LadyFree28 BSN, LPN, RN

Hi! I am a day late, but nevertheless I've had a never ending week of overtime, frustration, and morale boosters along the way. Yesterday was the end of Emergency Nurses Week; I was grateful for the wonderful activities and was the first time as a n...

This has been a VERY eventful week! Although this is the beginning of the busy season at my hospital, it has reached a plateau; the reason may be we are fully staffed, or the flu season hasn't hit yet. The buzz word from hospital administration is "f...

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^This may be the MAIN issue to the ruling; Not every area has a complex teaching hospital within a 10-20 mile radius; they MAY have an RN available; if one lived in a rural area and needed an important test result-one would like the results sooner ra...

Because I have truly enjoyed many specialties and the work that I do in the 11 years of being a nurse; and the autonomy (yes there IS autonomy in nursing) that I have been able to exercise in my career, and the work-life balance that I have been able...

Positive vibes for your interview!!! I hope you find the right fit and peace of mind with the next employer.

So many of us were too new in the union that we didn't go; however, I hope to go next year with my union. To present to the media that nurses want safe staffing was fun and empowering too!

Aww, thanks Commuter!!! I hope all goes well with your mother; my mom is nearing Stage IV CKD...it's amazing that she is not on Dialysis; I freak out whenever she complains that she didn't take her BP meds because she didn't eat her breakfast; she do...

I hope you are improving well CelticGoddess! I recall not being the best patient when I was in the ICU...when I didn't sleep, I would look at my monitor while being AAOx3-4 and hemodynamically unstable; they encouraged visitors to distract me; by the...

Hi everyone! It has been a VERY busy week for me; being a healthcare activist is something I have always though about, but could NEVER imagine being a part of-through union activism. In my area, by the time I entered heathcare was becoming dormant-th...

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I can certainly explain; one has to move from this is x and the side effects are 1, 2, 3...and go to this patient is on heparin; my nursing diagnoses is x, my assessment is 1,2,3; my goals are 8,9,10, my interventions are these five; and finally, my ...

My social upbringing was in a ex-military, working-class union household; as well as a sporadic single parent household; my mother entered the workforce after high school; my father entered the military. Sometimes my mom had up to three jobs because ...

I know you asked Ruby Vee, but I think I understand her viewpoint of being suspicious; as someone who has been consistently vocal about my DV and gun violence survival, I think that some of us share our stories and still want to be anonymous enough t...

Hope you are OK! I have former coworkers doing travel nursing down in FL...I'm keeping my thoughts with everyone to be safe and survive the hurricane.

Congrats OC!!!

Hi all! I have gotten permission by ixchel to host WILTW. I feel EXTREMELY honored to keep a thread going that inspires, and helps many of us who want to work or work in this business. This week, has been the most SOCIAL week; with enjoying the last ...

^Yes...it can be "hard" to "mobilize"; however, when you are looking at things that are so bad, so dangerous, where you are not protected and with the realization that it's brown everywhere, but most of all-how the patients are being treated, it does...

Nothing like helping others in the workplace; against most of the stressful and crazy times, a group can pull together like a family and support one another. Hipe your legs feel better!

I hope that the public can realize obesity is not shameful; there were many generations that had obese citizens; there are cultural genealogies that have been studied that have evidence that there a various body types and dispositions, along with sta...

I remember the Ape to Man...and that was about 6 years ago they were still teaching that-good to know for my future knowledge!

I have worked in the community, in the hospital, in long term care, specialist offices, and everything in between; I have also been a supervisor; I have ran a unit and a "house" (meaning the whole building healthcare wise)...each has its own stressor...

Too bad I can't LIKE this MORE.

We also have to bear in mind that many saw that having stock or 401k/403b wasn't foolproof when the recession hit, making people more gun shy in investing. Keeping things diversified-meaning not just stock, but also having government issue bonds are ...

This week's What I Learned This Week (for those newbies who may have discovered this thread) is brought to you by good tidings and cheer! For those thinking it's too early to proclaim such thoughts, although in Britain the Christmas season about to b...