laurelg2

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

   laurelg2 replied to purplegal's topic in 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 nurse.

2. Doc calls nurse coworkers monkeys...

   laurelg2 replied to Cola89's topic in 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 time went back to school and got my RN now working ba...

3. Age Discrimination in Nursing

   laurelg2 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   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 either want me or not want me. I am very skilled at ...

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 2013

5. How do you leave it at work?

   laurelg2 replied to Newbie_RN17's topic in 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 same way. Last time was an older gentlemen who did no...

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 say....but being able to hold their hand, give them...

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 expense.

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 lab/CTPACU .......I, too, at one point thought tha...

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 call and ask if you can cover a sick call. It is ...