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Car-dee-ya-zem. It's car-di-zem. Or dil-ti-ya-zem. Cardiazem isn't a real thing. Can I get an amen?!

I had the worst experience in a very long time giving report this morning. My unit requires bedside report, which I actually love. Apparently a recent new grad hire hates it. Waited until 15 min into her shift to even try to get report. She came to ...

If you caught The View yesterday, you saw Joy Behar ask of Miss Colorado (Miss America contestant) and nurse, "Why does she have a doctor's stethoscope around her neck?" Our friends at Gomer Blog couldn't resist. Littmann to Produce Separate Doctor ...

I just looked at a typical billing rate for TMS and I am absolutely appalled that with your prediction of 45 treatments per week leaves you with a pay expectation of $20/hour. Stop telling us what your overhead is. Stop trying to compare your anticip...

You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

Maybe if you take sociology of nursing or theoretical foundations of nursing, you'd actually have half a clue what you're talking about. I further add that maybe a course in research would be helpful as well. I'm working with BS students now. You kno...

Also, if you genuinely don't care what people think, why do you keep responding?

You'll find a lot of those "go with your heart" and never follow advice or feedback folks over in the student and first year after licensing forums. Spoiler: it's not pretty.

I found nursing school was WAY more demanding of every little bit of my time (while I had little kids and a husband to acknowledge from time to time), which was horribly stressful. The first semester really was the worst, although my second one drew ...

Is this a for-profit school?

I learned very, very quickly that you can't save patients from themselves. That, to me, was no big deal. The hardest thing? When the patient DOES want to save themselves, but there are literally no resources available to make them successful at it.

I HATE it when people try to be my friend. I feel like ADNs flirt overtly immaturely as well. They make me feel icky with all of their awkward conversation.

BY LAW, your facility is required to make reasonable accommodations, which includes allowing you light duty. For more information, you can look this up under EEOC's ADA online. Any conversation you have regarding this should take place in writing. Tr...

You guys watch ST:TNG? Man, I loved that show. Jean Luc was gonna save the galaxy. I'd totally vote Picard/Riker every single election. (This might actually happen this year.) But Deanna.... She was my girl. Strong, sensitive, empathic. I was going t...

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There is a pretty large group on facebook actively working on this exact problem. They have one gigantic group and then small groups for each state actively working to create better legislative changes. They've been looking at recent events and they ...

Thank you. I really appreciate it. This is actually why I haven't been around in ages. Life seems to be hitting an upward trajectory, hopefully. I'd like to give some advice that you may take as an insult, but I promise it isn't. When you use "um"...

I am responding to the OP only, without reading any comments first. OP, last year I developed persistent insomnia that at its peak, ended in me going into a psychosis at the end of a shift, complete with hallucinations. Instead of taking seriously th...

Does this happen at your hospital? Recent examples: #1: Radiology tech: "this patient has q0600 portable chest X-rays part of his old ICU order set. They normally DC these but they didn't DC his. Do I really need to do this?" #2: Me, to a different r...

I hate how crazy med admin times are! I have a sheet I use to organize my day, and the days when I look down and see things due literally every hour are just ridiculous. BUT! My favorite thing? When med admin times actually do coordinate properly, le...

Hi, all! This week, I have learned hoarding can be a blessing. (I promise that actually is nursing related. ) Always, ALWAYS retain documentation you receive from your employer. Recreating a timeline of events in writing to describe an emotional situ...

Seriously. I'm just diving in right now. As an AN member... 1. I absolutely, positively can NOT figure out a damn thing on desktop via mobile AN. Somebody, for the love of god, I've been finding my posts by clicking on notifications, going to likes, ...

Hi, friends, Please forgive my absence. I've received a message from the lovely LadyFree, who I've happily handed the reins over to for a short while. Depending on how the next few weeks go, I may have a story to share that hopefully others can lea...

Two of my medical conditions (a neurological condition that is exasperated by sleeplessness, and now my spinal fusion) have been a bit of a nuisance and could be an issue in the future. Mostly it's the epilepsy that I'm concerned about. Twice EVER it...