Leader25 ASN, BSN, RN

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  1. Leader25

    Unfit for career?

    Always working in the unit of your choice is a bygone era, today all positions are floaters but they do not want to call a duck a duck, if you are in Medsurg they might send you to ER step down...
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    Should I be totally honest in my interview?

    why?Dont ask dont tell.If they want to hire you they will make the offers,who cares how you felt about the other job,say only positvie things about past ork although it is a big temptation to tell it...
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    Is this considered bullying?

    Depends whether there was any
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    A patient spit in my face

    It is shocking isn't it to find some of the most callous b*^&^* in this profession.Well now you know,it is like driving a car, drive defensively, just in case
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    Too ugly to be a nurse..?!?

    This is really sad that you are feeling like this or I hope just an honest appraisal of yourlooks.I once worked at a place where I had sneaking suspicion that a certain department was hiring only...
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    New Opportunity - Why am I so afraid?

    ​Sorry but your post is one giant run on sentence, I dont have the energy to decipher, try
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    Do nurses tend to be enablers?

    Hell Noooooooo!Had my fill of crazy complainers,leeches,dishonest nurses,too cheap to spend a buck on needs then complain about it.Bye
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    Los Gatos ER Physician in the News

    Doc was having a bad day, and of course now family suing for
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    Leaving the er after six months

    True being bored is awful
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    Leaving the er after six months

    "My manger told me I might not have. Set schedule up to a year and so now I work all hours of the day and night- while they gave new grads first choice on hours- leaving nothing for me - even though...
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    Absolute Exhaustion Tips?

    I have been there at certain moments not sure why except burning the candle at both ends.Taking care of my fluids and small frequent meals with some oj and stress vitamins helped with the...
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    Should I go get my DNP? HELP!

    One year experience and you already want to leave the
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    Long hair at the bedside

    It is disgusting what I see on some nurses,waist length crap all hanging down, or hair all unkempt,sticking up and out,unbrushed,if you don't want to blow it out then uses curlers,and get those roots...
  14. Listen girl time to wise up and develop inner strength,thick skin and deafness,no one stupid manager controls your career,destiny whatever.You need to go to a counselor for some short term therapy,you...
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    Pre-Employment Physical Attire

    Really ,jumping jacks,touch your toes?Why ?what happened to equal opportunity
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    How did she/he get through nursing school?

    How do you ever get your work done from up high on that
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    Level 2 NICU Traveler?

    Get thee to a level lll and learn learn
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    I committed the cardinal sin of travel nursing

    Good sticking to your guns,...they seem very unreasonable,many of us encounter those pencil pushing pump and pearls gang once in
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    Three 12s vs Five 8s

    12 have never been my cup of tea,if its a bad day it is 12 hours of grinding badly your gears,not to mention the lack of sleep,and if your unit does not have a cozy lounge or private bathroom it is...
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    Do you look up the push rate for IVP meds?

    yes of course ,"slow push" may mean different rates in
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    flirting at the workplace

    Every unit has one of those,sometimes the flirting is just verbal other times its obvious tugging and pulling on a already too tight shirt,sticking their chest out and bumping the person with it,or...
  22. The worst bullying I encountered was in a hospital that had its own nursing school grads with "diploma".They hated and mistreated those that were not from their hospital school and had the nerve to...
  23. Like the saying goes...their reality is their
  24. Sad but true ,fake friends are just that
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    When and Why Nurses Are Leaving the Workforce

    Not only the daytime hours but they also demanded we attend classes on our day off, even if they are paying you ,you do not get a day to rest fully.They can keep their money and let me rest as I have...