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  1. Latex Allergies

    lifeisbeautiful replied to bgibsonlpn's topic in General Nursing

    I hope she is currently on paid leave. First and foremost, she needs to hire a good Workman's Compensation lawyer (especially if they try to fire her). Chances are, this latex allergy formed due to...

  2. Why aren't we unionized?

    lifeisbeautiful replied to leslieanne's topic in General Nursing

    I have to disagree. I call it looking out for yourself. If you don't do it, nobody will, especially your employer. Why is it when Nurses want to work for excellent wages, all of a sudden they are...

  3. Need Advice- Serious Latex Allergy

    lifeisbeautiful replied to debo_lpnER's topic in Emergency

    Deb, I am curious to hear how your case is going. I am so glad that you hired your own lawyer because the bottom line is that employers don't care. They will make a lame attempt to find you, what they...

  4. Need advice on picking a nursing DX

    lifeisbeautiful replied to Michelle St's topic in General Nursing

    That is a good one! You could also write a Nursing Care Plan for someone with Thrombocytopenia (they have a high risk for bleeding). Risk for altered_________(fill in the blank) tissue perfusion r/t...

  5. How Do You Accept Report on an Understaffed Unit???

    lifeisbeautiful replied to oldernurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    How true this is! My first job was in LTC. We were always under-staffed (we couldn't say that though...we had to say "staff-challenged"). Nurses and CNA calling in sick all of the time. How are these...

  6. Poll about bullies at work.

    lifeisbeautiful replied to HarryPotter's topic in General Nursing

    A culture of gossip exists at my work. Scapegoating occurs at my work. People are humiliated in public at work. People are given the "silent treatment" at work. People are talked about behind their...

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

    lifeisbeautiful replied to angel337's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work there is a policy implemented that we can write up doctors throw temper tantrums, degrade and berate us in front of patients, etc. Apparently, if a complaint is received, the MD will be...

  8. ?? Safe Staffing ??

    lifeisbeautiful replied to MandyInMS's topic in General Nursing

    :chuckle :chuckle :chuckle :chuckle thanks, i needed that. hmmm, counted 8 employees at the local starbucks this

  9. Nursing

    lifeisbeautiful replied to cubRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm with SmilingBluEyes. Hospitals have tons of recruitment strategies, but once a Nurses get there, they leave, hence the huge need for retention

  10. Why aren't we unionized?

    lifeisbeautiful replied to leslieanne's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I believe it was Cedars. I have an acquaintance that worked there during the debates and she use to tell me some of the stories that went on. Unbelievable, from both sides. Pro-union reps...

  11. "Cookie Cutter" uniforms

    lifeisbeautiful replied to Limik's topic in General Nursing

    "Slightly Anal" office manager? :chuckle You should be able to wear whatever you want. What difference does it make? I personally, love it when Nurses wear different scrubs. I especially like seasonal...

  12. History and Physicals

    lifeisbeautiful replied to TCherie's topic in General Nursing

    There's the answer. Plain and simple. The doctor's stomp their feet and throw a fit when their case is delayed due to paperwork problems, but the MD is the cause of this! If the doctor would have...

  13. Why aren't we unionized?

    lifeisbeautiful replied to leslieanne's topic in General Nursing

    There are Nurses in a hospital in Los Angeles that want a union and after months of arguing the pros and the cons, there was an election. The Nurses voted, YES! The hospital was so upset by this that...

  14. I am finally, totally convinced: There is NO NURSING SHORTAGE.

    lifeisbeautiful replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have to agree with everyone that said that there is NOT a shortage of Nurses...just a shortage of Nurses fed up with rotten hours and an unreasonably stressful working environment. Someone mentioned...

  15. taking priviledges away

    lifeisbeautiful replied to tiroka03's topic in General Nursing

    What is the hospitals rationale for this iron fist? These restrictions will drive nurses to other areas of the hospital or to quit (as well as creating resentful employees). Then the hospital will...

  16. Your perception of student nurses when they visit your hospital?

    lifeisbeautiful replied to avery's topic in General Nursing

    :chuckle :chuckle That is for sure. Do most hospitals make Nurses take students without a choice? If so, here is part of the problem. Not everyone is cut out for teaching. A facility can't make a...

  17. No wonder they cannot pay nurses a decent salary

    lifeisbeautiful replied to CrunchRN's topic in General Nursing

    ...and don't forget we are also being blamed for hospital closures here in CA

  18. Your perception of student nurses when they visit your hospital?

    lifeisbeautiful replied to avery's topic in General Nursing

    It always makes me feel awful to hear that Nurses are treating Nursing students poorly. Unfortunately, I know how it feels. Like the others, I had some excellent preceptors as well as some terrible...

  19. Failed my drug screen!!!

    lifeisbeautiful replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    You are right. The hospital would want to do this to save $$$. When you say that your old job screened for drugs with incident reports, do you just mean when an employee is injured? I ask because...

  20. Are you ashamed of being a nurse?

    lifeisbeautiful replied to Mijourney's topic in Nursing Career

    Thanks for the apology. Pretty rare thing to hear these days.. No hard feelings. I didn't post to purposely upset anyone. Yes, I was being serious when I said that I have had other jobs. Mind you, we...

  21. Are you ashamed of being a nurse?

    lifeisbeautiful replied to Mijourney's topic in Nursing Career

    Yes Oooo-Kay, but I never said that other jobs in the WORLD don't have 'crap' (as you say) to put up with?! I said people in other jobs they don't SEEM to put up with the bull (meaning, the...

  22. Nurses leaving in droves...

    lifeisbeautiful replied to Trauma-tizedRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ha!HA! :chuckle The hospital provides the OR/PACU with a gigantic pile of donuts every morning during the week. How about a basket of fresh fruit every morning

  23. RN to pt ratio @ your hospital?

    lifeisbeautiful replied to plumrn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Unfortunately, these ratio laws in CA may be changing (for the worse:crying2: ) Hospitals are crying and now accusing the closure of their facilities on NURSES! They are telling the public that they...

  24. I can't believe this!

    lifeisbeautiful replied to zenman's topic in General Nursing

    Seeing that things are computerized, there must be a way to see a record of everyone that has accessed your medical records online at the hospital. You could see who has looked at your information and...

  25. Nurses with insomnia- anyone tried Indiplon?

    lifeisbeautiful replied to Nursesuzi's topic in General Nursing

    I have also been told that Sonata is a good one. It is short acting and doesn't give people a hang-over feeling. I think it is used more for people that can get to sleep, but then wake up in the...