NewYorkerGirl

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1. Doctors Orders

   NewYorkerGirl replied to NGYSUN's topic in Medical-Surgical

   Well finally, Joint Commission did something to help nurses out. Our Docs are lazy, too, and don't want to touch a computer. It's good to hear JC frowns on

2. North Carolina vs Tennessee

   NewYorkerGirl replied to tallynurse's topic in Travel

   Pick TN: no income taxes. Visit NC on your off

3. Do you like working in neuro?

   NewYorkerGirl replied to J.Hirsch's topic in Neurological

   It depends. In one hospital, I spent a lot of clincals in school in neuro and loved it. It was a lot of seizure/Parkinson's/neuro trauma injuries, etc. Very interesting. At my current hospital, neuro...

4. RN never feels guilty when calling out

   NewYorkerGirl replied to Sasha100's topic in Nursing Professionalism

   I don't feel guilty calling out because if the floor can't find someone to cover for me, they'll close the floor 6 patients earlier than they usually would. No

5. Orlando vs. Tampa career for new grad?

   NewYorkerGirl replied to IndecisiveInMiami's topic in Florida Nursing

   I have also heard great things about Lakeland

6. Uncensored Thoughts of a Nurse Interviewer

   NewYorkerGirl replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nursing Career

   So what you're saying in this article is... shy introverts stand no chance. Got

7. What is "burnout" and how do you cope?

   NewYorkerGirl replied to nunnurse1's topic in Health, Stress Management

   Simple: they want nurses to quit before they are around very long to demand high salaries and better working conditions. The same thing is happening in many fields of work. Employers want young, cheap...

8. Nursing Specialties with a Slower Pace and Less Patient/Family Interaction

   NewYorkerGirl replied to Soliloquy's topic in General Nursing

   I had a professor in nursing school who said working oncology nursing at a cancer center was slow-paced. I have no oncology experience, so I don't know

9. Florida Hospital Orlando Now Offering INcentive Bonus for Overtime

   NewYorkerGirl replied to Preeps's topic in Florida Nursing

   Stupid. Hospitals in my area are offering double-pay and triple-pay on high census days. No contract. No rules. What is it with the damn contracts these days? You can't just work and get paid...

10. 50 Things New Nurses Need to Know About Calling Doctors and Other Providers

    NewYorkerGirl replied to Lynda Lampert, RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Also, learn WHO to call. I never bother calling Dr. IDontCare for pain medication. I will wait until that doc goes home and call the on-call

11. So Sick Of This Nurses Eat The Young Crap

    NewYorkerGirl replied to annmariern's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't see any attitude whatsoever in my last profession, public school teaching. A profession full of women, by the way, so I know the NETY attitude ain't from being

12. Nurses forced to work as aides

    NewYorkerGirl replied to NewYorkerGirl's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I know that. But I still don't want to do it for 12 hours a day. It's not what I signed up for. Time to enroll in NP school I guess, even sooner than I

13. Please stop! Little things that are just bad practice.

    NewYorkerGirl replied to JBudd's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Funny, this is MY pet peeve. If you run a 1000 bag at 1000 (ours don't have an extra 50), then the line runs dry and I have to disconnect, prime it again and reconnect. This is a waste of time and...

14. Nurses forced to work as aides

    NewYorkerGirl posted a topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I am frustrated with my hospital. We have a shortage of aides, and no wonder because they have a hard, backbreaking job for measly pay. As a result, sometimes when we nurses show up to work, we're...

15. Nebraska joins ranks of states with independent NP practice

    NewYorkerGirl replied to Corey Narry's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Woo-hoo! I wondered which states were the other 18, and found this: AANP - State Practice Environment SOOOO disappointed in my home state of