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  1. Don't People Have Bills To Pay?

    kungpoopanda replied to Ruby Vee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I see a lot of posts here criticizing others for "being in it for the money". I'm not sure what is wrong with choosing a career that pays well. Plenty of other jobs reward hard work and sacrifice,...

  2. Abuse Culture in Nursing...How Far Does it Go?

    kungpoopanda replied to HoneyBeGood's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I haven't proved your point. I was pointing out that we all have a responsibility to provide leadership, and that there are opportunities to do so. I didn't say it was easy and it's not. In fact,...

  3. Abuse Culture in Nursing...How Far Does it Go?

    kungpoopanda replied to HoneyBeGood's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We can all bring leadership, no matter what our role, whether that is providing preceptorship, improving the culture where we work or more formalised activism or academic

  4. Abuse Culture in Nursing...How Far Does it Go?

    kungpoopanda replied to HoneyBeGood's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The OP is not close to trolling. She is making some well considered points and has started an interesting discussion, which she argues articulately. Many of us consider a lot of problems in nursing...

  5. Don't People Have Bills To Pay?

    kungpoopanda replied to Ruby Vee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This! So much this! Maybe that's the defining essence of a COB. I guess putting up with a lifetime of abuse for nothing would make anyone a bit crusty, especially if they perceive it is too late to...

  6. Don't People Have Bills To Pay?

    kungpoopanda replied to Ruby Vee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yes they are OUR patients, and our colleagues are OUR colleagues. We have as much responsibility to our colleagues and our profession as we do our patients. If a...

  7. asked to delay child bearing

    kungpoopanda replied to KonaDog05's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Run don't walk from this employer right now OP. There is no happiness to be had there. If someone is so manipulative as to lure you with promises that they might or might not make good on, who is...

  8. Don't People Have Bills To Pay?

    kungpoopanda replied to Ruby Vee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think a large part of the problem (patient satisfaction surveys and corporatethink aside) is the pride some nurses have in being "crusty old bats". There seems to me to be a culture of "we had to...

  9. Bad Parents

    kungpoopanda replied to KelRN215's topic in Pediatric

    KelRN215, as a regular contributor to Make-A-Wish, I thank you for speaking up. I'm horrified to think that a parent could be so low as to deny their dying child a wish, that good-hearted people are...

  10. Keep having to meet with my boss :(

    kungpoopanda replied to RN617's topic in General Nursing

    The trouble is, some managers have a very nasty way of making minor issues seem serious. I had one that had this mumsy "I'm really diasppointed in you" act that just about everyone fell for. People...

  11. i HATE my job. Does anyone else feel the same?

    kungpoopanda replied to Jenni811's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm so much happier since I started my new job without direct patient contact. The lack of shiftwork helps

  12. Break Room Ideas

    kungpoopanda replied to kms6417's topic in General Nursing

    Can you get your colleagues involved so that they have a sense of ownership of the room? Maybe solicit opinions how to solve the mess question and get feedback on decor/facilities/what is needed in a...

  13. Please explain this to me....

    kungpoopanda replied to NotMyProblem MSN's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of people say they are allergic to thing when they are not. Sometimes they simply don't like the thing, other times they have had an adverse., but not allergic reaction (such as experiencing...

  14. conscious pt terminal wean

    kungpoopanda replied to taylynnfree's topic in MICU, SICU

    I think a large part of the OP's difficulty dealing with this event is that she was thrown into a new situation without adequate preparation, explanation or education. It is unfair to slam her simply...

  15. nurse's rights when patients are verbally abusive...do we have any?

    kungpoopanda replied to proud nurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You must not allow patients or visitors to inflict physical or psychological injury on you. Your first duty of care is to yourself. It is too late when your back or shoulder is damaged, or you are...

  16. There is Hope!!!!

    kungpoopanda replied to RNKellie51303's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Good for you Kellie. All the best for the

  17. What to do after a stressful night at work?

    kungpoopanda replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I find a workout at the gym, a shower and a small healthy meal do the

  18. Cranky Old Man - What Do You See Nurses?

    kungpoopanda replied to Brian's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yeah and how about cranky patients of any age take a look inside themselves and find a more joyful version of themselves, rather than just spreading the misery. We all have burdens to carry, but not...

  19. Anyone taking 12 plus credits while working Full-Time?

    kungpoopanda replied to Ariana214's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took a full time subject load for my Masters while working full time. Damn near killed

  20. What aspect of nursing do you pride yourself in?

    kungpoopanda replied to lgripe's topic in General Nursing

    I'm really good at tubes - catheters, NG tubes, venepuncture

  21. I've Been A Nurse For 5 Years & Still.....

    kungpoopanda replied to All4NursingRN's topic in General Nursing

    I thought nursing was marketed as an occupation with wide variety and a niche for just about everyone. Why then the insistence of dues being paid at the

  22. Nurse or ninja?

    kungpoopanda replied to NickiLaughs's topic in General Nursing

    I can never be found when there is work to be

  23. Fired from my first nursing job, before one year

    kungpoopanda replied to mightynurse1's topic in General Nursing

    There is nothing wrong with enjoying the feeling of learning, of making progress, of being successful. These things are all necessary for self esteem and confidence. The secret is to not get too...

  24. Note from a new nurse to all the preceptors out there

    kungpoopanda replied to nikkole318's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Not excusing belittling/bullying/poor interpersonal skills here but how many are expected to precept without any training? Teaching and precepting are skills that few people have without some...

  25. Fired from my first nursing job, before one year

    kungpoopanda replied to mightynurse1's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds to me like you got too big for your boots too soon. You made some fundamental errors, were given the opportunity to improve but reacted defensively and outraged because you knew it all. As a...