doveswingz

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1. January 2017 Caption Contest Top 8 - Select $100 Winner

   doveswingz replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

   Uh oh, I think these flowers alarmed our manager that we're on break. Don't look over here she

2. January 2017 Caption Contest Top 8 - Select $100 Winner

   doveswingz replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

   Uh oh, I think our manager just seen us on our unallowed lunch

3. Last minute TNCC. Frustrated. Venting.

   doveswingz replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in Emergency

   Does anyone have the

4. LPN as a starting career choice?

   doveswingz replied to DMC22's topic in Florida Nursing

   I did it. Around the area I live in, it is very hard to get into the straight RN programs. So I went EMT to LVN then worked as an LVN while finishing my pre-reqs. I did work in a SNF though. I...

5. The worst job you had before becoming a Nurse?

   doveswingz replied to Want2BeeRN's topic in General Nursing

   A hotel as a front desk clerk. When we weren't busy we were expected to do the laundry! I thought that's what the housekeepers were

6. Non-compliant Manipulative Patient

   doveswingz replied to cinnybug's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   Ugh! I had one of these in LTC! I felt like he was just trying to control what he could as a way of dealing with the loss of his valuable functions. But it was no excuse for making it hell for...

7. Feeling guilty about calling in sick.

   doveswingz replied to Becca, RN's topic in General Nursing

   Nope. Wouldn't feel bad at all. We go to work most of the time when we're sick as it is. Something like that, I would've called in too. Not like you can tell you're diarrhea when it can and can't...

8. Would you tell a coworker they're going to be demoted?

   doveswingz replied to jschut's topic in General Nursing

   She's your friend? Tell

9. Verbal Hand-off Reports - Are they no longer necessary?

   doveswingz replied to yr.pedsnurse's topic in General Nursing

   I would like to know which nurse would be held accountable if anything was to happen to the patient in a situation where the patient is dumped into a bed with nobody aware and something goes wrong. I...

10. New to EMS & starting nursing school

    doveswingz replied to doveswingz's topic in General Nursing

    The ED Tech sounds like a great idea. I'll have to look into that. Thanks

11. New to EMS & starting nursing school

    doveswingz replied to doveswingz's topic in General Nursing

    Oh wow. Maybe I should just do homecare, if I absolutely have to work. I just don't want to get anything mixed up on my way. Thanks for your response.

12. New to EMS & starting nursing school

    doveswingz posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello, hope I'm posting this in the right section. I just received my EMT license and will be going to nursing school next month. I haven't worked as an EMT yet but was thinking that if finances got...