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nola1202

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  1. They won't stop calling me!

    nola1202 replied to optimist's topic in General Nursing

    1. Anyone can be anything they want on a website, an RN, CNA, MD... 2. No I don't believe you have truly walked the walk, at least not for 10 or 15 year, if you have at all. If you did, your...

  2. hamster on the wheel syndrome

    nola1202 posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    I need advice. I'm a new supervisor who has spent and still does spend time in the trenches. (floor nurse) We have a really bad cycle of call in's on weekends by the CNA's and Nurses. The more call...

  3. hamster on the wheel syndrome

    nola1202 replied to nola1202's topic in Health, Stress Management

    :DOK this is really depressing....I think the joke on the nursing ghost story thread went. A supervisor? Is that some kind of ghost, I've never seen

  4. They won't stop calling me!

    nola1202 replied to optimist's topic in General Nursing

    Regarding the comment from G MS RN: How exausted can you get working weekends.... Uhhhhh, you ever worked weekends????? Extra family, extra complaints, staff cut down to the gristle. No ward...

  5. They won't stop calling me!

    nola1202 replied to optimist's topic in General Nursing

    How about you? Fill in every call in where you work, when you can, especially the CNA's. Then come back to this site and share your experience, hope and

  6. They won't stop calling me!

    nola1202 replied to optimist's topic in General Nursing

    I don't agree, this sounds like the manipulative guilt trip that it is. Stand your ground and go with your intuitive

  7. um this does not seem right

    nola1202 replied to meghan91's topic in General Nursing

    messing with the IV or any equipmernt sounds like a really good way to get fired. No wonder so many IV's come back clotted or

  8. Back Stabbing

    nola1202 replied to NSGstudent12's topic in General Nursing

    granted but there are people who just take it to the next level and in my mind it's bullying in a social acceptable form. Some people are intolerant of anyone but themselves and they (think!) they...

  9. Back Stabbing

    nola1202 replied to NSGstudent12's topic in General Nursing

    No where I work, everyone is too busy just trying to keep their head above water. The goal is to just survive and go home and sleep! (regarding, does everyone keep a record of nop-no's and turn it in...

  10. Nurses eating their young

    nola1202 replied to nola1202's topic in General Nursing

    I so get it, I get snappish and moody when I'm overworked and overtired, add to that problems at home, it takes all my energy to just focus on my work and get done. I find myself working really hard...

  11. Nurses eating their young

    nola1202 replied to nola1202's topic in General Nursing

    i love you, can i work at your

  12. Nurses eating their young

    nola1202 replied to nola1202's topic in General Nursing

    Rosemary and Basil....I guess Sage is the Good ol nurse who rescues new grads and old farts like

  13. Nurses eating their young

    nola1202 replied to nola1202's topic in General Nursing

    Oh God, that's just cruel, it's justifiable homicide, kill the vending machine not new grads!!!!! Did they take the caffinated coffee away too? They have one teeny tiney pot in the lobby for guests...

  14. Nurses eating their young

    nola1202 replied to nola1202's topic in General Nursing

  15. Nurses eating their young

    nola1202 replied to nola1202's topic in General Nursing

    I get really frustrated when my real job is put on the backburner to deal with the immediate problem, newbies just get pushed to the side and I know feel like they are useless because they can't...

  16. Nurses eating their young

    nola1202 replied to nola1202's topic in General Nursing

    I hear ya, seen it, dealt with it in person just this week. Usually it's someone who seems to have a lot of confidence and can't relate to a newbie feeling intimidated and unsure...maybe they just...

  17. Nurses eating their young

    nola1202 replied to nola1202's topic in General Nursing

    bahahahah!

  18. Fired...now what?! Looking for Texas agency work

    nola1202 replied to ReginaPhalange's topic in Texas Nursing

    This experience is just another drop of water in the bucket! I personally would go out for margaritas.....several, and don't hold the chips and

  19. NC RNs PLEASE HELP

    nola1202 replied to nowim clean's topic in Nurses Recovery

    OR, Well baby, clinics....Not an expert, but I met people there who were in the NRP there. Also once you get 2yrs of recovery, drug/alcohol inpt rehab, or psych nsg. Insurance companies, case...

  20. How to quit immediately ?!

    nola1202 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    :lol2:Ha!

  21. Can a male nurse work in home health?

    nola1202 replied to northmississippi's topic in Men in Nursing

    Wow I was really shocked by the posts. I know 2 excellent nurses who worked with both male and female patient's. When I moved and had to quit my hh job guess who I called and requested to take my...

  22. Sad...

    nola1202 replied to BABYJADE06's topic in General Nursing

    a 5yo at the funeral of her grandmother got frightened when the casket was closed. she wanted to know how she would breathe. I told her she didn't need to breathe anymore. She wanted to know why her...

  23. Nursing habits

    nola1202 replied to Jenni811's topic in Nursing Humor

    I have a habit of making eye contact with complete strangers smiling and saying "Hi, how are you doing?" When I first got out of school, I'd hear those IV alarms in my sleep and wake up to find myself...

  24. Lifecare (LTC) anyone have experience with?

    nola1202 posted a topic in Colorado Nursing

    Anyone have an opinion on Lifecare? It's an LTC that specializes in pt's with dementia. Suggestions for working with dementia

  25. Lifecare (LTC) anyone have experience with?

    nola1202 replied to nola1202's topic in Colorado Nursing

    quick update, cautiously optimistic and really excited to see the way they approach dementia care. I'm hoping it's the kind of place I can put down roots and stay for years n years. The staff from...