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  1. ETOH/heroin/cocaine=GOOD times!! :)

    regularRN replied to MizzLizz's topic in General Nursing

    I think a psychiatric trained RN working with addicts in a behavioral health environment one on one, is a different kettle of fish than an RN assigned several patients on a very busy med/surg floor....

  2. New Grad positions anyone/anywhere???

    regularRN replied to SantaCruzNewGrad's topic in General Nursing

    I am fortunate enough to have a job in the SC area (but I applied four years ago, when there was still a "shortage"). I recently met a couple of new grads who have been successful in obtaining a...

  3. Would You Accept Swine Flu Vaccine?

    regularRN replied to pagandeva2000's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I would definitely have the vaccine. Vaccinations play a vital role in improving public

  4. I am anxious!

    regularRN replied to cindyod's topic in General Nursing

    Is this a med/surge rehab or SNF? I cannot think of anywhere in an acute setting where this situation might occur. I think you should read your contract, contact your union and refuse the...

  5. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    regularRN replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    My pet peeve is this... we are not allowed overtime; I work really hard for 8 hours and finish on time, but because the relief PM RN shows up just on time, won't take report on time and then demands a...

  6. Positive things you'd like to say to your workmates, but sometimes forget.....

    regularRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    :redpinkhe I work with an awesome group of nurses - let's celebrate our fellow staff by sharing positive experiences relating to how our colleagues have helped us out at work... or just smoothed the...

  7. Do you ever feel guilty about....

    regularRN replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    My work days - and I'm only part time - are physically and mentally draining (at least for me), with all that running around, polite interaction with other human beings and "customer satisfaction"...

  8. Things you'd LOVE to tell the doc and get away with it....

    regularRN replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in General Nursing

    Please don't mumble orders behind my back whilst I'm doing something else and I don't even know that you're talking to me... and then complain because I didn't do

  9. Unpaid overtime...

    regularRN posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    Some RNs where I work clock out (at the regular time) and then finish their charting (in their own time) - that way they don't claim overtime (which makes management happy). My question is - is this...

  10. "If you sit down and chart for more than 15 minutes, that's considered a break"

    regularRN replied to JomoNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think the union would agree with this, and nor do

  11. And while we're at it-things you'd LOVE to ask/tell management and get away with

    regularRN replied to HelenofOz's topic in General Nursing

    How about... just because it's the weekend, why do you think it isn't as busy as weekdays? And why do you think it's acceptable to schedule fewer staff - one CNA for 15 pts.? Maybe because you never...

  12. Whats in YOUR lunchbox???

    regularRN replied to SweetLemon's topic in General Nursing

    I like to make a sandwich with whole grain and seeds bread - I layer hummus with salad, egg and salad, cheese and salad and mayonnaise. Then I squash it down, wrap it in plastic wrap and place it in...

  13. Things You'd Like To Tell Visitors . . . . and get away with it

    regularRN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Just because I'm British it doesn't automatically follow that I am a huge fan of the Beatles, and NO I never saw them play live - I'm not that old... and I do NOT appreciate having to listen to...

  14. Clinitron bed amd Q2hr turns.

    regularRN posted a topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    This question has probably been asked a thousand times... but when a pt is on a clinitron bed, they don't have to be turned, right? In my dim dark past (mid 1980s!), I remember the pt on the...

  15. Archetypes in Nursing

    regularRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    How about the gossip? - she (it usually is a "she", at least where I work) talks about everyone behind their backs but only to one person at a time in a "confidential" manner, thinking that no one...

  16. How far do you drive to work?

    regularRN replied to ajhutch's topic in General Nursing

    Less than three

  17. A very trivial question about hair!

    regularRN replied to amphigouri's topic in General Nursing

    I'm thinking you will have to change just about everything - hair, piercings, tattoos, makeup and especially the hat. Nursing is not about creative expression of self, it's about the

  18. Positive ppd test

    regularRN replied to foster's mom's topic in General Nursing

    Before anyone with a positive PPD embarks on a course of treatment - if you are from overseas, chances are you were vaccinated against TB with the BCG. The BCG gives a positive PPD because - of...

  19. Starting over at 50

    regularRN replied to kolaone's topic in General Nursing

    And God help the ones that refuse to be treated poorly and recognize the insanity of finding happiness in sacrificing peace of mind and honor . . .God help the nurses who actually speak up and say, "I...

  20. PCA pump error

    regularRN replied to BeckysMom1952's topic in General Nursing

    I have never known a PCA pump to malfunction. However, I always have another RN check the pump settings with me and then every hour when I round on the pt. I check again myself. Call me paranoid!...

  21. Does a general nursing education qualify to apply for Registered Nursing in the US?

    regularRN replied to evarghese's topic in International Nursing

    I think it depends on her qualification... does she have a degree in

  22. No More Fingersticks for Techs!!

    regularRN replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    I think blood sugars are an RN's

  23. Railroaded at work

    regularRN replied to Babzuptown's topic in General Nursing

    Babzuptown

  24. $1x40x4x12=$1,920

    regularRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Firestarter, I totally get your point... I'm 45 and am wondering if I'll be able to run around eight hours a day when I'm in my fifties... All the nurse managers and nurse educators have a BSN or...

  25. Health Care benefits.....and frustration

    regularRN replied to ksrose1's topic in General Nursing

    OP, how about you show up at ER anyway? It seems like lots of the pt.s I care for present in ER with an exacerbation of a chronic