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I feel so gullable:o I couldn't figure why they needed my panties and bra but he assured me it was for research purposes. And darnit, they were my new pair of Victoria Secret. Those water bras aren't cheap:eek:

As useful as a third butt cheek:eek: When I die bury me face down so old so and so can kiss my A#* goodbye...an actual request from a family friend. If you were to line up 9 good men and 1 SOB up against the wall, I'd pick the SOB every time:D from ...

The other thing that mystifies me is that you are expected to handle a higher pt ratio...this with less(read no) ancillary support. If I had a nickle for every time I had to answer the phone at the med/surg desk when the call was for ER(the phone cal...

The other thing that mystifies me is that you are expected to handle a higher pt ratio...this with less(read no) ancillary support. If I had a nickle for every time I had to answer the phone at the med/surg desk when the call was for ER(the phone cal...

Thanks for the hard won words of wisdom. I have always been a bit haphazard in my recordkeeping but Your story reminds me of how important those ceu's are.... :)

Two recent funnies. I was taking care of a 5 yr old. I work 7p-7a and after I took the midnight vitals he looked up to me and admonished me for being up so late and that I was going to get in trouble if I didn't get to bed soon. No amount of explaini...

Why is the current shortage only a 'maldistribution' of nurses. Enrollment is down for the 6th year in a row and the rate of nurses leaving the field permanently is accelerating. Doesn't sound like maldistribution(there is a good gov. bureaucratese w...

Nursing may be a calling but if wages don't improve in many areas, fewer and fewer will heed the call. Why would one take on mountains of debt to get through school only to take forever to pay off the loans. That just doesn't make good business sense...

Thanks for the hard won words of wisdom. I have always been a bit haphazard in my recordkeeping but Your story reminds me of how important those ceu's are.... :)

What, someone gets to take a bathroom break. Is it a new incentive.

I fear nurses will never be important until those power/rich/famous are laid up in the hospital,hand on the call light with no one answering. Unless things change radically...this may happen in our lifetime. There may come a point when even power/mon...

RN country, you have summed up my thought very eloquently. I looked at the ANA after I graduated with my ADN and did not like the elitist attitude. As with many in upper management, they have underestimated the will of the nurses in the field and are...

RN country, you have summed up my thought very eloquently. I looked at the ANA after I graduated with my ADN and did not like the elitist attitude. As with many in upper management, they have underestimated the will of the nurses in the field and are...

HotSpam, you are right on. We owe it to those we care for to practice safe nursing. I let those over me know when I am in over my head. If it continues or I am ignored, I walk. It's my RN and I will not let it be taken from me. No one stands up for y...

HotSpam, you are right on. We owe it to those we care for to practice safe nursing. I let those over me know when I am in over my head. If it continues or I am ignored, I walk. It's my RN and I will not let it be taken from me. No one stands up for y...

This is what happens when business takes over healthcare. It is no longer care, it's business. And that's just what we shoild give them...the business

I'm not much into the touchy/feely of Nurse Week but the hospital that I work has some fun things...People brought up graduation pictures, we get various meals free throughout the week, ect. But best of all, we were told we were fully staffed now and...

Amen. Heaven knows there is enough work to go around. As long as someone comes in willing to work and be professional about it I could care less what their education level is. As far as I can tell, there will be a need for every level of skill and ed...

Amen. Heaven knows there is enough work to go around. As long as someone comes in willing to work and be professional about it I could care less what their education level is. As far as I can tell, there will be a need for every level of skill and ed...

Well, since I had my daughter later in life(she'll be 16), and as I am a single parent, I'll have to work to help her with college and try to build my retirement fund. I will probably go to travel nursing the day I drop her off at college. I'll do th...

You mean this a REAL nursing BB? I thought this nurses in leather bondage BB. I come here daily for the same reason every one else does...theraphy and court ordered community service. NO one understands you better than another nurse.

1.NO 2.NO 3.NO 4.YES 5.NO 6.NO 7.NO 7.YES This is why I'm so upset. I can't even qualify to buy a house in the area I live because my income is not enough. This is a sad commentary on the value placed on my work.

Hi, I'm Anne and I work as a School Nurse(the only one) in Cloudcroft, New Mexico (the state not the country...an inside joke). Love to hear from other nurses around the world. I am curious about other practices. E-mail me at [email protected]. Gre...

My record...1st year 83 children out of 763 with lice,some very heavly infested Insituted mass screeningsof all children after every major break ie Labor Day after New Year's and after Spring Break(many of our kids went across the border to visit fam...