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  1. Patient Keeps Asking for Another Nurse

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

    So, last night, I tried switching up the assignment. The other nurse, who was a different nurse than the one I originally posted about, took the 10 patients I usually take, and I took the other 10...

  2. Should I bother to reapply?

    purplegal replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I probably would not bother reapplying to some place that has already rejected me once. My thought is, if they really wanted me, they would look past my interview performance and hire me anyway. At...

  3. Should ICU get more pay than floor nursing?!?

    purplegal replied to francoml's topic in MICU, SICU

    Maybe you don't have more experience, but your job requires a greater deal of knowledge and skills than most other areas of nursing. Critical care nursing is more stressful in that you must be able...

  4. For The Love Of All That Is Holy . . . .

    purplegal replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Might as well add these common, but annoying mistakes: To/two/too There/they're/their/there's/theirs

  5. I'm here for the patients

    purplegal replied to EaglesWings21's topic in General Nursing

    When I have time, I actually don't mind helping out visitors. When I'm busy like you were in this situation, I probably would have said the same thing. But unless they keep on making requests, I...

  6. How to Decide to Go PRN

    purplegal posted a topic in General Nursing

    So, for the last 8 months, I have been working 2 jobs. My first one is a 0.85 FTE job working at the clinic and hospital performing ECGs. My most recent job is one at a LTC/Rehab facility. There, I...

  7. Is flipping a coin a "fair" way to decide who stays when there is a call-in?

    purplegal posted a topic in General Nursing

    So, this last weekend, one of the night nurses called in sick. We have three units in our facility, and this nurse was supposed to work the two units that I do not work at. The nurse who works at my...

  8. Is flipping a coin a "fair" way to decide who stays when there is a call-in?

    purplegal replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    See, that's the way I saw it, but obviously the other nurse didn't

  9. Being Ordered to Give Whiskey

    purplegal posted a topic in General Nursing

    So, the another night, we got a new admit. Along with this new person, amongst all the busyness that accompanies new people, was a strange order that made, and still makes, me nervous. Apparently,...

  10. Is flipping a coin a "fair" way to decide who stays when there is a call-in?

    purplegal replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, but the DON was magically unavailable during the time this was

  11. Is flipping a coin a "fair" way to decide who stays when there is a call-in?

    purplegal replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I guess the reason for making my phone call was because it didn't seem clear to her that I was not going to stay after she returned to her unit. I got the impression that she was hoping that,...

  12. Is flipping a coin a "fair" way to decide who stays when there is a call-in?

    purplegal replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly. Except our DON doesn't seem to take care of that responsibility. We are put in this position because she refuses to answer her phone at

  13. Med-surg or OR? Need advice ASAP.

    purplegal replied to Axmann, RN, BSN, NREMT-B's topic in General Nursing

    First, wait and see if you are even offered the OR position. When, and if you are, that is when you will really be in the dilemma. If you are, you may want to consider that you already know there...

  14. Having a hard time with the people in my nursing school...

    purplegal replied to tbnurse1's topic in General Students

    I have to say that my experience was not really like that. We all had our own groups of people we preferred studying with and practicing skills with, but, honestly, we were also willing to interact,...

  15. Gun Owning Nurses

    purplegal replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not a gun owner nor do I intend to be. However, like many others, I don't see how it is not nurse-like to own one. The two things are completely separate. Obviously, the coworker doesn't...

  16. What is the longest period of time you have gone without any days off?

    purplegal posted a topic in General Nursing

    Recently, I just got done working 38 days in a row, between my two jobs. I was just curious...how long have you gone without any days

  17. Being Ordered to Give Whiskey

    purplegal replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    Also, for those that have given alcohol to your patients, have you given it with the meds? Or spread it

  18. Being Ordered to Give Whiskey

    purplegal replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    Since this is the first time I've ever seen alcohol as an order, and, for some reason, thought it was an alcohol-free facility, I've never even looked for any policy regarding alcohol storage or...

  19. Being Ordered to Give Whiskey

    purplegal replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    Also, I feel that keeping the alcohol locked up in our medication room, like we do with our narcotics, would better than keeping it in the

  20. Being Ordered to Give Whiskey

    purplegal replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    It is a bottle of whisky stored in the patient's refrigerator, and you pour out the correct amount. I would feel better if it did come

  21. Would it kill you to say thank you?

    purplegal replied to macawake's topic in General Nursing

    Although in many cases it would be nice to be thanked, the reality is, participating in discussions in AllNurses.com is only a minimal part of most of the posters lives. Also, sometimes discussion...

  22. Did you choose nursing because it was your "calling"?

    purplegal replied to Corgilicious's topic in General Students

    Not sure I would say it was a calling, but I have always been drawn to the healthcare profession. We didn't get cable TV growing up, so when all of the cartoons were over, I was watching medical...

  23. did any of you share your first job offer on Facebook?

    purplegal replied to mixtapern's topic in General Nursing

    I did announce the first nursing job I got on Facebook. In my case, it was probably a mistake because I ended up leaving the job three months later due to unsuccessful orientation. I would think it...

  24. Can someone who struggles learning skills ever be a successful ICU nurse?

    purplegal posted a topic in Critical Care

    Throughout nursing school, I remember that passing my skills tests was my greatest challenge. I usually knew all the steps, however, implementing them was another thing. We had three tries to pass...

  25. Is it possible for one nurse to excell in all the nursing specialties?

    purplegal posted a topic in General Nursing

    There is so much emphasis on specialties in the nursing profession whether it be ED, ICU, Peds, Cardiac, OB, Med-Surg, etc, and finding one's "niche." Is it possible that one nurse doesn't have a...