malamud69 BSN, RN

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    Short staffing incentive ideas???

    Hmmmm...could the answer be have enough staff to begin with? No...that's crazy
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    What type of soap do you use?

    Baby
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    Difficulty Levels of NCLEX

    Ummm....you are making it way too complicated...buy a few books full of NCLEX style questions and answer them...over and over...just like nursing school the concepts are basically all the same...over...
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    Shoes

    New
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    Magnet status...yay?

    Dog + Pony =
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    What was your first Nursing job?

    Cardiac/Telemetry...nights...2 years...now full time days...love it! Was a PCT on floor before I got the RN gig so I already knew about the
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    What do you hate most about your job?

    This! And...groin
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    MEN, dont come into nursing

    Hmmmm..."ativan"
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    Being called in to work extra.. ALL. THE. TIME!

    Say
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    If you feel that way, you shouldn't be a nurse

    Simple answer....since most health care these days is "for profit" let's never forget...the "customer" is NOT always
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    Day 6: 2016 Nurses Week Meme Contest

    Cat
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    Is using illegal drugs on the uptick?

    Hmmm...why don't we look at the hypocrisy around "legal" drugs...specifically nicotine and alcohol....never once saw a pt. for on my unit (cardiac) from marijuana...never! Oh...hmmm...let's...
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    Recommendation for comfortable nursing shoes

    New
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    The worst job you had before becoming a Nurse?

    Trailer home plumber...as in crawling underneath to remove the old and disgusting rotted wood under the "bathrooms" utterly disgusting, but bills had to be
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    Words You Hate

    Cream and
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    Why BSN over ASN?

    The above poster is correct. I too am a cynic...a realist is more like it...check into the dog and pony show that is magnet status. My suggestion is if you can afford it go straight for the BSN...ADN...
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    What should I Do?

    Get a tutor...most schools offer free services. I did and got an A! You can do
  18. For major hospitals in CT it is...unless...you have an "in". ie: work there already as a pct, uc etc...otherwise...good
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    What's it like being a nurse?

    Like Tony the tiger says...."Its
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    How long is your commute?

    22
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    Who really wants BSN degrees?

    BSN=job security...of course its a dog and pony show...endure it and be
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    A little venting, from a new nurse

    Great! In a capitalist society...where ONLY money matters, you could actually insert any "profession" into this "vent." What makes any of us think anything else? This IS our current modern day...
  23. Such chatter...union=we all know what we all make=the company (who loves infighting) cannot divide and conquer....simple
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    What nursing task do you loathe???

    Cleaning up UTI stinking urine-especially when all my cute little ol' lady patients all have horrible stench infused uti
  25. Sometimes modern medical care-particularly in hospital-is a "burger king" or moreso a "walmart" Humans...frontal lobes...very few know how to work those things! Sometimes every pt. I meet is a...