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Oh, another thing: we only have 2 LPNs that work third shift, and one of them is going to second shift, because of her home situation. Lord, I don't know WHAT we'll do then. I have no idea!!!

Btw....it isn't just me. Even the nurses who've been there ten years (especially the nurses who've been there ten years) are bitching and kvetching about the staffing, or lack thereof. They're all threatening to leave. The other night, the part-tim...

Venting??? You want VENTING? Passing PO meds is enough to drive me insane! I described it to my husband the other day...you think, well, I only have 2 little pills to give her - how much time can it take? Ha! You go in with the pills...well of c...

Update: I went into work yesterday and asked about her...she passed away after getting her first chemo. At least she isn't suffering now...glad I wasn't there when it happened as her children were there and very upset.

There is a lady on our unit that I would like to describe her situation (without violating confidentiality, of course.) She's been there 2 months - 37 years and and dying of cancer. There's no question that she's dying - except that her husband is i...

I work on a med/surg unit. I'm an RN and we usually have 11 patients apiece. They told me that the former unit manager told all the RNs to go into patient rooms and say, "Is there anything else I can do for you - I have the time." !!! All the nurs...

Will you all please post your timesavers - anything that helps you save time and/or prioritize....for example: I work 7p-7a. On our MARs, we have times scheduled to clear and record the PCA pumps - 2200 and 0600. That is stupid and a waste of time...

I also don't agree with the advice to tell this person that they're "really upsetting" you....that's what they WANT. And, if you tell them that you're keeping a journal of their nasty remarks (like you'd have TIME to do that), I imagine they'd laugh...

I don't agree with this because this isn't just a misunderstanding - this is a situation in which she is being verbally abused. It's not a situation in which I would expect to resolve in the "win/win" mode, because this person obviously has a proble...

I know what you mean; I'm in the same situation. I have a co-worker that is ALWAYS bitching...but it doesn't really bother me that much because I know it's bull. My suggestion to you: when this person starts kvetching about how "hard" his job is, ...

I am an RN and just saying that makes me estatic. I am happier than I ever thought possible. I was only active about a year before I took a 7-year break to have children. I thought my career was impossible to revive ~ then suddenly, miraculously, ...

I work on a med/surg unit - here's what I heard the other day. Apparently, some nurses blew off in front of the student nurses about the usual - short staffing, being pulled, etc. What did the students do? They reported the nurses to the hospital ...

That was the thing (part of it) ~ they didn't go to their nursing instructor ~ they didn't go to anyone in nursing adm. ~ they went straight to the top ~ hospital administration. My teeth chatters at the thought of all this self-righteous indignatio...

Totally disagree. The preceptor is not "trying her best to help." She is no good as a preceptor ~ she's giving ZILCH feedback! Bull ~ stand up and say what is going on and what you need ~ not to her ~ to the unit manager ~ tactfully ~ it's your ca...

I just had my first week of being "precepted" on the same floor of a hospital (2 different units), and was amazed at how different the units were. The first unit, we'll call it unit1, was a med-surg/oncology unit. The people there worked as a team:...

Hello, I am going to start soon on a med/surg - telemetry unit. I have limited hospital experience and have been out of nursing for about 6 years (I'm an RN). How should one approach this? The "teach me, teach me" stance or "What can I do for you?...

********I don't understand; you said in your previous post that you were surprised to find out that your preceptor told the unit manager that you were doing a good job.....implying she wasn't telling you. Yes there are people who might get their nos...