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  1. Wheres My Paid Time Off!!!

    anonymurse replied to henryswife's topic in General Nursing

    If Henry has you covered for health insurance, like I'm covered by Tricare from my military retirement, maybe you could do like me and get the no-bennies package. I don't get any sick or vacation...

  2. Float nurses doing cardiac assessment on DOU/Tele

    anonymurse replied to nursemel374's topic in General Nursing

    Yep I got replaced by a floater from ICU the other night. A lot of things were out of her comfort zone, like not being able to see all her pts at the same time (our ICU is set up so the nurse can...

  3. Ethics: Does it bother you when people are in nursing to make money?

    anonymurse replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    From the Boomer generation on, we've been told to do "whatever makes you happy." And since many of us search for a higher purpose in our formative years, but don't have families yet, we determine to...

  4. Please give me some advice

    anonymurse replied to RDFloRN's topic in General Nursing

    Buy a cheap webcam for yourself and your family and most important friends and use Yahoo Messenger to do video phone calls. Check http://www.airfarewatchdog.com/ and set it up to email you of bargain...

  5. Ethics: Does it bother you when people are in nursing to make money?

    anonymurse replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, and the sad thing is they EXPECT the women to follow the Flo tradition. But our women are NOT rich girls with a martyr complex. More and more, they're single moms who have an incredibly tough...

  6. Frustrated w/night shift aides

    anonymurse replied to davidndenise2001's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Do you want to avoid conflict or do you tend to martyrdom? Find examples in your past. Do you more prize harmony or ideals? How difficult or impractical do you find communication with your superiors?...

  7. Transforming Care at the Bedside

    anonymurse replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Funny word, bedside. Maybe when the word "bedside" appears in a project title, it indicates that those who got the grant want to control those at the bedside, but don't want to be there themselves....

  8. Dipoma Nurse and Proud!

    anonymurse replied to nurse4117's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I hear ya. We couldn't graduate without handling a minimum of 4 pts, yet I've heard of BSN programs that require only 2. Thumbs up for the hands-on

  9. How does liability work in nursing?

    anonymurse replied to Dental Hygienist's topic in General Nursing

    You are expected to conduct yourself at all times and under all circumstances as any reasonable person constrained by the terms of your NPA and with your education and experience would conduct...

  10. Giving Report to a CNA

    anonymurse replied to niknoc's topic in First Year After Licensure

    First thing I do after getting report is write out a task sheet for my CNA (I make myself a copy) so she has a decent shot at planning her shift. FSBS and frequency, orthos, Q4s/2s, weights,...

  11. meal trays + MRSA, C. Dif, or VRE

    anonymurse replied to psalm51's topic in General Nursing

    Not quite true. They also consider public image fashion. Heard a rumor they're going to do away with smoking areas on the property. I've seen patients out in the freezing cold under the smoking...

  12. delegation questions

    anonymurse replied to mleach11's topic in General Nursing

    There are 2 ways to look at this. In my state, there's a set of CNA skills set down in painful detail in a study manual. This is an implementation of law, not the law itself. You would want to search...

  13. Nurses salary vrs teacher's salary

    anonymurse replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    For the moment, but schools are funded by property taxes, and the housing bust is just beginning. I'd guess nursing to be a more reliable way to put food on the table during the hard times that I...

  14. delegation questions

    anonymurse replied to mleach11's topic in General Nursing

    Like classicdame said, the rules differ from state to state. That's why you're not getting any replies. But you don't need 'em. Just read your state's

  15. Ethics: Does it bother you when people are in nursing to make money?

    anonymurse replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    "Money is the sincerest form of flattery." --RAH Care to know how much society values a role? Check what society pays. Want to improve the image of a role in society's eyes? 1. Let's insist on being...

  16. HELP! No job offers!

    anonymurse replied to peanuts52 RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The US military is an eager employer of nurse-midwives, and their patients can't sue without permission from the government. You can figure out the likelihood of that happening, whereas you probably...

  17. Ethics: Does it bother you when people are in nursing to make money?

    anonymurse replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you. Everyone forgets that Flo was a petulant reb from a rich family. She and those like her could well afford to imagine they would transform nursing from a plebian service into a noble cause...

  18. Unit Secretary roles

    anonymurse replied to philosophical's topic in General Nursing

    No, because you're getting paid, among other things, to be ready at all times to take a message or get a nurse when the phone rings. Besides, you have to remember your scope of practice. There is...

  19. Considering a career in nursing, but scared of the neg comments

    anonymurse replied to philosophical's topic in General Nursing

    Mostly you need to know yourself, then your decision will be clear to you. If you're not a multitasker, forget nursing like I probably should have, although I love everything about it. It's the...

  20. when you forget to carry out an order on your pt

    anonymurse replied to poppy07's topic in General Nursing

    Whenever you're caught up, offer to help others. I mean, aggressively go from nurse to nurse and ask if they need any help, starting with the most harrassed-looking. Then when you're in need, as soon...

  21. i feel so stupid

    anonymurse replied to NurseTricia99's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well first, you realize the world is gonna beat you up plenty and it doesn't need any help. And second, you understand that getting yelled at is a long way from "being in trouble," which I define as...

  22. Puny job situation

    anonymurse replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    In any field at any time, there are more openings than are advertised that get filled before there's any need to advertise. You could call all nurse friends and employers of nurses in your area, ask...

  23. MRSA scare !

    anonymurse replied to Keepstanding's topic in General Nursing

    Not to mention the impact on unit productivity when people go to the ED because they think they have MRSA and the docs write contact orders on the patient's suspicion (of course they have to to...

  24. Do you get extra work cause your bilingual?

    anonymurse replied to CyndieRN2007's topic in General Nursing

    There are so many idioms and nuances of inflection that can change the meaning of a phrase that I refuse to learn a smattering of Spanish or any other language just for the convenience of not having...

  25. Gay Boomers and nursing attitudes

    anonymurse replied to woody62's topic in General Nursing

    No. It was carefully calculated to elicit American disgust and thereby boost his popularity back home. And the ploy worked. We are so used to thinking America is the center of the universe. For sure,...