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  1. November 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    stidget99 replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    Thanks for giving me your seat Mr. Jones. If you hadn't I might have passed out when the doctor actually respected my opinion on your

  2. What can I do with my BSN?

    stidget99 posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    I am expecting to graduate from Winston-Salem State University next month with my BSN. I have been a nurse for 20 years now and thought it was time to get my BSN. I have been attending online now...

  3. Hours

    stidget99 replied to TinaRiy85's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked two different types of schedules..... Five 8.5-hour shifts per week = 40 hours per week Three 12.5-hour shifts per week = 36 hours per week (but more often than not, I end up working 13...

  4. When a baby is born....what does your hospital do?

    stidget99 replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    At my last place of employment, they played the lullaby also. It was very soft....barely noticeable. But when we did hear it, it was a wonderful thing to know that life was brought into this world...

  5. Has anyone ever been assaulted by a patient?

    stidget99 replied to OUBobcat94's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work in a state institution for the developmentally disabled. Most residents were profoundly MR. I have been assaulted more times than I can remember. Everyone who worked there had...

  6. Questions about going back into hospital nursing

    stidget99 replied to SandraJean's topic in General Nursing

    I think that you won't know the job availability unless you try. There really is a nursing shortage....worse in some areas than others so your chances of getting hired are pretty good as long as you...

  7. Report Sheet

    stidget99 replied to eborgelt's topic in General Nursing

    I have one that I made up. I would be happy to email it to you if you wanted me to. I have one for day shift and one for noc shift. Just let me

  8. I Am Now An Lpn!!!!

    stidget99 replied to seselant02's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Congrats!! :balloons: :cheers: :smiley_aa

  9. Nursing Uniform Policy

    stidget99 replied to rustysflygirl's topic in General Nursing

    There are a lot of threads on here re: color coding. My opinion has (and always will be).... #1 Pts don't know the difference. Anyone (housekeeping, dietary, PT, OT, CNA, RN, LPN, lab.....)who...

  10. Prayers needed please

    stidget99 replied to PegRNBSN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My prayers are with her and her

  11. your very own personal crusade

    stidget99 replied to goats'r'us's topic in General Nursing

    After moving from the north to the south, I have seen a huge cultural difference re: how to address other people. I once had a pt complain about me for being rude and "overly professional/abrupt"....

  12. Unsuccessful IV stick.

    stidget99 replied to lisamc1RN's topic in General Nursing

    I went to the ER 1 1/2 weeks ago. Had a nurse (with at least 21 years ER experience) who stuck me. You can still see the bruise. It's not as purple anymore but it's still there. She REALLY nailed...

  13. Med error,I'm suspended,I need advice,please!

    stidget99 replied to Mama2-3's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    After spending the last ~2hours reading through this thread I have just a couple of comments. I agree w/ the OP who said that you were courageous to share your story with us. Even though I have been...

  14. your very own personal crusade

    stidget99 replied to goats'r'us's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing bothers me more than seeing an elderly person w/ terribly dirty eyeglasses. Even when visiting at a nursing home, if I see dirty glasses, I wash them! Not only is it a safety issue, it shows...

  15. Please help with this question on my transfer application

    stidget99 replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    I am looking for an opportunity to expand my knowledge base and skills and I believe that I would be a positive part of the

  16. Caught in the middle

    stidget99 replied to outbackannie's topic in General Nursing

    Doc and pharmacist need to talk. Inform the doc again of the situation - stressing the fact that the pharm refuses to supply the drug. I would also document the fact that you notified the doc of...

  17. Am I being a baby?????

    stidget99 replied to nursejennie76's topic in Emergency

    I couldn't agree more. It's really very sad. They say that nurses eat their young? Well I think some don't have a preference. They will eat the young, the old, the male, the black, the white,...

  18. "I'm in absolute state of panic" UPDATE

    stidget99 replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    It's a terrible thing for our pts and for us when we have a big incident like this happen. But, there are sometimes we cannot be "seers" and know what will happen and when. If we had that ability,...

  19. So, what exactly IS Weekend Option?

    stidget99 replied to kimtab's topic in Georgia Nursing

    I think every facility has their own definition of weekend option. For me, it was working every w/e and getting every 8th or 9th w/e off. Also, as an incentive, there was a big pay increase....

  20. You know you've been a nurse for way too long when...

    stidget99 replied to jalvino1's topic in General Nursing

    .......you write a letter to someone and they call you and ask you what it really all meant because you used so many medical

  21. How much did you make as a new grad?

    stidget99 replied to SerenityR.N.'s topic in General Nursing

    I am (and always have been) very happy to receive the pay I got. I guess I am one of those not "in it" for the "big

  22. night shift - sleep dilemma

    stidget99 replied to mtnmom's topic in General Nursing

    Give your boss your availability times. (Seems to me that working 4 days one week and then 2 the next week.........well just seems funky to me.) Tell her that working this schedule just does not...

  23. You know you've been a nurse for way too long when...

    stidget99 replied to jalvino1's topic in General Nursing

    .............when you no longer recognize your own signature or can no longer read your own

  24. pills left by bedside when patient is in the bathroom

    stidget99 replied to krisssy's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat:

  25. dysfunctional management and workplace politics

    stidget99 replied to fluffwad's topic in General Nursing

    -->They manage w/ blinders on. See only what they want to see. -->Don't see nurses as people, rather just warm bodies. We're not allowed to show human emotion (i.e. stress, anger, fear)....