laurelg2

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1. How do you feel about having other nurses as patients?

   laurelg2 replied to purplegal's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I really enjoy taking care of retired nurses they love to talk about the old days and makes me know that once a nurse always a

2. Doc calls nurse coworkers monkeys...

   laurelg2 replied to Cola89's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I workes on a vascular access team and one of our previous CNO's said any monkey can start an IV then cut our staff................I was one of the cuts. It was really hurtful. I was an LPN at the...

3. Age Discrimination in Nursing

   laurelg2 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

   I was an LPN for 27 years and graduated from my LPN to RN program in 2013 2 weeks before my 52nd birthday. I am going to start working on my bachelors degree. I do not worry about my age, they will...

4. Is My Pay Really That Bad???

   laurelg2 replied to Nurse_Lightning's topic in Travel

   in the PNW and making 35/hour at a hospital graduated in

5. How do you leave it at work?

   laurelg2 replied to Newbie_RN17's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I am 54 I have worked in the medical field since I was 18 as a nurses aid, an LPN and finally an RN. There are always patients that we worry about....not all of them....not every time...not in the...

6. "There's Nothing Else We Can Do": The Tale of a Nurse on the Other Side

   laurelg2 replied to Jacqueline.Damm's topic in General Nursing

   that side of the bed.....having been on that side of the bed myself I do believe it has helped me to slow down a tad when I see "the look". Knowing that I cannot do or say what they want me to do or...

7. So I kind of messed up

   laurelg2 replied to oopsmybad's topic in General Nursing

   I would talk to the director personally not by email or by phone.... face to face , explain the situation and beg for a retest. I would also offer to random drug tests throughout the program at your...

8. Just put an end my misery if...

   laurelg2 replied to R!XTER's topic in General Nursing

   I get what you are saying but some of your examples may not be so cut and dry if you are ever placed in that position. As a nurse of 33 years and specializing in Trauma flight/emergency medicine/cath...

9. Lied to in Interview

   laurelg2 replied to westieluv's topic in General Nursing

   I think it is kind of strange that you think they will not call to see if you can cover a shift when one of your coworkers is ill. I have been a nurse since 1984 and have never worked where they won't...