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1. What Are The Most Creative Call-off Excuses You Have Heard?

   ked20 replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in Nursing Professionalism

   "I stubbed my toe." "My cat hid my

2. RN Salary Survey 2013: Post here!

   ked20 replied to ItsColduphere's topic in General Nursing

   Boston MA 36 years Telephone Triage $69.29/hr Night diff $3.50 (after 4pm) No

3. Is nursing for me???

   ked20 replied to XcrMat's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   I left nursing to become an attorney. Though I value the education I received, I would not do it again. I practiced law for 7 years. If you think you are disrespected now, become an attorney. You...

4. NP: Still a nurse?

   ked20 replied to TakeTwoAspirin's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I work with about 30 NP's. They absolutely do not consider themselves nurses. They refer to themselves as "clinicians" They think the nurses they work with are idiots and have stated so. It is...

5. August 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

   ked20 replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

   "Is this your first time working

6. Questions from new nurses...

   ked20 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

   A new student nurse standing outside the patient's room, full wash basin and towels in hand, shaking like a leaf. When I approached she said, "I know what I'm supposed to do but what do I do first?."...

7. Higher Paid Nursing Jobs

   ked20 replied to mbrn1985's topic in Nursing Career

   Try specialties like dialysis or procedural

8. Help please...new specialty. Awful nurses.

   ked20 replied to LandD_RN_chica's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   This has happened to me several times. Kill them with kindness. It has always worked for me. Apologize for everything. Thank everyone for everything. Help anyone with anything. Bake cookies. I...

9. New Grad Nurse Interview STRESS!! Please help!

   ked20 replied to RNbethy's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   Send an email to everyone on the panel. Thank them for their time and apologize for nervous behaviour. Expand on the vague answers you gave and thank them again for their time. Don't leave the...

10. Do potential employers owe you an explaination?

    ked20 replied to Marshall1's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    The last time I did not get the job (where a spy told me I was the strongest candidate) I contacted Human Resources and asked if I was being considered or not, I got an email thereafter from the...

11. Pain meds during dialysis

    ked20 replied to Morainey's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Use a drug eliminated by liver, not

12. What to do after a rough shift?

    ked20 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I recently started writing. And, I am getting such a kick out of what I've written, I am going to

13. What exactly do physicians do again?

    ked20 replied to wanderlustgirl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You nailed

14. Burned out and hate nursing

    ked20 replied to RN1023's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Telephone Triage! I love it so much I am writing a book about it. You get to play "Colombo" all day. (you're probably too young to know who that

15. How to protect self from needles?

    ked20 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Don't beat yourself up. Your supervisor is ignorant. I have been a nurse for 36 years. I stuck myself with a needle contaminated with Hep B+ in the 70's. Got sick. It was bad. But, it was a...