses, Will you work OT for straight pay?

    mariedoreen replied to klondike's topic in General Nursing

    :) Lol, no of course not. IF it does occur it will happen a few years from now when they have a little phrase like "industry standard" to start throwing

  15. Nurses, Will you work OT for straight pay?

    mariedoreen replied to klondike's topic in General Nursing

    Well, that's not an uncommon thing... Change or the threat of such has a way of causing a lot of talk around the water cooler... The point here is that the Bush administration has worked to push...

  16. Nurses, Will you work OT for straight pay?

    mariedoreen replied to klondike's topic in General Nursing

    Just wait 'til those contracts come up for re-negotiation..

  17. New BUSH Overtime TakeBack Law

    mariedoreen replied to alatta58's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Actually some feel that employers will lose the incentive to bring new employees in. Why should they pay benefits or go to the expense of retaining another employee (continuing education, etc..) when...

  18. Pda Software

    mariedoreen replied to murmur's topic in Emergency

    Good Golly but you're a walking medical library! Re freepalmware.com -- try: freepalmware.net

  19. New BUSH Overtime TakeBack Law

    mariedoreen replied to alatta58's topic in Activism, Healthcare

  20. New BUSH Overtime TakeBack Law

    mariedoreen replied to alatta58's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The difference is that now they don't have to make you salaried.. they just need to classify your position under "professional" (something not unexpected for nursing) and according to this law they do...

  21. Do Educators Scroll Through the Student Forums??

    mariedoreen posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    As a nursing student checking out what the other side is thinking and feeling... I'm just wondering if any educators ever stroll through the student forums and take a listen to our concerns and...

  22. Appropriate interception or invasion of privacy?

    mariedoreen replied to talaxandra's topic in General Nursing

    So we know that co-workers who are responsible for the care of other people are taking drugs... and we don't do anything about that? Y'all don't have random drug screens? I normally try very hard to...

  23. Cheating

    mariedoreen replied to stressgal's topic in General Students

    ... Our program says "... a nursing student who has observed or is knowledgeable of academic dishonesty has the moral/ethical responsibility to report such violations to their advisor or program...

  24. A suggestion for a new forum?

    mariedoreen replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, would be great if you're looking for information... But... I know that when I'm scrolling around in an area of interest if I see a question about something that relates to me: "Dansko shoes..."...

  25. Anxiety Before Nursing Shool

    mariedoreen replied to lcs4cats's topic in General Students

    LOL, yes I know I'm going to have to tone it down too. Someone around here said something like "B's and C's get degrees" and I kind of liked that! I need to give myself permission to be less than...