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  1. Hurricane Questions

    sevensonnets replied to nurseburst's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Definitely bring plenty of clean undies, extra scrubs, an extra pair of shoes, a pillow, and snacks. Bring them into the building with you ( you don't want to go out in a hurricane to get stuff out of...

  2. WANTED: Your Personal Stories About Abusive Relationships

    sevensonnets replied to Elizabeth Blanchard Hills's topic in General Nursing

    OH PLEASE don't get that "Nurses Eat Their Young" thing stirred up again. It has been done to death already. And to throw in "Are nurses also abusers?" is incendiary and

  3. Bullying in the workplace

    sevensonnets replied to PrincessAlexiss's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes, I think it's time for a serious reexamination of what the word "bully" actually

  4. Bullying in the workplace

    sevensonnets replied to PrincessAlexiss's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    In my nearly 37 years of nursing I have only worked in two hospitals, and really have not seen bullying or this thing called lateral violence, or any violence at all for that matter. I've worked in a...

  5. racist patients

    sevensonnets replied to Rn 1979's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I cannot tell you how many times over the years I have walked into a little old lady's room and been told, "Oh thank goodness, you're the first white face I've seen all day!" I used to be hesitant to...

  6. Disturbing Conversation on Overweight Healthcare Workers

    sevensonnets replied to FutureDNP2021's topic in General Nursing

    Best answer yet,

  7. What would you do about this issue?

    sevensonnets replied to NurseK32190's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I kind of like the time-out chair idea but I think it would backfire on

  8. Do you still have energy to cook after a 12 hour shift?

    sevensonnets replied to chunkalunk's topic in General Nursing

    Well, everybody has to eat, so I cook on my days off and portion it for the freezer. Things like spaghetti or soup or roast in the crock pot. Get it ready, stir once in a while, and darn the socks...

  9. They should be force to retire

    sevensonnets replied to apnurserock's topic in Retired Nurses

    I'm way late on this one, but perhaps someone needs a guardian and can't get

  10. The Opioid Crisis hits LTC

    sevensonnets replied to Not_A_Hat_Person's topic in Nursing News

    There was an old rehab/LTC facility here that accepted addicted patients who had other physical problems without any plan to detox them. Several of them were younger men who were LTC residents...

  11. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    sevensonnets replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    My friend works in inpatient dialysis. One day she was running a wee bit late so she came rushing in and set her purse and her lunch down on the counter. One patient was waiting and another was...

  12. Funniest/strangest dementia patient stories

    sevensonnets replied to Angie O'Plasty's topic in Nursing Humor

    I was taking care of an older man who developed complications after knee replacement and was sent to us in ICU. He had a history of dementia, but most of the time he made perfect sense. One morning...

  13. Leaving Nursing for Another Career

    sevensonnets replied to cocoa_puff's topic in General Nursing

    I'd like to write earth-shattering poetry and my volumes would appear on the New York Times bestsellers

  14. Hobbies off duty as a Nurse?

    sevensonnets replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in General Nursing

    I write poetry but only when the mood hits. I come from a long long line of poets, so it must be in my genes. I'm also a family history researcher and grower of succulents and

  15. "NETY" and Other Fallacies

    sevensonnets replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    For nursing instructors to teach students that they will be eaten alive by all the "old nurses" predisposes those students to believe that it is true. That in itself contributes to a hostile working...

  16. "NETY" and Other Fallacies

    sevensonnets replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I wholeheartedly agree with you Ruby. It gets really tiresome to read the continuous posts from new and newish nurses who can't get along with coworkers. They come here for advice because they can't...

  17. Graduating w/ only 1 pair of scrubs

    sevensonnets replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in General Nursing

    Family Dollar has really cheap scrubs if cheap is what you're after. I'm not quite sure why you're so concerned about how we as nurses paid for our uniforms and supplies when we graduated from nursing...

  18. Combative Patients/Body cams/Walkie talkies

    sevensonnets replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think it's time for the AtomicStig to find a new site to frequent. This one is not for him. Yes he is baiting

  19. "NETY" and Other Fallacies

    sevensonnets replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Ruby always nails it, doesn't she? Personally, I think some "clever" person made up the disgusting term NETY and it was hijacked by literally thousands of nurses who can't cope with the realities of...

  20. 9-11 - Where were You? What were You Doing?

    sevensonnets replied to traumaRUs's topic in Nursing News

    I was off that day and had been sitting out on the porch with my dog drinking coffee and reading the newspaper. I went inside to turn on the Today show. There was a shot of the towers and two...

  21. i want to quit after just one shift

    sevensonnets replied to KathyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    It doesn't matter what management thinks. They were using you and you know it. They're probably used to "I quit!" texts or nurses who just never show up

  22. "I work in the medical field"

    sevensonnets replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient years ago who claimed to be a nurse in the operating room of a nearby med center until a nurse who actually worked there came along. She knew him very well. He was really an OR...

  23. "I work in the medical field"

    sevensonnets replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes patients want to make the nurses shake in their shoes by casually dropping into the conversation "My daughter works in the medical field." So when daughter shows up I ask "Your mom says...

  24. My two cents.

    sevensonnets replied to Nursey Me's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry OP, you just had to create an account to tell us we are rude bullies, and you thought we were going to send you warm fuzzy hugs? You knew when you posted this that it would be inflammatory but...

  25. Oncoming nurse refuses report and leaves the room...

    sevensonnets replied to Kharma711's topic in General Nursing

    I needed a good laugh, Korky. If you're shirking just quit