Old.Timer

Old.Timer has 25ish years experience.

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1. "No nurses of color....."

   Old.Timer replied to Queen2u's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   How about this..... " Just so happens to be your lucky night. Nurse Mary is assigned to all the aholes and she is not of

2. Nurses and other healthcare staff smoking alongside patients!?!

   Old.Timer replied to SweetPEI's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Bingo. Obviously, not enough people at your facility want it. Choose battles that offer a reasonable chance of precipitating change. Doesn't sound like this is it. At least for now. I couldn't help...

3. Childhood Obesity jobs

   Old.Timer replied to Akeos's topic in General Nursing

   Go to chca.com click on member hospitals to see list with links of leading children's hospital search the various websites using weight management clinic or program and you will find lots of info...

4. Is 2 years experience charge nurse ready?

   Old.Timer replied to C0252786's topic in General Nursing

   Your personality may be that you will never believe you are aequately prepared untl you've jumped in, done it, and actually have experience as charge. Sounds like you have insight into your strenghts...

5. What does Florence Nightingale mean to you?

   Old.Timer replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

   Non- Conformist

6. Sex in the workplace.....what do YOU think should be done?

   Old.Timer replied to pawsomepooch47's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   She delivers herself like a pizza right to his door at the hospital and he can't go anywhere else. Truthfully, otherwise, he likely couldn"t be bothered to invest the energy and his precious free time...

7. Sex in the workplace.....what do YOU think should be done?

   Old.Timer replied to pawsomepooch47's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I'm telling you. You can't make this s** up. LOL. It cracks me up that all of us that have been in the business for years and years are like,

8. Sex in the workplace.....what do YOU think should be done?

   Old.Timer replied to pawsomepooch47's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I am so sorry for taking up space jus quoting and saying LOL when I've already liked it but that was just too dang good !

9. NURSES II

   Old.Timer replied to GitanoRN's topic in General Nursing

   I am sorry, i just can't get on board going out all nursed up begging for money so we can hand out some little cha-cha or trinket or have a food party. I don't get into all the "fill in the blank"...

10. Sex in the workplace.....what do YOU think should be done?

    Old.Timer replied to pawsomepooch47's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    nurse156 and I are of the same generation of nurses. Regardless of your moral belief, this is something that our generation learned how to handle, especially if you worked in an academic facility....

11. Abolishing the Pinning Ceremony

    Old.Timer replied to drem7116's topic in General Nursing

    I know I am in the minority but as far as I am concerned, one "ceremony" should be adequate to recognize the achievement of nursing degree which is what the graduation ceremony now is. Beyond that,...

12. Have been in the ER for 3 hrs now....

    Old.Timer replied to MadpeysRN's topic in Emergency

    With an extra added surcharge for improper use of resources

13. How to respond after shadowing experiences

    Old.Timer replied to everthesame's topic in General Nursing

    I would just make note that you appreciate the opportuity to interview and observe and remain interested in working at xyz facility on xyz unit blah blah blah. Then state that your primary choice of...

14. YOU as a Pt-what would you allow a student nurse to do?

    Old.Timer replied to KellNY's topic in General Nursing

    I apologize if I am repeating what anyone else has said since I have not read the thread. There are very few things that I would not let a student do if they appear knowledgeable, adequately prepared...

15. False documentation... more common than you think.

    Old.Timer replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    the fly in the ointment is this........ more often than not, in the healthcare industry, administrators and board members determine the organizational goals, priorities, and budgets etc; not...