No Stars In My Eyes

Med nurse in med-surg., float, HH, and PDN

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    What job will you do for your semi-retirement?

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Now that I see how this thread is going.....I've changed my mind. I'm going to spend my days scratching ears and talking to wagging-tailed critters. I'M GOING TO THE
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    Why do you think nurses leave the profession?

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to Nacki's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Just rec'd a letter from corporate about how much they agonized​ over the upcoming pay cut, and how they would, as soon as they deemed it possible, raise our pay-rate. If they ever do, it will be...
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    What sort of nurse do you want to be?

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to Miss-kate's topic in General Nursing

    Yes! I am on page 53, and plan on eventually completing all one million pages of it! Most
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    Sticks and stones...

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to Brian's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have posted before this quote I read once: "What you think of me is none of my business." I have to admit, though, I have let my feelings get hurt when I have heard some of the things people have...
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    16 Common Nursing School Interview Questions & Answers

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to TheCommuter's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Gads! No wonder people get nervous over this process! I've been in the field for 45 years and it makes me nervous just reading the questions and thinking how I might respond to them. To be honest I...
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    Children's psych...

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to lmld's topic in Psychiatric

    Thank the Lord for folks like you two! I imagine it would take some kind of 'special' to work in that field! I hope there are some children's psych nurses out there who will
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    What sort of nurse do you want to be?

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to Miss-kate's topic in General Nursing

    I like being the kind of nurse that, when I walk through the door to start my shift, the patient greets me with a smile, saying, "Oh, I'm so glad it's
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    What job will you do for your semi-retirement?

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, MrChicago, how can you be creeped out by a faceless avatar when your own avatar is as featureless? But I agree, getting a default avatar of a faceless entity is kind of creepy. At least your...
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    What job will you do for your semi-retirement?

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I have to laugh at the generic, faceless one's hairdo......I used to have hair that I wanted to curl UNDER but one side always wanted to flip in the other direction. It drove me
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    Why do you think nurses leave the profession?

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to Nacki's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I had the pleasure of starting out in nursing when it was well-paid, the staffing and ratios weren't ever an issue, and all functioned as a team. What has happened over the years in the field of...
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    Sticks and stones...

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to Brian's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My mother was a great example of the ability to 'button your lip'; she was a nurse and also owned a business, so she had to deal with the public a lot. Once, though, I had to say something in response...
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    Lessons on why not to "Assume" things.

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to TigerxLiLy's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I never heard of a lab getting wonky results like that and CANCELLING, postponing it to another day!!! It seems like at least one person should've said "HUH?" instead of "Oh well...." Good catch,
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    What job will you do for your semi-retirement?

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I will probably do like my mother did and work into my 70's, doing some PD case part-time. I love taking care of lil ol' folks in their 90's; they are so
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    What do you love about nursing?

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to xandralou's topic in General Nursing

    Not to be a grinch, but sometimes what I like about nursing is being
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    Anyone else feel this way?

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to young33's topic in Male Nursing Students

    When I was first married (at age 40), my husband-the-amateur-photographer would attend Harley Rallies and take pix of women doing the strangest and most suggestive poses, along with the obligatory...
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    what age did you decide to become a nurse

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to Nursetobe25's topic in General Nursing

    My mom decided she wanted to be a nurse at the age of 14, when she was in the hospital to have her appendix removed. Way back then (1930) they kept you in the hospital for up to 2 weeks after...
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    what age did you decide to become a nurse

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to Nursetobe25's topic in General Nursing

    20. Though mom was a nurse, it never occurred to me. I was across the state from home, at a community college, where I flunked out because I quit attending classes. Mom said I could come home, and...
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    MD-RN Relations -- There is Hope

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Great! I remember being told in 1971, by a supervisor, that I was "far too casual" with doctors! That was back in the 'bow and scrape' days. Seemed awfully silly to me that you could not approach...
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    What do you love about nursing?

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to xandralou's topic in General Nursing

    ^^^^^all these!^^^^^ I went in to nursing, though, because at the age of 19, at my first 'real job' as a nurse's aide ( on the job training, no certification back then) it was the only thing I'd run...
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    Anyone else feel this way?

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to young33's topic in Male Nursing Students

    It seems like by now this should be a moot point; In 1971 at my very first job, the Head Nurse was a guy. Back then the only folks who were dubious about having a male nurse assigned to them were...
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    Perfume at work?

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to fawnmarie's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Yeah, in nursing school one of the first things they told us is "NO perfume or cologne!" That was in 1970! I was disappointed because there are several that I REALLY like to wear. However, after being...
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    Can we all just get along: Communicating through 4 generations of Nurses

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to Cynthiahowardrnphd's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am like OCNRN63, in that I can find something in common and can relate to just about anyone. I have something in common with each of the groups mentioned above. I was born in 1949, but have a lot...
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    cover letter critique please

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to vengeance's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Nothing wrong with the content. I would separate some of the statements, as reading a blocky 2 paragraph letter does not let certain points stand out. So, here are my few suggestions. I will just...
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    Why I Am Grateful To Be Working On Thanksgiving Day

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to Michael M. Heuninckx's topic in General Nursing

    I only get time-and-a-half too. I can't imagine
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    Why I Am Grateful To Be Working On Thanksgiving Day

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to Michael M. Heuninckx's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing shallow about working for the $$$