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  1. Question about PALS

    Well, I have heard of this, but never seen it. We had plastic heads in PALS to practice on. When I was in the navy we used goats in our cambat casulty course. We did cut downs, chest tubes, and...
  2. Narcan at Delivery

    It's good practice to have the narcan either in your pocket, or taped in a cool spot on the warmer. It is not a drug that is given to prevent an infant from becoming resp. depressed. Narcan is given...
  3. Help with "Bait & Switch" tactics at new job

    I'm glad you are being supported. I hope you make your difficult time known to the powers that be at this place. It may help, or it may not. Best
  4. Dealing With Aggressive Coworkers

    This is basic. There is difference between being aggressive, and being assertive. Most aggressive persons use the attack apporach to demand their way, and to gain respect for themselves. This...
  5. Why do some nurses do this? And why are they allowed to?

    This is ture, but it's not
  6. Dealing With Aggressive Coworkers

    How did this person ever get into nursing school? Are the schools letting just anyone in? They should have seen something was off in her interview, school, and work. Yes, I would confront her,...
  7. Why do some nurses do this? And why are they allowed to?

    Wnat about state labor laws? I guess nurses are not included in
  8. Why do some nurses do this? And why are they allowed to?

    12x9=108. this nurse is sick, or she will be. i doube management is looking up to her as a hard worker. i wonder about the safety issue for the
  9. Thankless at times, downright mean others!

    Why let it bother you? People who say things like this to others have big problems. What they need is a psych consult. These people have to live with themselves everyday, and they are angry, and...
  10. Thankless at times, downright mean others!

    You will be an "expert" with time. It's hard when you first start out. I hope you find a way to feel good about nursing, if not, your not alone, and there are other careers out there. Your smart,...
  11. Thankless at times, downright mean others!

    How sad. I wonder what her life had been like before her illness. Patients say things many times because they are angry people, and there are many angry folks out in the world. As a nurse I believe...
  12. Thankless at times, downright mean others!

    Who cares what some patients say. I'll just poot, and blame it on
  13. I miss the Navy Nurse Corps

    You must finish your BSN, or the navy won't take you. Talk to a recruiter, if your ADN grades are good, the navy may put you on a program that will pay for your degree, in exchange for time. In the...
  14. There is a lot of inmature nurses out there, and they are vary rude, as they are unhappy. Stich only with good ones. I loved working with students, they are the future of the nursing profession. I...
  15. I hope you wash your hands when you leave the patients room, and when you enter, and between patients in the same room. I also hope you check each and every name band before giving meds, and doing...
  16. I quit my job (long)

    Bully's at work is a joke. My last job some doctors were hitting , spitting on, throwing things, and ofcourse yelling, and name calling the nurses. This makes me so mad. I contacted Bully's at...
  17. I applied for a job at a local hospital (So. Calif), interviewed, and received a job offer. HR was so bad I turned down the offer. About a month later I received a letter of termination. I don't...
  18. Terminated, but never worked for them

    Hospitals are so disfunctional now days. I work in real estate, and just wanted to keep my foot in the nursing door, but I'm really having second thoughts because of
  19. Terminated, but never worked for them

    Ever heard of a background
  20. Nurse Recruitment

    I had a very interesting conversation with a nurse recruiter at a family get together last night. The recuriter is not a nurse. It is common knowledge that nurse recruters in the area of S....
  21. Nurse Recruitment

    You better believe I'm going to hammer this guy. I've called three units in the hospital where this guy works, and I'm writhing a letter to the DNS. His goose is
  22. ICU to OB????

    I've worked both as well, and a good ICU nurse is a blessing in a high risk OB environment. That being said, as a nurse please learn to stand your ground, and do what is right for you, not other...