Mulan

Mulan

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  1. "Alphabet Soup" After Nurses' Name?

    TAH? Total abdominal
  2. "Alphabet Soup" After Nurses' Name?

    Okay, what do you do? Share, share,
  3. Nurses eat their Young

    They eat their young, their old, and each
  4. horseback riding hog
  5. Lots of sign on bonuses for PT and OT

    Sign on bonuses in nursing have been there for a reason. Usually the place is the pits and they couldn't get anyone to work there without
  6. Ok..vent..advise...dunno

    Maybe not complaining, but you said you couldn't work nights. I've had similar things happen in the past, say something and then they really give it to
  7. Ok..vent..advise...dunno

    Is that what you get for complaining?
  8. Happier at work than at home?

    For some people that live with drama queens, as much as they hate work, they would rather go to work than have to deal with the other person's
  9. Nurses, perception difference and education

    I would have a problem with throwing away another person's personal property. As far as alcohol is concerned though, what is the hospital policy? Are you saying that you think the other nurse throws...
  10. Nurses, perception difference and education

    Example?
  11. Be a nurse or not?! HELP ME PLEASE!

    If you want to be a dietitian, be a dietitian. They may make less money, but they have a lot less stress, responsibility and liability and I bet they don't have to work off shifts, evenings or nights,...
  12. I'd take the one with the education, they can always obtain the
  13. The good old boy network among doctors. They've always stuck together and covered up for each
  14. This just gripes the crud out of me...

    So why did he get a script for a rescue
  15. Well, you'd be wrong! (Remember what that old acronym ASSume stands for, "I have a feeling" that would suit you to a
  16. The problem with floating ER Nurses

    So the problem is not floating but leaving the ER short staffed because of the
  17. Call offs d/t low census

    It sounds to me like the PRN is the one who got strong armed. You might want to clarify with your manager though, if part-time is getting the hours and full-time isn't. Our census is extremely low and...
  18. I have to agree with the RT, that boosting a patient up in bed is a nursing function not a respiratory function. I wouldn't expect a lab tech that was drawing blood to help boost a patient up in bed...
  19. I've noticed the new hires have all been BSN (magnet
  20. DKA and Potassium

    Don't you have an order of some kind for what kind of fluids to put them
  21. Why are ICU nurses so rude?

    I bet a lot more are due to the acuity and staffing than are due to "lazy floor
  22. Connecticut doesn't have any requirements for renewal. Just pay your
  23. Wouldn't it be nice if people came to work to work, and did the work they are getting paid
  24. Why are ICU nurses so rude?

    Have you ever worked on a floor where you were responsible for 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 patients or is ICU your first