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  1. Sink or Swim/Eat Their Own

    lifeisbeautiful replied to organic_matter's topic in General Nursing

    This is so true, sad to say I witnessed the competitiveness and the cattiness in Nursing school. It just got worse once I was working. Now, most of the people that I work with are wonderful, but...

  2. Break at the beginning of the shift

    lifeisbeautiful replied to maggiecheung's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You are absolutely correct! This is what they do to us where I work. Most of us work 10 hour shifts. When we come on duty, the charge Nurse will tell us to go and take our 10 minute break. I will...

  3. Stressed out and Getting Out

    lifeisbeautiful replied to CseMgr1's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Hey, do we work at the same hospital :chuckle I am also considering a career change. I can't imagine doing this job for 25 more years You would not believe the turn over in my department. It is so...

  4. Need Some Advise. Want to be an RN: late 30's AM I TOO LATE?

    lifeisbeautiful replied to RNRNRNRNR's topic in Nursing Career

    When I was in school getting my RN, I had 19 people in my class. 3 in their 20's, 5 in their 30's, 7 in their 40's and the rest were over 50! It's never too late to return to school. Good for you

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

    lifeisbeautiful replied to klondike's topic in General Nursing

    Getting into this discussion a little late, sorry! I will not work OT for straight pay. I will stay over once in a while if they are really desperate for a nurse (which is almost every day :chuckle),...

  6. What was your secret weapon for surviving nursing school??

    lifeisbeautiful replied to michelle_s_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, thank goodness times have changed, meaning, being able to have access to birth control that works! Planned Parenthood gives away condoms. I have the best sex life in the world and I am in my...

  7. Nrsging School-What was your worst error?

    lifeisbeautiful replied to hotcoffee1's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    This is a tricky question. Unless you realize you made the error or somebody points your error out to you..one could make mistakes over and over and never even know it! My classmates and I made a lot...

  8. Nrsging School-What was your worst error?

    lifeisbeautiful replied to hotcoffee1's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    This is a tricky question. Unless you realize you made the error or somebody points your error out to you..one could make mistakes over and over and never even know it! My classmates and I made a lot...

  9. kicked out nrsing school-would u fight?

    lifeisbeautiful replied to hotcoffee1's topic in General Nursing

    Many years ago when I did my LPN, we had a girl in out class cheat on a mid-term. Three of us witnessed it. This student turned her scantron sheet in, left the room, then came back to "write her name"...

  10. kicked out nrsing school-would u fight?

    lifeisbeautiful replied to hotcoffee1's topic in General Nursing

    Many years ago when I did my LPN, we had a girl in out class cheat on a mid-term. Three of us witnessed it. This student turned her scantron sheet in, left the room, then came back to "write her name"...

  11. Should RNs do housekeeping job or is it our job?

    lifeisbeautiful replied to Lenap's topic in General Nursing

    This is an ongoing joke where I work. We always say this to one another when we have to do something completely out of our written job description that we signed when we were hired, "I am glad I got...

  12. Should RNs do housekeeping job or is it our job?

    lifeisbeautiful replied to Lenap's topic in General Nursing

    This is an ongoing joke where I work. We always say this to one another when we have to do something completely out of our written job description that we signed when we were hired, "I am glad I got...

  13. Survey: Should nurses from other countries be recruited to aid in the nursing shortag

    lifeisbeautiful replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, they have the voice to complain, so I wish ALL would use it!:rotfl: !! I see many foreign nurses doing things or keeping quiet because they don't want to look "difficult", when they are mearly...

  14. Is becoming a Nurse hard?

    lifeisbeautiful replied to NA NA's topic in General Nursing

    I found Nursing school very hard. The hours the non-stop clinicals, etc. I also had a couple of instructors that I think enjoyed trying to make people cry. Thank god they never "broke" me. If people...

  15. home laundered surgical attire

    lifeisbeautiful replied to lwlrn's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I work in the PACU and we are supplied scrubs. We are told not to take them home and wash them (then then wear them back at work) because we would be bringing in contaminated scrubs. I have a 2...

  16. Why are you REALLY going into nursing? Honest answers please.

    lifeisbeautiful replied to Sheri257's topic in General Students

    Ah, you took the words right out of my mouth.:chuckle That was exactly what I was thinking to myself, but didn't have the guts to post it Most nurses say they do it because they love to help people....

  17. how many hours can we work in a week?

    lifeisbeautiful replied to nrsnan_1's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I would check with your state labor laws. 4-12 hour shifts!! Are they crazy? I think a nuse should be scheduled for no more than 40 hours a week. If one wants to pick up extra shifts fine, but I...

  18. Eat Before You Get Here!

    lifeisbeautiful replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency

    I work in a very large hosspital in Los Angeles and we get a lot of very demanding patients. I had one man ask me if we served fresh squeezed carrot juice, 2 hours post-op? :uhoh21: Excuse me? This is...

  19. Should OR RN's be ACLS/PALS certified?

    lifeisbeautiful replied to sharann's topic in Operating Room

    No Mike, the RNs are not "stupid" as you called them, they are not certified. If the OR Nurses began administering drugs during a code and they are not certified, they are working outside their legal...

  20. New Study:Patients have higher acuity, yet skill levels of nursing staff has declined

    lifeisbeautiful replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This is one of my main gripes about Nursing schools. Waaaay too much writing. I wrote Nursing Care Plans until I was blue in the face . The hands-on skills that I was taught were awful. I was taught...

  21. Where Have All the Nurses Gone?

    lifeisbeautiful replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I just read an article that stated that 40% of RNs are dissatisfied with their job. 2 out of 10 nurses are leaving their career within a year. Why are nurses unhappy?? I've listened to many of my...

  22. Should OR RN's be ACLS/PALS certified?

    lifeisbeautiful replied to sharann's topic in Operating Room

    Yes, I feel all OR Registered Nurses should be ACLS/PALS certified. I am a PACU RN, so I have had plenty of experiences with patients coding in the OR. The alarm rings and the light flashes in the...

  23. Survey: Should nurses from other countries be recruited to aid in the nursing shortag

    lifeisbeautiful replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Should nurses from other countries be recruited to aid in the nursing shortage? This is a really tough question and difficult to answer. First, if there are so many people getting laid off in other...