BostonTerrierLover BSN, RN

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    Sponsor relapsed

    BostonTerrierLover replied to TorsadesRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Getting my Marker Now:) I would love to get to a real peer group with recovering Healthcare workers- mine is just your run of the mill AA, where I am called "The Yungin." The kind that makes you wear...
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    What kind of animal are you?

    BostonTerrierLover replied to madwife2002's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I wander what good naming a mythical animal would be: Unicorns, Sasquatch or Bigfoot, Dragon, Flying Pig, or a
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    Sponsor relapsed

    BostonTerrierLover replied to TorsadesRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Torsades, I wrote a "T" on my hand today, and every time someone asked me what it was for, I said,"it's to remind me of an unspoken prayer, and if you get a minute- send one up!" Just wanted you to...
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    Tired of it all

    BostonTerrierLover replied to DSkelton711's topic in General Nursing

    I think Nursing Elders (meant with total respect as in "Seniority") ought to be given the position of higher respect during a shift, than "just one of the players on a team. Think about, every other...
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    Tired of it all

    BostonTerrierLover replied to DSkelton711's topic in General Nursing

    Two Words: Customer Service Two Words: Nursing Service It's when they chose the first two words, over the second. They went for patient happiness over patient outcomes. What do we give them at...
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    Sponsor relapsed

    BostonTerrierLover replied to TorsadesRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    No Way, I had such hard time identifying with NA. I am finishing my 5th year as of passing November 18, and I was supremely criticized for picking a female (old enough to be my mother) for a sponsor....
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    Do Nurses Earn Big Money? You Decide.

    BostonTerrierLover replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, some of my most highly respected posters are all here now, and I don't want to get you guys upset, I too am highly critical of the system, and how much of OUR money is wasted. So, to be very...
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    Answered wrong on Interview Question

    BostonTerrierLover replied to missrn208's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    The Curse of the Nursing Gods:roflmao: Well Ma'am, are you...YES! I see that right after we medicated your son with Dilaudid 4mg, he signed a release of information to you, let's see whats going on,...
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    Answered wrong on Interview Question

    BostonTerrierLover replied to missrn208's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    See, I even saved the hospital a hipaa violation, and saved the patients privacy and confidentiality(It was probably just a mother-in-law being nosey anyway!) I wouldn't have done that post, but so...
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    Answered wrong on Interview Question

    BostonTerrierLover replied to missrn208's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    The "wrong'est" answer would go... I would get the family member haunting the desk in a headlock, followed by a good thorough nurse education, just as soon as I got OR to hold that Grunter long enough...
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    Do Nurses Earn Big Money? You Decide.

    BostonTerrierLover replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    ...and I totally agree that the more children, the more they get. But, it's the child in that situation. If a single Nurse looses their job, by all means, get in line. It's the child with no...
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    Do Nurses Earn Big Money? You Decide.

    BostonTerrierLover replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    Well call me liberal (I always thought of myself a conservative.) But, I don't begrudge those kids getting chips, or fed with food stamps, and I certainly wouldn't want to trade places with any of...
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    Do Nurses Earn Big Money? You Decide.

    BostonTerrierLover replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    I understand how you feel, and yes- I may be in a breadline next year, but throughout American history (Great Depression, .com bubble, credit crunches, fiscal cliffs). It has always gotten better. I...
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    Do Nurses Earn Big Money? You Decide.

    BostonTerrierLover replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    Just going to add that in this economy, I have seen some more "perks" instead of higher pay, (e.g. Doubling Vacation Time, Double Holidays, or they paid you for a certain hour base- even if you work...
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    Do Nurses Earn Big Money? You Decide.

    BostonTerrierLover replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    Profit isn't a bad word. Back before the economy tanked, when they would slide that paper down to me with the hourly rate during an interview, that was my chance to negotiate. I can't wait until it...
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    Frustrated in BSN program

    BostonTerrierLover replied to JZ_RN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I don't think one ADN can speak for the entire ADN population any more than one BSN can speak for for the entire population of BSNs. I really hate generalizations made by educated people. There are...
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    Do Nurses Earn Big Money? You Decide.

    BostonTerrierLover replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    When I first started in MS, (2003 ADN) I made less than a Texas LVN. I once got a (second/side job) working as a doctor's nurse at a University Hospital in a Deep South State; I made $13.75/hr. I...
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    Dumb ways to die ... a video

    BostonTerrierLover replied to heron's topic in Emergency

    You know we Americans can't tell the difference(just on accents)! Lol! Let me try again,.... Our Really Cool Aussie Cousins Down Under:) R.I.P. Steve
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    Answered wrong on Interview Question

    BostonTerrierLover replied to missrn208's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    To make you feel a little better, last Tuesday my best friend's wife, who just finished her MD Fellowship in a North Texas Pediatric Emergency Program, had her first interview at a mid sized City's...
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    Dumb ways to die ... a video

    BostonTerrierLover replied to heron's topic in Emergency

    I'm glad our cousins across the pond are finally highlighting the danger of playing chicken with trains, it's a "no win." (By the way- I would be the toaster
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    Silly random nursing thoughts, one sentence, NO JUDGMENTAL FOLKS ALLOWED

    BostonTerrierLover replied to wooh's topic in Nursing Humor

    I hope this wasn't what the Mayans were seeing, Lol:) I know of 6 hospitals on total lockdown around here because of the high levels of this "crud." They allow no visitors, and mask/glove cart is at...
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    New nurse and very depressed

    BostonTerrierLover replied to Socrates12358's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just went through a small crisis in my life, and understand this is not advice, it's what I experienced. I can identify with the loneliness, stress-anorexia, and insomnia. I learned real quick...
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    What kind of animal are you?

    BostonTerrierLover replied to madwife2002's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Mine: that squirrel on Hoodwinked(after the
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    Weirdest, funniest, grossest male teenager pt. Stories

    BostonTerrierLover replied to Mtb97's topic in Nursing Humor

    My mom thought my brother and I had ringworm, but it was from sticking a vacuum hose to each other, and watching the little the mound it left:) And then,... One day she walked in and nearly passed...
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    What kind of animal are you?

    BostonTerrierLover replied to madwife2002's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Hahaha, bragging