Mulan

Mulan

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  1. Quit nursing school after two months...

    Mulan replied to keeyumbow66's topic in Nursing Career

    Money isn't everything, though you do need to be able to make enough to support yourself. Dental hygiene sounds like a good field

  2. Quit nursing school after two months...

    Mulan replied to keeyumbow66's topic in Nursing Career

    What's wrong with culinary arts? People have to eat. Do something that you'll be happy with, not something that makes you miserable. Your career choice should be yours, not your parents. Why is...

  3. Tired of hearing about the kids.

    Mulan replied to TECHTORNHOPEFULLY's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Don't you know? The only reason some nurses go to work is to socialize. Some even admit

  4. Staffing gaps and gaffs

    Mulan replied to SunDazed's topic in General Nursing

    " They assume no guilt, as they see it as management's fault for not having anyone to cover." Why should they assume guilt? They shouldn't, in my opinion, feel any guilt. Management is the one who...

  5. It just has to be said (vent)...

    Mulan replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm glad for you. You're

  6. 8 months as a nurse and I am failing miserably

    Mulan replied to RN119's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The fact that the opposite is your opinion does not make it the

  7. New Nurse and Retirement/Savings?

    Mulan replied to BumbleBuddy's topic in General Nursing

    There is a lot of information out there. If your employer has matching contributions make sure you take advantage of those. You can also open an IRA, in the stock market or a bank or credit union,...

  8. Unit Secret Santa- I got my boss! Help?

    Mulan replied to Nursing_Mamacita's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Personally, I wouldn't like lotions, soaps, a mani, a pedi, a candle, etc. etc. or a spa gift certificate. Those things are all personal preference, she may not like them either. A gift card like a...

  9. Getting Thrown Under the Bus

    Mulan replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    You need to learn NOW to keep your mouth shut. You also need to learn NOW not to trust anyone. No matter where you work, there is always going to be someone (or more likely more than one) who is...

  10. Fired from my first nursing job, before one year

    Mulan replied to mightynurse1's topic in General Nursing

    Some people even soak their scissors, in a betadine solution (do they still have that?) for instance or something

  11. Fired from my first nursing job, before one year

    Mulan replied to mightynurse1's topic in General Nursing

    In the overall scheme of things, there are a lot worse things than leaving an IV port in a patient being discharged. That has happened to at least two people that I know of over the years, the problem...

  12. Fired from my first nursing job, before one year

    Mulan replied to mightynurse1's topic in General Nursing

    Some people clean their

  13. What do you think about this? Giving narcan to addicts, their friends and family.

    Mulan posted a topic in Patient Medications

    http://caledonianrecord.com/main.asp?SectionID=180&SubSectionID=778&ArticleID=102655 [TABLE=width: 100%] [TR] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: left]...

  14. medical error injection

    Mulan replied to jennifer009's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    What about the flu shot the person thought they got and didn't? What if that person gets the flu (because they didn't get a flu shot that they thought they did) and dies from complications of the

  15. "Reality" show about nurses begins Thursday....

    Mulan replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I don't get that

  16. You want us to do what?!?

    Mulan replied to SilenceintheLibrary's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes, it should be the other way around. Reminds me of something. I worked on a post partum floor once where they had Doctor appreciation day and the nursing staff was expected to bake for this. I got...

  17. Crisis Intervention?

    Mulan posted a topic in General Nursing

    This is interesting: http://www.unionleader.com/article/20131023/NEWS07/131029704 [h=1][/h] October 22. 2013 10:11PM [h=1]Patient's broken neck a mystery after Elliot Hospital...

  18. Crisis Intervention?

    Mulan replied to Mulan's topic in General Nursing

    I think that photo was taken earlier, did you read the

  19. Breaking Free From Nursing

    Mulan replied to HealthyNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Good

  20. I feel like I caused a patient's death and I can't get over it

    Mulan replied to jane82's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You know, you don't know that. Maybe it was just this person's time to die. Even if everything was done perfectly from the first second, the outcome may have been the

  21. Officially giving up

    Mulan replied to CuddleFox's topic in General Nursing

    No need to be

  22. Officially giving up

    Mulan replied to CuddleFox's topic in General Nursing

    You have a BSN. Have you tried the military? Indian Health Service? Recruiters -

  23. I feel like I caused a patient's death and I can't get over it

    Mulan replied to jane82's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Yeah,

  24. only 30, in so much pain....dentures?

    Mulan replied to thenursemandy's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Dental work is so expensive! Good luck and best wishes! Sounds like you will be more

  25. What do you do when ......

    Mulan replied to justwonderin1980's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would need to know what this horrendous ethical error was in order to give any