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  1. Male Nurse Disgusted by Female Nurses

    joe007 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    The only way nursing will not be abused is through unionizing i.e. National Nurses United and through crippling

  2. Getting yelled at by a doctor for the first time....

    joe007 replied to NewbieNurse93's topic in General Nursing

    For those of you excusing or justifying physician yelling; it is not OK to yell. Never is it OK to yell. It is abusive and demeaning. It is creating a hostile work environment. It should be an HR...

  3. Why Nursing Sucks...

    joe007 replied to pixiern15's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Let me give you an administrator's view point. I worked in quality and accreditation at the system level. This is what I saw. There are thousands of regulations that the average hospital must meet...

  4. Why can't we all just get along?

    joe007 replied to milesims's topic in General Students

    Lots of nurses are very competitive people. Think about it... to get into nursing school in certain areas of the country you have to be in the top 10-25% of your class. If you're in the top ranks...

  5. Nursing is the Biggest Mistake of My Life

    joe007 replied to almost_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Most employeers want a license in hand before they'll even consider you... Pass the NCLEX and then look for a job. You're doing it out of order. If you're willing to move there are tons of places...

  6. The worst job you had before becoming a Nurse?

    joe007 replied to Want2BeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    Roofing -- hot 150+ degrees on the blacktop, angled could fall off easily with no safety harness, messy with tar,

  7. PIV seizure

    joe007 posted a topic in Emergency

    So, I had a patient come in who was having SOB. It happened to be a young teen. As we were getting a PIV, the pt began to seize. The nurse who got the line and was able to draw blood back easily....

  8. I'm a terrible patient now...

    joe007 replied to douxmusique's topic in General Students

    I saw a stat about handwashing compliance being roughly 60% in the ER with those giving patient

  9. Preceptors

    joe007 posted a topic in General Nursing

    So, I have 13 months of nursing experience in the ER and just started a new ER job at a different hospital. I have this preceptor who is very dominant, not open to suggestions, likes to say there's...

  10. Preceptors

    joe007 replied to joe007's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly my point Rose... I didn't correct my preceptor and now I'm getting **** for

  11. So Sick Of This Nurses Eat The Young Crap

    joe007 replied to annmariern's topic in General Nursing

    I think older nurses **** on people, including their preceptees, because they want to feel like they finally have power in the medical structure, which they don't... Nursing is not an empowered field...

  12. Do Nurses Earn Big Money? You Decide.

    joe007 replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    I made more money in the military as an enlisted person than I do now as a nurse without weekends etc. Nursing is not what people think it

  13. Preceptors

    joe007 replied to joe007's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, so the nurse educator emails me and pretty much is like why did you let your preceptor mess up the dressing... LOL... I AM THE PRECEPTEE... God almighty (my preceptor) is not open to correction...

  14. BAD Preceptor, HELP!

    joe007 replied to Lizzy84, RN's topic in Emergency

    I leave the message above for others in case they are searching through this forum. New nurses need to stand up for themselves and not be idle pawns in the game. Advocate for yourself and your

  15. BAD Preceptor, HELP!

    joe007 replied to Lizzy84, RN's topic in Emergency

    Ask for a new preceptor. It won't get better. The, you should know this already is BS. Nursing schools don't teach emergency medicine... they pretty much get you to a point where you can have...

  16. Am I in violation of code of ethics?

    joe007 replied to Nursey916's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    The reason why it is a violation of ethics in my view is that someone could see it as you playing favorites. What if you bought jeans for "Joe" and didn't for "Sarah"? Sarah now could feel that she...

  17. RN forging doc's signature

    joe007 replied to Student Mom to Three's topic in General Nursing

    I would speak to the coworker RN first that the doc wanted his signature on the slip and that you had to replace the slip that was signed by the RN with the Dr's slip that he signed. Additionally,...

  18. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    joe007 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Why would anyone think a hospital administrator cares about a patient dying? The only negative that could come of that is a lawsuit, and they have great lawyers who will put all of the blame on the...

  19. Ondansetron.... iv or im ..... doctor's prescription....

    joe007 replied to 2bNurse_kinjal's topic in Patient Medications

    Sounds like you have one of those nutty instructors who is messing with you. I would do what the order says and give it IV unless pt.

  20. Do Male Nurses Get More Respect?

    joe007 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think a male/female determines "competency"... brains do and I know some hella smart female

  21. Is nursing really that bad of a career choice?

    joe007 replied to alyssajeanette's topic in Nursing Career

    I would not do nursing again. I am leaving nursing

  22. Leaving my job

    joe007 posted a topic in Nursing Career

    So I have chosen to leave my job. Advice on how to do so? How many days advanced notice does my manager

  23. Nursing Culture

    joe007 replied to arborguy's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Nursing culture is interesting and defined from classic sex stereotypes and power relationships from the early 20th

  24. Preceptor Problems - Advice needed

    joe007 replied to dragonfire123's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Dragon. I was in a similar boat only a little over a year ago. I started as a brand spanking new RN out of school with no prior healthcare experience in the ER. My initial preceptor thought she was...

  25. Top 10 Reasons Against Unions

    joe007 replied to PICUPNP's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I was just thinking about my pay and the whole nursing field and benefit to society thing. I am an ER nurse. I provide a benefit to society daily saving lives (had a STEMI last night). In the...