ANnot4me

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  1. Calling in treats for unit when home sick?

    ANnot4me replied to MIRN923's topic in General Nursing

    Who will send the treats when you

  2. Quit during orientation

    ANnot4me replied to Themostsupreme's topic in General Students

    Cleaning patients? Like cleaning your house? Cleaning your house? Imagine how you would feel if I were cleaning you... the art of nursing begins with empathy and you should start with thinking how...

  3. Threatened by patient

    ANnot4me replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Huh? What? I used to work with patients who were gang members and all kinds of crazy. My response to threats by family and patients was "I will call the police [not security] and I will press...

  4. 3.4 gpa-doomed?

    ANnot4me replied to iheartcells's topic in General Students

    I entered University as a high-school drop out and received high honours for several semesters. I also failed two courses and finished with a 3.4/4 GPA. Life happens and I have lived a whole lot of...

  5. Not getting charge nurse position

    ANnot4me replied to frisky's topic in Nurse Management

    Quite often in nursing, nurse leaders are not chosen because they are good leaders, but because they are good followers. A good leader chooses other good leaders to lead and a poor leader chooses...

  6. Are men not as neat as women nurses?

    ANnot4me replied to LVN_Soon2Be's topic in Men in Nursing

    I agree and when I was at the bedside, I usually arrived early and tidied the nurses station and then the med room. After handover, as I rounded on each patient, I tidied the mess left by the...

  7. Chest hair

    ANnot4me replied to Ninjateagan's topic in Men in Nursing

    I have always worn crew necks under my scrubs to keep it professional. I wiish I could say the same about some of my female co-workers as I am not really all that comfortable with some of the...

  8. No, We Can't Offer You A Job, But.....

    ANnot4me replied to caliotter3's topic in General Nursing

    As Registered Nurses, we are expected to exercise good judgment and to expect proper training and support in our practice: one nurse's challenge is another nurse's risk and sometimes our registration...

  9. Workplace Cowardice

    ANnot4me replied to Mr. Murse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If you think your words do not matter then how can anyone respect your argument? Your argument is just meaningless

  10. Workplace Cowardice

    ANnot4me replied to Mr. Murse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The word "snitch" is not juvenile. It connotes that a person has betrayed a group to which they have currently or previously pledged allegiance. It also implies retribution for

  11. 2 week notice necessary?

    ANnot4me replied to v412's topic in General Nursing

    If you like your job and respect your boss, then give the required notice. As far as burning bridges is concerned, I have burnt a few as it was in my best interest to disassociate myself from a bad...

  12. Since I can't see myself as how others see me...

    ANnot4me replied to MPKH's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps the next time this LPN asks you for help, you could just help them and spend a bit of time bonding with them as a person. We all feel good and like it when others appear to be interested in...

  13. Workplace Cowardice

    ANnot4me replied to Mr. Murse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am sorry but who uses a word like snitch these days: any person who maintains such a word in their lexicon should not be confronted, but reported. The use of the word "snitch" reflects a mentality...

  14. male nurse problems..

    ANnot4me replied to 2bnurseDuties's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    This meant as a wind

  15. Displaying credentials

    ANnot4me replied to jetMA96's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I almost care enough to get up and find a business card . But there are different styles in different

  16. A male perspective

    ANnot4me replied to 4263people's topic in Men in Nursing

    As per above, watch out for the

  17. Name one of your favorite things about being a male nurse.

    ANnot4me replied to DatMurse's topic in Men in Nursing

    Is this thread a joke? Are you all taking the

  18. What is fair

    ANnot4me replied to Elisabetta3's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You said that there were no narcotics involved and that is the beginning and the end for me. Hand it over and go

  19. Man = muscle, being taken advantage of

    ANnot4me replied to DrkCocoMurse215's topic in Men in Nursing

    Male or female, in acute care our back is our living. Repetitive strain is what causes the most damage and why should a man risk their career more than a

  20. Are people shocked you're still a bloke outside of work?

    ANnot4me replied to CNDave's topic in Men in Nursing

    What are bloke things,

  21. Male catheters

    ANnot4me replied to libran1984's topic in Men in Nursing

    I am a male and I once had a patient request that I not care for him because he thought I was a "***". My female co-workers were not very supportive of the patient (perhaps they were over-supportive...

  22. Would you take a patient's blood sugar without an "order"?

    ANnot4me replied to Nola009's topic in General Nursing

    This is an interesting thread as I would not think twice about taking a CBG in the acute or LTC setting if I felt it was necessary. I would definitely take a CBG before contacting a doctor about any...

  23. Sexism in nursing

    ANnot4me replied to RNGuy12's topic in Men in Nursing

    A nurse is a nurse and if a fellow nurse cannot or will not peform the duties of a nurse, then that is their

  24. Sure didn't expect this!

    ANnot4me replied to thegreenmile's topic in Retired Nurses

    I just want to point out that nurses are often their own worst enemies. Have you written to your local and federal government representatives? Have you done any research into how many nurses in your...

  25. Complaining about your employer, loudly, at nurses' station

    ANnot4me replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have to agree that the word servant is not really appropriate. I had a student who referred to a patient as a spinster in her history: English is her second language and she had used a dictionary...