Babarnurse

We are noticing cuts/layoffs/no overtime/hiring freezes/wage freezes, etc in the midwest. Our census is way down too, presumably due to people putting off illnesses/surgeries unless it is very, very serious.

i would just ignore it. if you try to defend your relationship (or lack thereof), they will think you are guilty or hiding something. the people who matter know that your relationship is appropriate. don't fuel the fire, just move on! best of luc...

excellent!

missouri

my experience has been (in the past month i have been ft agency), that you should have something else as a backup. i have been called off a lot the last four weeks. in fact, it is getting bad enough that i might have to get another job and just do ...

sounds like a great job. what about doing prn somewhere to keep your skills up? since you are a fairly new nurse, that might be a good idea!

i took my nclex about 2 1/2 months after i graduated because i started a new job right after school and didn't want that added stress. i didn't take an offical course, but i did study a lot with cd's and books. everytime i had a free moment, i had ...

i smelled troll from his first post. i can't believe this person got 9 pages of responses.

i worked at a hospital, where the physical and drug screen were contingent on a job offer.

I am dealing with the exact same issue. That is the main reason I have submitted my resignation to leave this wonderful facility. Unfortunately, you, as the RN are liable. You are liable for the LPN's and the unlicense personnel. Now, the ULP are...

I don't think the lines become one....I think they have seperate "exits".

It was a venting post, as she said in the beginning. She has since had a vacation and posted back saying she's feeling much better. God save me from the mutual admiration society that arrives after every single allnurses' venting post. We get a lectu...

I *never* said it was a bad thing to express one's opinion. In fact, this is the perfect place to do it. I simply disagreed and politely got my butt handed to me by nurses who "don't eat their young". I am *still* disgusted by the OP and hope she ne...

2shihtzus, I believe that addiction is addiction is addiction. It doesn't matter if it is to food, sex, alcohol or drugs. The person is still self medicating, just with different things.

Since when it is wrong to express an opinion? What is this...I can only play if I agree with what everyone else is saying. That is a bunch of crap. I stand by what I said. yes, I have had those days and yes, I have felt that way to a certain extent. ...

I am disgusted by the OP. I hope like heck she never has to battle the demons of addiction. If she does, I hope her nurse is not as judgemental as she is.

Not everyone who uses WIC has the option of breast feeding....please keep that in mind.

I watched a nurse do an assessment on a patient and her long hair kept ending up in the patients face. When I had long hair, I wore it up. Sometimes you don't have time to put your hair up in an emergency situation like CPR, etc.

I had both types of instructors, easy and kind and hard as rocks and tough as nails. Looking back, I wish all of my instructors were tough as nails. I'm wasn't in nursing school to be cottled along with atta boys. Nursing school is tough. I learn...

Multi: I'm sorry you had to deal with that and I agree, it does feel BAD. I felt as though I had done something wrong, when in fact, it was quite the opposite. Just like in your situation, it isn't like your family was sitting around eating bon-bon...

Let me just say that I have experienced the "attitudes" of others toward people who use WIC and are on Medicaid. I am a nurse, work full time and have private insurance. HOWEVER, I am a foster parent. The children I care for are on Medicaid and ge...

I think it sucks that your manager blindsided you with this on your eval. They should have been professional enough to come to you and discuss it with you before putting it in your evaluation. Evals are looked at for everything. I think you got th...

Can you clarify as to why you felt like a slave when you were a CNA. Why did you feel used by the nurses?

Sistermike, With all due respect, I think you need to do more research. It is said the best here: Nitey, nitey & wakey, wakey are when the pt is most vulnerable. That is a KNOWN fact of anyone who has ever worked in the OR or had any kinds of p...

Sistermike: You are kidding right? going under and coming out from anesthesia is the most dangerous part of most surgeries. With that being said, I'm sure they have policies in place for such situations.