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  1. Curious-why do people put ADN, RN? It's ASN...

    cardiacfreak replied to RN_SummerSeas's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I never thought I was unprofessional. Well, maybe sometimes! Why get hung up over initials, am I still not a hard working, over stressed nurse whether I am an ADN or an ASN? I must go do some...

  2. Strange CoWorker Stories

    cardiacfreak replied to Adele_Michal7's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    How could I forget the nurse who had an intimate relationship with her cat and honey. She was not ashamed or embarrassed to tell

  3. Written Up For Not Being Able To Take A Lunch Break

    cardiacfreak replied to kalikare8's topic in General Nursing

    If there are other nurses clocking out on time, can you ask them for some helpful tips with their time

  4. EKG

    cardiacfreak replied to rhuelsen's topic in General Nursing

    I work a telemetry floor and we are required to get an order prior to an EKG. That being said, I have never had a doctor refuse to OK the order after I obtained the

  5. Noncompliant diabetic patients

    cardiacfreak replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    It's just not diabetics, I deal with this with our CHFers who are repeat offenders. My saving grace is that they are usually on a fluid restriction. However, I'll see them the next week with 3 +...

  6. Strange CoWorker Stories

    cardiacfreak replied to Adele_Michal7's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    One nurse I used to work with went to jail for burning her house down for the insurance money, she said she was trying to pay off her student loans! Way back when when I was a CNA at a LTC facility...

  7. Night shift blues

    cardiacfreak replied to Dramruch's topic in General Nursing

    For safety purposes next time I'll chug it out of the

  8. Night shift blues

    cardiacfreak replied to Dramruch's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes I take a hot bubble bath with a glass of wine. Ahhhh

  9. But all the Nurse is doing is sitting down. Why cant the help?

    cardiacfreak replied to downsouthlaff's topic in General Nursing

  10. New Nurse Mistakes

    cardiacfreak replied to elizaelle's topic in General Nursing

    Hang in there, IT WILL get

  11. Tell me what nurse does not get this one....

    cardiacfreak replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

    I always said duct tape fixes

  12. But all the Nurse is doing is sitting down. Why cant the help?

    cardiacfreak replied to downsouthlaff's topic in General Nursing

    I am a CNA turned nurse too,but I work in a hospital, I getcha Downsouth. From

  13. Wage for STNA or CNA

    cardiacfreak replied to obringers's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    LOL, I must be showing my

  14. Wage for STNA or CNA

    cardiacfreak replied to obringers's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I don't know what a STNA is, but TIA to me means Transient Ischemic

  15. How do you spend your first day off?

    cardiacfreak replied to richardgecko's topic in General Nursing

    SLEEP:angrybird9:

  16. WELL, WOULD YOU???

    cardiacfreak replied to nurse2211's topic in General Nursing

    Okay (sigh). Why the heck

  17. Nursing and the supernatural

    cardiacfreak replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    Elk park, can I go with

  18. What I learned this week (7/4/15)....

    cardiacfreak replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I am on a very much needed week of

  19. WELL, WOULD YOU???

    cardiacfreak replied to nurse2211's topic in General Nursing

    Can I be

  20. Are you really not a "real nurse" unless you work in acute care?

    cardiacfreak replied to tenderfootjoe's topic in General Nursing

    I'm starting to think acute care nursing (which is what I do), is for

  21. Are you really not a "real nurse" unless you work in acute care?

    cardiacfreak replied to tenderfootjoe's topic in General Nursing

    I once overheard an acute care nurse call LTC nurses bottom feeders. I quickly spoke up and told her that I had worked LTC for almost 10 years before working in a hospital. She tried to back peddle...

  22. How can I increase the morale on my unit?

    cardiacfreak replied to BecomingNursey's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You have the million dollar question! I am sure most hospital nurses feel the same way. Sorry, I don't have the

  23. What's the meanest thing a patient has said to you?

    cardiacfreak replied to fangirl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I had a 20 something male who was admitted for BAL 400, threaten to kill me, my "retarded" kids, and my *******

  24. does every rn out there hate their job? sonography/x-ray tech instead?

    cardiacfreak replied to Bailando's topic in General Nursing

    I can honestly say I love being a nurse. What I hate about it is, administration is more concerned with financials than patient care and employee

  25. This week, I learned..... (6/6/15)

    cardiacfreak replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Little ol' ladies are not always pleasant AND can have the strength of a bodybuilder and the vocabulary of a