ANnot4me

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  1. Usa nurse going to australia

    ANnot4me replied to USA: TEXAS NURSE's topic in International Nursing

    Australia will soon have a national nursing register, so hold off on registering if you can. However, once you are registered in one state, it is not very difficult to get registered in another. As...

  2. Biting my lip.

    ANnot4me replied to rnmi2004's topic in General Nursing

    What really drives me crazy is the amount of documentation I feel obliged to do on these patients. If they swear of abuse me, I quote them verbatim. Same with family. I also write down meds or...

  3. Foreign Nurses Immigrating to NZ

    ANnot4me replied to ANnot4me's topic in International Nursing

    The New Zealand Nursing Council has approved you for a competence assessment programme (CAP) only. That does not guarantee you registration. It only allows you to come here and paticipate in the...

  4. Being sent home after floating?

    ANnot4me replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    If you had a union they couldn't, but if you don't, they can pretty much do whatever they

  5. Has the economic downturn affected your employment opportunities?

    ANnot4me replied to joannep's topic in International Nursing

    I am in NZ, and there are tons of jobs, but there is a reason for that. I would not even consider working here at the moment. QLD is recruiting and I replied. They are interested, but now I am not...

  6. Foreign Nurses Immigrating to NZ

    ANnot4me replied to ANnot4me's topic in International Nursing

    Again, I just want to stress, that it is entirely possible to be approved for a visa to come to NZ and then come here to be rejected for registration with the nursing council. This happens a lot....

  7. Socialized medicine and nurses pay...

    ANnot4me replied to RochesterRN-BSN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    My analogy was worded wrong per a typo, but the point is clear. Just because you have freedom of speech does not mean anyone is listening. The next few years will determine what America and...

  8. Socialized medicine and nurses pay...

    ANnot4me replied to RochesterRN-BSN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Freedom of speech does not indicate a democracy anymore than Christianity indicates morality. While Americans may elect their government, the government does not act in the best interest of all...

  9. Socialized medicine and nurses pay...

    ANnot4me replied to RochesterRN-BSN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I find it odd that very little consideration is given to the immorality of a private healthcare system. After everything that has happened in the last few years, too Americans still wrongly believe...

  10. Socialized medicine and nurses pay...

    ANnot4me replied to RochesterRN-BSN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The term 'socialized medicine" is one that is used to frighten people into submitting to capitalized medicine and turns a humanitarian issue into a political issue. I am American and live in NZ. We...

  11. Fired or Resign?

    ANnot4me replied to iahi_2005's topic in General Nursing

    You are in a difficult situation. I think I would advise that you remove emotion and try to maintain control. --Good people are fired for bad or no reasons everday. There are bad employers. To...

  12. IV Dilaudid problem patients!!!!!!!!!!!

    ANnot4me replied to mina123's topic in General Nursing

    I just want to clarify that I would not give a person I thought was overly sedated a narcotic. I was just saying that I don't care about anything other than the patient having an order for the med....

  13. IV Dilaudid problem patients!!!!!!!!!!!

    ANnot4me replied to mina123's topic in General Nursing

    Frankly, I will give patients what is ordered, but using a nurse as a human PCA is abusive and demeaning. It is also just plain poor pain management (least) and negligent (most). Pain can be...

  14. Get used to it... nursing is only going to get worse!!

    ANnot4me replied to DebRN06's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps she is a witch, but maybe she is trying to do you a

  15. Vent about nurses "eating their young"

    ANnot4me replied to swirlygirl's topic in General Nursing

    There are some really great nurses out there, but they don't seem to get far. As far as the "trial by fire" metaphor, I have always said that smart people don't run into a fire and I wonder how many...

  16. Recession = No raise for 3 years

    ANnot4me replied to agldragonRN's topic in General Nursing

    This is sad given so many people are without insurance and it will cause a big backlash as people will then present 10 x sicker when they do. It is also sad that these companies use this as an excuse...

  17. Foreign nurses are taking/replacing nurses here in the USA?

    ANnot4me replied to Di Deanna's topic in General Nursing

    There are great numbers of Philipinos in Chicago too. Thorek Hospital was nearly all Philipino nurses at one point. I had to throw a temper tantrum one night to get people to speak English as I just...

  18. want to move to NZ when i qualify

    ANnot4me replied to michelle27's topic in International Nursing

    It is good that you have time to make your decision. I hope you will research it well and not buy into myths supplied by immigration and recruiters. Research facts on gangs, housing costs and...

  19. Sick time and confidentiality

    ANnot4me replied to riverkinz's topic in General Nursing

    It is definitely sleezy if not violation of any

  20. Can an NP work as an RN?

    ANnot4me replied to Rev Elvis's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Does make you wonder if anyone has learnt anything from their education or the recent financial

  21. A family so nasty, I feel like quitting

    ANnot4me replied to *ac*'s topic in General Nursing

    If they are that bad and they are creating a hostile work environment for you, write an incident report and speak to your boss. You do have rights too. I have been in situations like this and really...

  22. "Fired for NO Reason"

    ANnot4me replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Sorry, I just want to clarify that my reference to senior nurses was a reference to experience and not age. I was 29 as a new nurse and many of my seniors were younger than I.... These days I am...

  23. "Fired for NO Reason"

    ANnot4me replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I have never been told I was a bad nurse, but I have had bad days and done stupid things. I used to wonder about my critical thinking skills (for the longest time I didn't understand critical...

  24. "Fired for NO Reason"

    ANnot4me replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    sorry,

  25. My son called me lazy for being sleepy during the daytime!

    ANnot4me replied to momofdandm's topic in General Nursing

    People who do not work night shift are notoriously disrespectful of those of use who do. The things people have said to me are just insane and inconsiderate. Perhaps you can tell your son that you...