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I was terminated for reporting a coworker for abuse for stealing medications. Retaliation is real. While not supposed to happen, it does sometimes. That said, I would do it again in a P-wave.

Just my opinion here.. coming from 13 years as a CNA in LTC, then LPN, now RN.. all in LTC. You. Do. Not. Deserve. To. Wipe. Butts. Yep, that's right. You truly are not deserving. Please find exit to stage left. Please never come near my patients, ev...

God, the Q-word. I ask if it's been a boring day when I get in. Full moon. If I was DON or anyone doing a schedule, I would totally schedule at one extra person in each department during full moons. An extra CNA, an extra nurse... No joke. Trying to ...

It's a choice where I work too. Most of the support staff wear street clothes. Administration does business casual. DON and Nurse Managers..also do business casual unless the DON is actually on the floor, then she wears scrubs. The CNAs kinda waffle ...

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Personally, if Brad Pitt, George Clooney, or any other male nurse, doctor, or millionaire dreamboat showed up at my door wanting nothing more than my body, they would get a door slammed in their face. My husband is THE MOST gorgeous, sexy, darling, k...

I worked in a really small LTC care center as an LPN. We all know that does not mean not busy. I was able to bring my hubby to work for a shift once. He got to see me be all charge nurse and professional.. . He has not once since that God awful ...

Just started my last class for my RN. I worked as an LPN for a little over a year before going back. My initial goal was to be a teacher someday when I grow up. That goal is now dead and stinky by the roadside. My school has a 5 point grading sca...

My husband and I have this discussion. Our decision thus far is as follows: I make more money than him. He finds a job that works around my schedule. Or he doesn't and stays home to be Mr. Mom. He didn't go to school for 6 years to be able to do ...

Iowa IS doing this. As of 2015 (April), if you have not already taken RN Boards, you will be getting a BSN. They are doing this by licensing restrictions. The first renewal is at 2 years, so at that time you must be ENROLLED in a BSN program. By ...

I think we should question every single order that we see that makes us feel all funny inside (nurse's instinct). There is not a dang thing wrong with calling the MD and saying, "I saw this and was wondering..could you explain to me why this is, bec...

I have to say this. I completely feel the thanklessness a lot. I totally get the cynical feeling we all have at times. But ladies and guys, if we really feel this way most of the time, why do what we do? Why be nurses? I think that our patients, o...

GrnTea, again, you are always my fave poster. Perfect! I think one of the very first lesson that should be taught in nursing school is very easy: LISTEN TO YOUR PATIENT. This will always have exceptions but most of the time, they are right. I hav...

Oh hell yes! That is exactly and completely true and wish we had a totally love button!

A 6-8 page paper instead of a test? Sign me up! Here I will write the paper for you. Caring: We become nurses because we care. We care abut people, we care about their health.... etc etc. Seriously? College requires you to write papers. If you ...

My aunt died from cardiac arrest after years of receiving dialysis at a DaVita center in Iowa. She was found to have "high pH" according to my grandmother..who is NOT medically cognizant. Am just now finding out about this and the fact that Fresnius ...

Thank you for writing this. This is so powerful and so wonderful. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for being this woman's nurse. You are truly a special person. Sometimes, I truly hate doing what I do.

GrnTea, can I move to where ever it is you live and come work with you? Just for a while..I would accept a day..PLEASE!!! Had a class full of sophomore RN students write article critiques about bullying in nursing. I wanted to scream. Your insight ...

How much absolute CRAP your teachers put up with! No wonder no one wants to teach! (why is it I want to do this again?)

If one of MY students ever writes something like that....please do!!!!

"Rythym abnormal, regularly irregular" Well, which is it, Doc? Actually, this is correct... it means that the rhythm is irregular but it has a beat that repeats.

You have hit the nail right on the head! I loved this!!!!!

Sounds like a few of my aides when I was a night shift nurse!

Had a nursing instructor that used to date my oldest brother... it didn't end well. Talk about omg so very not fun!