Desert Lady

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1. Accelerated Masters with no Nursing background

   Desert Lady replied to Katie_dogluvr's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   Some people are just lazy and want to take the easy way out. These "nurses" are dangerous in any given medical situation. Please I would work the whole floor by myself then have these nitwits coming...

2. Day 7: 2016 Nurses Week Caption Contest

   Desert Lady replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   There is a tarantula on your

3. Nurses smoking weed?

   Desert Lady replied to bunnynurse's topic in General Nursing

   I live in a state where it is legal. Personally I do not smoke or eat mj. But i do encourage my hospice and home patients that are paraplegic, quadriplegics or in intense pain to eat or smoke. MJ...

4. Lied to in Interview

   Desert Lady replied to westieluv's topic in General Nursing

   Go with your gut and RUN do not walk to the nearest exit. You will end up hating your profession with in 6 months of taking this

5. Nursing is the Biggest Mistake of My Life

   Desert Lady replied to almost_nurse's topic in General Nursing

   First off,get rid of the stress called your fiance. He is tearing down your self esteem. Not what you need right now. Second apply at a skilled nursing facility or jail. You have the degree that will...

6. Should I leave this racist town?

   Desert Lady replied to ChutneyFries's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Fly out of there as quickly as possible. Everything will be your fault which will put you on the defensive. Don't let another word of discrimination pass anyone's lips. Go to Human Resource now and...

7. One Liner to Diffuse Escalating Situation With Patient

   Desert Lady replied to Lev's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Excuse me this is the ED. You my dear, are not an emergency. We have attended to you. There are people in here that are emergencies. If you think being annoying is going to get you more attention, you...

8. Getting into nursing school when you have a previous bachelor's degree in something else

   Desert Lady replied to jabita's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   Nursing is all about honesty don't start your career by omitting the

9. Are we "semi-professionals"

   Desert Lady replied to GastroAwesome's topic in General Nursing

   My insurance company gives discounts to nurses who are proessional. I do not get the discount because I have an ADN instead of BSN. I don't think somebody is going to ask my degree when I am...

10. Encouragement needed - Frustrated and insulted by hourly rates

    Desert Lady replied to kemansha1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Oops, your bad. Did you not believe the things you read? Unfortunately, you will have to learn the hard way. Should have gone into business since medicine is now a

11. Abandonment if I don't pick up over time shifts??

    Desert Lady replied to hollyspiller0253's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I hate this phone. Correction when it does not need correcting. BOARD OF NURSING just became something else and do not became Don.

12. Abandonment if I don't pick up over time shifts??

    Desert Lady replied to hollyspiller0253's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Anyone can file anything. NOW PROVE IT. The bonus will be looking into her license and the hospital in general. The labor board would also hit the hospital. Too bad you Don not have a Union. They...

13. Anyone excited about your RN life ahead?

    Desert Lady replied to Upward_Bound's topic in General Nursing

    It bothers me to hear that you are thinking of the money first. You should be thinking about how much value you will be able to give to you patients. About this time in your career it is very little....

14. Age Discrimination in Nursing

    Desert Lady replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I too do traveling nursing, I have come to realize that as far as retirement money through SS this is not the way to go as SS is based on your yearly income. As a matter of fact, I am now farther in...

15. Age Discrimination in Nursing

    Desert Lady replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I have to work until I am 70 due to change in SS rules. So listen up, young people Ss states if you want full retirement from SS yiu will have to work until 70 years old then you will see what age...